Montréal, Quebec, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 475,095
2 persons: 238,970
Here:

50.3%
State:

52.6%
3 persons: 108,390
Here:

22.8%
State:

21.5%
4 persons: 88,645
Here:

18.7%
State:

18.5%
5 or more persons: 39,085
Here:

8.2%
State:

7.5%

Montréal Family Size

Married couples: 274,230
Here:

72.7%
State:

62.2%
Common-law couples: 102,820
Here:

27.3%
State:

37.8%
Female lone parent: 80,150
Here:

81.7%
State:

76.0%
Male lone parent: 17,900
Here:

18.3%
State:

24.0%

Family types in this division

Children in Families

Total children in families: 515,945
Average number of children at home
Here:

1.1
State:

1.0
Under six years of age: 124,840
Here:

24.2%
State:

23.6%
6 to 14 years: 160,750
Here:

31.2%
State:

33.1%
15 to 17 years: 57,845
Here:

11.2%
State:

12.7%
18 to 24 years: 104,160
Here:

20.2%
State:

20.6%
25 years and over: 68,345
Here:

13.2%
State:

10.0%

Age of children in families in Montréal

Number of children - Married couples

Number of children - Common-law couples

Number of children - Female lone parent

Number of children - Male lone parent

Households characteristics

Average number of persons per family
Here:

2.9
State:

2.8

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 1,844,500
Male:

897,085
Female:

947,415
Living with relatives
Total: 47,195
Here:

2.6%
Province:

1.9%
Male: 20,375
Here:

2.3%
Province:

1.7%
Female: 26,825
This division:

2.8%
Quebec:

2.1%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 96,495
This division:

5.2%
Quebec:

3.2%
Male: 54,810
This division:

6.1%
Quebec:

3.7%
Female: 41,685
Here:

4.4%
Province:

2.7%
Living alone
Total: 332,720
This division:

18.0%
Province:

14.2%
Male: 153,345
This division:

17.1%
Province:

13.4%
Female: 179,370
Here:

18.9%
Quebec:

14.9%
Living with census family
Total: 1,368,085
Here:

74.2%
Province:

80.7%
Male: 668,550
This division:

74.5%
Province:

81.2%
Female: 699,535
This division:

73.8%
Province:

80.3%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 264,740
Male:

111,390
Female:

153,355
Living with relatives
Total: 12,425
This division:

4.7%
Quebec:

4.0%
Male: 2,750
Here:

2.5%
Quebec:

2.3%
Female: 9,680
This division:

6.3%
Province:

5.4%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 6,230
This division:

2.4%
Province:

2.2%
Male: 3,015
Here:

2.7%
Quebec:

2.3%
Female: 3,220
This division:

2.1%
Quebec:

2.1%
Living alone
Total: 94,725
Here:

35.8%
Quebec:

30.4%
Male: 25,735
This division:

23.1%
Province:

19.8%
Female: 68,990
This division:

45.0%
Quebec:

39.1%
Living with census family
Total: 151,365
Here:

57.2%
Quebec:

63.4%
Male: 79,895
This division:

71.7%
Province:

75.6%
Female: 71,475
This division:

46.6%
Quebec:

53.4%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 164,225
Here:

19.3%
State:

25.9%
One-family households with children: 185,285
Here:

21.8%
State:

25.3%
Lone-parent-family households: 82,875
Here:

9.8%
State:

9.2%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 6,755
Here:

0.8%
State:

0.8%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 9,910
Here:

1.2%
State:

1.0%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 9,480
Here:

1.1%
State:

1.0%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 8,130
Here:

1.0%
State:

0.8%
One-person households: 332,720
Here:

39.2%
State:

32.2%
Two-or-more-person households: 50,070
Here:

5.9%
State:

3.7%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.2
State:

2.3
1 person: 332,715
Here:

39.2%
State:

32.2%
2 persons: 257,360
Here:

30.3%
State:

34.8%
3 persons: 116,630
Here:

13.7%
State:

14.6%
4 persons: 92,310
Here:

10.9%
State:

12.4%
5 persons: 34,195
Here:

4.0%
State:

4.2%
6 or more persons: 16,235
Here:

1.9%
State:

1.8%

Households sizes in this division


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Source: Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 92-591-XWE. Ottawa. Released March 13 2007 and Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-XWE. Ottawa. Released October 24, 2012. This data is an unofficial version of the materials, made without affiliation or endorsement of Statistics Canada.
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