Montréal - Ville, Quebec, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 410,035
2 persons: 211,320
Here:

51.5%
State:

52.6%
3 persons: 94,335
Here:

23.0%
State:

21.5%
4 persons: 72,590
Here:

17.7%
State:

18.5%
5 or more persons: 31,785
Here:

7.8%
State:

7.5%

Montréal Family Size

Married couples: 225,035
Here:

70.0%
State:

62.2%
Common-law couples: 96,385
Here:

30.0%
State:

37.8%
Female lone parent: 72,655
Here:

82.0%
State:

76.0%
Male lone parent: 15,960
Here:

18.0%
State:

24.0%

Family types in this city

Children in Families

Total children in families: 436,225
Average number of children at home
Here:

1.1
State:

1.0
Under six years of age: 111,345
Here:

25.5%
State:

23.6%
6 to 14 years: 134,760
Here:

30.9%
State:

33.1%
15 to 17 years: 47,560
Here:

10.9%
State:

12.7%
18 to 24 years: 84,505
Here:

19.4%
State:

20.6%
25 years and over: 58,055
Here:

13.3%
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:

2.8
State:

2.8

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 1,612,640
Male:

785,545
Female:

827,095
Living with relatives
Total: 43,160
This city:

2.7%
Province:

1.9%
Male: 18,950
This city:

2.4%
Quebec:

1.7%
Female: 24,210
This city:

2.9%
Quebec:

2.1%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 92,580
This city:

5.7%
Province:

3.2%
Male: 52,885
Here:

6.7%
Province:

3.7%
Female: 39,690
Here:

4.8%
Province:

2.7%
Living alone
Total: 309,220
This city:

19.2%
Province:

14.2%
Male: 144,450
This city:

18.4%
Province:

13.4%
Female: 164,770
This city:

19.9%
Province:

14.9%
Living with census family
Total: 1,167,680
This city:

72.4%
Quebec:

80.7%
Male: 569,255
This city:

72.5%
Quebec:

81.2%
Female: 598,425
Here:

72.4%
Province:

80.3%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 224,510
Male:

93,570
Female:

130,940
Living with relatives
Total: 10,675
Here:

4.8%
Quebec:

4.0%
Male: 2,400
Here:

2.6%
Province:

2.3%
Female: 8,280
This city:

6.3%
Province:

5.4%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 5,690
This city:

2.5%
Province:

2.2%
Male: 2,790
Here:

3.0%
Province:

2.3%
Female: 2,900
This city:

2.2%
Province:

2.1%
Living alone
Total: 83,505
Here:

37.2%
Quebec:

30.4%
Male: 23,115
This city:

24.7%
Quebec:

19.8%
Female: 60,385
Here:

46.1%
Province:

39.1%
Living with census family
Total: 124,640
Here:

55.5%
Quebec:

63.4%
Male: 65,265
This city:

69.7%
Province:

75.6%
Female: 59,370
This city:

45.3%
Province:

53.4%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 143,540
Here:

18.9%
State:

25.9%
One-family households with children: 154,185
Here:

20.3%
State:

25.3%
Lone-parent-family households: 74,775
Here:

9.8%
State:

9.2%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 6,170
Here:

0.8%
State:

0.8%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 8,335
Here:

1.1%
State:

1.0%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 8,720
Here:

1.1%
State:

1.0%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 7,025
Here:

0.9%
State:

0.8%
One-person households: 309,220
Here:

40.7%
State:

32.2%
Two-or-more-person households: 47,970
Here:

6.3%
State:

3.7%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.1
State:

2.3
1 person: 309,220
Here:

40.7%
State:

32.2%
2 persons: 230,245
Here:

30.3%
State:

34.8%
3 persons: 102,630
Here:

13.5%
State:

14.6%
4 persons: 76,260
Here:

10.0%
State:

12.4%
5 persons: 27,910
Here:

3.7%
State:

4.2%
6 or more persons: 13,685
Here:

1.8%
State:

1.8%

Households sizes in Montréal


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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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