Montreal Boroughs

Saint-Leonard Borough

Main Socioeconomic Variables

The main socioeconomic variables of the Saint-Leonard Borough give you a first portrait of the people who chose to live in this particular borough. Of course, the geographical boundaries of the Montreal Boroughs are man made and have often been modified during the course of history.

Nevertheless, each borough developed its own characteristics, its own personality and its own life. Some may be closer to your preferences than others, and this is fine, but they are all worth discovering.

Élection Montréal / Saint-Leonard

Saint-Léonard Est
Saint-Leonard Borough

Population: A total number of 29,664 people live in the Saint-Léonard Est electoral district of the Saint-Leonard borough.

Young people represent 21% of the population while older people, 65 years old and over represent 18%.

Households: There are 12,390 households in the district with an average of 2.4 persons per household. Homes with one person only represent 28% of all the households.

Single-parent families represent 19% of all the families living in Saint-Léonard Est.

The dwellings of the district are distributed between 35% of owners and 66% of tenants.

Languages: French is spoken in 58% of the households, English in 14% and a foreign language in 28%.

Religions: 82% of the people living in the Saint-Léonard Est district are Roman Catholics, 6% are Muslims and 3% are non-religious.

Immigrants represent 38% of the total population, 13% of which arrived in Montreal between 1996 and 2001. Italy (48%), Haiti (11%), and Algeria (5%) are the first three countries of origin of the immigrants living in this Montreal borough.

Education: 37% of the 20 years old and over population do not have a high school diploma while 18% hold a university degree.

The average income is $45,913, higher than the average in Montreal. In total, 27.0% of the people in households earn less than the yearly minimum income.

Saint-Léonard Ouest
Saint-Leonard Borough

Population: A total number of 39,940 people live in the Saint-Léonard Ouest electoral district of the Saint-Leonard borough.

Young people represent 22% of the population while older people, 65 years old and over represent 17%.

Households: There are 15,955 households in the district with an average of 2.5 persons per household. Homes with one person only represent 25% of all the households.

Single-parent families represent 20% of all the families living in Saint-Léonard Ouest.

The dwellings of the district are distributed between 34% of owners and 66% of tenants.

Languages: French is spoken in 54% of the households, English in 15% and a foreign language in 31%.

Religions: 79% of the people living in the Saint-Léonard Ouest district are Roman Catholics, 7% are Muslims and 3% are non-religious.

Immigrants represent 39% of the total population, 15% of which arrived in Montreal between 1996 and 2001. Italy (46%), Haiti (8%), and Lebanon (6%) are the first three countries of origin of the immigrants living in this Montreal borough.

Education: 38% of the 20 years old and over population do not have a high school diploma while 17% hold a university degree.

The average income is $46,884, higher than the average in Montreal. In total, 26.7% of the people in households earn less than the yearly minimum income.

To get more information, make a municipal service request or file a complaint, you may visit Réseau Accès Montréal online. You may also contact them by phone (simply dial 311), by mail or by visiting one of their service counters.

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