Montreal Boroughs

Saint-Laurent Borough

Main Socioeconomic Variables

The main socioeconomic variables of the Saint-Laurent 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-Laurent

Côte de Liesse / Saint-Laurent Borough

Population: A total number of 35,038 people live in the Côte de Liesse electoral district of the Saint-Laurent borough.

Young people represent 22% of the population while older people, 65 years old and over represent 16%.

Households: There are 13,585 households in the district with an average of 2.6 persons per household. Homes with one person only represent 27% of all the households.

Single-parent families represent 15% of all the families living in Côte de Liesse.

The dwellings of the district are distributed between 52% of owners and 49% of tenants.

Languages: French is spoken in 38% of the households, English in 38% and a foreign language in 24%.

Religions: 36% of the people living in the Côte de Liesse district are Roman Catholics, 21% are Jews and 9% are non-religious.

Immigrants represent 45% of the total population, 15% of which arrived in Montreal between 1996 and 2001. Morocco (11%), Lebanon (9%), and China (6%) are the first three countries of origin of the immigrants living in this Montreal borough.

Education: 22% of the 20 years old and over population do not have a high school diploma while 37% hold a university degree.

The average income is $63,478, higher than the average in Montreal. In total, 20.3% of the people in households earn less than the yearly minimum income.

Norman McLaren / Saint/Laurent Borough

Population: A total number of 42,820 people live in the Norman McLaren electoral district of the Saint-Laurent borough.

Young people represent 24% of the population while older people, 65 years old and over represent 19%.

Households: There are 17,275 households in the district with an average of 2.4 persons per household. Homes with one person only represent 34% of all the households.

Single-parent families represent 19% of all the families living in Norman McLaren.

The dwellings of the district are distributed between 32% of owners and 68% of tenants.

Languages: French is spoken in 44% of the households, English in 21% and a foreign language in 35%.

Religions: 44% of the people living in the Norman McLaren district are Roman Catholics, 14% are Muslims and 9% are non-religious.

Immigrants represent 51% of the total population, 23% of which arrived in Montreal between 1996 and 2001. Lebanon (18%), Egypt (7%), and China (5%) are the first three countries of origin of the immigrants living in this Montreal borough.

Education: 27% of the 20 years old and over population do not have a high school diploma while 31% hold a university degree.

The average income is $43,577, higher than the average in Montreal. In total, 37.3% 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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