Montréal Demographics

Population and dwelling counts	Montréal	Quebec
Population in 2006	3,635,570	7,546,130
Population in 2001	3,451,030	7,237,480
2001 to 2006 population change (%)	5.3%	4.3%
Total private dwellings	1,593,500	3,452,300
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents	1,525,630	3,188,710
Population density per square kilometre	854	6
Land area (square km)	4258.97 km²	1356370.0 km²

Age characteristics	Montréal	Quebec
Total population	3,635,580	7,546,130
0 to 4 years	190,690	375,270
5 to 9 years	198,965	398,980
10 to 14 years	232,040	478,255
15 to 19 years	224,230	475,005
20 to 24 years	236,805	472,170
25 to 29 years	257,625	492,870
30 to 34 years	249,495	467,325
35 to 39 years	265,425	502,300
40 to 44 years	304,270	619,120
45 to 49 years	300,165	644,040
50 to 54 years	263,280	588,085
55 to 59 years	230,985	524,350
60 to 64 years	185,925	428,070
65 to 69 years	141,335	315,560
70 to 74 years	123,410	268,145
75 to 79 years	102,725	220,530
80 to 84 years	72,575	156,775
85 years and over	55,640	119,285
Median age of the population	39	41
% of the population aged 15 and over	82.9%	83.4%

Occupied private dwelling characteristics	Montréal	Quebec
Total private dwellings occupied by usual residents	1,525,740	3,189,340
Single-detached houses - as a % of total occupied private dwellings	32.2%	45.7%
Semi-detached houses - as a % of total occupied private dwellings	4.9%	4.9%
Row houses - as a % of total occupied private dwellings	3.0%	2.4%
Apartments; duplex - as a % of total occupied private dwellings	9.2%	8.0%
Apartments in buildings with fewer than five storeys - as a % of total occupied private dwellings	41.7%	32.8%
Apartments in buildings with five or more storeys - as a % of total occupied private dwellings	8.4%	5.1%
Other dwellings - as a % of total occupied private dwellings	0.6%	1.2%
Number of owned dwellings	814,310	1,917,740
Number of rented dwellings	711,435	1,267,940
Number of dwellings constructed before 1986	1,132,230	2,340,830
Number of dwellings constructed between 1986 and 2006	393,515	848,515
Average number of rooms per dwelling	6	6
Average value of owned dwelling ($)	$244,417	$182,399

Selected family characteristics	Montréal	Quebec
Total number of census families	994,965	2,121,610
Average number of persons in all census families	3	3
Median income in 2005 - All census families ($)	$61,361	$58,678
Median after-tax income in 2005 - All census families ($)	52,666	50,719

Selected household characteristics	Montréal	Quebec
Total private households	1,525,740	3,189,340
Average household size	2	2
Median income in 2005 - All private households ($)	$47,979	$46,419
Median after-tax income in 2005 - All private households ($)	$41,463	$40,447
Median monthly payments for rented dwellings ($)	$614	$566
Median monthly payments for owner-occupied dwellings ($)	$901	$717

Occupation	Montréal	Quebec
Total experienced labour force 15 years and over	1,923,970	3,929,680

Industry	Montréal	Quebec
Total experienced labour force 15 years and over	1,923,970	3,929,680
Agriculture and other resource-based industries	27,370	145,985
Construction	88,790	205,665
Manufacturing	260,530	573,550
Wholesale trade	108,185	173,190
Retail trade	232,440	472,030
Finance and real estate	124,210	211,230
Health care and social services	206,855	441,705
Educational services	136,600	270,895
Business services	408,965	673,565
Other services	330,030	761,855

Mode of transportation to work	Montréal	Quebec
Total employed labour force 15 years and over with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address	1,716,490	3,474,260
Car; truck; van; as driver	1,122,040	2,525,440
Car; truck; van; as passenger	86,170	192,310
Public transit	367,755	445,250
Walked or bicycled	125,960	278,975
All other modes	14,560	32,275

Earnings in 2005	Montréal	Quebec
Persons 15 years and over with earnings (counts)	2,051,450	4,225,880
Median earnings - Persons 15 years and over ($)	$26,731	$25,464
Persons 15 years and over with earnings who worked full year; full time (counts)	1,054,760	2,136,700
Median earnings - Persons 15 years and over who worked full year; full time ($)	$39,419	$37,722

Income in 2005	Montréal	Quebec
Persons 15 years and over with income (counts)	2,817,840	5,876,980
Median income - Persons 15 years and over ($)	$25,161	$24,430
Median income after tax - Persons 15 years and over ($)	$23,053	$22,471
Composition of total income (100%)	100	100
Earnings - As a % of total income	74.8%	73.2%
Government transfers - As a % of total income	12.2%	13.9%
Other money - As a % of total income	13.0%	12.9%