Montréal-Ouest
Small town · Quebec · Population 5,115
People and homes
Who lives here and what homes are like, from the 2021 Census. Shown for context: these figures are never part of a score.
Who lives here
- Median age
- 43.2 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 42.8 years (estimated) · 2016: 43.6 years
- Average household size
- 2.6
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.8 · 2011: 2.7 · 2016: 2.7
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 34%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 25.9% · 2016: 26.1%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%18.8%2016: 18.4%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%13.1%2016: 14.6%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%20.8%2016: 18.9%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%28.9%2016: 31.3%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%18.5%2016: 16.9%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%38.9%2011: 42%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%25.8%2011: 22.9%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%9.3%2011: 11.6%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%21.4%2016: 19.5%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%4.6%2011: 5.1%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%2.8%2016: 2.8%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%9.6%2016: 9.4%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%4.6%2016: 3.2%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%15.6%2016: 19.3%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%67.3%2016: 65.1%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%20.6%2016: 19.4%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%2%2016: 2.8%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%76.8%2016: 77%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.5%2016: 0.7%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%56.3%2016: 57.6%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%17.1%2016: 18.2%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%26.6%2016: 24.2%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 3.9%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 2.2%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%73.5%2016: 77.3%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%26.5%2016: 22.4%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%41.1%2016: 43.5%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%18.8%2016: 20%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%2.1%2016: 1.9%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%11.3%2016: 11.6%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%23.7%2016: 22.7%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%2.8%2016: 0%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%73.5%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%17.5%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%3.1%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%1.8%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%4.4%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%66.5%2016: 63.7%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%19.7%2016: 25.7%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%6.5%2016: 4.8%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%4.8%2016: 4.6%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%2.3%2016: 1.1%
Statistics Canada, 2021