Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

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Montréal-Est, Ville (CSD) - Quebec

Data quality

Data quality note(s): Montréal-Est, Ville (CSD) - Quebec

  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 2.1%

Median income of households

  • In 2015, the median total income of households in Canada was $70,336.

Number and median total income of households, Montréal-Est and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2005 and 2015

Geography Number of households Median total income of households
2006 2016 % change 2005 2015 % change
Montréal (Ville) 743,240 779,800 4.9 45,199 50,227 11.1
Boucherville (Ville) 14,970 16,890 12.8 96,066 97,401 1.4
Montréal-Est (Ville) ... 1,735 ... ... 50,318 ...

Low income

  • In 2015, 770 persons or 20.6% of the persons in Montréal-Est lived in low income2.

Savings

  • In 2015, 55.6% of households in Montréal-Est contributed to Registered Retirement Savings Plans (RRSPs), Registered Pension Plans (RPPs), or Tax-free Savings Accounts (TFSAs). In Quebec, 63.7% of households contributed to an account while 65.2% of households contributed nationally.

Percentage of households contributing to RRSPs, RPPs or TFSAs, RRSPs, RPPs and TFSAs, Montréal-Est, 2015

Figure 1.6 description Long description for Figure 1.6 Percentage of households contributing to RRSPs, RPPs or TFSAs, RRSPs, RPPs and TFSAs

Median contribution amount

$ 4,448

$ 2,347

$ 2,572

$ 4,107

Income of couples

  • In 38.4% of couples in Montréal-Est, each partner had fairly equal incomes3 in 2015 while men had higher income in 45.7% of couples and women had higher income in the remaining 16.7% of couples.
  • For Canada overall, each partner had fairly equal incomes in 32.0% of couples with men having the higher income in 50.7% of couples and women having higher income in 17.3% of couples.

Figure 1.7 Characteristics of couples' total income, Montréal-Est and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2015

Figure 1.7 description Long description for Figure 1.7 Characteristics of couples' total income, Montréal-Est and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2015

  • In 2015, the median total income of couples in Montréal-Est was $72,405 compared to $87,688 for all couples in Canada.
  • The median income of higher-income partners in 2015 was $47,147 and the median income of lower-income partners was $23,573.

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Source:

Statistics Canada. 2017. Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-404-X2016001. Ottawa, Ontario. Data products, 2016 Census.

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