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Population and houses counts Montréal Quebec Population in 2006 3,635,571 7,546,131 Population in 2001 3,451,027 7,237,479 2001 to 2006 population change 5.3 % 4.3 % Total private dwellings 1,593,502 3,452,300 Private houses/condos occupied by usual residents 1,525,629 3,188,713 Population density per square kilometre 853.6 5.6 Land area 4,258.96 km2 1,356,366.78 km2 Population and apartments details for Montréal Age characteristics Age characteristics Median age of the population: 39.3 Population aged 15 and over: 82.9 % Age characteristics of Montréal Education Education - aged 15 and over Education details for Montréal Occupation and industry Employment rate: 61.9 % Occupation Industry Mode of transportation Montréal labour, occupation and industry details Earnings and income Persons 15 years and over with earnings: 2,051,450 Median earnings Montréal: 26,731 CAD Census metropolitan areas' average: 27,608 CAD Quebec: 25,464 CAD Male Female Montréal: 31,065 CAD Quebec: 30,197 CAD Montréal: 22,701 CAD Quebec: 20,925 CAD   Persons 15 years and over with earnings who worked full year: 1,054,760 Median earnings Montréal: 39,419 CAD Census metropolitan areas' average: 42,061 CAD Quebec: 37,722 CAD Male Female Montréal: 43,858 CAD Quebec: 42,021 CAD Montréal: 34,869 CAD Quebec: 32,849 CAD   Median income: 25,161 CAD Median income after tax : 23,053 CAD Montréal earnings and income statistics Marital status People in common-law relationship: 2,509,820 Legal marital status Montréal marital status details Family and households characteristics Total number of census families: 994,965 Total private households: 1,525,740 Family characteristics Households characteristics Average family size: 2.9 Families median income in 2005: 61,361 CAD Average household size: 2.3 Households median income in 2005: 47,979 CAD Family and households in Montréal characteristics Knowledge of official languages English only Montréal: 262,810 7.32% Census metropolitan areas' average: 436,257 68.40% Quebec: 336,785 4.53% Male Female Montréal: 127,660 7.32% Quebec: 164,435 4.51% Montréal: 135,150 7.33% Quebec: 172,350 4.55%   French only Here: 1,404,915 39.15% Census metropolitan areas' average: 71,779 11.25% Quebec: 4,010,880 53.94% Male Female Here: 629,000 36.06% Quebec: 1,855,540 50.89% Montréal: 775,915 42.08% Quebec: 2,155,340 56.87%   English and French Montréal: 1,861,930 51.89% Census metropolitan areas' average: 114,698 17.98% Province: 3,017,860 40.58% Male Female Montréal: 965,725 55.36% Province: 1,598,220 43.84% Montréal: 896,200 48.60% Province: 1,419,645 37.46%   Neither English nor French Montréal: 58,870 1.64% Census metropolitan areas' average: 15,054 2.36% Quebec: 70,375 0.95% Male Female Montréal: 22,140 1.27% Province: 27,785 0.76% Montréal: 36,725 1.99% Quebec: 42,590 1.12%   Montréal language details Citizenship and immigration Canadian citizens Montréal: 3,350,800 93.38% Census metropolitan areas' average: 588,665 92.30% Quebec: 7,155,510 96.23% Male Female Here: 1,628,215 93.33% Province: 3,509,030 96.24% Here: 1,722,585 93.42% Quebec: 3,646,480 96.22%   Not Canadian citizens Montréal: 237,720 6.62% Census metropolitan areas' average: 49,125 7.70% Province: 280,390 3.77% Male Female Montréal: 116,315 6.67% Quebec: 136,945 3.76% Montréal: 121,405 6.58% Province: 143,445 3.78%   Non-immigrants Here: 2,806,230 78.20% Census metropolitan areas' average: 459,694 72.08% Quebec: 6,535,430 87.89% Male Female Montréal: 1,360,440 77.98% Quebec: 3,202,640 87.84% Montréal: 1,445,795 78.41% Quebec: 3,332,785 87.94%   Immigrants Montréal: 740,355 20.63% Census metropolitan areas' average: 170,856 26.79% Province: 851,555 11.45% Male Female Montréal: 362,415 20.77% Quebec: 417,920 11.46% Montréal: 377,940 20.50% Province: 433,635 11.44%   Citizenship, immigrant and aboriginal population of Montréal statistics Mobility status Lived at the same address Montréal: 3,085,970 86.96% Census metropolitan areas' average: 537,106 85.18% Quebec: 6,450,410 87.66% Male Female Montréal: 1,495,740 86.74% Province: 3,161,110 87.65% Montréal: 1,590,230 87.17% Quebec: 3,289,295 87.67%   Lived within the same census subdivision Here: 267,270 7.53% Census metropolitan areas' average: 57,382 9.10% Province: 524,270 7.12% Male Female Montréal: 132,490 7.68% Quebec: 257,535 7.14% Montréal: 134,780 7.39% Quebec: 266,735 7.11%   Lived within the same province or territory Here: 143,745 4.05% Census metropolitan areas' average: 22,608 3.59% Quebec: 312,140 4.24% Male Female Montréal: 70,580 4.09% Quebec: 152,355 4.22% Montréal: 73,165 4.01% Quebec: 159,785 4.26%   Lived in a different province or territory Montréal: 11,965 0.34% Census metropolitan areas' average: 5,292 0.84% Quebec: 23,080 0.31% Male Female Montréal: 5,980 0.35% Quebec: 11,665 0.32% Montréal: 5,985 0.33% Quebec: 11,415 0.30%   Lived in a different country Montréal: 39,890 1.12% Census metropolitan areas' average: 8,158 1.29% Quebec: 48,360 0.66% Male Female Montréal: 19,685 1.14% Quebec: 23,840 0.66% Montréal: 20,200 1.11% Quebec: 24,525 0.65%   Mobility statistics of Montréal population

Source: Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 92-591-XWE. Ottawa. Released March 13 2007. This data is an unofficial version of the materials, made without affiliation or endorsement of Statistics Canada.
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