Photo: Germain Beauchamp · Public domainOne-parent families make up 11% in Laval-Ouest, more than in 84% of Canadian towns
Nearly a fifth of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns, against 15% in Laval-Ouest. The neighbourhood counted 11,034 residents and 4,260 households at the 2021 Census. Residents with no religion account for 26%. On immigrants, Laval-Ouest sits higher than 61% of Canadian towns: 23%.
What stands out about the people of Laval-Ouest
A bilingual neighbourhood
56% of residents can hold a conversation in both English and French, more than in 93% of Canadian towns; 40% speak French only and 4.2% English only. English & French ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
More bilingual residents than 93% of Canadian towns: 56%
The 2021 Census is the source of every figure here unless a date says otherwise. The official languages residents can speak, and the ones they learned first.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
Nearly one in ten residents have English as their mother tongue; across Canada’s towns the figure is 66%. The wider picture: 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
In Laval-Ouest, 18% of residents are under 15, more than in 70% of Canadian towns
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
55–59 is the most common age band: nearly one in ten residents. The median age in Laval-Ouest is 42.5, higher than in 53% of Canadian towns. Typically, 16% of residents are under 15 across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Laval-Ouest, 42.5. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
Laval-Ouest households average 2.6 people, larger than in 63% of Canadian towns
Private households by type and size.
Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
One-person households: just over a quarter of the total.
Laval-Ouest sits above 84% of Canadian towns for common-law partners (20%)
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
With married residents 15 and over at 36%, Laval-Ouest is behind just over three quarters of Canadian towns on that count. Common-law partners: 11% across Canada’s towns, for comparison.
Below 57% of Canadian towns: 22% of households rent their home
Dwelling types, tenure and age of the housing. Prices, rents and shelter costs are on Cost of living.
Type of home
Owners and renters · share of households
When homes were built · share of homes
30% of homes were built before 1961 and 16% in 2001 or later. Across the comparison, a quarter of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. In Laval-Ouest, 68% of households live in a single-detached house, beside 64% across Canada’s towns.
Households here have a median income of $86,600 a year
Incomes here are for 2020, the year before the census, CERB and other pandemic benefits included. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
Laval-Ouest’s median household took in $86,600 before tax, about the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). $74,000 is the median household income across Quebec’s towns. COVID-19 benefits were paid to 34% of residents with an income, where the typical town had 28%.
Only 9.8% of residents lived at another address a year earlier in Laval-Ouest
Where immigrants were born and when they came, and how recently residents moved in.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 30%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Most recent wave: just over a fifth of immigrants arrived in 2011–2021 (Canada’s towns: 27%). Residents without Canadian citizenship: 4.1% of the total. Typically, 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns.
26% of residents belong to a visible minority, a share 62% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Among other religions: Muslim (9.9%). As a yardstick, 15% of residents belong to a visible minority across Canada’s towns. On Indigenous residents, 2.5% here is much the same as across Canada’s towns.
Degree holders aged 25 to 64: 18%, a lower share than 74% of Canadian towns
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
At the bottom of the ladder, 14% hold no certificate of any kind, against 9.5% in the typical town. Across the comparison, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
In work on census day: 61% of adults
These rates date from May 2021, during the pandemic, and run lower than a normal year’s. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
61% of residents 15 and over have a job; across Canada’s towns the typical share is 58%.
Of 41 towns its size (10,767 to 11,290 people), the 19th youngest
The Canadian towns closest in population, from youngest to oldest.
Median ages climb from 32.8 (Lethbridge County) to 58.8 (Thornbury) across the group. Nearest to Laval-Ouest in age: Borden Farm - Fisher Glen (41.6), Snelgrove (42.2), Broadview North (42.7) and Vieux Greenfield Park (43.4).
3 in 6 nearby towns have a higher median age than Laval-Ouest
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laval-Ouest | 11,034 | — | 42.5 | 15% | 23% |
| Deux-Montagnes | 18,516 | 2.3 km | 42.4 | 17% | 13% |
| Saint-Eustache | 47,562 | 3.7 km | 44.8 | 22% | 10% |
| Fabreville | 48,457 | 4.7 km | 42.8 | 18% | 27% |
| Sainte-Dorothée | 38,183 | 4.9 km | 41.9 | 14% | 31% |
| Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac | 21,949 | 5.7 km | 39.2 | 13% | 13% |
| L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève | 18,885 | 5.8 km | 45 | 19% | 28% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns. For each measure we take the median of Quebec’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, then the median of all Canadian towns. Neither counts whole cities or reserves, and every percentile is a Canadian one.
- Neighbourhoods are sums of small areas. Statistics Canada publishes the census for municipalities, not neighbourhoods, so these figures add up the dissemination areas inside the neighbourhood. Counts are sums of StatCan’s rounded counts; the median age and income are worked out from the published age and income groups; and 2016 areas don’t add up to these, so there is no 2016 count.
- What these tables don’t give. Missing from the census as published: unpaid care, cars and internet access, and the shift in each age band since 2016. Ethnic origins past visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted here.
- The census’s own words. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are as residents answered them. “Visible minority” follows the Employment Equity Act, meaning people other than Indigenous peoples who are non-white in colour or race. We compare these figures across towns; none is a label for a town.
Questions about Laval-Ouest’s residents
What is the average age in Laval-Ouest?
42.5 is the median age, older than 53% of Canadian towns. Under 15: 18%. 65 and over: 15%.
Is Laval-Ouest bilingual?
56% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 40% speak French only and 4.2% English only. French is the mother tongue of 64%.
How diverse is Laval-Ouest?
Immigrants make up 23% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 26% are members of a visible minority, and 2.5% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Laval-Ouest?
Christian: 61%. No religion: 26%. Another religion: 13%.
Is Laval-Ouest good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 18%. 53% of households are couple families and 11% one-parent families. Schools near Laval-Ouest are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Laval-Ouest?
$86,600 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Laval-Ouest (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Laval-Ouest?
Laval-Ouest had 11,034 residents at the 2021 Census.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).