Photo: Montréal-Est · CC BY-SA 4.062% of households rent their home, a share 92% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Where nearly one in ten households are one-parent families across Canada’s towns, Montréal-Est has 13%. The census found that 16% of residents lived at another address a year earlier locally. Fewer residents aged 65 and over than in 70% of Canadian towns: 15%. With about 5,112 residents in July 2025, Montréal-Est counted 2,015 households at the 2021 Census.
What stands out about the people of Montréal-Est
A town of renters
62% of households rent their home, more than in 92% of Canadian towns; 76% live in an apartment. Homes ↓
Growing faster than most
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Montréal-Est went from 3,850 to 4,394 residents (+14%), faster growth than in 91% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
In Montréal-Est, 42% of residents speak English and French, more than in 86% of Canadian towns
Unless a figure says otherwise, it is from the 2021 Census. 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
At home: French 87%, English 5%. The comparison figure for bilingual residents is 7.5% across Canada’s towns. Lower than in 88% of Canadian towns: 4.2% of residents have English as their mother tongue.
+14% since 2016, a pace 91% of Canadian towns didn’t match
Two census counts, five years apart, and Statistics Canada’s newest estimate.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 16% higher again. Medians for comparison: +4% across Canada’s towns; +4% across Quebec’s towns.
Half of Montréal-Est is under 40.4, younger than 61% of Canadian towns
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
No age band is larger than 30–34: 8.3% of residents, 1.3 times the share across Canada’s towns. 9.9% of residents are aged 15 to 24.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Montréal-Est, 40.4. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
Montréal-Est: 39% of households are one person living alone, above 86% of Canadian towns
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Shared houses stand out: 7.4% of households are unrelated adults living together, more than in 89% of Canadian towns. Elsewhere, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns. Average household size: 2.1 people.
Married residents 15 and over: 21%, a lower share than 99% of Canadian towns
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
In Montréal-Est, 23% of residents 15 and over live common-law, beside 11% across Canada’s towns. Never married and not common-law: 42% of adults (typical: 27%).
A smaller share of households in single-detached houses than 89% of Canadian towns: 21%
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
11% of homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%. The share of households in buildings of five or more storeys stands at 12%. Across the comparison, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns.
Median gross household income: $64,500 a year
Census incomes cover 2020, when emergency benefits like CERB lifted many households’ totals. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
Household incomes run lower in Montréal-Est: half had less than $64,500, 25% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The median across Quebec’s towns is $74,000. COVID-19 benefits were paid to 34% of residents with an income, where the typical town had 28%.
6.6% of residents are not Canadian citizens, more than in 55% of Canadian towns
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 20%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Recent arrivals, from 2011 to 2021, are 41% of immigrants (typical: 27%); non-permanent residents add 2.6% of residents. The comparison figure for residents without Canadian citizenship is 5.8% across Canada’s towns. The share of immigrants stands at 12%.
In Montréal-Est, 32% of residents said they have no religion, fewer than in 58% of Canadian towns
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Among other religions: Muslim (3.8%). By way of comparison, just over a third of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns. The figure for visible minority residents is 19% in Montréal-Est and 15% across Canada’s towns.
Fewer degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 89% of Canadian towns: 13%
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
With no certificate, diploma or degree: 21%, beside a typical 9.5%. To put it in context, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
Employment: 59% of residents 15 and over had a job
Counted in May 2021, during COVID-19, these rates catch the job market before it had recovered. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, much like this 59%.
41 towns of 5,032 to 5,192 people: this is the 18th youngest
The Canadian towns closest in population, from youngest to oldest.
Median ages climb from 31.6 (River-Osborne) to 60.4 (Saint-Donat) across the group. By median age, Montréal-Est sits among Robertson (39.6), Saint-Germain-de-Grantham (40.4), Nipawin (41.2) and Kneehill County (41.6).
Among its 6 nearest neighbours, 4 are older than Montréal-Est
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montréal-Est | 5,112 | — | 40.4 | 15% | 12% |
| Tétreaultville | 19,390 | 3.4 km | 42.2 | 18% | 21% |
| Pointe-aux-Trembles | 49,869 | 3.6 km | 45.3 | 20% | 17% |
| Dupéré | 15,036 | 3.7 km | 40.8 | 20% | 28% |
| Beaurivage | 13,574 | 3.8 km | 40.3 | 16% | 17% |
| Rivière-des-Prairies | 21,852 | 5.2 km | 40.1 | 13% | 31% |
| Anjou | 43,243 | 5.2 km | 43.9 | 23% | 37% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns. A figure here is set beside two middles, the median across Quebec’s places of 2,500 people or more and the median across all Canadian towns that size; reserves and entire cities are excluded from both.
- What these tables don’t give. Some things the page can’t show: the Census Profile asks nothing about unpaid care, cars or internet access, and gives no change by age since 2016. Ethnic origins beyond visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted.
- 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 Montréal-Est’s residents
What religion are people in Montréal-Est?
63% are Christian and 32% have no religion; 4.6% follow another religion.
Is Montréal-Est good for families?
Under 15: 16% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 36% of households. One-parent families: 13%. Schools near Montréal-Est are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Montréal-Est?
The median household in Montréal-Est took in $64,500 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Montréal-Est?
Montréal-Est had about 5,112 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 4,394, 14% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Montréal-Est?
A median age of 40.4, younger than 61% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 16%, and people 65 and over 15%.
Is Montréal-Est bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 42% are. Another 57% speak only French and 1.3% only English, and French is the first language of 81%.
How diverse is Montréal-Est?
12% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 19% belong to a visible minority and 2.1% have an Indigenous identity.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population · Statistics Canada, population estimates for 1 July 2025 (table 17-10-0155). 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).