2002-2003 study of the Frum population of Jewish Montreal was completed over an eighteen month period.
About 83% of the total Frum households in Greater Montreal were included in the study. "Such a level of representation easily qualifies this study as a comprehensive Census of the Frum community."
The 11,025 members of Montreal's Frum community resided in 2,193 Frum households in Montreal.
The average household size in the Frum community is 5.03 individuals. About 40% of Frum households have at least persons (excluding childless households, the average size is 6.22).
While the Frum population is 12% of all Jewish persons in Greater Montreal, given the large household size, the 2,193 Frum households represent only 5% of the 41,125 Montreal Jewish households.
The mean fertility rate among Frum women is 4.85 children. However, when the fertility rate is corrected for age, the figure is 7.01 children.
Almost half (48%) of the Frum community is under age 15; in the overall Jewish population, the comparable percentage is only 20%.
22% of Frum households with children under 5 years of age said they need some type of childcare assistance.
There are approximately 480 Holocaust Survivors in the Frum community; 82% of those at least age 75 are Holocaust Survivors.
The community with the highest rate of retention is the Tosh community. The Belz and Skver communities are losing about as many married children as those who stay in the city. The most significant losses of population are evident for the Yeshiva and Lubavitch communities.