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Focus on Geography Series, 2011 Census

Census agglomeration of Rimouski, Quebec ¹

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Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Chart A description: Rimouski, CA - Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Prov. rank

Nat. rank

In 2011, the population of Rimouski census agglomeration (CA) was 50,912, representing a percentage change of 4.1% from 2006. This compares to the national growth of 5.9% and to the average growth among all CAs of 4.2%.

In Rimouski, the land area is 631.22 square kilometres with a population density of 80.7 persons per square kilometre. This compares to the national land area of 8,965,121.42 square kilometres with a population density of 3.7 persons per square kilometre. The land area of all CAs is 232,264.62 square kilometres with 18.56 persons per square kilometre.

In total, there were 23,021 private dwellings occupied by usual residents in Rimouski in 2011. The change in private dwellings occupied by usual residents from 2006 was 7.5%. For Canada as a whole, the number of private dwellings occupied by usual residents increased 7.1%.

Population and dwelling counts

Census subdivisions in the Rimouski CA

Table 1 Rimouski CA – Census subdivisions, population change, 2006 to 2011
Census subdivision (CSD) name	Type	Population
Census subdivision (CSD) name	Type	2011	2006	% change
Rimouski	V	46,860	45,186 A	3.7
Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard	PE	3,035	2,644	14.8
Saint-Narcisse-de-Rimouski	PE	1,017	1,088	-6.5

Census metropolitan areas (CMAs) or census agglomerations (CAs) in Quebec

Table 2 Quebec – Metropolitan areas, population rank and population change, 2006 to 2011
CMA or CA name	Type	Population			Rank
CMA or CA name	Type	2011	2006	% change	Nat.	Prov.
Montréal †	CMA	3,824,221	3,635,556 A	5.2	2	1
Ottawa - Gatineau	CMA	1,236,324	1,133,633 A	9.1	4	···
Ottawa - Gatineau (partie du Québec / Quebec part)		314,501	286,831 A	9.6	···	3
Ottawa - Gatineau (Ontario part / partie de l'Ontario)		921,823	846,802	8.9	···	2
Québec †	CMA	765,706	719,153 A	6.5	7	2
Sherbrooke	CMA	201,890	191,410 A	5.5	19	4
Saguenay	CMA	157,790	156,305 A	1.0	26	5
Trois-Rivières	CMA	151,773	144,713 A	4.9	27	6
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	CA	92,394	87,492	5.6	41	7
Drummondville	CA	88,480	82,949 A	6.7	45	8
Granby	CA	77,077	71,176 A	8.3	48	9
Saint-Hyacinthe	CA	56,794	54,976 A	3.3	57	10
Shawinigan	CA	55,009	56,408 A	-2.5	60	11
Rimouski	CA	50,912	48,918 A	4.1	62	12
Sorel-Tracy	CA	47,772	46,595 A	2.5	64	13
Joliette	CA	46,932	43,306 A	8.4	65	14
Victoriaville	CA	46,354	43,195 A	7.3	66	15
Rouyn-Noranda	CA	41,798	40,650 A	2.8	72	16
Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	CA	40,077	39,672	1.0	74	17
Saint-Georges	CA	34,642	32,902 A	5.3	80	18
Val-d'Or	CA	33,265	32,288	3.0	83	19
Alma	CA	33,018	31,864 A	3.6	84	20
Baie-Comeau	CA	28,789	29,674 A	-3.0	88	21
Sept-Îles	CA	28,487	27,827	2.4	89	22
Thetford Mines	CA	27,968	28,110 A	-0.5	91	23
Rivière-du-Loup	CA	27,734	26,423 A	5.0	93	24
Matane	CA	18,368	18,709 A	-1.8	111	25
Campbellton	CA	17,842	17,878 A	-0.2	113	···
Campbellton (New Brunswick part / partie du Nouveau-Brunswick)		14,520	14,816 A	-2.0	···	7
Campbellton (partie du Québec / Quebec part)		3,322	3,062	8.5	···	30
Amos	CA	17,090	17,176 A	-0.5	118	26
Dolbeau-Mistassini	CA	16,019	16,257 A	-1.5	122	27
Lachute	CA	12,551	11,832	6.1	137	28
Cowansville	CA	12,489	12,182 A	2.5	139	29
Hawkesbury	CA	12,128	12,267	-1.1	143	···
Hawkesbury (partie du Québec / Quebec part)		1,577	1,398	12.8	···	31
Hawkesbury (Ontario part / partie de l'Ontario)		10,551	10,869	-2.9	···	43

Age and sex

Rimouski – Age distribution

Chart C: Rimouski - Population by broad age groups

Chart C description: Rimouski - Population by broad age groups

Table 3 Rimouski – Age distributions by broad age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups	Both sexes	Males	Females
0 to 14	13.7%	15.0%	12.4%
15 to 64	68.2%	69.3%	67.2%
65 and over	18.2%	15.7%	20.4%

In 2011, the percentage of the population aged 65 and over in Rimouski was 18.2%, compared with a national percentage of 14.8%. The percentage of the working age population (15 to 64) was 68.2% and the percentage of children aged 0 to 14 was 13.7%. In comparison, the national percentages were 68.5% for the population aged 15 to 64 and 16.7% for the population aged 0 to 14.

Rimouski – Population by broad age groups and sex

Table 4 Rimouski – Population by broad age groups and sex, and population change between 2006 and 2011, 2006 to 2011 censuses
Broad age groups by sex	Population
Broad age groups by sex	2011	2006	change	% change
Both sexes
Total	50,915	48,920	1,995	4.1
0 to 14	6,955	7,040	-85	-1.2
15 to 64	34,715	34,285	430	1.3
65 and over	9,245	7,595	1,650	21.7
Males
Total	24,375	23,305	1,070	4.6
0 to 14	3,650	3,610	40	1.1
15 to 64	16,885	16,675	210	1.3
65 and over	3,835	3,020	815	27.0
Females
Total	26,540	25,610	930	3.6
0 to 14	3,300	3,430	-130	-3.8
15 to 64	17,825	17,605	220	1.2
65 and over	5,410	4,570	840	18.4

Rimouski – Population by five-year age groups and sex

Chart D description: Rimouski - Population by five-year age groups and sex

Table 5 Rimouski – Population by five-year age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups	Both sexes	Males	Females
Total - Age groups	50,915	24,375	26,540
0 to 4 years	2,465	1,300	1,170
5 to 9 years	2,175	1,145	1,030
10 to 14 years	2,315	1,205	1,100
15 to 19 years	3,035	1,470	1,570
20 to 24 years	3,235	1,615	1,615
25 to 29 years	2,925	1,485	1,440
30 to 34 years	3,080	1,545	1,535
35 to 39 years	2,750	1,365	1,385
40 to 44 years	2,805	1,355	1,450
45 to 49 years	3,745	1,765	1,980
50 to 54 years	4,595	2,185	2,405
55 to 59 years	4,565	2,200	2,370
60 to 64 years	3,980	1,900	2,075
65 to 69 years	2,925	1,405	1,515
70 to 74 years	2,000	895	1,105
75 to 79 years	1,685	700	985
80 to 84 years	1,410	515	895
85 to 89 years	820	230	590
90 to 94 years	310	65	245
95 to 99 years	85	15	70
100 years and over	15	0	10
Median age	46.0	44.0	47.7

Rimouski – Median age² of the population

Chart E: Canada, Quebec and Rimouski - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

Chart E description: Canada, Quebec and Rimouski - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

The median age in Rimouski was 46 years. In comparison, the median age of Quebec was 41.9 years.

Table 6 Canada, Quebec and Rimouski – Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses
	Median age
	2006	2011
Canada	39.5	40.6
Quebec	41.0	41.9
Rimouski	44.0	46.0

Families and households

In 2011, the number of census families³ in Rimouski was 14,290, which represents a change of 3.1% from 2006. This compares to a growth rate for Canada of 5.5% over the same period.

In Rimouski, 45.8% of census families were married couples in 2011, while 40.5% were common-law-couples and 13.8% were lone-parent families.

Chart F: Rimouski - Census families by family structure

Chart F description: Rimouski - Census families by family structure

Rimouski – Family structure

Table 7 Canada, Quebec, Rimouski – Distribution of census families by family structure, 2011 Census
Geographic name	Total families	Married-couple families		Common-law-couple families		Lone-parent families		% change, census families, 2006 to 2011
Geographic name	Total families	number	%	number	%	number	%	% change, census families, 2006 to 2011
Canada †	9,389,695	6,293,950	67.0	1,567,905	16.7	1,527,840	16.3	5.5
Quebec †	2,203,625	1,143,370	51.9	694,750	31.5	365,515	16.6	3.9
Rimouski	14,290	6,540	45.8	5,785	40.5	1,965	13.8	3.1

Rimouski – Presence of children within couple families

Married couples		Common-law-couples
with children	without children	with children	without children
1,995 (16.2%)	4,545 (36.9%)	2,825 (22.9%)	2,965 (24.0%)

Chart G description: Rimouski - Presence of children within couple families

Among couples (married and common-law) in the census agglomeration of Rimouski, 39.1% were couples with children aged 24 and under at home. In comparison, as a whole, 46.9% of couples in Canada had children aged 24 and under at home.

Among couples with children aged 24 and under at home in the census agglomeration of Rimouski, 85.6% were intact families, that is, in which all children were the biological or adopted children of both parents, while 14.3% were stepfamilies, in which there was at least one child was the biological or adopted child of only one married spouse or common-law partner. For Canada as a whole in 2011, 12.6% of couples with children aged 24 and under were stepfamilies.

Rimouski – Marital status

Chart H description: Rimouski - Marital status

In Rimouski, 57.2% of the total population aged 15 and over were either married (30.8%) or living with a common-law partner (26.4%).

The remaining 42.8% were not married and not living with a common-law partner, including those who were single (never-married), separated, divorced or widowed.

Note: Percentages may not total 100 percent due to random rounding.

Table 8 Canada, Quebec, Rimouski – Population 15 years and older by marital status, 2011 Census
Marital status	Rimouski		Quebec		Canada
Marital status	number	%	number	%	number	%
Total - Population 15 years and over	43,960	100.0	6,644,380	100.0	27,869,345	100.0
Married or living with a common-law partner	25,130	57.2	3,745,315	56.4	16,084,490	57.7
Married (and not separated)	13,535	30.8	2,353,775	35.4	12,941,965	46.4
Living common-law	11,595	26.4	1,391,545	20.9	3,142,525	11.3
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	18,825	42.8	2,899,060	43.6	11,784,855	42.3
Single (never legally married)	12,755	29.0	1,942,090	29.2	7,816,045	28.0
Separated	485	1.1	105,190	1.6	698,245	2.5
Divorced	2,870	6.5	463,830	7.0	1,686,035	6.0
Widowed	2,725	6.2	387,950	5.8	1,584,525	5.7

Rimouski – Types of private households

There were 23,020 private households⁴ in Rimouski in 2011, a change of 7.5% from 2006. Of these, 20.9% of households were comprised of couples with children aged 24 and under at home, a change of -6.6% compared with five years earlier.

Table 9 Canada, Quebec, Rimouski – Distribution of households by household type, 2011 Census
Household type⁵	Rimouski		Quebec		Canada
Household type⁵	number	%	number	%	number	%
Total - Private households	23,020	100.0	3,395,345	100.0	13,320,615	100.0
Couple-family households with children aged 24 and under at home⁶	4,800	20.9	811,120	23.9	3,524,915	26.5
Couple-family households without children aged 24 and under at home⁷	7,435	32.3	988,410	29.1	3,935,540	29.5
Lone-parent family households⁸	1,925	8.4	346,305	10.2	1,375,450	10.3
One-person households	7,950	34.5	1,094,410	32.2	3,673,310	27.6
Multiple-family households⁹	65	0.3	28,420	0.8	268,060	2.0
Other households¹⁰	840	3.6	126,680	3.7	543,340	4.1

Rimouski – Structural type of dwelling

In Rimouski, 52.2% of private households lived in single-detached houses and 2.0% lived in apartments in buildings that have five or more storeys. The rest lived in other types of dwelling structures.

Table 10 Canada, Quebec, Rimouski – Distribution of private households by structural type of dwelling, 2011 Census
Structural type of dwelling	Rimouski		Quebec		Canada
Structural type of dwelling	number	%	number	%	number	%
Total - Structural type of dwelling	23,020	100.0	3,395,345	100.0	13,320,615	100.0
Single-detached house	12,020	52.2	1,560,405	46.0	7,329,150	55.0
Semi-detached house	1,805	7.8	171,435	5.0	646,240	4.9
Row house	590	2.6	86,040	2.5	791,600	5.9
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	455	2.0	171,110	5.0	1,234,770	9.3
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	6,575	28.6	1,103,845	32.5	2,397,555	18.0
Apartment, duplex	1,200	5.2	263,860	7.8	704,485	5.3
Other single-attached house¹¹	135	0.6	15,650	0.5	33,310	0.3
Movable dwelling¹²	245	1.1	23,000	0.7	183,510	1.4

Language

Rimouski – Mother tongue

Chart J description: Rimouski - Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home

Note: Counts for mother tongue as well as those for language spoken most often at home include single responses only.

In Rimouski, 0.7% of the population reported English only as mother tongue, 98.3% reported French only, and 0.6% reported only a non-official language, in 2011. In comparison, the provincial / territorial percentages were 7.7% for English only, 78.1% for French only and 12.3% for only non-official languages.

In 2011, 0.4% of the population spoke only English most often at home, 99.0% spoke only French and 0.3% spoke only a non-official language. In comparison, the provincial / territorial percentages were 9.8% for English only, 80.0% for French only and 7.1% for only a non-official language.

Table 11 Rimouski – Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home, 2011 Census
Selected languages	Mother tongue		Language spoken most often at home
Selected languages	number	%	number	%
Total	50,210	100.0	50,210	100.0
English	330	0.7	185	0.4
French	49,355	98.3	49,715	99.0
Non-official language	325	0.6	130	0.3
Multiple responses	210	0.4	175	0.3

Table 12 Rimouski – Mother-tongue retention, 2011 Census
Mother tongue	Mother-tongue retention¹³ (in percentage)
Mother tongue	Total retention; language spoken at home at least on a regular basis	Complete retention; language spoken most often at home	Partial retention; language spoken at home on a regular basis
Note: Counts for mother tongue and home language include single response of a language as well as multiple responses of a language with English and/or French.
English	60.4	30.2	30.2
French	99.9	99.8	0.1
Non-official language	66.7	42.3	24.4

Rimouski – Non-official languages

In Rimouski, the three most common mother tongues were Arabic (0.2%), Spanish (0.2%) and Chinese, n.o.s. (0.1%), in 2011. In comparison, the most common mother tongues at the provincial / territorial level were Arabic (2.1%), Spanish (1.8%) and Italian (1.6%).

Table 13 Rimouski – The most common non-official-language mother tongues, 2011 Census
Mother tongue	Number	Percentage of non-official language mother-tongue population	Percentage of total population
Note: Counts for mother tongue and home language include single response of a language as well as multiple responses of a language with English and/or French.
Arabic	85	21.8	0.2
Spanish	85	21.8	0.2
Chinese, n.o.s.	30	7.7	0.1
Creoles	15	3.8	0.0
German	15	3.8	0.0
Italian	15	3.8	0.0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	15	3.8	0.0

Rimouski – Bilingualism

Table 14 Rimouski – Rate of English-French bilingualism by mother tongue and age groups, 2011 Census
Age groups	Mother tongue
Age groups	Total	English	French	Non-official language
Note: Counts for mother tongue include single responses only. Consequently, the total excludes multiple responses.
Total	22.5	86.2	21.9	46.2
0 to 19	12.5	87.5	12.1	27.3
20 to 44	38.3	80.0	37.8	52.8
45 to 64	19.7	87.5	19.1	50.0
65 and over	12.7	76.9	12.1	50.0

Table 15 Rimouski – Knowledge of official languages, 2011 Census
Knowledge of official languages	Number	Percentage
Total	50,210	100.0
English only	40	0.1
French only	38,755	77.2
English and French	11,395	22.7
Neither English nor French	15	0.0

Symbols:

···: not applicable
†: excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements. For further information, refer to Notes.
¶: incompletely enumerated Indian reserve or Indian settlement. For further information, refer to Notes.
A: adjusted figure due to boundary change. For further information, refer to Content considerations.
E: use with caution. For further information, refer to Cautionary note.

Footnotes

Footnote 1

Rimouski – This census agglomeration has the following data quality indicators (commonly referred to as data quality flags):

2006 adjusted count; most of these are the result of boundary changes.

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Footnote 2

Median age: Age 'x' that divides a population in two groups of the same population size, one group being older than age 'x' and the other group being younger than age 'x'.

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Footnote 3

Census family: Refers to a married couple (with or without children), a common-law couple (with or without children) or a lone parent family.

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Footnote 4

Household, private: Refers to a person or a group of persons (other than foreign residents) who occupy a private dwelling and do not have a usual place of residence elsewhere in Canada.

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Footnote 5

Household type: Refers to the basic division of private households into family and non-family households. Family household refers to a household that contains at least one census family, that is, a married couple with or without children, or a couple living in common-law with or without children or a lone parent living with one or more children.

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Footnote 6

Couple-family households with children: Refers to couple households with at least one child aged 24 and under.

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Footnote 7

Couple-family households without children: Refers to couple households without children aged 24 and under. Includes couple households with all children aged 25 and over.

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Footnote 8

Lone-parent-family households: Refers to all lone-parent family households regardless of age of children.

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Footnote 9

Multiple-family households: Refers to a household in which two or more census families (with or without additional persons) occupy the same private dwelling.

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Footnote 10

Other households: Refers to two or more people who share a private dwelling, but who do not constitute a census family.

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Footnote 11

Other single-attached house: A single dwelling that is attached to another building and that does not fall into any of the other categories, such as a single dwelling attached to a non-residential structure (e.g., a store or a church) or occasionally to another residential structure (e.g., an apartment building).

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Footnote 12

Movable dwelling includes mobile homes and other movable dwellings such as houseboats and railroad cars.

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Footnote 13

Mother-tongue retention: Retention refers to the situation where people speak their mother tongue at home. Retention is defined as 'complete' when the mother tongue is the language spoken most often and 'partial' when it is spoken on a regular basis but not most often. The (complete or partial) retention rate refers to the proportion of the population with a given mother tongue that speaks that language at home most often or on a regular basis. The retention rate provides an indication of a group's linguistic vitality, particularly the importance of transmitting languages between generations.

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Source:

Statistics Canada. 2012. Focus on Geography Series, 2011 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-310-XWE2011004. Ottawa, Ontario. Analytical products, 2011 Census. Last updated October 24, 2012.

Related data:

2011 Census Topic-based tabulations – Census agglomeration of Rimouski
2011 Census Highlight tables – Census agglomeration of Rimouski
2011 NHS Focus on Geography Series – Census agglomeration of Rimouski

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