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Focus on Geography Series, 2011 Census

Census agglomeration of Lachute, Quebec

Map of Lachute, CA (shaded in green), Quebec

Map of Lachute

Interactive version of map

Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Chart A: Lachute, CA - Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

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

Prov. rank
28
Nat. rank
137

In 2011, the population of Lachute census agglomeration (CA) was 12,551, representing a percentage change of 6.1% from 2006. This compares to the national growth of 5.9% and to the average growth among all CAs of 4.2%.

In Lachute, the land area is 109.20 square kilometres with a population density of 114.9 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 5,663 private dwellings occupied by usual residents in Lachute in 2011. The change in private dwellings occupied by usual residents from 2006 was 8.6%. 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 Lachute CA

Table 1 Lachute CA – Census subdivisions, population change, 2006 to 2011
Census subdivision (CSD) name Type Population
2011 2006 % change
Lachute V 12,551 11,832 6.1

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
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

Lachute – Age distribution

Chart C: Lachute - Population by broad age groups

Chart C description: Lachute - Population by broad age groups

Table 3 Lachute – Age distributions by broad age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
0 to 14 13.9% 14.8% 13.0%
15 to 64 65.0% 66.9% 63.3%
65 and over 21.1% 18.2% 23.8%

In 2011, the percentage of the population aged 65 and over in Lachute was 21.1%, compared with a national percentage of 14.8%. The percentage of the working age population (15 to 64) was 65.0% and the percentage of children aged 0 to 14 was 13.9%. 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.

Lachute – Population by broad age groups and sex

Table 4 Lachute – Population by broad age groups and sex, and population change between 2006 and 2011, 2006 to 2011 censuses
Broad age groups by sex Population
2011 2006 change % change
Both sexes
Total 12,550 11,830 720 6.1
0 to 14 1,745 1,745 0 0.0
15 to 64 8,160 7,870 290 3.7
65 and over 2,645 2,215 430 19.4
Males
Total 6,030 5,660 370 6.5
0 to 14 895 890 5 0.6
15 to 64 4,035 3,860 175 4.5
65 and over 1,095 910 185 20.3
Females
Total 6,525 6,170 355 5.8
0 to 14 845 860 -15 -1.7
15 to 64 4,130 4,005 125 3.1
65 and over 1,550 1,300 250 19.2

Lachute – Population by five-year age groups and sex

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

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

Table 5 Lachute – Population by five-year age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
Total - Age groups 12,550 6,030 6,525
0 to 4 years 575 290 285
5 to 9 years 550 285 265
10 to 14 years 620 320 300
15 to 19 years 795 440 365
20 to 24 years 745 365 380
25 to 29 years 655 335 315
30 to 34 years 615 305 315
35 to 39 years 615 290 330
40 to 44 years 695 335 365
45 to 49 years 1,055 535 520
50 to 54 years 1,065 530 540
55 to 59 years 1,020 485 540
60 to 64 years 900 435 460
65 to 69 years 795 375 420
70 to 74 years 605 280 325
75 to 79 years 480 190 290
80 to 84 years 390 140 250
85 to 89 years 230 85 150
90 to 94 years 115 25 90
95 to 99 years 30 5 25
100 years and over 5 0 5
Median age 47.1 45.6 48.4

Lachute – Median age1 of the population

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

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

The median age in Lachute was 47.1 years. In comparison, the median age of Quebec was 41.9 years.

Table 6 Canada, Quebec and Lachute – Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses
  Median age
2006 2011
Canada 39.5 40.6
Quebec 41.0 41.9
Lachute 44.8 47.1

Families and households

In 2011, the number of census families2 in Lachute was 3,535, which represents a change of 5.5% from 2006. This compares to a growth rate for Canada of 5.5% over the same period.


In Lachute, 48.5% of census families were married couples in 2011, while 31.5% were common-law-couples and 19.8% were lone-parent families.

Chart F: Lachute - Census families by family structure

Chart F description: Lachute - Census families by family structure

Lachute – Family structure

Table 7 Canada, Quebec, Lachute – 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
number % number % number %
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
Lachute 3,535 1,715 48.5 1,115 31.5 700 19.8 5.5

Lachute – Presence of children within couple families

Chart G: Lachute - Presence of children within couple families
Married couples Common-law-couples
with children without children with children without children
500 (17.6%) 1,215 (42.9%) 570 (20.1%) 545 (19.2%)

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

Among couples (married and common-law) in the census agglomeration of Lachute, 37.7% 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 Lachute, 74.3% were intact families, that is, in which all children were the biological or adopted children of both parents, while 25.7% 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.

Lachute – Marital status

Chart H: Lachute - Marital status

Chart H description: Lachute - Marital status

In Lachute, 53.3% of the total population aged 15 and over were either married (32.6%) or living with a common-law partner (20.7%).

The remaining 46.7% 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, Lachute – Population 15 years and older by marital status, 2011 Census
Marital status Lachute Quebec Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Population 15 years and over 10,810 100.0 6,644,380 100.0 27,869,345 100.0
Married or living with a common-law partner 5,760 53.3 3,745,315 56.4 16,084,490 57.7
Married (and not separated) 3,520 32.6 2,353,775 35.4 12,941,965 46.4
Living common-law 2,240 20.7 1,391,545 20.9 3,142,525 11.3
Not married and not living with a common-law partner 5,050 46.7 2,899,060 43.6 11,784,855 42.3
Single (never legally married) 2,965 27.4 1,942,090 29.2 7,816,045 28.0
Separated 175 1.6 105,190 1.6 698,245 2.5
Divorced 935 8.6 463,830 7.0 1,686,035 6.0
Widowed 975 9.0 387,950 5.8 1,584,525 5.7

Lachute – Types of private households

There were 5,665 private households3 in Lachute in 2011, a change of 8.7% from 2006. Of these, 18.5% of households were comprised of couples with children aged 24 and under at home, a change of -4.1% compared with five years earlier.

Table 9 Canada, Quebec, Lachute – Distribution of households by household type, 2011 Census
Household type4 Lachute Quebec Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Private households 5,665 100.0 3,395,345 100.0 13,320,615 100.0
Couple-family households with children
aged 24 and under at home5		 1,050 18.5 811,120 23.9 3,524,915 26.5
Couple-family households without children
aged 24 and under at home6		 1,705 30.1 988,410 29.1 3,935,540 29.5
Lone-parent family households7 670 11.8 346,305 10.2 1,375,450 10.3
One-person households 1,985 35.0 1,094,410 32.2 3,673,310 27.6
Multiple-family households8 50 0.9 28,420 0.8 268,060 2.0
Other households9 195 3.4 126,680 3.7 543,340 4.1

Lachute – Structural type of dwelling

In Lachute, 51.4% of private households lived in single-detached houses and 0.1% lived in apartments in buildings that have five or more storeys. The rest lived in other types of dwelling structures.

Table 10 Canada, Quebec, Lachute – Distribution of private households by structural type of dwelling, 2011 Census
Structural type of dwelling Lachute Quebec Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Structural type of dwelling 5,660 100.0 3,395,345 100.0 13,320,615 100.0
Single-detached house 2,910 51.4 1,560,405 46.0 7,329,150 55.0
Semi-detached house 165 2.9 171,435 5.0 646,240 4.9
Row house 200 3.5 86,040 2.5 791,600 5.9
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys 5 0.1 171,110 5.0 1,234,770 9.3
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys 1,730 30.6 1,103,845 32.5 2,397,555 18.0
Apartment, duplex 590 10.4 263,860 7.8 704,485 5.3
Other single-attached house10 55 1.0 15,650 0.5 33,310 0.3
Movable dwelling11 10 0.2 23,000 0.7 183,510 1.4

Language

Lachute – Mother tongue

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

Chart J description: Lachute - 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 Lachute, 10.7% of the population reported English only as mother tongue, 86.9% reported French only, and 1.3% 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, 10.8% of the population spoke only English most often at home, 87.3% spoke only French and 0.5% 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 Lachute – Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home, 2011 Census
Selected languages Mother tongue Language spoken most often at home
number % number %
Total 12,325 100.0 12,325 100.0
English 1,315 10.7 1,325 10.8
French 10,705 86.9 10,755 87.3
Non-official language 160 1.3 65 0.5
Multiple responses 150 1.2 180 1.5
Table 12 Lachute – Mother-tongue retention, 2011 Census
Mother tongue Mother-tongue retention12
(in percentage)
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 92.8 84.2 8.6
French 99.4 98.3 1.1
Non-official language 65.7 48.6 17.1

Lachute – Non-official languages

In Lachute, the three most common mother tongues were Spanish (0.3%), Italian (0.2%) and German (0.2%), 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 Lachute – 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.
Spanish 35 20.0 0.3
Italian 30 17.1 0.2
German 25 14.3 0.2
Arabic 15 8.6 0.1
Greek 10 5.7 0.1
Hungarian 10 5.7 0.1

Lachute – Bilingualism

Table 14 Lachute – Rate of English-French bilingualism by mother tongue and age groups, 2011 Census
Age groups Mother tongue
Total English French Non-official language
Note: Counts for mother tongue include single responses only. Consequently, the total excludes multiple responses.
Total 43.2 66.9 40.1 50.0
0 to 19 26.7 58.0 23.1 66.7
20 to 44 53.4 85.7 49.9 60.0
45 to 64 46.7 73.1 43.5 60.0
65 and over 40.7 51.4 38.9 42.9
Table 15 Lachute – Knowledge of official languages, 2011 Census
Knowledge of official languages Number Percentage
Total 12,325 100.0
English only 460 3.7
French only 6,465 52.5
English and French 5,395 43.8
Neither English nor French 10 0.1

Symbols:

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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.


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.
 

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