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Focus on Geography Series, 2011 Census

Census subdivision of Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, PE - Quebec

Map of Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, PE (shaded in green), Quebec

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Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Chart A: Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, PE - Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Chart A description: Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, PE - Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Prov. rank
163
Nat. rank
664

In 2011, Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel (Paroisse (municipalité de)) had a population of 5,467, representing a percentage change of 6.5% from 2006. This compares to the national average growth of 5.9%.

Land area is 128.34 square kilometres with a population density of 42.6 persons per square kilometre. This compares to the provincial land area of 1,356,547.02 square kilometres with a population density of 5.8 persons per square kilometre.

In 2011, Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel (Paroisse (municipalité de)) had 2,221 private dwellings occupied by usual residents. The change in private dwellings occupied by usual residents from 2006 was 8.7%. For Canada as a whole, the number of private dwellings occupied by usual residents increased 7.1%.

Population and dwelling counts

Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel (Paroisse (municipalité de)) – Neighbouring census subdivisions

Table 1 Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel (Paroisse (municipalité de)) – Neighbouring census subdivisions, population change, 2006 to 2011
Census subdivision (CSD) name CSD type Population
2011 2006 % change
Shawinigan, Que. V 50,060 51,904 -3.6
Trois-Rivières, Que. V 131,338 126,293 A 4.0
Saint-Maurice, Que. PE 2,775 2,368 A 17.2
Saint-Narcisse, Que. PE 1,762 1,806 -2.4
Saint-Étienne-des-Grès, Que. PE 4,217 3,881 8.7

Quebec – Census subdivisions with 5,000-plus population with the highest population growth

Table 2 Quebec – Census subdivisions with 5,000-plus population with the highest population growth, population change, 2006 to 2011
Census subdivision (CSD) name CSD type Population
2011 2006 % change
Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval MÉ 5,696 3,790 50.3
Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac V 15,689 11,311 38.7
Marieville V 10,094 7,527 A 34.1
Shannon MÉ 5,086 3,825 33.0
Saint-Amable MÉ 10,870 8,398 29.4

Quebec – Census subdivisions with 5,000-plus population with the lowest population growth

Table 3 Quebec – Census subdivisions with 5,000-plus population with the lowest population growth, population change, 2006 to 2011
Census subdivision (CSD) name CSD type Population
2011 2006 % change
La Tuque V 11,227 11,821 -5.0
Shawinigan V 50,060 51,904 -3.6
Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac V 5,096 5,259 A -3.1
Roberval V 10,227 10,544 -3.0
Chandler V 7,703 7,914 -2.7

Age and sex

Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, PE – Age distribution

Chart C: Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, PE - Population by broad age groups

Chart C description: Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, PE - Population by broad age groups

Table 4 Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, PE – Age distributions by broad age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
0 to 14 16.2% 15.5% 16.8%
15 to 64 71.4% 71.5% 71.6%
65 and over 12.3% 12.9% 11.6%

In 2011, the percentage of the population aged 65 and over in Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, PE was 12.3%, compared with a national percentage of 14.8%. The percentage of the working age population (15 to 64) was 71.4% and the percentage of children aged 0 to 14 was 16.2%. 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.

Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, PE – Population by broad age groups and sex

Table 5 Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, PE – Population by broad age groups, 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 5,470 5,130 340 6.6
0 to 14 885 880 5 0.6
15 to 64 3,905 3,755 150 4.0
65 and over 675 500 175 35.0
Males
Total 2,840 2,685 155 5.8
0 to 14 440 455 -15 -3.3
15 to 64 2,030 1,970 60 3.0
65 and over 365 255 110 43.1
Females
Total 2,625 2,450 175 7.1
0 to 14 440 425 15 3.5
15 to 64 1,880 1,780 100 5.6
65 and over 305 240 65 27.1

Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, PE – Population by five-year age groups and sex

Chart D: Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, PE - Population by five-year age groups and sex

Chart D description: Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, PE - Population by five-year age groups and sex

Table 6 Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, PE – Population by five-year age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
Total - Age groups 5,470 2,840 2,625
0 to 4 years 320 160 155
5 to 9 years 245 130 115
10 to 14 years 320 155 170
15 to 19 years 350 185 165
20 to 24 years 270 145 120
25 to 29 years 320 160 165
30 to 34 years 345 175 175
35 to 39 years 340 170 170
40 to 44 years 360 205 155
45 to 49 years 485 235 245
50 to 54 years 530 255 270
55 to 59 years 510 275 230
60 to 64 years 405 220 185
65 to 69 years 305 185 125
70 to 74 years 145 70 75
75 to 79 years 115 65 50
80 to 84 years 60 30 30
85 years and over 40 20 20
Median age 43.2 43.7 42.6

Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, PE – Median age1 of the population

Chart E: Canada, Quebec and Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, PE - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

Chart E description: Canada, Quebec and Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, PE - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

In 2011, the median age in Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, PE was 43.2 years. In comparison, the median age of Quebec was 41.9 years.

Table 7 Canada, Quebec and Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, PE – Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses
  Median age
2006 2011
Canada 39.5 40.6
Quebec 41.0 41.9
Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, PE 41.8 43.2

Families and households

In 2011, the number of census families2 in Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel was 1,665, which represents a change of 7.4% from 2006. This compares to a growth rate for Canada of 5.5% over the same period.


In Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, 48.0% of census families were married couples in 2011, while 40.8% were common-law-couples and 11.1% were lone-parent families.

Chart F: Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel - Census families by family structure

Chart F description: Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel - Census families by family structure

Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel – Family structure

Table 8 Canada, Quebec, CSD of Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, PE and neighbouring census subdivisions – 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
Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, PE 1,665 800 48.0 680 40.8 185 11.1 7.4
Shawinigan, V 13,975 6,795 48.6 4,595 32.9 2,580 18.5 -4.9
Trois-Rivières, V 36,135 16,905 46.8 12,915 35.7 6,315 17.5 2.5
Saint-Maurice, PE 835 365 43.7 380 45.5 90 10.8 18.4
Saint-Narcisse, PE 530 255 48.1 175 33.0 90 17.0 -2.8
Saint-Étienne-des-Grès, PE 1,310 640 48.9 520 39.7 155 11.8 10.5

Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel – Presence of children within couple families

Among couples (married and common-law) in the census subdivision of Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, 44.9% 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.

Presence of children within couple families
* Children aged 24 and under at home
Married couples with children * 270
Married couples without children * 530
Common-law-couples with children * 395
Common-law-couples without children * 285

Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel – Marital status

Chart H: Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel - Marital status

Chart H description: Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel - Marital status

In Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, 65.8% of the total population aged 15 and over were either married (35.9%) or living with a common-law partner (29.9%).

The remaining 34.3% 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 9 Canada, Quebec, Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, PE – Population 15 years and older by marital status, 2011 Census
Marital status Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, PE Quebec Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Population 15 years and over 4,580 100.0 6,644,380 100.0 27,869,345 100.0
Married or living with a common-law partner 3,015 65.8 3,745,315 56.4 16,084,490 57.7
Married (and not separated) 1,645 35.9 2,353,775 35.4 12,941,965 46.4
Living common-law 1,370 29.9 1,391,545 20.9 3,142,525 11.3
Not married and not living with a common-law partner 1,570 34.3 2,899,060 43.6 11,784,855 42.3
Single (never legally married) 1,075 23.5 1,942,090 29.2 7,816,045 28.0
Separated 45 1.0 105,190 1.6 698,245 2.5
Divorced 285 6.2 463,830 7.0 1,686,035 6.0
Widowed 160 3.5 387,950 5.8 1,584,525 5.7

Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel – Types of private households

There were 2,220 private households3 in Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel in 2011, a change of 8.6% from 2006. Of these, 29.7% of households were comprised of couples with children aged 24 and under at home, a change of 2.3% compared with five years earlier.

Table 10 Canada, Quebec, Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, PE – Distribution of households by household type, 2011 Census
Household type4 Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, PE Quebec Canada
number % number % number %
Total private households 2,220 100.0 3,395,345 100.0 13,320,615 100.0
Couple-family households with children
aged 24 and under at home5		 660 29.7 811,120 23.9 3,524,915 26.5
Couple-family households without children
aged 24 and under at home6		 800 36.0 988,410 29.1 3,935,540 29.5
Lone-parent family households7 175 7.9 346,305 10.2 1,375,450 10.3
One-person households 520 23.4 1,094,410 32.2 3,673,310 27.6
Multiple family households8 15 0.7 28,420 0.8 268,060 2.0
Other households9 50 2.3 126,680 3.7 543,340 4.1

Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel – Structural type of dwelling

In Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, 91.2% of private households lived in single-detached houses and 0.0% lived in apartments in buildings that have five or more storeys. The rest lived in other types of dwelling structures.

Table 11 Canada, Quebec, Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, PE – Distribution of private households by structural type of dwelling, 2011 Census
Structural type of dwelling Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, PE Quebec Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Structural type of dwelling 2,220 100.0 3,395,345 100.0 13,320,615 100.0
Single-detached house 2,025 91.2 1,560,405 46.0 7,329,150 55.0
Semi-detached house 45 2.0 171,435 5.0 646,240 4.9
Row house 10 0.5 86,040 2.5 791,600 5.9
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys 0 0.0 171,110 5.0 1,234,770 9.3
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys 75 3.4 1,103,845 32.5 2,397,555 18.0
Apartment, duplex 30 1.4 263,860 7.8 704,485 5.3
Other single-attached house10 15 0.7 15,650 0.5 33,310 0.3
Movable dwelling11 25 1.1 23,000 0.7 183,510 1.4

Language

Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, PE – Mother tongue

Chart J: Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, PE - Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home

Chart J description: Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, PE - 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 Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, 0.7% of the population reported English only as mother tongue, 98.7% reported French only, and 0.1% reported a non-official language only, 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, 0.3% of the population spoke only English most often at home, 99.4% spoke only French and 0.0% spoke only a non-official language. In comparison, the provincial / territorial percentages were 9.8% for only English, 80.0% for only French and 7.1% for only a non-official language.

Table 12 Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, PE – Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home, 2011 Census
Selected languages Mother tongue Language spoken most often at home
number % number %
Total 5,435 100.0 5,435 100.0
English 40 0.7 15 0.3
French 5,365 98.7 5,400 99.4
Non-official language 5 0.1 0 0.0
Multiple responses 25 0.5 20 0.4
Table 13 Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, PE – 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 75.0 33.3 41.7
French 99.9 99.8 0.1
Non-official language 50.0 0.0 50.0

Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, PE – Non-official languages

In Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, the three most common mother tongues were Arabic (0.1%), Sign languages, n.i.e. (0.1%) and Spanish (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 14 Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, PE – 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 5 100.0 0.1
Sign languages, n.i.e. 5 100.0 0.1
Spanish 5 100.0 0.1

Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, PE – Bilingualism

Table 15 Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, PE – 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 20.4 87.5 19.9 100.0
0 to 19 10.7 0.0 11.0 0.0
20 to 44 30.6 100.0 29.4 100.0
45 to 64 19.3 100.0 18.7 0.0
65 and over 16.0 100.0 15.5 0.0
Table 16 Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, PE – Knowledge of official languages, 2011 Census
Knowledge of official languages Number Percentage
Total 5,435 100.0
English only 0 0.0
French only 4,310 79.3
English and French 1,120 20.6
Neither English nor French 5 0.1

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.


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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