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Focus on Geography Series, 2011 Census

Census subdivision of Rawdon, MÉ - Quebec

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Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Chart A description: Rawdon, MÉ - Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

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In 2011, Rawdon (Municipalité) had a population of 10,416, representing a percentage change of 3.6% from 2006. This compares to the national average growth of 5.9%.

Land area is 187.07 square kilometres with a population density of 55.7 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, Rawdon (Municipalité) had 4,532 private dwellings occupied by usual residents. The change in private dwellings occupied by usual residents from 2006 was 6.4%. For Canada as a whole, the number of private dwellings occupied by usual residents increased 7.1%.

Population and dwelling counts

Rawdon (Municipalité) – Neighbouring census subdivisions

Table 1 Rawdon (Municipalité) – Neighbouring census subdivisions, population change, 2006 to 2011
Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	Population
Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	2011	2006	% change
Saint-Ambroise-de-Kildare, Que.	PE	3,747	3,491	7.3
Saint-Alphonse-Rodriguez, Que.	MÉ	3,134	3,152	-0.6
Sainte-Marcelline-de-Kildare, Que.	MÉ	1,567	1,423	10.1
Chertsey, Que.	MÉ	4,836	5,006	-3.4
Saint-Calixte, Que.	MÉ	5,934	5,687	4.3
Sainte-Julienne, Que.	MÉ	9,331	7,983	16.9
Saint-Liguori, Que.	PE	1,976	1,887	4.7

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
Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	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
Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	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

Rawdon, MÉ – Age distribution

Chart C: Rawdon, MÉ - Population by broad age groups

Chart C description: Rawdon, MÉ - Population by broad age groups

Table 4 Rawdon, MÉ – Age distributions by broad age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups	Both sexes	Males	Females
0 to 14	14.2%	14.6%	14.0%
15 to 64	65.0%	65.3%	64.5%
65 and over	20.8%	20.0%	21.6%

In 2011, the percentage of the population aged 65 and over in Rawdon, MÉ was 20.8%, 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 14.2%. 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.

Rawdon, MÉ – Population by broad age groups and sex

Table 5 Rawdon, MÉ – Population by broad age groups, 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	10,415	10,060	355	3.5
0 to 14	1,480	1,645	-165	-10.0
15 to 64	6,765	6,525	240	3.7
65 and over	2,165	1,880	285	15.2
Males
Total	5,165	5,010	155	3.1
0 to 14	755	855	-100	-11.7
15 to 64	3,375	3,300	75	2.3
65 and over	1,035	860	175	20.3
Females
Total	5,250	5,045	205	4.1
0 to 14	735	795	-60	-7.5
15 to 64	3,385	3,225	160	5.0
65 and over	1,135	1,025	110	10.7

Rawdon, MÉ – Population by five-year age groups and sex

Chart D description: Rawdon, MÉ - Population by five-year age groups and sex

Table 6 Rawdon, MÉ – Population by five-year age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups	Both sexes	Males	Females
Total - Age groups	10,415	5,165	5,250
0 to 4 years	480	240	240
5 to 9 years	445	225	220
10 to 14 years	555	285	265
15 to 19 years	660	340	320
20 to 24 years	450	235	215
25 to 29 years	445	220	215
30 to 34 years	475	245	235
35 to 39 years	560	260	300
40 to 44 years	685	345	340
45 to 49 years	905	460	445
50 to 54 years	925	450	470
55 to 59 years	860	425	430
60 to 64 years	810	395	410
65 to 69 years	715	365	345
70 to 74 years	505	245	270
75 to 79 years	405	210	195
80 to 84 years	275	130	145
85 years and over	260	80	180
Median age	47.5	47.1	47.9

Rawdon, MÉ – Median age¹ of the population

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

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

In 2011, the median age in Rawdon, MÉ was 47.5 years. In comparison, the median age of Quebec was 41.9 years.

Table 7 Canada, Quebec and Rawdon, MÉ – Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses
	Median age
	2006	2011
Canada	39.5	40.6
Quebec	41.0	41.9
Rawdon, MÉ	45.1	47.5

Families and households

In 2011, the number of census families² in Rawdon was 3,000, which represents a change of 6.4% from 2006. This compares to a growth rate for Canada of 5.5% over the same period.

In Rawdon, 48.8% of census families were married couples in 2011, while 34.0% were common-law-couples and 17.3% were lone-parent families.

Chart F: Rawdon - Census families by family structure

Chart F description: Rawdon - Census families by family structure

Rawdon – Family structure

Table 8 Canada, Quebec, CSD of Rawdon, MÉ 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
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
Rawdon, MÉ	3,000	1,465	48.8	1,020	34.0	520	17.3	6.4
Saint-Ambroise-de-Kildare, PE	1,140	570	50.0	435	38.2	135	11.8	6.5
Saint-Alphonse-Rodriguez, MÉ	990	510	51.5	350	35.4	125	12.6	1.0
Sainte-Marcelline-de-Kildare, MÉ	475	235	49.5	185	38.9	60	12.6	17.3
Chertsey, MÉ	1,445	730	50.5	525	36.3	185	12.8	-6.8
Saint-Calixte, MÉ	1,730	735	42.5	705	40.8	290	16.8	2.4
Sainte-Julienne, MÉ	2,740	1,155	42.2	1,170	42.7	415	15.1	17.8
Saint-Liguori, PE	560	280	50.0	225	40.2	60	10.7	0.9

Rawdon – Presence of children within couple families

Among couples (married and common-law) in the census subdivision of Rawdon, 38.1% 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.

Presence of children within couple families
* Children aged 24 and under at home
Married couples with children *	430
Married couples without children *	1,030
Common-law-couples with children *	510
Common-law-couples without children *	510

Rawdon – Marital status

Chart H description: Rawdon - Marital status

In Rawdon, 56.6% of the total population aged 15 and over were either married (33.7%) or living with a common-law partner (22.9%).

The remaining 43.4% 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, Rawdon, MÉ – Population 15 years and older by marital status, 2011 Census
Marital status	Rawdon, MÉ		Quebec		Canada
Marital status	number	%	number	%	number	%
Total - Population 15 years and over	8,930	100.0	6,644,380	100.0	27,869,345	100.0
Married or living with a common-law partner	5,055	56.6	3,745,315	56.4	16,084,490	57.7
Married (and not separated)	3,010	33.7	2,353,775	35.4	12,941,965	46.4
Living common-law	2,045	22.9	1,391,545	20.9	3,142,525	11.3
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	3,875	43.4	2,899,060	43.6	11,784,855	42.3
Single (never legally married)	2,325	26.0	1,942,090	29.2	7,816,045	28.0
Separated	125	1.4	105,190	1.6	698,245	2.5
Divorced	735	8.2	463,830	7.0	1,686,035	6.0
Widowed	690	7.7	387,950	5.8	1,584,525	5.7

Rawdon – Types of private households

There were 4,530 private households³ in Rawdon in 2011, a change of 6.6% from 2006. Of these, 20.3% of households were comprised of couples with children aged 24 and under at home, a change of -7.5% compared with five years earlier.

Table 10 Canada, Quebec, Rawdon, MÉ – Distribution of households by household type, 2011 Census
Household type⁴	Rawdon, MÉ		Quebec		Canada
Household type⁴	number	%	number	%	number	%
Total private households	4,530	100.0	3,395,345	100.0	13,320,615	100.0
Couple-family households with children aged 24 and under at home⁵	920	20.3	811,120	23.9	3,524,915	26.5
Couple-family households without children aged 24 and under at home⁶	1,495	33.0	988,410	29.1	3,935,540	29.5
Lone-parent family households⁷	480	10.6	346,305	10.2	1,375,450	10.3
One-person households	1,430	31.6	1,094,410	32.2	3,673,310	27.6
Multiple family households⁸	50	1.1	28,420	0.8	268,060	2.0
Other households⁹	160	3.5	126,680	3.7	543,340	4.1

Rawdon – Structural type of dwelling

In Rawdon, 81.8% 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, Rawdon, MÉ – Distribution of private households by structural type of dwelling, 2011 Census
Structural type of dwelling	Rawdon, MÉ		Quebec		Canada
Structural type of dwelling	number	%	number	%	number	%
Total - Structural type of dwelling	4,535	100.0	3,395,345	100.0	13,320,615	100.0
Single-detached house	3,710	81.8	1,560,405	46.0	7,329,150	55.0
Semi-detached house	170	3.7	171,435	5.0	646,240	4.9
Row house	15	0.3	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	390	8.6	1,103,845	32.5	2,397,555	18.0
Apartment, duplex	150	3.3	263,860	7.8	704,485	5.3
Other single-attached house¹⁰	90	2.0	15,650	0.5	33,310	0.3
Movable dwelling¹¹	10	0.2	23,000	0.7	183,510	1.4

Language

Rawdon, MÉ – Mother tongue

Chart J description: Rawdon, MÉ - 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 Rawdon, 11.6% of the population reported English only as mother tongue, 83.2% reported French only, and 3.7% 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, 12.0% of the population spoke only English most often at home, 84.3% spoke only French and 1.6% 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 Rawdon, MÉ – 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	10,270	100.0	10,270	100.0
English	1,195	11.6	1,235	12.0
French	8,540	83.2	8,660	84.3
Non-official language	375	3.7	165	1.6
Multiple responses	155	1.5	205	2.0

Table 13 Rawdon, MÉ – Mother-tongue retention, 2011 Census
Mother tongue	Mother-tongue retention¹² (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	93.3	84.3	9.0
French	99.3	98.4	0.8
Non-official language	74.4	50.0	24.4

Rawdon, MÉ – Non-official languages

In Rawdon, the three most common mother tongues were Polish (0.9%), Italian (0.4%) and German (0.4%), 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 Rawdon, MÉ – 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.
Polish	95	23.2	0.9
Italian	45	11.0	0.4
German	40	9.8	0.4
Russian	35	8.5	0.3
Spanish	25	6.1	0.2

Rawdon, MÉ – Bilingualism

Table 15 Rawdon, MÉ – 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	42.9	76.7	37.7	50.7
0 to 19	25.0	81.1	19.0	60.0
20 to 44	49.6	91.8	44.5	50.0
45 to 64	47.8	79.0	43.0	57.7
65 and over	44.5	61.6	40.7	40.6

Table 16 Rawdon, MÉ – Knowledge of official languages, 2011 Census
Knowledge of official languages	Number	Percentage
Total	10,270	100.0
English only	370	3.6
French only	5,410	52.7
English and French	4,475	43.6
Neither English nor French	10	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.

Footnotes

Footnote 1

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 2

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 3

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 4

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 5

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

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Footnote 6

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 7

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

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Footnote 8

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 9

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 10

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 11

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

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Footnote 12

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 subdivision of Rawdon, Municipalité - Quebec
2011 Census Highlight tables – Census subdivision of Rawdon, Municipalité - Quebec
2011 Census Data Navigator – Census subdivision of Rawdon, Municipalité - Quebec
2011 NHS Focus on Geography Series – Census subdivision of Rawdon, Municipalité - Quebec

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