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Focus on Geography Series, 2011 Census

Census subdivision of L'Île-Perrot, V - Quebec

Map of L'Île-Perrot, V (shaded in green), Quebec

Map of L'Île-Perrot, V

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Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Chart A: L'Île-Perrot, V - Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Chart A description: L'Île-Perrot, V - Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Prov. rank
94
Nat. rank
379

In 2011, L'Île-Perrot (Ville) had a population of 10,503, representing a percentage change of 5.8% from 2006. This compares to the national average growth of 5.9%.

Land area is 5.56 square kilometres with a population density of 1,889.8 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, L'Île-Perrot (Ville) had 4,558 private dwellings occupied by usual residents. The change in private dwellings occupied by usual residents from 2006 was 8.1%. For Canada as a whole, the number of private dwellings occupied by usual residents increased 7.1%.

L'Île-Perrot (Ville) is part of the census metropolitan area of Montréal.

Population and dwelling counts

L'Île-Perrot (Ville) – Neighbouring census subdivisions

Table 1 L'Île-Perrot (Ville) – Neighbouring census subdivisions, population change, 2006 to 2011
Census subdivision (CSD) name CSD type Population
2011 2006 % change
Baie-D'Urfé, Que. V 3,850 3,902 -1.3
Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Que. V 5,073 5,197 -2.4
Senneville, Que. VL 920 962 -4.4
Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot, Que. V 10,620 9,885 7.4
Pincourt, Que. V 14,305 11,197 27.8
Terrasse-Vaudreuil, Que. MÉ 1,971 1,985 -0.7
Vaudreuil-Dorion, Que. V 33,305 25,789 29.1

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

L'Île-Perrot, V – Age distribution

Chart C: L'Île-Perrot, V - Population by broad age groups

Chart C description: L'Île-Perrot, V - Population by broad age groups

Table 4 L'Île-Perrot, V – Age distributions by broad age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
0 to 14 16.9% 17.5% 16.4%
15 to 64 71.2% 72.3% 70.4%
65 and over 11.8% 10.2% 13.4%

In 2011, the percentage of the population aged 65 and over in L'Île-Perrot, V was 11.8%, compared with a national percentage of 14.8%. The percentage of the working age population (15 to 64) was 71.2% and the percentage of children aged 0 to 14 was 16.9%. 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.

L'Île-Perrot, V – Population by broad age groups and sex

Table 5 L'Île-Perrot, V – 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 10,505 9,930 575 5.8
0 to 14 1,775 1,830 -55 -3.0
15 to 64 7,480 7,105 375 5.3
65 and over 1,240 995 245 24.6
Males
Total 5,130 4,795 335 7.0
0 to 14 900 905 -5 -0.6
15 to 64 3,710 3,460 250 7.2
65 and over 525 425 100 23.5
Females
Total 5,370 5,135 235 4.6
0 to 14 880 920 -40 -4.3
15 to 64 3,780 3,640 140 3.8
65 and over 720 575 145 25.2

L'Île-Perrot, V – Population by five-year age groups and sex

Chart D: L'Île-Perrot, V - Population by five-year age groups and sex

Chart D description: L'Île-Perrot, V - Population by five-year age groups and sex

Table 6 L'Île-Perrot, V – Population by five-year age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
Total - Age groups 10,505 5,130 5,370
0 to 4 years 610 305 300
5 to 9 years 585 290 290
10 to 14 years 585 300 285
15 to 19 years 685 355 330
20 to 24 years 595 310 290
25 to 29 years 610 305 305
30 to 34 years 700 345 355
35 to 39 years 775 385 385
40 to 44 years 825 405 420
45 to 49 years 985 490 500
50 to 54 years 890 430 460
55 to 59 years 775 375 400
60 to 64 years 640 305 335
65 to 69 years 445 205 240
70 to 74 years 350 145 205
75 to 79 years 215 100 115
80 to 84 years 130 50 75
85 years and over 100 25 75
Median age 40.6 39.5 41.7

L'Île-Perrot, V – Median age1 of the population

Chart E: Canada, Quebec and L'Île-Perrot, V - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

Chart E description: Canada, Quebec and L'Île-Perrot, V - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

In 2011, the median age in L'Île-Perrot, V was 40.6 years. In comparison, the median age of Quebec was 41.9 years.

Table 7 Canada, Quebec and L'Île-Perrot, V – Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses
  Median age
2006 2011
Canada 39.5 40.6
Quebec 41.0 41.9
L'Île-Perrot, V 38.6 40.6

Families and households

In 2011, the number of census families2 in L'Île-Perrot was 3,040, which represents a change of 5.6% from 2006. This compares to a growth rate for Canada of 5.5% over the same period.


In L'Île-Perrot, 51.3% of census families were married couples in 2011, while 29.1% were common-law-couples and 19.7% were lone-parent families.

Chart F: L'Île-Perrot - Census families by family structure

Chart F description: L'Île-Perrot - Census families by family structure

L'Île-Perrot – Family structure

Table 8 Canada, Quebec, CSD of L'Île-Perrot, V 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
L'Île-Perrot, V 3,040 1,560 51.3 885 29.1 600 19.7 5.6
Baie-D'Urfé, V 1,155 935 81.0 110 9.5 105 9.1 -1.7
Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, V 1,245 810 65.1 220 17.7 215 17.3 -2.4
Senneville, VL 285 220 77.2 40 14.0 25 8.8 3.6
Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot, V 3,190 1,940 60.8 910 28.5 350 11.0 8.7
Pincourt, V 4,230 2,640 62.4 1,005 23.8 585 13.8 28.8
Terrasse-Vaudreuil, MÉ 610 300 49.2 190 31.1 115 18.9 4.3
Vaudreuil-Dorion, V 9,595 5,355 55.8 2,775 28.9 1,465 15.3 26.4

L'Île-Perrot – Presence of children within couple families

Among couples (married and common-law) in the census subdivision of L'Île-Perrot, 45.8% 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 * 715
Married couples without children * 845
Common-law-couples with children * 405
Common-law-couples without children * 475

L'Île-Perrot – Marital status

Chart H: L'Île-Perrot - Marital status

Chart H description: L'Île-Perrot - Marital status

In L'Île-Perrot, 56.8% of the total population aged 15 and over were either married (36.5%) or living with a common-law partner (20.3%).

The remaining 43.2% 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, L'Île-Perrot, V – Population 15 years and older by marital status, 2011 Census
Marital status L'Île-Perrot, V Quebec Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Population 15 years and over 8,730 100.0 6,644,380 100.0 27,869,345 100.0
Married or living with a common-law partner 4,955 56.8 3,745,315 56.4 16,084,490 57.7
Married (and not separated) 3,185 36.5 2,353,775 35.4 12,941,965 46.4
Living common-law 1,770 20.3 1,391,545 20.9 3,142,525 11.3
Not married and not living with a common-law partner 3,770 43.2 2,899,060 43.6 11,784,855 42.3
Single (never legally married) 2,450 28.1 1,942,090 29.2 7,816,045 28.0
Separated 170 1.9 105,190 1.6 698,245 2.5
Divorced 735 8.4 463,830 7.0 1,686,035 6.0
Widowed 410 4.7 387,950 5.8 1,584,525 5.7

L'Île-Perrot – Types of private households

There were 4,560 private households3 in L'Île-Perrot in 2011, a change of 8.1% from 2006. Of these, 24.0% of households were comprised of couples with children aged 24 and under at home, a change of -3.9% compared with five years earlier.

Table 10 Canada, Quebec, L'Île-Perrot, V – Distribution of households by household type, 2011 Census
Household type4 L'Île-Perrot, V Quebec Canada
number % number % number %
Total private households 4,560 100.0 3,395,345 100.0 13,320,615 100.0
Couple-family households with children
aged 24 and under at home5		 1,095 24.0 811,120 23.9 3,524,915 26.5
Couple-family households without children
aged 24 and under at home6		 1,295 28.4 988,410 29.1 3,935,540 29.5
Lone-parent family households7 590 12.9 346,305 10.2 1,375,450 10.3
One-person households 1,405 30.8 1,094,410 32.2 3,673,310 27.6
Multiple family households8 30 0.7 28,420 0.8 268,060 2.0
Other households9 140 3.1 126,680 3.7 543,340 4.1

L'Île-Perrot – Structural type of dwelling

In L'Île-Perrot, 45.0% 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, L'Île-Perrot, V – Distribution of private households by structural type of dwelling, 2011 Census
Structural type of dwelling L'Île-Perrot, V Quebec Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Structural type of dwelling 4,555 100.0 3,395,345 100.0 13,320,615 100.0
Single-detached house 2,050 45.0 1,560,405 46.0 7,329,150 55.0
Semi-detached house 360 7.9 171,435 5.0 646,240 4.9
Row house 300 6.6 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 1,565 34.4 1,103,845 32.5 2,397,555 18.0
Apartment, duplex 250 5.5 263,860 7.8 704,485 5.3
Other single-attached house10 30 0.7 15,650 0.5 33,310 0.3
Movable dwelling11 0 0.0 23,000 0.7 183,510 1.4

Language

L'Île-Perrot, V – Mother tongue

Chart J: L'Île-Perrot, V - Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home

Chart J description: L'Île-Perrot, V - 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 L'Île-Perrot, 20.5% of the population reported English only as mother tongue, 65.7% reported French only, and 11.0% 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, 25.1% of the population spoke only English most often at home, 65.3% spoke only French and 6.1% 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 L'Île-Perrot, V – Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home, 2011 Census
Selected languages Mother tongue Language spoken most often at home
number % number %
Total 10,415 100.0 10,410 100.0
English 2,135 20.5 2,610 25.1
French 6,840 65.7 6,795 65.3
Non-official language 1,150 11.0 635 6.1
Multiple responses 290 2.8 370 3.6
Table 13 L'Île-Perrot, V – 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 96.4 91.2 5.3
French 98.0 94.4 3.6
Non-official language 79.2 59.6 19.6

L'Île-Perrot, V – Non-official languages

In L'Île-Perrot, the three most common mother tongues were Spanish (1.6%), Romanian (1.5%) and Arabic (1.2%), 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 14 L'Île-Perrot, V – 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 170 13.6 1.6
Romanian 155 12.4 1.5
Arabic 120 9.6 1.2
Russian 100 8.0 1.0
Italian 90 7.2 0.9

L'Île-Perrot, V – Bilingualism

Table 15 L'Île-Perrot, V – 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 62.7 71.3 59.8 64.3
0 to 19 45.1 62.2 35.0 63.6
20 to 44 78.4 83.0 77.8 73.7
45 to 64 64.9 70.9 64.1 59.7
65 and over 46.9 51.6 46.9 42.1
Table 16 L'Île-Perrot, V – Knowledge of official languages, 2011 Census
Knowledge of official languages Number Percentage
Total 10,415 100.0
English only 835 8.0
French only 2,920 28.0
English and French 6,600 63.4
Neither English nor French 60 0.6

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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