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Focus on Geography Series, 2011 Census

Census subdivision of Saint-Joseph-du-Lac, MÉ - Quebec

Map of Saint-Joseph-du-Lac, MÉ (shaded in green), Quebec

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Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Chart A: Saint-Joseph-du-Lac, MÉ - Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Chart A description: Saint-Joseph-du-Lac, MÉ - Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Prov. rank
148
Nat. rank
601

In 2011, Saint-Joseph-du-Lac (Municipalité) had a population of 6,195, representing a percentage change of 24.9% from 2006. This compares to the national average growth of 5.9%.

Land area is 41.38 square kilometres with a population density of 149.7 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, Saint-Joseph-du-Lac (Municipalité) had 2,268 private dwellings occupied by usual residents. The change in private dwellings occupied by usual residents from 2006 was 29.6%. For Canada as a whole, the number of private dwellings occupied by usual residents increased 7.1%.

Saint-Joseph-du-Lac (Municipalité) is part of the census metropolitan area of Montréal.

Population and dwelling counts

Saint-Joseph-du-Lac (Municipalité) – Neighbouring census subdivisions

Table 1 Saint-Joseph-du-Lac (Municipalité) – Neighbouring census subdivisions, population change, 2006 to 2011
Census subdivision (CSD) name CSD type Population
2011 2006 % change
Saint-Eustache, Que. V 44,154 42,077 A 4.9
Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac, Que. V 15,689 11,311 38.7
Pointe-Calumet, Que. MÉ 6,396 6,574 -2.7
Oka, Que. MÉ 3,969 3,300 20.3
Mirabel, Que. V 41,957 34,626 21.2

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

Saint-Joseph-du-Lac, MÉ – Age distribution

Chart C: Saint-Joseph-du-Lac, MÉ - Population by broad age groups

Chart C description: Saint-Joseph-du-Lac, MÉ - Population by broad age groups

Table 4 Saint-Joseph-du-Lac, MÉ – Age distributions by broad age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
0 to 14 19.5% 20.5% 18.5%
15 to 64 71.1% 70.1% 72.4%
65 and over 9.4% 9.4% 9.1%

In 2011, the percentage of the population aged 65 and over in Saint-Joseph-du-Lac, MÉ was 9.4%, compared with a national percentage of 14.8%. The percentage of the working age population (15 to 64) was 71.1% and the percentage of children aged 0 to 14 was 19.5%. 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.

Saint-Joseph-du-Lac, MÉ – Population by broad age groups and sex

Table 5 Saint-Joseph-du-Lac, MÉ – 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 6,195 4,955 1,240 25.0
0 to 14 1,205 1,070 135 12.6
15 to 64 4,405 3,535 870 24.6
65 and over 580 350 230 65.7
Males
Total 3,175 2,530 645 25.5
0 to 14 650 565 85 15.0
15 to 64 2,225 1,780 445 25.0
65 and over 300 185 115 62.2
Females
Total 3,020 2,425 595 24.5
0 to 14 560 500 60 12.0
15 to 64 2,185 1,760 425 24.1
65 and over 275 170 105 61.8

Saint-Joseph-du-Lac, MÉ – Population by five-year age groups and sex

Chart D: Saint-Joseph-du-Lac, MÉ - Population by five-year age groups and sex

Chart D description: Saint-Joseph-du-Lac, MÉ - Population by five-year age groups and sex

Table 6 Saint-Joseph-du-Lac, MÉ – Population by five-year age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
Total - Age groups 6,195 3,175 3,020
0 to 4 years 410 220 190
5 to 9 years 390 200 190
10 to 14 years 410 220 180
15 to 19 years 470 245 225
20 to 24 years 360 185 175
25 to 29 years 345 170 175
30 to 34 years 425 215 215
35 to 39 years 435 205 230
40 to 44 years 495 245 245
45 to 49 years 560 290 270
50 to 54 years 570 290 280
55 to 59 years 405 215 190
60 to 64 years 340 165 175
65 to 69 years 255 145 115
70 to 74 years 155 80 75
75 to 79 years 90 45 40
80 to 84 years 60 25 30
85 years and over 25 10 15
Median age 38.2 38.0 38.2

Saint-Joseph-du-Lac, MÉ – Median age1 of the population

Chart E: Canada, Quebec and Saint-Joseph-du-Lac, MÉ - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

Chart E description: Canada, Quebec and Saint-Joseph-du-Lac, MÉ - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

In 2011, the median age in Saint-Joseph-du-Lac, MÉ was 38.2 years. In comparison, the median age of Quebec was 41.9 years.

Table 7 Canada, Quebec and Saint-Joseph-du-Lac, MÉ – Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses
  Median age
2006 2011
Canada 39.5 40.6
Quebec 41.0 41.9
Saint-Joseph-du-Lac, MÉ 37.5 38.2

Families and households

In 2011, the number of census families2 in Saint-Joseph-du-Lac was 1,865, which represents a change of 24.7% from 2006. This compares to a growth rate for Canada of 5.5% over the same period.


In Saint-Joseph-du-Lac, 48.3% of census families were married couples in 2011, while 39.7% were common-law-couples and 12.3% were lone-parent families.

Chart F: Saint-Joseph-du-Lac - Census families by family structure

Chart F description: Saint-Joseph-du-Lac - Census families by family structure

Saint-Joseph-du-Lac – Family structure

Table 8 Canada, Quebec, CSD of Saint-Joseph-du-Lac, 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
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
Saint-Joseph-du-Lac, MÉ 1,865 900 48.3 740 39.7 230 12.3 24.7
Saint-Eustache, V 12,845 6,495 50.6 4,080 31.8 2,270 17.7 2.5
Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac, V 4,755 2,020 42.5 2,055 43.2 665 14.0 36.8
Pointe-Calumet, MÉ 1,860 710 38.2 810 43.5 350 18.8 -5.8
Oka, MÉ 1,170 575 49.1 435 37.2 155 13.2 17.0
Mirabel, V 12,105 5,025 41.5 5,180 42.8 1,895 15.7 19.0

Saint-Joseph-du-Lac – Presence of children within couple families

Among couples (married and common-law) in the census subdivision of Saint-Joseph-du-Lac, 51.5% 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 * 395
Married couples without children * 500
Common-law-couples with children * 455
Common-law-couples without children * 285

Saint-Joseph-du-Lac – Marital status

Chart H: Saint-Joseph-du-Lac - Marital status

Chart H description: Saint-Joseph-du-Lac - Marital status

In Saint-Joseph-du-Lac, 66.7% of the total population aged 15 and over were either married (36.9%) or living with a common-law partner (29.9%).

The remaining 33.3% 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, Saint-Joseph-du-Lac, MÉ – Population 15 years and older by marital status, 2011 Census
Marital status Saint-Joseph-du-Lac, MÉ Quebec Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Population 15 years and over 4,985 100.0 6,644,380 100.0 27,869,345 100.0
Married or living with a common-law partner 3,325 66.7 3,745,315 56.4 16,084,490 57.7
Married (and not separated) 1,840 36.9 2,353,775 35.4 12,941,965 46.4
Living common-law 1,490 29.9 1,391,545 20.9 3,142,525 11.3
Not married and not living with a common-law partner 1,660 33.3 2,899,060 43.6 11,784,855 42.3
Single (never legally married) 1,215 24.4 1,942,090 29.2 7,816,045 28.0
Separated 65 1.3 105,190 1.6 698,245 2.5
Divorced 240 4.8 463,830 7.0 1,686,035 6.0
Widowed 140 2.8 387,950 5.8 1,584,525 5.7

Saint-Joseph-du-Lac – Types of private households

There were 2,270 private households3 in Saint-Joseph-du-Lac in 2011, a change of 29.7% from 2006. Of these, 36.6% of households were comprised of couples with children aged 24 and under at home, a change of 20.3% compared with five years earlier.

Table 10 Canada, Quebec, Saint-Joseph-du-Lac, MÉ – Distribution of households by household type, 2011 Census
Household type4 Saint-Joseph-du-Lac, MÉ Quebec Canada
number % number % number %
Total private households 2,270 100.0 3,395,345 100.0 13,320,615 100.0
Couple-family households with children
aged 24 and under at home5		 830 36.6 811,120 23.9 3,524,915 26.5
Couple-family households without children
aged 24 and under at home6		 745 32.8 988,410 29.1 3,935,540 29.5
Lone-parent family households7 215 9.5 346,305 10.2 1,375,450 10.3
One-person households 390 17.2 1,094,410 32.2 3,673,310 27.6
Multiple family households8 40 1.8 28,420 0.8 268,060 2.0
Other households9 55 2.4 126,680 3.7 543,340 4.1

Saint-Joseph-du-Lac – Structural type of dwelling

In Saint-Joseph-du-Lac, 78.4% 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, Saint-Joseph-du-Lac, MÉ – Distribution of private households by structural type of dwelling, 2011 Census
Structural type of dwelling Saint-Joseph-du-Lac, MÉ Quebec Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Structural type of dwelling 2,270 100.0 3,395,345 100.0 13,320,615 100.0
Single-detached house 1,780 78.4 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 0 0.0 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 300 13.2 1,103,845 32.5 2,397,555 18.0
Apartment, duplex 115 5.1 263,860 7.8 704,485 5.3
Other single-attached house10 25 1.1 15,650 0.5 33,310 0.3
Movable dwelling11 0 0.0 23,000 0.7 183,510 1.4

Language

Saint-Joseph-du-Lac, MÉ – Mother tongue

Chart J: Saint-Joseph-du-Lac, MÉ - Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home

Chart J description: Saint-Joseph-du-Lac, 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 Saint-Joseph-du-Lac, 2.9% of the population reported English only as mother tongue, 94.4% reported French only, and 1.5% 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, 3.0% of the population spoke only English most often at home, 95.2% spoke only French and 0.5% 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 Saint-Joseph-du-Lac, MÉ – Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home, 2011 Census
Selected languages Mother tongue Language spoken most often at home
number % number %
Total 6,180 100.0 6,180 100.0
English 180 2.9 185 3.0
French 5,835 94.4 5,885 95.2
Non-official language 90 1.5 30 0.5
Multiple responses 75 1.2 80 1.3
Table 13 Saint-Joseph-du-Lac, MÉ – 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 86.0 66.0 20.0
French 99.7 99.2 0.6
Non-official language 52.6 31.6 21.1

Saint-Joseph-du-Lac, MÉ – Non-official languages

In Saint-Joseph-du-Lac, the three most common mother tongues were Italian (0.3%), Spanish (0.2%) and Portuguese (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 14 Saint-Joseph-du-Lac, 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.
Italian 20 20.0 0.3
Spanish 15 15.0 0.2
Portuguese 10 10.0 0.2
Romanian 10 10.0 0.2

Saint-Joseph-du-Lac, MÉ – Bilingualism

Table 15 Saint-Joseph-du-Lac, MÉ – 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 42.3 88.9 40.4 66.7
0 to 19 22.9 85.7 21.6 0.0
20 to 44 57.5 100.0 56.0 70.0
45 to 64 46.9 91.7 45.2 60.0
65 and over 29.6 100.0 27.5 66.7
Table 16 Saint-Joseph-du-Lac, MÉ – Knowledge of official languages, 2011 Census
Knowledge of official languages Number Percentage
Total 6,180 100.0
English only 30 0.5
French only 3,490 56.5
English and French 2,655 43.0
Neither English nor French 10 0.2

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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