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Focus on Geography Series, 2011 Census

Census subdivision of L'Épiphanie, V - Quebec

Map of L'Épiphanie, V (shaded in green), Quebec

Map of L'Épiphanie, V

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Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

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

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

Prov. rank
167
Nat. rank
674

In 2011, L'Épiphanie (Ville) had a population of 5,353, representing a percentage change of 16.2% from 2006. This compares to the national average growth of 5.9%.

Land area is 2.26 square kilometres with a population density of 2,367.9 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'Épiphanie (Ville) had 2,046 private dwellings occupied by usual residents. The change in private dwellings occupied by usual residents from 2006 was 16.8%. For Canada as a whole, the number of private dwellings occupied by usual residents increased 7.1%.

L'Épiphanie (Ville) is part of the census metropolitan area of Montréal.

Population and dwelling counts

L'Épiphanie (Ville) – Neighbouring census subdivisions

Table 1 L'Épiphanie (Ville) – Neighbouring census subdivisions, population change, 2006 to 2011
Census subdivision (CSD) name CSD type Population
2011 2006 % change
L'Assomption, Que. V 20,065 16,723 A 20.0
L'Épiphanie, Que. PE 3,296 3,129 5.3

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'Épiphanie, V – Age distribution

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

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

Table 4 L'Épiphanie, V – Age distributions by broad age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
0 to 14 20.5% 20.7% 20.4%
15 to 64 66.7% 68.1% 65.3%
65 and over 12.8% 11.2% 14.1%

In 2011, the percentage of the population aged 65 and over in L'Épiphanie, V was 12.8%, compared with a national percentage of 14.8%. The percentage of the working age population (15 to 64) was 66.7% and the percentage of children aged 0 to 14 was 20.5%. 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.

L'Épiphanie, V – Population by broad age groups and sex

Table 5 L'Épiphanie, 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 5,355 4,605 750 16.3
0 to 14 1,100 995 105 10.6
15 to 64 3,570 3,135 435 13.9
65 and over 685 480 205 42.7
Males
Total 2,585 2,240 345 15.4
0 to 14 535 485 50 10.3
15 to 64 1,760 1,560 200 12.8
65 and over 290 190 100 52.6
Females
Total 2,770 2,370 400 16.9
0 to 14 565 510 55 10.8
15 to 64 1,810 1,570 240 15.3
65 and over 390 285 105 36.8

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

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

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

Table 6 L'Épiphanie, V – Population by five-year age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
Total - Age groups 5,355 2,585 2,770
0 to 4 years 430 215 210
5 to 9 years 330 160 175
10 to 14 years 340 160 180
15 to 19 years 415 215 205
20 to 24 years 305 150 160
25 to 29 years 355 170 185
30 to 34 years 390 185 200
35 to 39 years 345 170 175
40 to 44 years 350 170 180
45 to 49 years 485 245 240
50 to 54 years 375 185 190
55 to 59 years 305 160 145
60 to 64 years 250 120 130
65 to 69 years 215 110 105
70 to 74 years 145 70 80
75 to 79 years 105 40 65
80 to 84 years 110 50 60
85 years and over 105 25 80
Median age 36.8 36.3 37.2

L'Épiphanie, V – Median age1 of the population

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

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

In 2011, the median age in L'Épiphanie, V was 36.8 years. In comparison, the median age of Quebec was 41.9 years.

Table 7 Canada, Quebec and L'Épiphanie, V – Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses
  Median age
2006 2011
Canada 39.5 40.6
Quebec 41.0 41.9
L'Épiphanie, V 36.6 36.8

Families and households

In 2011, the number of census families2 in L'Épiphanie was 1,505, which represents a change of 12.3% from 2006. This compares to a growth rate for Canada of 5.5% over the same period.


In L'Épiphanie, 39.9% of census families were married couples in 2011, while 39.5% were common-law-couples and 20.6% were lone-parent families.

Chart F: L'Épiphanie - Census families by family structure

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

L'Épiphanie – Family structure

Table 8 Canada, Quebec, CSD of L'Épiphanie, 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'Épiphanie, V 1,505 600 39.9 595 39.5 310 20.6 12.3
L'Assomption, V 5,950 2,595 43.6 2,390 40.2 965 16.2 20.3
L'Épiphanie, PE 1,000 430 43.0 435 43.5 130 13.0 9.9

L'Épiphanie – Presence of children within couple families

Among couples (married and common-law) in the census subdivision of L'Épiphanie, 52.3% 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 * 250
Married couples without children * 350
Common-law-couples with children * 375
Common-law-couples without children * 220

L'Épiphanie – Marital status

Chart H: L'Épiphanie - Marital status

Chart H description: L'Épiphanie - Marital status

In L'Épiphanie, 57.1% of the total population aged 15 and over were either married (29.1%) or living with a common-law partner (28.0%).

The remaining 42.9% 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'Épiphanie, V – Population 15 years and older by marital status, 2011 Census
Marital status L'Épiphanie, V Quebec Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Population 15 years and over 4,255 100.0 6,644,380 100.0 27,869,345 100.0
Married or living with a common-law partner 2,430 57.1 3,745,315 56.4 16,084,490 57.7
Married (and not separated) 1,240 29.1 2,353,775 35.4 12,941,965 46.4
Living common-law 1,190 28.0 1,391,545 20.9 3,142,525 11.3
Not married and not living with a common-law partner 1,825 42.9 2,899,060 43.6 11,784,855 42.3
Single (never legally married) 1,195 28.1 1,942,090 29.2 7,816,045 28.0
Separated 70 1.6 105,190 1.6 698,245 2.5
Divorced 260 6.1 463,830 7.0 1,686,035 6.0
Widowed 300 7.1 387,950 5.8 1,584,525 5.7

L'Épiphanie – Types of private households

There were 2,045 private households3 in L'Épiphanie in 2011, a change of 16.5% from 2006. Of these, 30.1% of households were comprised of couples with children aged 24 and under at home, a change of 3.4% compared with five years earlier.

Table 10 Canada, Quebec, L'Épiphanie, V – Distribution of households by household type, 2011 Census
Household type4 L'Épiphanie, V Quebec Canada
number % number % number %
Total private households 2,045 100.0 3,395,345 100.0 13,320,615 100.0
Couple-family households with children
aged 24 and under at home5		 615 30.1 811,120 23.9 3,524,915 26.5
Couple-family households without children
aged 24 and under at home6		 555 27.1 988,410 29.1 3,935,540 29.5
Lone-parent family households7 295 14.4 346,305 10.2 1,375,450 10.3
One-person households 500 24.4 1,094,410 32.2 3,673,310 27.6
Multiple family households8 25 1.2 28,420 0.8 268,060 2.0
Other households9 65 3.2 126,680 3.7 543,340 4.1

L'Épiphanie – Structural type of dwelling

In L'Épiphanie, 50.9% 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'Épiphanie, V – Distribution of private households by structural type of dwelling, 2011 Census
Structural type of dwelling L'Épiphanie, V Quebec Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Structural type of dwelling 2,045 100.0 3,395,345 100.0 13,320,615 100.0
Single-detached house 1,040 50.9 1,560,405 46.0 7,329,150 55.0
Semi-detached house 205 10.0 171,435 5.0 646,240 4.9
Row house 85 4.2 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 485 23.7 1,103,845 32.5 2,397,555 18.0
Apartment, duplex 205 10.0 263,860 7.8 704,485 5.3
Other single-attached house10 20 1.0 15,650 0.5 33,310 0.3
Movable dwelling11 0 0.0 23,000 0.7 183,510 1.4

Language

L'Épiphanie, V – Mother tongue

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

Chart J description: L'Épiphanie, 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'Épiphanie, 0.7% of the population reported English only as mother tongue, 97.0% reported French only, and 1.7% 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, 0.0% of the population spoke only English most often at home, 83.3% 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 L'Épiphanie, 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 5,170 100.0 30 100.0
English 35 0.7 0 0.0
French 5,015 97.0 25 83.3
Non-official language 90 1.7 0 0.0
Multiple responses 35 0.7 0 0.0
Table 13 L'Épiphanie, 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 58.3 33.3 25.0
French 99.9 99.8 0.1
Non-official language 80.0 60.0 20.0

L'Épiphanie, V – Non-official languages

In L'Épiphanie, the three most common mother tongues were Spanish (0.9%), Chinese, n.o.s. (0.3%) and Italian (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 L'Épiphanie, 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 45 45.0 0.9
Chinese, n.o.s. 15 15.0 0.3
Italian 10 10.0 0.2
Turkish 10 10.0 0.2

L'Épiphanie, V – Bilingualism

Table 15 L'Épiphanie, 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 25.1 100.0 24.3 44.4
0 to 19 12.7 0.0 12.2 25.0
20 to 44 37.4 100.0 36.1 62.5
45 to 64 27.2 66.7 26.5 50.0
65 and over 14.7 0.0 15.0 0.0
Table 16 L'Épiphanie, V – Knowledge of official languages, 2011 Census
Knowledge of official languages Number Percentage
Total 5,170 100.0
English only 10 0.2
French only 3,845 74.4
English and French 1,315 25.4
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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