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Focus on Geography Series, 2011 Census

Census subdivision of Dollard-Des Ormeaux, V - Quebec

Map of Dollard-Des Ormeaux, V (shaded in green), Quebec

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Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Chart A: Dollard-Des Ormeaux, V - Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Chart A description: Dollard-Des Ormeaux, V - Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Prov. rank
20
Nat. rank
98

In 2011, Dollard-Des Ormeaux (Ville) had a population of 49,637, representing a percentage change of 1.4% from 2006. This compares to the national average growth of 5.9%.

Land area is 15.10 square kilometres with a population density of 3,286.7 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, Dollard-Des Ormeaux (Ville) had 16,955 private dwellings occupied by usual residents. The change in private dwellings occupied by usual residents from 2006 was 3.7%. For Canada as a whole, the number of private dwellings occupied by usual residents increased 7.1%.

Dollard-Des Ormeaux (Ville) is part of the census metropolitan area of Montréal.

Population and dwelling counts

Dollard-Des Ormeaux (Ville) – Neighbouring census subdivisions

Table 1 Dollard-Des Ormeaux (Ville) – Neighbouring census subdivisions, population change, 2006 to 2011
Census subdivision (CSD) name CSD type Population
2011 2006 % change
Montréal, Que. V 1,649,519 1,620,693 1.8
Dorval, Que. V 18,208 18,088 0.7
Pointe-Claire, Que. V 30,790 30,161 2.1
Kirkland, Que. V 21,253 20,491 3.7

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

Dollard-Des Ormeaux, V – Age distribution

Chart C: Dollard-Des Ormeaux, V - Population by broad age groups

Chart C description: Dollard-Des Ormeaux, V - Population by broad age groups

Table 4 Dollard-Des Ormeaux, V – Age distributions by broad age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
0 to 14 17.1% 18.2% 16.1%
15 to 64 67.9% 67.7% 68.1%
65 and over 15.0% 14.1% 15.9%

In 2011, the percentage of the population aged 65 and over in Dollard-Des Ormeaux, V was 15.0%, compared with a national percentage of 14.8%. The percentage of the working age population (15 to 64) was 67.9% and the percentage of children aged 0 to 14 was 17.1%. 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.

Dollard-Des Ormeaux, V – Population by broad age groups and sex

Table 5 Dollard-Des Ormeaux, 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 49,635 48,930 705 1.4
0 to 14 8,495 9,170 -675 -7.4
15 to 64 33,705 33,800 -95 -0.3
65 and over 7,430 5,960 1,470 24.7
Males
Total 24,260 24,035 225 0.9
0 to 14 4,415 4,780 -365 -7.6
15 to 64 16,435 16,545 -110 -0.7
65 and over 3,410 2,710 700 25.8
Females
Total 25,375 24,890 485 1.9
0 to 14 4,080 4,385 -305 -7.0
15 to 64 17,270 17,255 15 0.1
65 and over 4,025 3,255 770 23.7

Dollard-Des Ormeaux, V – Population by five-year age groups and sex

Chart D: Dollard-Des Ormeaux, V - Population by five-year age groups and sex

Chart D description: Dollard-Des Ormeaux, V - Population by five-year age groups and sex

Table 6 Dollard-Des Ormeaux, V – Population by five-year age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
Total - Age groups 49,635 24,260 25,375
0 to 4 years 2,380 1,235 1,145
5 to 9 years 2,775 1,430 1,340
10 to 14 years 3,340 1,750 1,590
15 to 19 years 3,860 2,000 1,860
20 to 24 years 3,630 1,845 1,785
25 to 29 years 2,785 1,475 1,310
30 to 34 years 2,460 1,175 1,285
35 to 39 years 2,700 1,245 1,455
40 to 44 years 3,365 1,590 1,775
45 to 49 years 3,900 1,895 2,010
50 to 54 years 3,920 1,840 2,080
55 to 59 years 3,675 1,705 1,975
60 to 64 years 3,420 1,665 1,755
65 to 69 years 2,535 1,245 1,295
70 to 74 years 1,825 855 975
75 to 79 years 1,365 640 720
80 to 84 years 960 420 535
85 years and over 745 245 495
Median age 41.4 39.9 42.7

Dollard-Des Ormeaux, V – Median age1 of the population

Chart E: Canada, Quebec and Dollard-Des Ormeaux, V - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

Chart E description: Canada, Quebec and Dollard-Des Ormeaux, V - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

In 2011, the median age in Dollard-Des Ormeaux, V was 41.4 years. In comparison, the median age of Quebec was 41.9 years.

Table 7 Canada, Quebec and Dollard-Des Ormeaux, V – Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses
  Median age
2006 2011
Canada 39.5 40.6
Quebec 41.0 41.9
Dollard-Des Ormeaux, V 39.5 41.4

Families and households

In 2011, the number of census families2 in Dollard-Des Ormeaux was 13,895, which represents a change of 2.7% from 2006. This compares to a growth rate for Canada of 5.5% over the same period.


In Dollard-Des Ormeaux, 77.4% of census families were married couples in 2011, while 6.9% were common-law-couples and 15.7% were lone-parent families.

Chart F: Dollard-Des Ormeaux - Census families by family structure

Chart F description: Dollard-Des Ormeaux - Census families by family structure

Dollard-Des Ormeaux – Family structure

Table 8 Canada, Quebec, CSD of Dollard-Des Ormeaux, 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
Dollard-Des Ormeaux, V 13,895 10,760 77.4 960 6.9 2,180 15.7 2.7
Montréal, V 410,035 225,035 54.9 96,385 23.5 88,615 21.6 -0.3
Dorval, V 4,915 3,225 65.6 845 17.2 845 17.2 -2.2
Pointe-Claire, V 8,445 6,100 72.2 1,070 12.7 1,280 15.2 0.4
Kirkland, V 6,070 4,960 81.7 445 7.3 670 11.0 5.1

Dollard-Des Ormeaux – Presence of children within couple families

Among couples (married and common-law) in the census subdivision of Dollard-Des Ormeaux, 55.6% 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 * 6,060
Married couples without children * 4,700
Common-law-couples with children * 450
Common-law-couples without children * 505

Dollard-Des Ormeaux – Marital status

Chart H: Dollard-Des Ormeaux - Marital status

Chart H description: Dollard-Des Ormeaux - Marital status

In Dollard-Des Ormeaux, 58.2% of the total population aged 15 and over were either married (53.6%) or living with a common-law partner (4.7%).

The remaining 41.8% 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, Dollard-Des Ormeaux, V – Population 15 years and older by marital status, 2011 Census
Marital status Dollard-Des Ormeaux, V Quebec Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Population 15 years and over 41,140 100.0 6,644,380 100.0 27,869,345 100.0
Married or living with a common-law partner 23,960 58.2 3,745,315 56.4 16,084,490 57.7
Married (and not separated) 22,040 53.6 2,353,775 35.4 12,941,965 46.4
Living common-law 1,920 4.7 1,391,545 20.9 3,142,525 11.3
Not married and not living with a common-law partner 17,180 41.8 2,899,060 43.6 11,784,855 42.3
Single (never legally married) 12,100 29.4 1,942,090 29.2 7,816,045 28.0
Separated 650 1.6 105,190 1.6 698,245 2.5
Divorced 2,280 5.5 463,830 7.0 1,686,035 6.0
Widowed 2,150 5.2 387,950 5.8 1,584,525 5.7

Dollard-Des Ormeaux – Types of private households

There were 16,955 private households3 in Dollard-Des Ormeaux in 2011, a change of 3.8% from 2006. Of these, 36.8% of households were comprised of couples with children aged 24 and under at home, a change of -7.4% compared with five years earlier.

Table 10 Canada, Quebec, Dollard-Des Ormeaux, V – Distribution of households by household type, 2011 Census
Household type4 Dollard-Des Ormeaux, V Quebec Canada
number % number % number %
Total private households 16,955 100.0 3,395,345 100.0 13,320,615 100.0
Couple-family households with children
aged 24 and under at home5		 6,235 36.8 811,120 23.9 3,524,915 26.5
Couple-family households without children
aged 24 and under at home6		 4,820 28.4 988,410 29.1 3,935,540 29.5
Lone-parent family households7 1,935 11.4 346,305 10.2 1,375,450 10.3
One-person households 3,205 18.9 1,094,410 32.2 3,673,310 27.6
Multiple family households8 440 2.6 28,420 0.8 268,060 2.0
Other households9 325 1.9 126,680 3.7 543,340 4.1

Dollard-Des Ormeaux – Structural type of dwelling

In Dollard-Des Ormeaux, 58.8% of private households lived in single-detached houses and 6.4% lived in apartments in buildings that have five or more storeys. The rest lived in other types of dwelling structures.

Table 11 Canada, Quebec, Dollard-Des Ormeaux, V – Distribution of private households by structural type of dwelling, 2011 Census
Structural type of dwelling Dollard-Des Ormeaux, V Quebec Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Structural type of dwelling 16,955 100.0 3,395,345 100.0 13,320,615 100.0
Single-detached house 9,965 58.8 1,560,405 46.0 7,329,150 55.0
Semi-detached house 355 2.1 171,435 5.0 646,240 4.9
Row house 2,995 17.7 86,040 2.5 791,600 5.9
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys 1,090 6.4 171,110 5.0 1,234,770 9.3
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys 2,500 14.7 1,103,845 32.5 2,397,555 18.0
Apartment, duplex 50 0.3 263,860 7.8 704,485 5.3
Other single-attached house10 0 0.0 15,650 0.5 33,310 0.3
Movable dwelling11 0 0.0 23,000 0.7 183,510 1.4

Language

Dollard-Des Ormeaux, V – Mother tongue

Chart J: Dollard-Des Ormeaux, V - Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home

Chart J description: Dollard-Des Ormeaux, 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 Dollard-Des Ormeaux, 41.3% of the population reported English only as mother tongue, 16.1% reported French only, and 37.2% 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, 55.7% of the population spoke only English most often at home, 14.7% spoke only French and 20.1% 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 Dollard-Des Ormeaux, 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 49,420 100.0 49,425 100.0
English 20,420 41.3 27,510 55.7
French 7,940 16.1 7,290 14.7
Non-official language 18,360 37.2 9,915 20.1
Multiple responses 2,705 5.5 4,700 9.5
Table 13 Dollard-Des Ormeaux, 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 98.6 96.5 2.1
French 87.8 74.0 13.9
Non-official language 83.3 61.5 21.9

Dollard-Des Ormeaux, V – Non-official languages

In Dollard-Des Ormeaux, the three most common mother tongues were Arabic (6.9%), Italian (3.2%) and Greek (2.8%), 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 Dollard-Des Ormeaux, 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.
Arabic 3,420 16.9 6.9
Italian 1,585 7.8 3.2
Greek 1,400 6.9 2.8
Spanish 1,280 6.3 2.6
Panjabi (Punjabi) 1,200 5.9 2.4

Dollard-Des Ormeaux, V – Bilingualism

Table 15 Dollard-Des Ormeaux, 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 66.9 68.6 83.6 57.8
0 to 19 69.9 69.6 69.3 70.7
20 to 44 77.5 82.8 93.5 65.8
45 to 64 64.9 65.7 88.5 55.2
65 and over 45.0 36.8 78.3 34.8
Table 16 Dollard-Des Ormeaux, V – Knowledge of official languages, 2011 Census
Knowledge of official languages Number Percentage
Total 49,420 100.0
English only 12,610 25.5
French only 2,490 5.0
English and French 33,310 67.4
Neither English nor French 1,010 2.0

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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