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Focus on Geography Series, 2011 Census

Census subdivision of Beaconsfield, V - Quebec

Map of Beaconsfield, V (shaded in green), Quebec

Map of Beaconsfield, V

Interactive version of map

Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Chart A: Beaconsfield, V - Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Chart A description: Beaconsfield, V - Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Prov. rank
56
Nat. rank
206

In 2011, Beaconsfield (Ville) had a population of 19,505, representing a percentage change of 1.6% from 2006. This compares to the national average growth of 5.9%.

Land area is 11.01 square kilometres with a population density of 1,771.6 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, Beaconsfield (Ville) had 6,687 private dwellings occupied by usual residents. The change in private dwellings occupied by usual residents from 2006 was 2.0%. For Canada as a whole, the number of private dwellings occupied by usual residents increased 7.1%.

Beaconsfield (Ville) is part of the census metropolitan area of Montréal.

Population and dwelling counts

Beaconsfield (Ville) – Neighbouring census subdivisions

Table 1 Beaconsfield (Ville) – Neighbouring census subdivisions, population change, 2006 to 2011
Census subdivision (CSD) name CSD type Population
2011 2006 % change
Pointe-Claire, Que. V 30,790 30,161 2.1
Kirkland, Que. V 21,253 20,491 3.7
Baie-D'Urfé, Que. V 3,850 3,902 -1.3
Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Que. V 5,073 5,197 -2.4
Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot, Que. V 10,620 9,885 7.4

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

Beaconsfield, V – Age distribution

Chart C: Beaconsfield, V - Population by broad age groups

Chart C description: Beaconsfield, V - Population by broad age groups

Table 4 Beaconsfield, V – Age distributions by broad age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
0 to 14 19.0% 20.0% 18.0%
15 to 64 65.3% 64.7% 65.9%
65 and over 15.7% 15.4% 16.1%

In 2011, the percentage of the population aged 65 and over in Beaconsfield, V was 15.7%, compared with a national percentage of 14.8%. The percentage of the working age population (15 to 64) was 65.3% and the percentage of children aged 0 to 14 was 19.0%. 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.

Beaconsfield, V – Population by broad age groups and sex

Table 5 Beaconsfield, 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 19,505 19,190 315 1.6
0 to 14 3,705 3,955 -250 -6.3
15 to 64 12,740 12,615 125 1.0
65 and over 3,065 2,630 435 16.5
Males
Total 9,510 9,390 120 1.3
0 to 14 1,905 2,025 -120 -5.9
15 to 64 6,155 6,105 50 0.8
65 and over 1,460 1,260 200 15.9
Females
Total 9,995 9,800 195 2.0
0 to 14 1,800 1,925 -125 -6.5
15 to 64 6,585 6,510 75 1.2
65 and over 1,610 1,360 250 18.4

Beaconsfield, V – Population by five-year age groups and sex

Chart D: Beaconsfield, V - Population by five-year age groups and sex

Chart D description: Beaconsfield, V - Population by five-year age groups and sex

Table 6 Beaconsfield, V – Population by five-year age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
Total - Age groups 19,505 9,510 9,995
0 to 4 years 890 465 425
5 to 9 years 1,250 630 620
10 to 14 years 1,560 810 760
15 to 19 years 1,705 860 840
20 to 24 years 1,210 605 605
25 to 29 years 565 290 265
30 to 34 years 565 260 305
35 to 39 years 995 420 570
40 to 44 years 1,470 685 790
45 to 49 years 1,820 865 960
50 to 54 years 1,715 840 875
55 to 59 years 1,430 690 735
60 to 64 years 1,275 635 640
65 to 69 years 1,020 495 525
70 to 74 years 750 380 370
75 to 79 years 565 285 285
80 to 84 years 390 185 210
85 years and over 340 120 220
Median age 43.5 43.2 43.8

Beaconsfield, V – Median age1 of the population

Chart E: Canada, Quebec and Beaconsfield, V - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

Chart E description: Canada, Quebec and Beaconsfield, V - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

In 2011, the median age in Beaconsfield, V was 43.5 years. In comparison, the median age of Quebec was 41.9 years.

Table 7 Canada, Quebec and Beaconsfield, V – Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses
  Median age
2006 2011
Canada 39.5 40.6
Quebec 41.0 41.9
Beaconsfield, V 41.9 43.5

Families and households

In 2011, the number of census families2 in Beaconsfield was 5,650, which represents a change of 2.3% from 2006. This compares to a growth rate for Canada of 5.5% over the same period.


In Beaconsfield, 79.2% of census families were married couples in 2011, while 9.6% were common-law-couples and 11.2% were lone-parent families.

Chart F: Beaconsfield - Census families by family structure

Chart F description: Beaconsfield - Census families by family structure

Beaconsfield – Family structure

Table 8 Canada, Quebec, CSD of Beaconsfield, 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
Beaconsfield, V 5,650 4,475 79.2 545 9.6 630 11.2 2.3
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
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
Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot, V 3,190 1,940 60.8 910 28.5 350 11.0 8.7

Beaconsfield – Presence of children within couple families

Among couples (married and common-law) in the census subdivision of Beaconsfield, 57.2% 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 * 2,585
Married couples without children * 1,895
Common-law-couples with children * 290
Common-law-couples without children * 260

Beaconsfield – Marital status

Chart H: Beaconsfield - Marital status

Chart H description: Beaconsfield - Marital status

In Beaconsfield, 64.3% of the total population aged 15 and over were either married (57.4%) or living with a common-law partner (6.9%).

The remaining 35.7% 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, Beaconsfield, V – Population 15 years and older by marital status, 2011 Census
Marital status Beaconsfield, V Quebec Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Population 15 years and over 15,805 100.0 6,644,380 100.0 27,869,345 100.0
Married or living with a common-law partner 10,155 64.3 3,745,315 56.4 16,084,490 57.7
Married (and not separated) 9,065 57.4 2,353,775 35.4 12,941,965 46.4
Living common-law 1,095 6.9 1,391,545 20.9 3,142,525 11.3
Not married and not living with a common-law partner 5,650 35.7 2,899,060 43.6 11,784,855 42.3
Single (never legally married) 4,040 25.6 1,942,090 29.2 7,816,045 28.0
Separated 205 1.3 105,190 1.6 698,245 2.5
Divorced 720 4.6 463,830 7.0 1,686,035 6.0
Widowed 690 4.4 387,950 5.8 1,584,525 5.7

Beaconsfield – Types of private households

There were 6,690 private households3 in Beaconsfield in 2011, a change of 2.0% from 2006. Of these, 42.4% of households were comprised of couples with children aged 24 and under at home, a change of -1.9% compared with five years earlier.

Table 10 Canada, Quebec, Beaconsfield, V – Distribution of households by household type, 2011 Census
Household type4 Beaconsfield, V Quebec Canada
number % number % number %
Total private households 6,690 100.0 3,395,345 100.0 13,320,615 100.0
Couple-family households with children
aged 24 and under at home5		 2,835 42.4 811,120 23.9 3,524,915 26.5
Couple-family households without children
aged 24 and under at home6		 2,085 31.2 988,410 29.1 3,935,540 29.5
Lone-parent family households7 590 8.8 346,305 10.2 1,375,450 10.3
One-person households 1,020 15.2 1,094,410 32.2 3,673,310 27.6
Multiple family households8 65 1.0 28,420 0.8 268,060 2.0
Other households9 85 1.3 126,680 3.7 543,340 4.1

Beaconsfield – Structural type of dwelling

In Beaconsfield, 86.3% 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, Beaconsfield, V – Distribution of private households by structural type of dwelling, 2011 Census
Structural type of dwelling Beaconsfield, V Quebec Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Structural type of dwelling 6,685 100.0 3,395,345 100.0 13,320,615 100.0
Single-detached house 5,770 86.3 1,560,405 46.0 7,329,150 55.0
Semi-detached house 85 1.3 171,435 5.0 646,240 4.9
Row house 505 7.6 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 320 4.8 1,103,845 32.5 2,397,555 18.0
Apartment, duplex 5 0.1 263,860 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

Beaconsfield, V – Mother tongue

Chart J: Beaconsfield, V - Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home

Chart J description: Beaconsfield, 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 Beaconsfield, 54.1% of the population reported English only as mother tongue, 24.1% reported French only, and 17.9% 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, 69.8% of the population spoke only English most often at home, 19.8% spoke only French and 6.6% 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 Beaconsfield, 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 19,285 100.0 19,285 100.0
English 10,430 54.1 13,470 69.8
French 4,655 24.1 3,815 19.8
Non-official language 3,460 17.9 1,270 6.6
Multiple responses 735 3.8 730 3.8
Table 13 Beaconsfield, 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 99.5 98.3 1.2
French 91.9 74.4 17.4
Non-official language 68.5 39.9 28.6

Beaconsfield, V – Non-official languages

In Beaconsfield, the three most common mother tongues were Italian (2.6%), Spanish (1.9%) and German (1.9%), 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 Beaconsfield, 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.
Italian 510 13.7 2.6
Spanish 370 9.9 1.9
German 365 9.8 1.9
Arabic 265 7.1 1.4
Persian (Farsi) 245 6.6 1.3

Beaconsfield, V – Bilingualism

Table 15 Beaconsfield, 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 75.9 71.4 92.3 67.7
0 to 19 75.4 73.0 82.7 71.2
20 to 44 85.0 84.0 96.8 73.8
45 to 64 78.1 71.2 96.1 70.6
65 and over 57.6 45.6 93.5 51.4
Table 16 Beaconsfield, V – Knowledge of official languages, 2011 Census
Knowledge of official languages Number Percentage
Total 19,285 100.0
English only 4,005 20.8
French only 430 2.2
English and French 14,745 76.5
Neither English nor French 105 0.5

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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