Focus on Geography Series, 2011 Census

Census subdivision of L'Assomption, V - Quebec ¹

In 2011, L'Assomption (Ville) had a population of 20,065, representing a percentage change of 20.0% from 2006. This compares to the national average growth of 5.9%.

Land area is 98.90 square kilometres with a population density of 202.9 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'Assomption (Ville) had 7,938 private dwellings occupied by usual residents. The change in private dwellings occupied by usual residents from 2006 was 24.5%. For Canada as a whole, the number of private dwellings occupied by usual residents increased 7.1%.

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

Population and dwelling counts

L'Assomption (Ville) – Neighbouring census subdivisions

Table 1 L'Assomption (Ville) – Neighbouring census subdivisions, population change, 2006 to 2011

Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	Population
		2011	2006	% change
Lavaltrie, Que.	V	13,267	12,120	9.5
Repentigny, Que.	V	82,000	76,237	7.6
Saint-Sulpice, Que.	PE	3,273	3,332	-1.8
L'Épiphanie, Que.	V	5,353	4,606	16.2
L'Épiphanie, Que.	PE	3,296	3,129	5.3
Saint-Paul, Que.	MÉ	5,122	4,002 A	28.0
Crabtree, Que.	MÉ	3,887	3,441	13.0
Sainte-Marie-Salomé, Que.	PE	1,164	1,256	-7.3

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
Westmount	V	19,931	20,494	-2.7

Age and sex

L'Assomption, V – Age distribution

Table 4 L'Assomption, V – Age distributions by broad age groups and sex, 2011 Census

Age groups	Both sexes	Males	Females
0 to 14	18.2%	18.6%	17.9%
15 to 64	70.3%	71.0%	69.7%
65 and over	11.4%	10.4%	12.5%

In 2011, the percentage of the population aged 65 and over in L'Assomption, V was 11.4%, compared with a national percentage of 14.8%. The percentage of the working age population (15 to 64) was 70.3% and the percentage of children aged 0 to 14 was 18.2%. 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'Assomption, V – Population by broad age groups and sex

Table 5 L'Assomption, 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	20,065	16,725	3,340	20.0
0 to 14	3,660	3,165	495	15.6
15 to 64	14,105	11,735	2,370	20.2
65 and over	2,295	1,825	470	25.8
Males
Total	9,940	8,340	1,600	19.2
0 to 14	1,850	1,640	210	12.8
15 to 64	7,055	5,880	1,175	20.0
65 and over	1,030	815	215	26.4
Females
Total	10,125	8,385	1,740	20.8
0 to 14	1,810	1,525	285	18.7
15 to 64	7,055	5,855	1,200	20.5
65 and over	1,270	1,005	265	26.4

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

Table 6 L'Assomption, V – Population by five-year age groups and sex, 2011 Census

Age groups	Both sexes	Males	Females
Total - Age groups	20,065	9,940	10,125
0 to 4 years	1,410	725	690
5 to 9 years	1,055	515	540
10 to 14 years	1,195	615	580
15 to 19 years	1,470	785	690
20 to 24 years	1,170	605	565
25 to 29 years	1,380	650	735
30 to 34 years	1,555	775	780
35 to 39 years	1,305	655	655
40 to 44 years	1,320	645	675
45 to 49 years	1,690	845	845
50 to 54 years	1,690	840	850
55 to 59 years	1,350	670	680
60 to 64 years	1,175	590	585
65 to 69 years	815	415	400
70 to 74 years	560	270	295
75 to 79 years	400	175	220
80 to 84 years	280	105	175
85 years and over	250	70	180
Median age	37.9	37.2	38.7

L'Assomption, V – Median age² of the population

In 2011, the median age in L'Assomption, V was 37.9 years. In comparison, the median age of Quebec was 41.9 years.

Table 7 Canada, Quebec and L'Assomption, V – Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

	Median age
	2006	2011
Canada	39.5	40.6
Quebec	41.0	41.9
L'Assomption, V	39.3	37.9

Families and households

L'Assomption – Family structure

Table 8 Canada, Quebec, CSD of L'Assomption, 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'Assomption, V	5,950	2,595	43.6	2,390	40.2	965	16.2	20.3
Lavaltrie, V	3,980	1,755	44.1	1,625	40.8	600	15.1	8.6
Repentigny, V	24,585	12,930	52.6	7,830	31.8	3,820	15.5	6.8
Saint-Sulpice, PE	995	450	45.2	385	38.7	160	16.1	0.0
L'Épiphanie, V	1,505	600	39.9	595	39.5	310	20.6	12.3
L'Épiphanie, PE	1,000	430	43.0	435	43.5	130	13.0	9.9
Saint-Paul, MÉ	1,575	655	41.6	675	42.9	245	15.6	34.0
Crabtree, MÉ	1,130	545	48.2	410	36.3	175	15.5	12.4
Sainte-Marie-Salomé, PE	350	195	55.7	120	34.3	40	11.4	-2.8

L'Assomption – Presence of children within couple families

Presence of children within couple families

* Children aged 24 and under at home
Married couples with children *	1,070
Married couples without children *	1,530
Common-law-couples with children *	1,440
Common-law-couples without children *	950

L'Assomption – Marital status

Table 9 Canada, Quebec, L'Assomption, V – Population 15 years and older by marital status, 2011 Census

Marital status	L'Assomption, V		Quebec		Canada
	number	%	number	%	number	%
Total - Population 15 years and over	16,405	100.0	6,644,380	100.0	27,869,345	100.0
Married or living with a common-law partner	10,055	61.3	3,745,315	56.4	16,084,490	57.7
Married (and not separated)	5,280	32.2	2,353,775	35.4	12,941,965	46.4
Living common-law	4,775	29.1	1,391,545	20.9	3,142,525	11.3
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	6,350	38.7	2,899,060	43.6	11,784,855	42.3
Single (never legally married)	4,315	26.3	1,942,090	29.2	7,816,045	28.0
Separated	220	1.3	105,190	1.6	698,245	2.5
Divorced	1,050	6.4	463,830	7.0	1,686,035	6.0
Widowed	765	4.7	387,950	5.8	1,584,525	5.7

L'Assomption – Types of private households

There were 7,940 private households⁴ in L'Assomption in 2011, a change of 24.4% from 2006. Of these, 31.1% of households were comprised of couples with children aged 24 and under at home, a change of 12.3% compared with five years earlier.

Table 10 Canada, Quebec, L'Assomption, V – Distribution of households by household type, 2011 Census

Household type5	L'Assomption, V		Quebec		Canada
	number	%	number	%	number	%
Total private households	7,940	100.0	3,395,345	100.0	13,320,615	100.0
Couple-family households with children aged 24 and under at home6	2,470	31.1	811,120	23.9	3,524,915	26.5
Couple-family households without children aged 24 and under at home7	2,400	30.2	988,410	29.1	3,935,540	29.5
Lone-parent family households8	930	11.7	346,305	10.2	1,375,450	10.3
One-person households	1,860	23.4	1,094,410	32.2	3,673,310	27.6
Multiple family households9	70	0.9	28,420	0.8	268,060	2.0
Other households10	200	2.5	126,680	3.7	543,340	4.1

L'Assomption – Structural type of dwelling

In L'Assomption, 61.6% of private households lived in single-detached houses and 0.1% 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'Assomption, V – Distribution of private households by structural type of dwelling, 2011 Census

Structural type of dwelling	L'Assomption, V		Quebec		Canada
	number	%	number	%	number	%
Total - Structural type of dwelling	7,935	100.0	3,395,345	100.0	13,320,615	100.0
Single-detached house	4,890	61.6	1,560,405	46.0	7,329,150	55.0
Semi-detached house	535	6.7	171,435	5.0	646,240	4.9
Row house	125	1.6	86,040	2.5	791,600	5.9
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	5	0.1	171,110	5.0	1,234,770	9.3
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	1,775	22.4	1,103,845	32.5	2,397,555	18.0
Apartment, duplex	440	5.5	263,860	7.8	704,485	5.3
Other single-attached house11	55	0.7	15,650	0.5	33,310	0.3
Movable dwelling12	110	1.4	23,000	0.7	183,510	1.4

Language

L'Assomption, V – Mother tongue

In L'Assomption, 1.0% of the population reported English only as mother tongue, 96.5% reported French only, and 1.8% 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, 0.5% of the population spoke only English most often at home, 98.0% spoke only French and 0.8% 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'Assomption, 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	19,860	100.0	19,860	100.0
English	195	1.0	105	0.5
French	19,165	96.5	19,460	98.0
Non-official language	360	1.8	160	0.8
Multiple responses	140	0.7	135	0.7

Table 13 L'Assomption, V – Mother-tongue retention, 2011 Census

Mother tongue	Mother-tongue retention13 (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	64.4	35.6	28.8
French	99.9	99.7	0.2
Non-official language	72.5	47.5	25.0

L'Assomption, V – Non-official languages

In L'Assomption, the three most common mother tongues were Spanish (0.7%), Italian (0.2%) and Arabic (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'Assomption, 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	140	35.0	0.7
Italian	45	11.3	0.2
Arabic	45	11.3	0.2
Portuguese	30	7.5	0.2
Creoles	30	7.5	0.2

L'Assomption, V – Bilingualism

Table 15 L'Assomption, 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	31.6	84.6	30.8	47.9
0 to 19	13.8	57.1	13.2	33.3
20 to 44	46.2	91.7	45.7	56.8
45 to 64	33.7	86.7	32.9	50.0
65 and over	22.6	100.0	21.6	50.0

Table 16 L'Assomption, V – Knowledge of official languages, 2011 Census

Knowledge of official languages	Number	Percentage
Total	19,865	100.0
English only	30	0.2
French only	13,460	67.8
English and French	6,350	32.0
Neither English nor French	15	0.1

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Note(s):

1. L'Assomption, V (Quebec) – This census subdivision has the following data quality indicators (commonly referred to as data quality flags):
    

   2006 adjusted count; most of these are the result of boundary changes.

2. Median age: Age 'x' that divides a population in two groups of the same population size, one group being older than age 'x' and the other group being younger than age 'x'.
3. Census family: Refers to a married couple (with or without children), a common-law couple (with or without children) or a lone parent family.
4. Household, private: Refers to a person or a group of persons (other than foreign residents) who occupy a private dwelling and do not have a usual place of residence elsewhere in Canada.
5. Household type: Refers to the basic division of private households into family and non-family households. Family household refers to a household that contains at least one census family, that is, a married couple with or without children, or a couple living in common-law with or without children or a lone parent living with one or more children.
6. Couple-family households with children: Refers to couple households with at least one child aged 24 and under.
7. Couple-family households without children: Refers to couple households without children aged 24 and under. Includes couple households with all children aged 25 and over.
8. Lone-parent-family households: Refers to all lone-parent family households regardless of age of children.
9. Multiple-family households: Refers to a household in which two or more census families (with or without additional persons) occupy the same private dwelling.
10. Other households: Refers to two or more people who share a private dwelling, but who do not constitute a census family.
11. Other single-attached house: A single dwelling that is attached to another building and that does not fall into any of the other categories, such as a single dwelling attached to a non-residential structure (e.g., a store or a church) or occasionally to another residential structure (e.g., an apartment building).
12. Movable dwelling includes mobile homes and other movable dwellings such as houseboats and railroad cars.
13. Mother-tongue retention: Retention refers to the situation where people speak their mother tongue at home. Retention is defined as 'complete' when the mother tongue is the language spoken most often and 'partial' when it is spoken on a regular basis but not most often. The (complete or partial) retention rate refers to the proportion of the population with a given mother tongue that speaks that language at home most often or on a regular basis. The retention rate provides an indication of a group's linguistic vitality, particularly the importance of transmitting languages between generations.

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.