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Characteristic Montréal (CMA) Data quality note(s)
Quebec
(Census metropolitan area)
La Prairie, V
Quebec
(Census subdivision)
Change geography 1 Change geography 2
Total Male Female Total Male Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011Census data footnote 1 3,824,221  ...Data not available ...Data not available 23,357 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Population in 2006Census data footnote 1 3,635,556A†  ...Data not available ...Data not available 21,763 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%) 5.2 ...Data not available ...Data not available 7.3 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 1,696,210 ...Data not available ...Data not available 9,346 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 1,613,260 ...Data not available ...Data not available 9,102 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre 898.1 ...Data not available ...Data not available 539.7 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Land area (square km) 4,258.31 ...Data not available ...Data not available 43.28 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groupsCensus data footnote 4 3,824,220 1,861,520 1,962,700 23,355 11,525 11,830
0 to 4 years 222,225 113,520 108,700 1,670 885 790
5 to 9 years 201,655 102,255 99,395 1,580 805 775
10 to 14 years 208,290 106,470 101,825 1,485 745 740
15 to 19 years 242,600 122,930 119,665 1,585 800 790
15 years 46,445 23,715 22,735 335 155 175
16 years 47,330 23,970 23,360 285 130 155
17 years 47,950 24,460 23,485 330 165 165
18 years 49,395 25,010 24,385 310 170 140
19 years 51,475 25,775 25,700 325 175 155
20 to 24 years 250,890 125,260 125,630 1,180 625 555
25 to 29 years 256,520 126,530 129,990 1,045 510 535
30 to 34 years 276,950 136,060 140,885 1,600 750 850
35 to 39 years 266,295 132,355 133,940 1,835 885 950
40 to 44 years 273,535 137,000 136,535 1,915 965 960
45 to 49 years 302,160 151,420 150,745 2,065 1,025 1,040
50 to 54 years 295,365 145,825 149,540 1,915 970 945
55 to 59 years 250,495 121,475 129,020 1,435 705 725
60 to 64 years 217,405 103,455 113,950 1,250 580 670
65 to 69 years 170,995 79,885 91,115 970 470 495
70 to 74 years 129,760 58,375 71,390 655 290 365
75 to 79 years 106,620 45,895 60,720 475 230 245
80 to 84 years 81,755 31,810 49,945 375 160 215
85 years and over 70,715 21,000 49,715 315 125 195
Median age of the populationCensus data footnote 5 39.7 38.7 40.8 39.2 38.5 39.7
% of the population aged 15 and over 83.5 82.7 84.2 79.7 78.9 80.5
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital statusCensus data footnote 6 3,192,055 1,539,275 1,652,785 18,620 9,095 9,530
Married or living with a common-law partner 1,728,495 866,800 861,690 11,380 5,700 5,675
Married (and not separated) 1,174,405 587,860 586,540 6,835 3,420 3,410
Living common law 554,085 278,935 275,150 4,545 2,280 2,260
Not married and not living with a common-law partner 1,463,565 672,475 791,090 7,245 3,390 3,855
Single (never legally married) 1,002,695 530,050 472,645 4,880 2,610 2,275
Separated 57,625 24,045 33,580 265 115 155
Divorced 228,245 85,130 143,120 1,235 485 750
Widowed 174,995 33,250 141,740 865 185 680
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private householdsCensus data footnote 7 1,034,500 ...Data not available ...Data not available 6,655 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons 504,465 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2,930 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons 235,285 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,515 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons 209,915 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,675 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons 84,835 ...Data not available ...Data not available 535 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total number of census families in private householdsCensus data footnote 8 1,034,500 ...Data not available ...Data not available 6,655 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children 844,955 ...Data not available ...Data not available 5,630 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Married couples 568,255 ...Data not available ...Data not available 3,355 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children at home 249,535 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,380 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children at home 318,720 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,980 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 120,220 ...Data not available ...Data not available 665 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 136,870 ...Data not available ...Data not available 970 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 61,625 ...Data not available ...Data not available 345 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Common-law couples 276,705 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2,275 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children at home 137,980 ...Data not available ...Data not available 925 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children at home 138,730 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,350 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 60,260 ...Data not available ...Data not available 535 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 59,350 ...Data not available ...Data not available 630 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 19,115 ...Data not available ...Data not available 185 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children 189,540 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,025 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Female parent 148,700 ...Data not available ...Data not available 730 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 90,110 ...Data not available ...Data not available 455 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 43,615 ...Data not available ...Data not available 220 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 14,975 ...Data not available ...Data not available 60 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Male parent 40,845 ...Data not available ...Data not available 290 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 26,840 ...Data not available ...Data not available 170 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 11,185 ...Data not available ...Data not available 95 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 2,815 ...Data not available ...Data not available 25 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households 1,127,105 ...Data not available ...Data not available 7,615 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Under six years of age 262,900 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2,000 ...Data not available ...Data not available
6 to 14 years 365,155 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2,720 ...Data not available ...Data not available
15 to 17 years 138,260 ...Data not available ...Data not available 935 ...Data not available ...Data not available
18 to 24 years 237,060 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,450 ...Data not available ...Data not available
25 years and over 123,730 ...Data not available ...Data not available 505 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family 1.1 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1.1 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total number of persons in private households 3,752,460 1,833,900 1,918,555 22,965 11,350 11,610
Number of persons not in census families 745,900 352,880 393,020 3,065 1,420 1,645
Living with relativesCensus data footnote 9 81,095 34,285 46,810 310 130 180
Living with non-relatives only 139,370 79,375 59,995 490 280 205
Living alone 525,435 239,220 286,215 2,265 1,010 1,260
Number of census family persons 3,006,560 1,481,025 1,525,535 19,895 9,935 9,965
Average number of persons per census family 2.9 ...Data not available ...Data not available 3.0 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households 506,350 221,725 284,630 2,420 1,115 1,305
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over 192,980 53,940 139,040 825 245 580
Living with relativesCensus data footnote 9 24,650 5,635 19,020 105 20 85
Living with non-relatives only 11,550 5,575 5,975 75 35 40
Living alone 156,780 42,730 114,050 640 185 455
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over 313,370 167,785 145,585 1,595 875 725
Total number of private households by household typeCensus data footnote 10 1,613,260 ...Data not available ...Data not available 9,100 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Census-family households 1,017,170 ...Data not available ...Data not available 6,590 ...Data not available ...Data not available
One-family-only householdsCensus data footnote 11 947,275 ...Data not available ...Data not available 6,305 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Couple-family householdsCensus data footnote 12 787,450 ...Data not available ...Data not available 5,380 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children 361,170 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2,185 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children 426,280 ...Data not available ...Data not available 3,185 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households 159,825 ...Data not available ...Data not available 925 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Other family householdsCensus data footnote 13 69,900 ...Data not available ...Data not available 285 ...Data not available ...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family 53,165 ...Data not available ...Data not available 215 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Couple-family householdsCensus data footnote 14 34,380 ...Data not available ...Data not available 150 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children 13,570 ...Data not available ...Data not available 55 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children 20,810 ...Data not available ...Data not available 95 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households 18,785 ...Data not available ...Data not available 65 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households 16,735 ...Data not available ...Data not available 70 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Non-census-family households 596,085 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2,515 ...Data not available ...Data not available
One-person households 525,435 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2,265 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households 70,650 ...Data not available ...Data not available 245 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwellingCensus data footnote 15 1,613,260 ...Data not available ...Data not available 9,100 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Single-detached house 525,830 ...Data not available ...Data not available 5,330 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys 135,905 ...Data not available ...Data not available 120 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 16 3,485 ...Data not available ...Data not available 10 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Other dwellingCensus data footnote 17 948,040 ...Data not available ...Data not available 3,650 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Semi-detached house 80,320 ...Data not available ...Data not available 195 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Row house 52,290 ...Data not available ...Data not available 395 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Apartment, duplex 144,345 ...Data not available ...Data not available 310 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys 665,305 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2,675 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Other single-attached house 5,780 ...Data not available ...Data not available 70 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total number of private households by household sizeCensus data footnote 18 1,613,260 ...Data not available ...Data not available 9,100 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 person 525,435 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2,270 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 persons 517,795 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2,965 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 persons 246,160 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,550 ...Data not available ...Data not available
4 persons 215,980 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,685 ...Data not available ...Data not available
5 persons 75,405 ...Data not available ...Data not available 480 ...Data not available ...Data not available
6 or more persons 32,485 ...Data not available ...Data not available 150 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Number of persons in private households 3,752,460 ...Data not available ...Data not available 22,960 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households 2.3 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2.5 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 3,785,915 1,845,570 1,940,345 23,065 11,425 11,635
  Single responses  3,667,620 1,786,580 1,881,045 22,650 11,220 11,430
    English  439,845 218,065 221,785 925 490 435
    French  2,395,525 1,161,290 1,234,235 19,780 9,750 10,030
    Non-official languages  832,245 407,220 425,025 1,945 980 970
      Selected Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 20 535 180 355 0 0 0
        Atikamekw    25 5 20 0 0 0
        Cree, n.o.s.  205 85 115 0 0 0
        Dene  0 5 0 0 0 0
        Innu/Montagnais  55 15 35 0 0 0
        Inuktitut  225 60 165 0 0 0
        Mi'kmaq  20 10 15 0 0 0
        Ojibway  5 0 0 0 0 0
        Oji-Cree  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Stoney  0 0 0 0 0 0
Selected non-Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 21 823,845 403,005 420,840 1,940 970 965
        African languages, n.i.e 720 410 310 0 0 0
        Afrikaans  75 40 35 0 0 0
        Akan (Twi)  1,120 550 570 0 0 0
        Albanian  2,110 1,090 1,020 0 0 0
        Amharic  615 300 315 0 0 0
        Arabic  126,865 67,530 59,335 230 120 115
        Armenian  14,800 7,215 7,585 15 10 10
        Bantu languages, n.i.e 1,255 650 605 0 0 0
        Bengali  10,240 5,220 5,025 5 0 0
        Berber languages (Kabyle)  5,225 2,840 2,385 10 0 5
        Bisayan languages  880 270 610 0 5 0
        Bosnian  405 200 210 0 0 0
        Bulgarian  5,975 2,910 3,060 15 5 5
        Burmese  50 25 30 0 0 0
        Cantonese  10,515 4,965 5,550 35 15 25
        Chinese, n.o.s.  39,095 18,515 20,580 175 85 90
        Creoles  47,665 21,100 26,570 55 25 25
        Croatian  1,875 960 915 0 0 0
        Czech  1,320 615 705 5 0 0
        Danish  250 115 135 0 0 0
        Dutch  2,115 1,060 1,055 5 0 5
        Estonian  170 65 105 0 0 0
        Finnish  335 120 220 0 0 0
        Flemish  335 135 195 0 0 0
        Fukien  70 30 45 0 0 0
        German  10,155 4,565 5,590 30 20 15
        Greek  38,860 19,510 19,355 80 40 45
        Gujarati  5,895 2,885 3,005 5 5 5
        Hakka  100 40 60 0 0 0
        Hebrew  3,895 2,060 1,835 0 0 0
        Hindi  2,635 1,375 1,260 0 0 0
        Hungarian  6,005 2,870 3,140 10 5 5
        Ilocano  1,680 605 1,070 0 0 5
        Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e 450 270 185 5 0 5
        Italian  110,125 54,285 55,835 120 75 45
        Japanese  1,805 560 1,245 5 0 5
        Khmer (Cambodian)  7,745 3,625 4,115 25 15 15
        Korean  3,870 1,705 2,160 10 5 5
        Kurdish  670 365 305 0 0 0
        Lao  3,555 1,725 1,835 20 10 5
        Latvian  275 95 180 0 0 0
        Lingala  1,740 820 925 5 0 0
        Lithuanian  570 235 330 5 0 0
        Macedonian  175 90 85 0 0 0
        Malay  555 230 325 0 0 0
        Malayalam  290 155 140 0 0 0
        Maltese  20 5 15 0 0 0
        Mandarin  10,180 4,665 5,515 60 30 30
        Marathi  150 90 60 0 0 0
        Nepali  345 160 185 0 0 0
        Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e 3,745 1,990 1,760 5 0 0
        Norwegian  220 110 110 0 0 0
        Oromo  6,390 3,490 2,900 25 10 10
        Panjabi (Punjabi)  11,025 5,915 5,105 0 0 0
        Pashto  960 525 435 0 0 0
        Persian (Farsi)  17,895 9,340 8,560 55 30 25
        Polish  13,530 5,905 7,630 25 15 10
        Portuguese  29,225 14,035 15,190 200 85 115
        Romanian  28,975 13,990 14,990 175 85 90
        Rundi (Kirundi)  1,300 635 670 0 0 0
        Russian  22,480 10,095 12,385 50 25 20
        Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)  1,280 565 715 0 0 0
        Semitic languages, n.i.e 125 60 60 0 0 0
        Serbian  1,735 850 885 0 0 0
        Serbo-Croatian  675 335 340 0 0 0
        Shanghainese  90 40 50 0 0 0
        Sign languages, n.i.e 285 155 125 5 0 5
        Sindhi  295 140 155 0 0 0
        Sinhala (Sinhalese)  570 300 265 0 0 0
        Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e 65 40 25 0 0 0
        Slavic languages, n.i.e 265 140 125 0 0 0
        Slovak  1,020 440 585 5 5 0
        Slovenian  770 335 435 0 0 0
        Somali  665 335 325 0 0 0
        Spanish  111,070 54,395 56,670 355 175 180
        Swahili  975 485 490 5 5 0
        Swedish  435 210 225 0 5 0
        Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)  13,280 4,550 8,730 5 5 5
        Taiwanese  395 185 210 5 5 0
        Tamil  13,145 6,595 6,550 0 0 0
        Telugu  350 195 155 0 0 0
        Thai  525 145 380 0 0 0
        Tibetan languages  95 55 40 0 0 0
        Tigrigna  310 140 165 0 0 0
        Turkish  6,370 3,285 3,085 5 0 0
        Ukrainian  4,365 1,885 2,480 15 10 5
        Urdu  9,615 5,005 4,610 10 10 5
        Vietnamese  24,610 11,725 12,880 60 30 30
        Yiddish  8,910 4,445 4,460 0 0 0
      Other languagesCensus data footnote 22 7,870 4,040 3,825 5 5 5
  Multiple responses          118,290 58,990 59,305 410 210 205
    English and French  40,400 20,205 20,190 245 125 120
    English and non-official language  21,450 10,460 10,985 30 20 10
    French and non-official language  44,685 22,165 22,525 105 45 60
    English, French and non-official language 11,755 6,160 5,595 30 20 5
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 3,785,915 1,845,570 1,940,345 23,065 11,430 11,635
  English only 280,785 138,010 142,775 370 210 160
  French only 1,401,455 626,035 775,425 10,085 4,600 5,485
  English and French 2,039,040 1,056,095 982,945 12,480 6,565 5,915
  Neither English nor French 64,640 25,430 39,205 120 55 70
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 3,785,915 1,845,570 1,940,345 23,060 11,430 11,635
  English 739,485 367,370 372,115 1,390 745 645
  French 2,767,210 1,339,785 1,427,430 20,885 10,285 10,600
  English and French 216,745 114,035 102,710 670 350 320
  Neither English nor French 62,470 24,385 38,090 120 50 70
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 23 847,860 424,390 423,475 1,725 920 805
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 23 22.4 23.0 21.8 7.5 8.0 6.9
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 3,785,915 1,845,570 1,940,345 23,065 11,430 11,635
  Single responses 3,581,800 1,744,820 1,836,985 22,510 11,155 11,355
    English 606,910 299,450 307,455 1,065 570 495
    French 2,502,410 1,217,800 1,284,605 20,355 10,050 10,300
    Non-official languages 472,485 227,560 244,920 1,090 535 555
      Selected Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 20 195 75 125 0 0 0
        Atikamekw   10 5 10 0 0 0
        Cree, n.o.s. 85 35 50 0 0 0
        Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Innu/Montagnais 30 10 15 0 0 0
        Inuktitut 70 25 50 0 0 0
        Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Ojibway 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Selected non-Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 21 469,410 226,055 243,360 1,090 535 550
        African languages, n.i.e. 185 90 95 0 0 0
        Afrikaans 25 10 10 0 0 0
        Akan (Twi) 560 255 310 0 0 0
        Albanian 1,325 670 655 0 0 0
        Amharic 325 150 180 0 0 0
        Arabic 66,910 34,230 32,680 100 45 55
        Armenian 10,870 5,145 5,720 5 0 0
        Bantu languages, n.i.e. 225 110 125 0 0 0
        Bengali 8,155 4,050 4,100 5 0 0
        Berber languages (Kabyle) 1,780 935 840 5 5 5
        Bisayan languages 230 95 135 0 0 0
        Bosnian 265 135 125 0 0 0
        Bulgarian 4,590 2,260 2,330 5 5 5
        Burmese 25 10 15 0 0 0
        Cantonese 8,120 3,870 4,245 35 15 15
        Chinese, n.o.s. 31,905 15,280 16,630 155 70 80
        Creoles 19,000 8,095 10,905 25 10 15
        Croatian 790 375 415 0 0 0
        Czech 415 195 220 0 5 5
        Danish 30 15 15 0 0 0
        Dutch 325 155 170 5 5 0
        Estonian 25 15 15 0 0 0
        Finnish 60 20 35 5 5 0
        Flemish 60 25 35 0 0 0
        Fukien 15 5 10 0 0 0
        German 1,830 840 990 5 0 0
        Greek 19,750 9,530 10,225 40 20 20
        Gujarati 3,930 1,895 2,040 5 5 5
        Hakka 20 5 15 0 0 0
        Hebrew 1,705 875 835 0 0 0
        Hindi 1,400 700 700 0 0 0
        Hungarian 2,240 995 1,245 0 0 0
        Ilocano 585 225 360 0 0 0
        Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 225 120 105 0 0 0
        Italian 38,855 17,585 21,280 20 10 10
        Japanese 760 330 430 0 0 0
        Khmer (Cambodian) 4,880 2,260 2,625 20 10 5
        Korean 2,840 1,305 1,525 10 0 5
        Kurdish 310 155 150 0 0 0
        Lao 2,100 1,010 1,090 10 10 0
        Latvian 85 30 50 0 0 0
        Lingala 450 205 245 0 0 0
        Lithuanian 145 55 90 0 0 0
        Macedonian 110 55 50 0 0 0
        Malay 215 105 105 0 0 0
        Malayalam 75 35 35 0 0 0
        Maltese 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Mandarin 8,525 4,090 4,435 45 25 20
        Marathi 65 40 25 0 0 0
        Nepali 285 135 150 0 0 0
        Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 855 410 445 0 0 0
        Norwegian 40 20 20 0 0 0
        Oromo 1,935 1,025 910 0 0 0
        Panjabi (Punjabi) 8,270 4,375 3,895 0 0 0
        Pashto 775 405 365 0 0 0
        Persian (Farsi) 12,990 6,425 6,560 45 20 20
        Polish 6,365 2,885 3,485 10 5 0
        Portuguese 13,875 6,575 7,300 80 40 40
        Romanian 21,380 10,475 10,910 135 70 65
        Rundi (Kirundi) 365 165 200 0 0 0
        Russian 17,550 8,310 9,240 40 20 20
        Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 295 140 150 0 0 0
        Semitic languages, n.i.e. 55 30 25 0 0 0
        Serbian 1,035 495 540 0 0 0
        Serbo-Croatian 310 145 165 0 0 0
        Shanghainese 30 10 15 0 0 0
        Sign languages, n.i.e. 525 330 195 5 0 5
        Sindhi 165 80 85 0 0 0
        Sinhala (Sinhalese) 320 160 160 0 0 0
        Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 35 15 20 0 0 0
        Slavic languages, n.i.e. 125 55 65 0 0 0
        Slovak 220 100 120 0 0 5
        Slovenian 280 115 160 0 0 0
        Somali 410 200 215 0 0 0
        Spanish 74,755 36,280 38,470 230 115 115
        Swahili 270 125 140 0 0 0
        Swedish 100 45 50 0 0 0
        Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 7,210 2,775 4,440 5 5 0
        Taiwanese 220 115 100 0 0 0
        Tamil 11,225 5,565 5,670 0 0 0
        Telugu 215 115 100 0 0 0
        Thai 160 75 85 0 0 0
        Tibetan languages 70 35 30 0 0 0
        Tigrigna 160 70 85 0 0 0
        Turkish 4,675 2,320 2,360 0 0 0
        Ukrainian 1,800 775 1,025 5 0 5
        Urdu 7,030 3,550 3,485 5 0 5
        Vietnamese 19,555 9,285 10,270 40 20 25
        Yiddish 6,155 3,165 2,990 0 0 0
      Other languagesCensus data footnote 22 2,870 1,435 1,440 0 0 0
  Multiple responses         204,120 100,755 103,365 555 275 285
    English and French 48,610 24,475 24,135 245 120 120
    English and non-official language 41,050 19,960 21,095 55 30 30
    French and non-official language 87,330 42,320 45,010 180 80 100
    English, French and non-official language 27,120 13,995 13,125 70 35 35
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 3,785,915 1,845,570 1,940,345 23,060 11,425 11,635
  None 2,955,830 1,434,280 1,521,550 19,700 9,730 9,965
  Single responses  761,210 376,665 384,550 3,095 1,545 1,550
    English  276,640 139,560 137,075 1,800 895 900
    French  230,990 113,850 117,145 745 375 370
    Non-official languages  253,580 123,255 130,325 550 275 275
      Selected Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 20 235 85 150 0 0 0
        Atikamekw    10 5 10 0 0 0
        Cree, n.o.s.  80 40 45 0 0 0
        Dene  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Innu/Montagnais  20 10 10 0 0 0
        Inuktitut  90 25 70 0 0 0
        Mi'kmaq  25 5 15 0 0 0
        Ojibway  5 0 5 0 0 0
        Oji-Cree  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Stoney  0 0 0 0 0 0
      Selected non-Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 21 248,955 120,965 127,990 535 270 270
        African languages, n.i.e 470 250 220 0 0 0
        Afrikaans  45 25 20 0 0 0
        Akan (Twi)  465 240 225 0 0 0
        Albanian  335 165 170 0 0 0
        Amharic  175 85 90 0 0 0
        Arabic  44,685 23,760 20,920 85 40 45
        Armenian  2,440 1,210 1,225 5 5 5
        Bantu languages, n.i.e 745 370 370 0 0 0
        Bengali  1,110 620 490 0 0 0
        Berber languages (Kabyle)  1,825 955 870 5 0 0
        Bisayan languages  240 80 160 0 0 0
        Bosnian  80 30 45 0 0 0
        Bulgarian  740 340 405 0 0 0
        Burmese  15 5 10 0 0 0
        Cantonese  1,755 865 890 10 5 5
        Chinese, n.o.s.  5,055 2,325 2,730 20 10 15
        Creoles  33,300 14,930 18,370 35 25 15
        Croatian  485 220 260 0 0 0
        Czech  350 155 190 0 0 5
        Danish  110 45 65 0 0 0
        Dutch  630 290 340 0 0 5
        Estonian  55 20 30 0 0 0
        Finnish  105 45 60 0 0 0
        Flemish  55 20 40 0 0 0
        Fukien  25 10 15 0 0 0
        German  4,130 1,870 2,260 10 5 5
        Greek  14,145 7,120 7,030 30 15 10
        Gujarati  1,175 595 580 5 0 0
        Hakka  50 25 25 0 0 0
        Hebrew  2,935 1,455 1,485 5 0 5
        Hindi  1,790 945 850 0 0 0
        Hungarian  1,425 640 790 0 0 0
        Ilocano  505 180 325 0 0 0
        Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e 185 100 85 0 0 0
        Italian  37,515 18,415 19,100 50 30 20
        Japanese  845 350 495 0 5 0
        Khmer (Cambodian)  2,010 925 1,085 0 0 5
        Korean  600 265 335 0 0 0
        Kurdish  205 105 100 0 0 0
        Lao  930 450 480 0 0 0
        Latvian  70 25 50 0 0 0
        Lingala  2,255 1,090 1,165 0 0 5
        Lithuanian  160 55 105 0 0 0
        Macedonian  35 20 20 0 0 0
        Malay  195 90 110 0 0 0
        Malayalam  130 65 70 0 0 0
        Maltese  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Mandarin  1,670 715 960 10 5 5
        Marathi  55 30 25 0 0 0
        Nepali  20 10 15 0 0 0
        Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e 2,225 1,095 1,130 0 0 0
        Norwegian  90 45 45 0 0 0
        Oromo  2,215 1,145 1,065 10 5 5
        Panjabi (Punjabi)  1,715 940 775 0 0 0
        Pashto  80 50 30 0 0 0
        Persian (Farsi)  2,635 1,455 1,180 0 5 0
        Polish  3,015 1,215 1,795 10 0 5
        Portuguese  8,350 3,990 4,360 65 25 40
        Romanian  4,050 1,865 2,185 20 10 10
        Rundi (Kirundi)  655 320 345 0 0 0
        Russian  4,080 1,865 2,215 10 5 10
        Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)  575 250 325 0 0 0
        Semitic languages, n.i.e 45 25 20 0 0 0
        Serbian  365 180 180 0 0 0
        Serbo-Croatian  135 65 70 0 0 0
        Shanghainese  45 20 30 0 0 0
        Sign languages, n.i.e 215 95 120 0 0 0
        Sindhi  110 50 60 0 0 0
        Sinhala (Sinhalese)  175 95 80 0 0 0
        Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e 20 10 10 0 0 0
        Slavic languages, n.i.e 70 35 35 0 0 0
        Slovak  280 125 155 0 0 0
        Slovenian  205 85 115 0 0 0
        Somali  195 100 90 0 0 0
        Spanish  31,140 15,250 15,890 120 55 65
        Swahili  710 325 385 0 0 0
        Swedish  265 135 135 0 0 0
        Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)  4,700 1,505 3,190 0 0 5
        Taiwanese  135 65 70 5 0 0
        Tamil  1,495 785 710 0 0 0
        Telugu  70 50 30 0 0 0
        Thai  235 75 155 0 0 0
        Tibetan languages  25 15 5 0 0 0
        Tigrigna  75 40 40 0 0 0
        Turkish  1,125 590 530 5 5 0
        Ukrainian  1,125 475 650 0 0 0
        Urdu  2,135 1,160 975 5 5 0
        Vietnamese  4,155 2,010 2,145 5 5 5
        Yiddish  1,675 765 910 0 0 0
      Other languagesCensus data footnote 22 4,390 2,205 2,190 15 10 5
  Multiple responses          68,875 34,630 34,245 270 150 120
    English and French  28,020 14,400 13,620 110 60 55
    English and non-official language  19,670 9,825 9,850 110 60 55
    French and non-official language  20,300 9,955 10,345 45 30 20
    English, French and non-official language  885 450 435 0 0 0

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X area and data suppression

In addition to random rounding, area and data suppression has been adopted to further protect the confidentiality of individual respondents' personal information.

Area and data suppression results in the deletion of all information for geographic areas with populations below a specified size. For example, areas with a population of less than 40 persons are suppressed. If the community searched has a population of less than 40 persons, only the total population counts will be available.

Geographic area suppression lists show areas where data are suppressed.

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Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements (For further information, see the 'Notes.')

¶ incompletely enumerated Indian reserve and Indian settlement (For further information, see the 'Notes.')

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.. not available for a specific reference period

Data quality index: Data quality index showing a global non response rate higher than or equal to 25% (suppressed). Geographic area suppression lists show areas where data are suppressed.

Incompletely enumerated Indian reserve and Indian settlement: There were 13 Indian reserves and Indian settlements where enumeration was not possible as a result of forest fires in Northern Ontario at the time of census collection. Collection for these communities was done at a later time. While the data are not included in the 2011 Census tabulations, it is expected that separate special tables showing data for these communities will be made available at a later date, subject to data quality evaluation. Refer to a complete list of these geographic areas.

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Footnotes

Footnote 1

2011 and 2006 population

Statistics Canada is committed to protect the privacy of all Canadians and the confidentiality of the data they provide to us. As part of this commitment, some population counts of geographic areas are adjusted in order to ensure confidentiality.

Counts of the total population are rounded to a base of 5 for any dissemination block having a population of less than 15. Population counts for all standard geographic areas above the dissemination block level are derived by summing the adjusted dissemination block counts. The adjustment of dissemination block counts is controlled to ensure that the population counts for dissemination areas will always be within 5 of the actual values. The adjustment has no impact on the population counts of census divisions and large census subdivisions.

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Footnote 2

Total private dwellings

A separate set of living quarters designed for or converted for human habitation in which a person or group of persons reside or could reside. In addition, a private dwelling must have a source of heat or power and must be an enclosed space that provides shelter from the elements, as evidenced by complete and enclosed walls and roof, and by doors and windows that provide protection from wind, rain and snow.

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Footnote 3

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents

A separate set of living quarters which has a private entrance either directly from outside or from a common hall, lobby, vestibule or stairway leading to the outside, and in which a person or a group of persons live permanently.

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Footnote 4

Age

Refers to the age at last birthday before the reference date, that is, before May 10, 2011.

Refer to the Census Dictionary for more information.

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Footnote 5

Median age

The median age is an age 'x', such that exactly one half of the population is older than 'x' and the other half is younger than 'x'.

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Footnote 6

Total population 15 years and over by marital status

Refers to the marital status of the person, taking into account his/her common-law status. For more information, refer to the Census Dictionary: Marital status.

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Footnote 7

Total number of census families in private households

Census family - Refers to a married couple (with or without children), a common-law couple (with or without children) or a lone parent family. For more information, refer to the Census Dictionary: Census family.

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Footnote 8

Total number of census families in private households

Census family structure - Refers to the classification of census families into married couples (with or without children of either and/or both spouses), common-law couples (with or without children of either and/or both partners), and lone-parent families by sex of parent. A couple may be of opposite or same sex. A couple with children may be further classified as either an intact family or stepfamily, and stepfamilies may, in turn, be classified as simple or complex. Children in a census family include grandchildren living with their grandparent(s) but with no parents present.

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Footnote 9

Living with relatives

Non-relatives may be present.

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Footnote 10

Total number of private households by 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 common-law with or without children, or a lone parent living with one or more children (lone-parent family). One-family household refers to a single census family (with or without other persons) that occupies a private dwelling. Multiple-family household refers to a household in which two or more census families (with or without additional persons) occupy the same private dwelling. Family households may also be divided based on the presence of persons not in a census family.

Non-family household refers to either one person living alone in a private dwelling or to a group of two or more people who share a private dwelling, but who do not constitute a census family.

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Footnote 11

One-family-only households

Refers to households that consist solely of one census family without additional persons.

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Footnote 12

Couple-family households

Refers to households with opposite-sex or same-sex couples.

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Footnote 13

Other family households

Refers to one-census family households with additional persons and to multiple-census family households, with or without additional persons.

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Footnote 14

Couple-family households

Refers to households with opposite-sex or same-sex couples.

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Footnote 15

Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

Structural type of dwelling - Characteristics that define a dwelling's structure, for example, the characteristics of a single-detached house, a semi-detached house, a row house, or an apartment or flat in a duplex. Refers to the structural characteristics and/or dwelling configuration, that is, whether the dwelling is a single-detached house, an apartment in a high-rise building, a row house, a mobile home, etc.

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Footnote 16

Movable dwelling

Includes mobile homes and other movable dwellings such as houseboats and railroad cars.

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Footnote 17

Other dwelling

The category 'Other dwelling' is a subtotal of the following categories: semi-detached house, row house, apartment or flat in a duplex, apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys and other single-attached house.

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Footnote 18

Total number of private households by household size

Household, private - Person or group of persons occupying the same dwelling. 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.

Household size - Number of persons occupying a private dwelling. Refers to the number of usual residents in a private household.

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Footnote 19

Total population excluding institutional residents

The population excluding institutional residents includes Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants (permanent residents) excluding those who live in institutions (institutional collective dwellings). Canadian citizens and landed immigrants either: (1) have a usual place of residence in Canada; (2) are abroad either on a military base or attached to a diplomatic mission; or (3) are at sea or in port aboard merchant vessels under Canadian registry or Canadian government vessels. Since 1991, the target population also includes persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who are claiming refugee status, who hold study permits, or who hold work permits, as well as family members living with them; for census purposes, this group is referred to as non-permanent residents. The population universe does not include foreign residents.

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Footnote 20

Selected Aboriginal languages

The languages shown were selected based on the Aboriginal mother tongues most often reported as single responses in Canada in the 2011 Census of Population.

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Footnote 21

Selected non-Aboriginal languages

The languages shown were selected based on the non-Aboriginal mother tongues (other than English or French) most often reported as single responses in Canada in the 2011 Census of Population.

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Footnote 22

Other languages

This is a subtotal of all languages collected by the census that are not displayed separately here. For a full list of languages collected in the census, please refer to Appendix D in the 2011 Census Dictionary.

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Footnote 23

Official language minority

English is the first official language spoken by Quebec's official language minority, which consists of all individuals with English as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French. French is the first official language spoken by the official language minority in the country overall and in every province and territory outside Quebec, which consists of all individuals with French as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French.

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Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2012. Montréal, Quebec (Code 462) and La Prairie, Quebec (Code 2467015) (table). Census Profile. 2011 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-XWE. Ottawa. Released October 24, 2012.
http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed March 28, 2024).

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Map

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Map: Montréal (Census metropolitan area), Quebec

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Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Montréal (Census metropolitan area)

Geographic hierarchy: La Prairie  (Ville)

Note

Note: For more information regarding geographic hierarchies, refer to the Illustrated Glossary: Hierarchy of standard geographic units tutorial.

Related data

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Related data: La Prairie, Ville (Census Subdivision), Quebec

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