Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Figure 1.1 description Long description for Figure 1.1 Population, 2016 and 2011 censuses

Population, 2016 and 2011 censuses

• In 2016, the enumerated population of Rivière-Ouelle (Municipalité) was 970, which represents a change of -8.3% from 2011. This compares to the provincial average of 3.3% and the national average of 5.0%.
• The land area of Rivière-Ouelle (Municipalité) is 57.78 square kilometres and the population density was 16.8 people per square kilometre.
• In 2016, there were 420 private dwellings occupied in Rivière-Ouelle (Municipalité), which represent a change of 1.4% from 2011.

Figure 1.2 description Long description for Figure 1.2 Population Change (in percentage) for Rivière-Ouelle and higher level geographies, 2011 to 2016

Population Change (in percentage) for Rivière-Ouelle and higher level geographies, 2011 to 2016

Population and dwelling counts

Rivière-Ouelle (Municipalité) – Neighbouring census subdivisions, population change, 2011 to 2016

Table 1 Rivière-Ouelle (Municipalité) – Neighbouring census subdivisions, population change, 2011 to 2016

Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	Population
		2016	2011	% change
Saint-Denis-De La Bouteillerie Census subdivision - Saint-Denis-De La Bouteillerie, Municipalité	MÉ	517	503	2.8
Saint-Philippe-de-Néri Census subdivision - Saint-Philippe-de-Néri, Paroisse (municipalité de)	PE	832	868	-4.1
Saint-Pacôme Census subdivision - Saint-Pacôme, Municipalité	MÉ	1,598	1,658	-3.6
La Pocatière Census subdivision - La Pocatière, Ville	V	4,120	4,266	-3.4
Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière Census subdivision - Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, Paroisse (municipalité de)	PE	1,636	1,717	-4.7
Saint-Irénée Census subdivision - Saint-Irénée, Paroisse (municipalité de)	PE	641	674	-4.9
La Malbaie Census subdivision - La Malbaie, Ville	V	8,271	8,862	-6.7
Les Éboulements Census subdivision - Les Éboulements, Municipalité	MÉ	1,331	1,328	0.2

Quebec – Census subdivisions with 5,000-plus population with the highest population change, 2011 to 2016

Table 2 Quebec – Census subdivisions with 5,000-plus population with the highest population growth, population change, 2011 to 2016

Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	Population
		2016	2011	% change
Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval Census subdivision - Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval, Ville	V	7,348	5,696	29.0
Contrecoeur Census subdivision - Contrecoeur, Ville	V	7,887	6,252	26.2
Saint-Colomban Census subdivision - Saint-Colomban, Ville	V	16,019	13,080	22.5
Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Census subdivision - Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Ville	V	7,706	6,319	21.9
Mirabel Census subdivision - Mirabel, Ville	V	50,513	41,957	20.4

Quebec – Census subdivisions with 5,000-plus population with the lowest population change, 2011 to 2016

Table 3 Quebec – Census subdivisions with 5,000-plus population with the lowest population growth, population change, 2011 to 2016

Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	Population
		2016	2011	% change
Sainte-Anne-des-Monts Census subdivision - Sainte-Anne-des-Monts, Ville	V	6,437	6,933	-7.2
La Malbaie Census subdivision - La Malbaie, Ville	V	8,271	8,862	-6.7
Coaticook Census subdivision - Coaticook, Ville	V	8,698	9,255	-6.0
Mont-Joli Census subdivision - Mont-Joli, Ville	V	6,281	6,665	-5.8
La Sarre Census subdivision - La Sarre, Ville	V	7,282	7,719	-5.7