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| Population and dwelling counts | |
| Population in 20111 | 30,790 |
| Population in 20061 | 30,161 |
| 2006 to 2011 population change (%) | 2.1 |
| Total private dwellings2 | 12,482 |
| Private dwellings occupied by usual residents3 | 12,067 |
| Population density per square kilometre | 1,631.0 |
| Land area (square km) | 18.88 |
| Age characteristics | |
| Total population by age groups4 | 30,790 |
| 0 to 4 years | 1,320 |
| 5 to 9 years | 1,540 |
| 10 to 14 years | 1,835 |
| 15 to 19 years | 2,235 |
| 15 years | 430 |
| 16 years | 480 |
| 17 years | 450 |
| 18 years | 450 |
| 19 years | 435 |
| 20 to 24 years | 1,780 |
| 25 to 29 years | 1,230 |
| 30 to 34 years | 1,260 |
| 35 to 39 years | 1,590 |
| 40 to 44 years | 2,060 |
| 45 to 49 years | 2,610 |
| 50 to 54 years | 2,600 |
| 55 to 59 years | 2,290 |
| 60 to 64 years | 1,990 |
| 65 to 69 years | 1,485 |
| 70 to 74 years | 1,205 |
| 75 to 79 years | 1,165 |
| 80 to 84 years | 1,260 |
| 85 years and over | 1,335 |
| Median age of the population5 | 46.2 |
| % of the population aged 15 and over | 84.8 |
| Marital status | |
| Total population 15 years and over by marital status6 | 26,100 |
| Married or living with a common-law partner | 14,755 |
| Married (and not separated) | 12,605 |
| Living common law | 2,150 |
| Not married and not living with a common-law partner | 11,345 |
| Single (never legally married) | 6,755 |
| Separated | 420 |
| Divorced | 1,735 |
| Widowed | 2,430 |
| Family characteristics | |
| Total number of census families in private households7 | 8,445 |
| Size of census family: 2 persons | 3,810 |
| Size of census family: 3 persons | 1,875 |
| Size of census family: 4 persons | 2,035 |
| Size of census family: 5 or more persons | 730 |
| Total number of census families in private households8 | 8,450 |
| Total couple families by family structure and number of children | 7,165 |
| Married couples | 6,095 |
| Without children at home | 2,500 |
| With children at home | 3,600 |
| 1 child | 1,255 |
| 2 children | 1,710 |
| 3 or more children | 630 |
| Common-law couples | 1,070 |
| Without children at home | 535 |
| With children at home | 535 |
| 1 child | 220 |
| 2 children | 240 |
| 3 or more children | 80 |
| Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children | 1,280 |
| Female parent | 1,005 |
| 1 child | 600 |
| 2 children | 320 |
| 3 or more children | 85 |
| Male parent | 270 |
| 1 child | 170 |
| 2 children | 75 |
| 3 or more children | 20 |
| Total children in census families in private households | 9,615 |
| Under six years of age | 1,595 |
| 6 to 14 years | 3,070 |
| 15 to 17 years | 1,345 |
| 18 to 24 years | 2,395 |
| 25 years and over | 1,215 |
| Average number of children at home per census family | 1.1 |
| Household and dwelling characteristics | |
| Total number of persons in private households | 29,665 |
| Number of persons not in census families | 4,435 |
| Living with relatives9 | 470 |
| Living with non-relatives only | 470 |
| Living alone | 3,495 |
| Number of census family persons | 25,230 |
| Average number of persons per census family | 3.0 |
| Total number of persons 65 years and over in private households | 5,405 |
| Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over | 2,140 |
| Living with relatives9 | 210 |
| Living with non-relatives only | 75 |
| Living alone | 1,855 |
| Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over | 3,265 |
| Total number of private households by household type10 | 12,070 |
| Census-family households | 8,325 |
| One-family-only households11 | 7,860 |
| Couple-family households12 | 6,740 |
| Without children | 2,850 |
| With children | 3,895 |
| Lone-parent-family households | 1,125 |
| Other family households13 | 460 |
| One-family households with persons not in a census family | 340 |
| Couple-family households14 | 240 |
| Without children | 85 |
| With children | 150 |
| Lone-parent-family households | 100 |
| Two-or-more-family households | 125 |
| Non-census-family households | 3,745 |
| One-person households | 3,495 |
| Two-or-more-person households | 250 |
| Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling15 | 12,070 |
| Single-detached house | 6,585 |
| Apartment, building that has five or more storeys | 2,105 |
| Movable dwelling16 | 5 |
| Other dwelling17 | 3,375 |
| Semi-detached house | 890 |
| Row house | 1,220 |
| Apartment, duplex | 85 |
| Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys | 1,170 |
| Other single-attached house | 5 |
| Total number of private households by household size18 | 12,065 |
| 1 person | 3,495 |
| 2 persons | 3,730 |
| 3 persons | 1,895 |
| 4 persons | 2,060 |
| 5 persons | 645 |
| 6 or more persons | 245 |
| Number of persons in private households | 29,665 |
| Average number of persons in private households | 2.5 |
| Detailed mother tongue | |
| Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residents19 | 30,530 |
| Single responses | 29,390 |
| English | 16,125 |
| French | 6,745 |
| Non-official languages | 6,525 |
| Selected Aboriginal languages20 | 45 |
| Atikamekw | 0 |
| Cree, n.o.s. | 35 |
| Dene | 0 |
| Innu/Montagnais | 0 |
| Inuktitut | 15 |
| Mi'kmaq | 0 |
| Ojibway | 0 |
| Oji-Cree | 0 |
| Stoney | 0 |
| Selected non-Aboriginal languages21 | 6,430 |
| African languages, n.i.e. | 0 |
| Afrikaans | 5 |
| Akan (Twi) | 15 |
| Albanian | 5 |
| Amharic | 5 |
| Arabic | 470 |
| Armenian | 100 |
| Bantu languages, n.i.e. | 5 |
| Bengali | 35 |
| Berber languages (Kabyle) | 5 |
| Bisayan languages | 5 |
| Bosnian | 5 |
| Bulgarian | 45 |
| Burmese | 0 |
| Cantonese | 120 |
| Chinese, n.o.s. | 675 |
| Creoles | 55 |
| Croatian | 30 |
| Czech | 40 |
| Danish | 15 |
| Dutch | 90 |
| Estonian | 5 |
| Finnish | 15 |
| Flemish | 10 |
| Fukien | 0 |
| German | 330 |
| Greek | 235 |
| Gujarati | 150 |
| Hakka | 5 |
| Hebrew | 15 |
| Hindi | 70 |
| Hungarian | 150 |
| Ilocano | 10 |
| Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. | 5 |
| Italian | 635 |
| Japanese | 40 |
| Khmer (Cambodian) | 15 |
| Korean | 95 |
| Kurdish | 0 |
| Lao | 10 |
| Latvian | 30 |
| Lingala | 10 |
| Lithuanian | 20 |
| Macedonian | 0 |
| Malay | 10 |
| Malayalam | 10 |
| Maltese | 0 |
| Mandarin | 235 |
| Marathi | 10 |
| Nepali | 5 |
| Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. | 10 |
| Norwegian | 5 |
| Oromo | 15 |
| Panjabi (Punjabi) | 105 |
| Pashto | 15 |
| Persian (Farsi) | 165 |
| Polish | 320 |
| Portuguese | 185 |
| Romanian | 225 |
| Rundi (Kirundi) | 0 |
| Russian | 240 |
| Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) | 5 |
| Semitic languages, n.i.e. | 0 |
| Serbian | 35 |
| Serbo-Croatian | 5 |
| Shanghainese | 0 |
| Sign languages, n.i.e. | 0 |
| Sindhi | 5 |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | 0 |
| Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. | 0 |
| Slavic languages, n.i.e. | 5 |
| Slovak | 35 |
| Slovenian | 15 |
| Somali | 0 |
| Spanish | 515 |
| Swahili | 0 |
| Swedish | 30 |
| Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) | 265 |
| Taiwanese | 0 |
| Tamil | 55 |
| Telugu | 5 |
| Thai | 5 |
| Tibetan languages | 0 |
| Tigrigna | 0 |
| Turkish | 75 |
| Ukrainian | 80 |
| Urdu | 85 |
| Vietnamese | 90 |
| Yiddish | 10 |
| Other languages22 | 45 |
| Multiple responses | 1,140 |
| English and French | 655 |
| English and non-official language | 260 |
| French and non-official language | 105 |
| English, French and non-official language | 120 |
| Knowledge of official languages | |
| Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents19 | 30,530 |
| English only | 7,795 |
| French only | 1,260 |
| English and French | 21,145 |
| Neither English nor French | 325 |
| First official language spoken | |
| First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents19 | 30,530 |
| English | 20,795 |
| French | 7,595 |
| English and French | 1,820 |
| Neither English nor French | 320 |
| Official language minority (number)23 | 21,705 |
| Official language minority (percentage)23 | 71.1 |
| Detailed language spoken most often at home | |
| Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents19 | 30,525 |
| Single responses | 28,955 |
| English | 19,945 |
| French | 5,790 |
| Non-official languages | 3,215 |
| Selected Aboriginal languages20 | 35 |
| Atikamekw | 0 |
| Cree, n.o.s. | 25 |
| Dene | 0 |
| Innu/Montagnais | 0 |
| Inuktitut | 10 |
| Mi'kmaq | 0 |
| Ojibway | 0 |
| Oji-Cree | 0 |
| Stoney | 0 |
| Selected non-Aboriginal languages21 | 3,165 |
| African languages, n.i.e. | 0 |
| Afrikaans | 5 |
| Akan (Twi) | 5 |
| Albanian | 5 |
| Amharic | 5 |
| Arabic | 230 |
| Armenian | 55 |
| Bantu languages, n.i.e. | 0 |
| Bengali | 20 |
| Berber languages (Kabyle) | 0 |
| Bisayan languages | 0 |
| Bosnian | 5 |
| Bulgarian | 30 |
| Burmese | 0 |
| Cantonese | 65 |
| Chinese, n.o.s. | 500 |
| Creoles | 15 |
| Croatian | 5 |
| Czech | 10 |
| Danish | 0 |
| Dutch | 20 |
| Estonian | 5 |
| Finnish | 0 |
| Flemish | 0 |
| Fukien | 0 |
| German | 45 |
| Greek | 50 |
| Gujarati | 100 |
| Hakka | 5 |
| Hebrew | 10 |
| Hindi | 45 |
| Hungarian | 40 |
| Ilocano | 0 |
| Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. | 0 |
| Italian | 85 |
| Japanese | 20 |
| Khmer (Cambodian) | 5 |
| Korean | 75 |
| Kurdish | 0 |
| Lao | 10 |
| Latvian | 5 |
| Lingala | 5 |
| Lithuanian | 0 |
| Macedonian | 0 |
| Malay | 5 |
| Malayalam | 0 |
| Maltese | 0 |
| Mandarin | 190 |
| Marathi | 5 |
| Nepali | 5 |
| Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. | 0 |
| Norwegian | 0 |
| Oromo | 5 |
| Panjabi (Punjabi) | 80 |
| Pashto | 10 |
| Persian (Farsi) | 115 |
| Polish | 160 |
| Portuguese | 80 |
| Romanian | 170 |
| Rundi (Kirundi) | 0 |
| Russian | 195 |
| Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) | 0 |
| Semitic languages, n.i.e. | 5 |
| Serbian | 20 |
| Serbo-Croatian | 0 |
| Shanghainese | 0 |
| Sign languages, n.i.e. | 5 |
| Sindhi | 0 |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | 0 |
| Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. | 0 |
| Slavic languages, n.i.e. | 0 |
| Slovak | 5 |
| Slovenian | 0 |
| Somali | 0 |
| Spanish | 325 |
| Swahili | 0 |
| Swedish | 15 |
| Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) | 115 |
| Taiwanese | 0 |
| Tamil | 20 |
| Telugu | 0 |
| Thai | 0 |
| Tibetan languages | 0 |
| Tigrigna | 0 |
| Turkish | 50 |
| Ukrainian | 5 |
| Urdu | 45 |
| Vietnamese | 55 |
| Yiddish | 0 |
| Other languages22 | 15 |
| Multiple responses | 1,575 |
| English and French | 620 |
| English and non-official language | 585 |
| French and non-official language | 130 |
| English, French and non-official language | 240 |
| Detailed other language spoken regularly at home | |
| Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents19 | 30,530 |
| None | 21,960 |
| Single responses | 7,915 |
| English | 2,700 |
| French | 3,365 |
| Non-official languages | 1,850 |
| Selected Aboriginal languages20 | 20 |
| Atikamekw | 0 |
| Cree, n.o.s. | 10 |
| Dene | 0 |
| Innu/Montagnais | 0 |
| Inuktitut | 5 |
| Mi'kmaq | 0 |
| Ojibway | 0 |
| Oji-Cree | 0 |
| Stoney | 0 |
| Selected non-Aboriginal languages21 | 1,815 |
| African languages, n.i.e. | 0 |
| Afrikaans | 10 |
| Akan (Twi) | 10 |
| Albanian | 0 |
| Amharic | 5 |
| Arabic | 130 |
| Armenian | 20 |
| Bantu languages, n.i.e. | 0 |
| Bengali | 10 |
| Berber languages (Kabyle) | 5 |
| Bisayan languages | 0 |
| Bosnian | 0 |
| Bulgarian | 10 |
| Burmese | 0 |
| Cantonese | 35 |
| Chinese, n.o.s. | 80 |
| Creoles | 45 |
| Croatian | 15 |
| Czech | 15 |
| Danish | 5 |
| Dutch | 25 |
| Estonian | 5 |
| Finnish | 5 |
| Flemish | 0 |
| Fukien | 0 |
| German | 120 |
| Greek | 105 |
| Gujarati | 25 |
| Hakka | 0 |
| Hebrew | 15 |
| Hindi | 30 |
| Hungarian | 45 |
| Ilocano | 0 |
| Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. | 0 |
| Italian | 255 |
| Japanese | 25 |
| Khmer (Cambodian) | 10 |
| Korean | 15 |
| Kurdish | 0 |
| Lao | 0 |
| Latvian | 10 |
| Lingala | 5 |
| Lithuanian | 5 |
| Macedonian | 0 |
| Malay | 5 |
| Malayalam | 10 |
| Maltese | 0 |
| Mandarin | 25 |
| Marathi | 5 |
| Nepali | 0 |
| Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. | 5 |
| Norwegian | 0 |
| Oromo | 0 |
| Panjabi (Punjabi) | 20 |
| Pashto | 0 |
| Persian (Farsi) | 35 |
| Polish | 75 |
| Portuguese | 75 |
| Romanian | 25 |
| Rundi (Kirundi) | 0 |
| Russian | 25 |
| Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) | 5 |
| Semitic languages, n.i.e. | 0 |
| Serbian | 10 |
| Serbo-Croatian | 0 |
| Shanghainese | 0 |
| Sign languages, n.i.e. | 0 |
| Sindhi | 0 |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | 0 |
| Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. | 0 |
| Slavic languages, n.i.e. | 0 |
| Slovak | 10 |
| Slovenian | 5 |
| Somali | 0 |
| Spanish | 160 |
| Swahili | 0 |
| Swedish | 10 |
| Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) | 100 |
| Taiwanese | 0 |
| Tamil | 20 |
| Telugu | 0 |
| Thai | 10 |
| Tibetan languages | 0 |
| Tigrigna | 0 |
| Turkish | 15 |
| Ukrainian | 35 |
| Urdu | 30 |
| Vietnamese | 10 |
| Yiddish | 0 |
| Other languages22 | 15 |
| Multiple responses | 650 |
| English and French | 270 |
| English and non-official language | 85 |
| French and non-official language | 290 |
| English, French and non-official language | 5 |
Source: 2011 Census of Population.