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Focus on Geography Series, 2011 Census

Census subdivision of La Prairie, V - Quebec

Map of La Prairie, V (shaded in green), Quebec

Map of La Prairie, V

Interactive version of map

Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Chart A: La Prairie, V - Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

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

Prov. rank
46
Nat. rank
173

In 2011, La Prairie (Ville) had a population of 23,357, representing a percentage change of 7.3% from 2006. This compares to the national average growth of 5.9%.

Land area is 43.28 square kilometres with a population density of 539.7 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, La Prairie (Ville) had 9,102 private dwellings occupied by usual residents. The change in private dwellings occupied by usual residents from 2006 was 6.4%. For Canada as a whole, the number of private dwellings occupied by usual residents increased 7.1%.

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

Population and dwelling counts

La Prairie (Ville) – Neighbouring census subdivisions

Table 1 La Prairie (Ville) – Neighbouring census subdivisions, population change, 2006 to 2011
Census subdivision (CSD) name CSD type Population
2011 2006 % change
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que. V 92,394 87,492 5.6
Carignan, Que. V 7,966 7,426 7.3
Brossard, Que. V 79,273 71,154 11.4
Montréal, Que. V 1,649,519 1,620,693 1.8
Saint-Philippe, Que. MÉ 5,495 5,121 7.3
Candiac, Que. V 19,876 15,947 24.6
Sainte-Catherine, Que. V 16,762 16,211 3.4

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

La Prairie, V – Age distribution

Chart C: La Prairie, V - Population by broad age groups

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

Table 4 La Prairie, V – Age distributions by broad age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
0 to 14 20.3% 21.1% 19.4%
15 to 64 67.8% 67.8% 67.7%
65 and over 11.9% 11.1% 12.8%

In 2011, the percentage of the population aged 65 and over in La Prairie, V was 11.9%, compared with a national percentage of 14.8%. The percentage of the working age population (15 to 64) was 67.8% and the percentage of children aged 0 to 14 was 20.3%. 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.

La Prairie, V – Population by broad age groups and sex

Table 5 La Prairie, 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 23,355 21,760 1,595 7.3
0 to 14 4,735 4,405 330 7.5
15 to 64 15,830 14,960 870 5.8
65 and over 2,790 2,400 390 16.3
Males
Total 11,525 10,600 925 8.7
0 to 14 2,435 2,200 235 10.7
15 to 64 7,815 7,340 475 6.5
65 and over 1,275 1,065 210 19.7
Females
Total 11,830 11,165 665 6.0
0 to 14 2,300 2,210 90 4.1
15 to 64 8,010 7,620 390 5.1
65 and over 1,515 1,335 180 13.5

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

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

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

Table 6 La Prairie, V – Population by five-year age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
Total - Age groups 23,355 11,525 11,830
0 to 4 years 1,670 880 785
5 to 9 years 1,580 810 775
10 to 14 years 1,485 745 740
15 to 19 years 1,590 800 785
20 to 24 years 1,175 625 550
25 to 29 years 1,050 510 540
30 to 34 years 1,600 745 850
35 to 39 years 1,840 885 950
40 to 44 years 1,920 960 955
45 to 49 years 2,060 1,025 1,040
50 to 54 years 1,915 975 945
55 to 59 years 1,430 705 725
60 to 64 years 1,250 580 670
65 to 69 years 970 475 495
70 to 74 years 655 295 365
75 to 79 years 475 230 245
80 to 84 years 375 160 215
85 years and over 315 120 190
Median age 39.2 38.5 39.7

La Prairie, V – Median age1 of the population

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

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

In 2011, the median age in La Prairie, V was 39.2 years. In comparison, the median age of Quebec was 41.9 years.

Table 7 Canada, Quebec and La Prairie, V – Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses
  Median age
2006 2011
Canada 39.5 40.6
Quebec 41.0 41.9
La Prairie, V 37.9 39.2

Families and households

In 2011, the number of census families2 in La Prairie was 6,655, which represents a change of 5.4% from 2006. This compares to a growth rate for Canada of 5.5% over the same period.


In La Prairie, 50.4% of census families were married couples in 2011, while 34.2% were common-law-couples and 15.4% were lone-parent families.

Chart F: La Prairie - Census families by family structure

Chart F description: La Prairie - Census families by family structure

La Prairie – Family structure

Table 8 Canada, Quebec, CSD of La Prairie, 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
La Prairie, V 6,655 3,355 50.4 2,275 34.2 1,025 15.4 5.4
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, V 26,235 11,950 45.5 9,775 37.3 4,505 17.2 3.8
Carignan, V 2,340 1,175 50.2 940 40.2 225 9.6 6.4
Brossard, V 23,055 15,435 66.9 4,180 18.1 3,440 14.9 10.9
Montréal, V 410,035 225,035 54.9 96,385 23.5 88,615 21.6 -0.3
Saint-Philippe, MÉ 1,695 745 44.0 740 43.7 205 12.1 6.3
Candiac, V 5,900 3,210 54.4 1,885 31.9 805 13.6 22.4
Sainte-Catherine, V 4,945 2,285 46.2 1,780 36.0 880 17.8 3.2

La Prairie – Presence of children within couple families

Among couples (married and common-law) in the census subdivision of La Prairie, 55.4% 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 * 1,795
Married couples without children * 1,565
Common-law-couples with children * 1,325
Common-law-couples without children * 950

La Prairie – Marital status

Chart H: La Prairie - Marital status

Chart H description: La Prairie - Marital status

In La Prairie, 61.1% of the total population aged 15 and over were either married (36.7%) or living with a common-law partner (24.4%).

The remaining 38.9% 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, La Prairie, V – Population 15 years and older by marital status, 2011 Census
Marital status La Prairie, V Quebec Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Population 15 years and over 18,620 100.0 6,644,380 100.0 27,869,345 100.0
Married or living with a common-law partner 11,375 61.1 3,745,315 56.4 16,084,490 57.7
Married (and not separated) 6,830 36.7 2,353,775 35.4 12,941,965 46.4
Living common-law 4,545 24.4 1,391,545 20.9 3,142,525 11.3
Not married and not living with a common-law partner 7,245 38.9 2,899,060 43.6 11,784,855 42.3
Single (never legally married) 4,885 26.2 1,942,090 29.2 7,816,045 28.0
Separated 265 1.4 105,190 1.6 698,245 2.5
Divorced 1,235 6.6 463,830 7.0 1,686,035 6.0
Widowed 865 4.6 387,950 5.8 1,584,525 5.7

La Prairie – Types of private households

There were 9,100 private households3 in La Prairie in 2011, a change of 6.3% from 2006. Of these, 33.9% of households were comprised of couples with children aged 24 and under at home, a change of 6.4% compared with five years earlier.

Table 10 Canada, Quebec, La Prairie, V – Distribution of households by household type, 2011 Census
Household type4 La Prairie, V Quebec Canada
number % number % number %
Total private households 9,100 100.0 3,395,345 100.0 13,320,615 100.0
Couple-family households with children
aged 24 and under at home5		 3,085 33.9 811,120 23.9 3,524,915 26.5
Couple-family households without children
aged 24 and under at home6		 2,445 26.9 988,410 29.1 3,935,540 29.5
Lone-parent family households7 990 10.9 346,305 10.2 1,375,450 10.3
One-person households 2,270 24.9 1,094,410 32.2 3,673,310 27.6
Multiple family households8 70 0.8 28,420 0.8 268,060 2.0
Other households9 250 2.7 126,680 3.7 543,340 4.1

La Prairie – Structural type of dwelling

In La Prairie, 58.5% of private households lived in single-detached houses and 1.3% lived in apartments in buildings that have five or more storeys. The rest lived in other types of dwelling structures.

Table 11 Canada, Quebec, La Prairie, V – Distribution of private households by structural type of dwelling, 2011 Census
Structural type of dwelling La Prairie, V Quebec Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Structural type of dwelling 9,105 100.0 3,395,345 100.0 13,320,615 100.0
Single-detached house 5,330 58.5 1,560,405 46.0 7,329,150 55.0
Semi-detached house 195 2.1 171,435 5.0 646,240 4.9
Row house 395 4.3 86,040 2.5 791,600 5.9
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys 115 1.3 171,110 5.0 1,234,770 9.3
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys 2,675 29.4 1,103,845 32.5 2,397,555 18.0
Apartment, duplex 310 3.4 263,860 7.8 704,485 5.3
Other single-attached house10 75 0.8 15,650 0.5 33,310 0.3
Movable dwelling11 5 0.1 23,000 0.7 183,510 1.4

Language

La Prairie, V – Mother tongue

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

Chart J description: La Prairie, 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 La Prairie, 4.0% of the population reported English only as mother tongue, 85.8% reported French only, and 8.5% 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, 4.6% of the population spoke only English most often at home, 88.3% spoke only French and 4.7% 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 La Prairie, 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 23,065 100.0 23,060 100.0
English 925 4.0 1,065 4.6
French 19,780 85.8 20,360 88.3
Non-official language 1,950 8.5 1,085 4.7
Multiple responses 415 1.8 555 2.4
Table 13 La Prairie, 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 89.0 71.5 17.5
French 99.6 98.8 0.8
Non-official language 82.3 61.2 21.0

La Prairie, V – Non-official languages

In La Prairie, the three most common mother tongues were Spanish (1.6%), Arabic (1.3%) and Portuguese (0.9%), 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 La Prairie, 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 370 17.5 1.6
Arabic 290 13.7 1.3
Portuguese 215 10.2 0.9
Chinese, n.o.s. 185 8.8 0.8
Romanian 175 8.3 0.8

La Prairie, V – Bilingualism

Table 15 La Prairie, 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 53.6 83.2 51.7 58.6
0 to 19 29.7 75.0 26.4 46.8
20 to 44 73.4 91.2 72.1 75.5
45 to 64 59.6 84.9 59.0 53.2
65 and over 38.2 62.5 38.3 28.2
Table 16 La Prairie, V – Knowledge of official languages, 2011 Census
Knowledge of official languages Number Percentage
Total 23,065 100.0
English only 375 1.6
French only 10,085 43.7
English and French 12,480 54.1
Neither English nor French 125 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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