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Focus on Geography Series, 2011 Census

Census subdivision of Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, MÉ - Quebec

Map of Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, MÉ (shaded in green), Quebec

Map of Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, MÉ

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Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Chart A: Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, MÉ - Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Chart A description: Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, MÉ - Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Prov. rank
85
Nat. rank
323

In 2011, Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine (Municipalité) had a population of 12,291, representing a percentage change of -2.1% from 2006. This compares to the national average growth of 5.9%.

Land area is 168.11 square kilometres with a population density of 73.1 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, Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine (Municipalité) had 5,173 private dwellings occupied by usual residents. The change in private dwellings occupied by usual residents from 2006 was 4.1%. For Canada as a whole, the number of private dwellings occupied by usual residents increased 7.1%.

Population and dwelling counts

Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine (Municipalité) – Neighbouring census subdivisions

Table 1 Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine (Municipalité) – Neighbouring census subdivisions, population change, 2006 to 2011
Census subdivision (CSD) name CSD type Population
2011 2006 % change
Grosse-Île, Que. MÉ 490 531 -7.7

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

Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, MÉ – Age distribution

Chart C: Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, MÉ - Population by broad age groups

Chart C description: Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, MÉ - Population by broad age groups

Table 4 Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, MÉ – Age distributions by broad age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
0 to 14 11.9% 12.3% 11.5%
15 to 64 69.2% 70.5% 68.1%
65 and over 18.9% 17.2% 20.5%

In 2011, the percentage of the population aged 65 and over in Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, MÉ was 18.9%, compared with a national percentage of 14.8%. The percentage of the working age population (15 to 64) was 69.2% and the percentage of children aged 0 to 14 was 11.9%. 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.

Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, MÉ – Population by broad age groups and sex

Table 5 Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, MÉ – 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 12,290 12,560 -270 -2.1
0 to 14 1,460 1,790 -330 -18.4
15 to 64 8,510 8,800 -290 -3.3
65 and over 2,320 1,970 350 17.8
Males
Total 5,940 6,120 -180 -2.9
0 to 14 730 915 -185 -20.2
15 to 64 4,185 4,350 -165 -3.8
65 and over 1,020 850 170 20.0
Females
Total 6,355 6,440 -85 -1.3
0 to 14 730 875 -145 -16.6
15 to 64 4,325 4,455 -130 -2.9
65 and over 1,300 1,120 180 16.1

Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, MÉ – Population by five-year age groups and sex

Chart D: Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, MÉ - Population by five-year age groups and sex

Chart D description: Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, MÉ - Population by five-year age groups and sex

Table 6 Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, MÉ – Population by five-year age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
Total - Age groups 12,290 5,940 6,355
0 to 4 years 440 220 220
5 to 9 years 510 255 250
10 to 14 years 515 255 255
15 to 19 years 730 370 365
20 to 24 years 595 300 300
25 to 29 years 520 260 260
30 to 34 years 560 260 295
35 to 39 years 655 295 365
40 to 44 years 870 415 455
45 to 49 years 1,165 595 570
50 to 54 years 1,255 600 655
55 to 59 years 1,110 565 550
60 to 64 years 1,045 540 505
65 to 69 years 785 380 400
70 to 74 years 570 265 310
75 to 79 years 435 190 245
80 to 84 years 270 100 175
85 years and over 265 90 175
Median age 48.3 48.0 48.6

Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, MÉ – Median age1 of the population

Chart E: Canada, Quebec and Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, MÉ - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

Chart E description: Canada, Quebec and Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, MÉ - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

In 2011, the median age in Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, MÉ was 48.3 years. In comparison, the median age of Quebec was 41.9 years.

Table 7 Canada, Quebec and Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, MÉ – Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses
  Median age
2006 2011
Canada 39.5 40.6
Quebec 41.0 41.9
Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, MÉ 44.7 48.3

Families and households

In 2011, the number of census families2 in Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine was 3,835, which represents a change of -0.1% from 2006. This compares to a growth rate for Canada of 5.5% over the same period.


In Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, 49.3% of census families were married couples in 2011, while 37.3% were common-law-couples and 13.4% were lone-parent families.

Chart F: Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine - Census families by family structure

Chart F description: Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine - Census families by family structure

Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine – Family structure

Table 8 Canada, Quebec, CSD of Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, MÉ 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
Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, MÉ 3,835 1,890 49.3 1,430 37.3 515 13.4 -0.1
Grosse-Île, MÉ 140 65 46.4 35 25.0 40 28.6 -15.2

Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine – Presence of children within couple families

Among couples (married and common-law) in the census subdivision of Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, 41.7% 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 * 555
Married couples without children * 1,335
Common-law-couples with children * 830
Common-law-couples without children * 600

Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine – Marital status

Chart H: Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine - Marital status

Chart H description: Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine - Marital status

In Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, 62.2% of the total population aged 15 and over were either married (35.8%) or living with a common-law partner (26.4%).

The remaining 37.8% 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, Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, MÉ – Population 15 years and older by marital status, 2011 Census
Marital status Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, MÉ Quebec Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Population 15 years and over 10,830 100.0 6,644,380 100.0 27,869,345 100.0
Married or living with a common-law partner 6,735 62.2 3,745,315 56.4 16,084,490 57.7
Married (and not separated) 3,875 35.8 2,353,775 35.4 12,941,965 46.4
Living common-law 2,860 26.4 1,391,545 20.9 3,142,525 11.3
Not married and not living with a common-law partner 4,095 37.8 2,899,060 43.6 11,784,855 42.3
Single (never legally married) 2,840 26.2 1,942,090 29.2 7,816,045 28.0
Separated 100 0.9 105,190 1.6 698,245 2.5
Divorced 380 3.5 463,830 7.0 1,686,035 6.0
Widowed 775 7.2 387,950 5.8 1,584,525 5.7

Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine – Types of private households

There were 5,175 private households3 in Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine in 2011, a change of 4.1% from 2006. Of these, 26.2% of households were comprised of couples with children aged 24 and under at home, a change of -10.9% compared with five years earlier.

Table 10 Canada, Quebec, Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, MÉ – Distribution of households by household type, 2011 Census
Household type4 Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, MÉ Quebec Canada
number % number % number %
Total private households 5,175 100.0 3,395,345 100.0 13,320,615 100.0
Couple-family households with children
aged 24 and under at home5		 1,355 26.2 811,120 23.9 3,524,915 26.5
Couple-family households without children
aged 24 and under at home6		 1,860 35.9 988,410 29.1 3,935,540 29.5
Lone-parent family households7 470 9.1 346,305 10.2 1,375,450 10.3
One-person households 1,295 25.0 1,094,410 32.2 3,673,310 27.6
Multiple family households8 75 1.4 28,420 0.8 268,060 2.0
Other households9 120 2.3 126,680 3.7 543,340 4.1

Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine – Structural type of dwelling

In Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, 85.8% of private households lived in single-detached houses and 0.0% lived in apartments in buildings that have five or more storeys. The rest lived in other types of dwelling structures.

Table 11 Canada, Quebec, Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, MÉ – Distribution of private households by structural type of dwelling, 2011 Census
Structural type of dwelling Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, MÉ Quebec Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Structural type of dwelling 5,175 100.0 3,395,345 100.0 13,320,615 100.0
Single-detached house 4,440 85.8 1,560,405 46.0 7,329,150 55.0
Semi-detached house 170 3.3 171,435 5.0 646,240 4.9
Row house 60 1.2 86,040 2.5 791,600 5.9
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys 0 0.0 171,110 5.0 1,234,770 9.3
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys 360 7.0 1,103,845 32.5 2,397,555 18.0
Apartment, duplex 110 2.1 263,860 7.8 704,485 5.3
Other single-attached house10 5 0.1 15,650 0.5 33,310 0.3
Movable dwelling11 25 0.5 23,000 0.7 183,510 1.4

Language

Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, MÉ – Mother tongue

Chart J: Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, MÉ - Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home

Chart J description: Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, MÉ - 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 Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, 2.2% of the population reported English only as mother tongue, 97.3% reported French only, and 0.2% 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, 1.8% of the population spoke only English most often at home, 97.7% spoke only French and 0.0% 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 Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, MÉ – Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home, 2011 Census
Selected languages Mother tongue Language spoken most often at home
number % number %
Total 12,180 100.0 12,175 100.0
English 270 2.2 220 1.8
French 11,850 97.3 11,900 97.7
Non-official language 30 0.2 0 0.0
Multiple responses 30 0.2 55 0.5
Table 13 Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, MÉ – 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 86.7 75.0 11.7
French 100.0 99.9 0.1
Non-official language 60.0 40.0 20.0

Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, MÉ – Non-official languages

In Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, the three most common mother tongues were Dutch (0.0%), German (0.0%) and Lao (0.0%), 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 Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, MÉ – 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.
Dutch 5 20.0 0.0
German 5 20.0 0.0
Lao 5 20.0 0.0
Malagasy 5 20.0 0.0
Portuguese 5 20.0 0.0
Spanish 5 20.0 0.0
Thai 5 20.0 0.0
Ukrainian 5 20.0 0.0

Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, MÉ – Bilingualism

Table 15 Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, MÉ – 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 20.4 46.3 19.7 60.0
0 to 19 13.8 60.0 12.4 0.0
20 to 44 32.7 50.0 31.9 100.0
45 to 64 18.5 38.1 17.8 100.0
65 and over 13.2 25.0 13.0 100.0
Table 16 Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, MÉ – Knowledge of official languages, 2011 Census
Knowledge of official languages Number Percentage
Total 12,175 100.0
English only 140 1.1
French only 9,535 78.3
English and French 2,505 20.6
Neither English nor French 0 0.0

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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