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Focus on Geography Series, 2011 Census

Census subdivision of Saint-Raymond, V - Quebec ¹

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Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Chart A description: Saint-Raymond, V - Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Prov. rank

103

Nat. rank

414

In 2011, Saint-Raymond (Ville) had a population of 9,615, representing a percentage change of 3.7% from 2006. This compares to the national average growth of 5.9%.

Land area is 670.75 square kilometres with a population density of 14.3 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, Saint-Raymond (Ville) had 4,134 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

Saint-Raymond (Ville) – Neighbouring census subdivisions

Table 1 Saint-Raymond (Ville) – Neighbouring census subdivisions, population change, 2006 to 2011
Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	Population
Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	2011	2006	% change
Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Que.	V	6,319	5,021	25.9
Lac-Saint-Joseph, Que.	V	251	266	-5.6
Shannon, Que.	MÉ	5,086	3,825	33.0
Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Que.	MÉ	2,933	2,827	3.7
Pont-Rouge, Que.	V	8,723	7,518	16.0
Saint-Basile, Que.	V	2,463	2,560	-3.8
Sainte-Christine-d'Auvergne, Que.	MÉ	448	462	-3.0
Saint-Léonard-de-Portneuf, Que.	MÉ	1,019	1,046	-2.6
Lac-Sergent, Que.	V	466	423	10.2
Rivière-à-Pierre, Que.	MÉ	671	694	-3.3
Lac-Blanc, Que.	NO	0	20	-100.0
Linton, Que.	NO	0	32	-100.0

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
Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	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
Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	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

Saint-Raymond, V – Age distribution

Chart C: Saint-Raymond, V - Population by broad age groups

Chart C description: Saint-Raymond, V - Population by broad age groups

Table 4 Saint-Raymond, V – Age distributions by broad age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups	Both sexes	Males	Females
0 to 14	14.4%	14.7%	14.0%
15 to 64	65.8%	67.6%	64.0%
65 and over	19.8%	17.7%	21.9%

In 2011, the percentage of the population aged 65 and over in Saint-Raymond, V was 19.8%, compared with a national percentage of 14.8%. The percentage of the working age population (15 to 64) was 65.8% and the percentage of children aged 0 to 14 was 14.4%. 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.

Saint-Raymond, V – Population by broad age groups and sex

Table 5 Saint-Raymond, V – Population by broad age groups, sex and population change between 2006 and 2011, 2006 to 2011 censuses
Broad age groups by sex	Population
Broad age groups by sex	2011	2006	change	% change
Both sexes
Total	9,615	9,270	345	3.7
0 to 14	1,385	1,310	75	5.7
15 to 64	6,330	6,265	65	1.0
65 and over	1,905	1,700	205	12.1
Males
Total	4,815	4,605	210	4.6
0 to 14	710	655	55	8.4
15 to 64	3,255	3,200	55	1.7
65 and over	850	755	95	12.6
Females
Total	4,800	4,665	135	2.9
0 to 14	670	655	15	2.3
15 to 64	3,070	3,065	5	0.2
65 and over	1,050	945	105	11.1

Saint-Raymond, V – Population by five-year age groups and sex

Chart D description: Saint-Raymond, V - Population by five-year age groups and sex

Table 6 Saint-Raymond, V – Population by five-year age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups	Both sexes	Males	Females
Total - Age groups	9,615	4,815	4,800
0 to 4 years	510	280	235
5 to 9 years	430	205	225
10 to 14 years	440	225	215
15 to 19 years	535	280	255
20 to 24 years	485	245	240
25 to 29 years	455	245	220
30 to 34 years	560	295	270
35 to 39 years	515	245	265
40 to 44 years	565	305	265
45 to 49 years	730	365	360
50 to 54 years	870	450	420
55 to 59 years	795	400	395
60 to 64 years	805	415	390
65 to 69 years	610	305	305
70 to 74 years	450	210	240
75 to 79 years	345	165	185
80 to 84 years	285	120	165
85 years and over	210	50	160
Median age	47.3	46.2	48.1

Saint-Raymond, V – Median age² of the population

Chart E: Canada, Quebec and Saint-Raymond, V - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

Chart E description: Canada, Quebec and Saint-Raymond, V - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

In 2011, the median age in Saint-Raymond, V was 47.3 years. In comparison, the median age of Quebec was 41.9 years.

Table 7 Canada, Quebec and Saint-Raymond, V – Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses
	Median age
	2006	2011
Canada	39.5	40.6
Quebec	41.0	41.9
Saint-Raymond, V	45.5	47.3

Families and households

In 2011, the number of census families³ in Saint-Raymond was 2,825, which represents a change of 2.0% from 2006. This compares to a growth rate for Canada of 5.5% over the same period.

In Saint-Raymond, 52.4% of census families were married couples in 2011, while 35.8% were common-law-couples and 11.9% were lone-parent families.

Chart F: Saint-Raymond - Census families by family structure

Chart F description: Saint-Raymond - Census families by family structure

Saint-Raymond – Family structure

Table 8 Canada, Quebec, CSD of Saint-Raymond, 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
Geographic name	Total families	number	%	number	%	number	%	% change, census families, 2006 to 2011
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
Saint-Raymond, V	2,825	1,480	52.4	1,010	35.8	335	11.9	2.0
Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, V	1,965	830	42.2	940	47.8	200	10.2	28.4
Lac-Saint-Joseph, V	90	65	72.2	25	27.8	5	5.6	-18.2
Shannon, MÉ	1,495	655	43.8	715	47.8	130	8.7	28.3
Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, MÉ	795	355	44.7	365	45.9	70	8.8	0.0
Pont-Rouge, V	2,630	1,175	44.7	1,135	43.2	320	12.2	17.9
Saint-Basile, V	750	380	50.7	260	34.7	115	15.3	-2.6
Sainte-Christine-d'Auvergne, MÉ	140	65	46.4	60	42.9	10	7.1	-6.7
Saint-Léonard-de-Portneuf, MÉ	315	160	50.8	115	36.5	40	12.7	-1.6
Lac-Sergent, V	150	90	60.0	60	40.0	0	0.0	11.1
Rivière-à-Pierre, MÉ	210	120	57.1	65	31.0	25	11.9	5.0

Saint-Raymond – Presence of children within couple families

Among couples (married and common-law) in the census subdivision of Saint-Raymond, 40.8% 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 *	450
Married couples without children *	1,030
Common-law-couples with children *	565
Common-law-couples without children *	445

Saint-Raymond – Marital status

Chart H description: Saint-Raymond - Marital status

In Saint-Raymond, 61.7% of the total population aged 15 and over were either married (37.1%) or living with a common-law partner (24.6%).

The remaining 38.4% 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, Saint-Raymond, V – Population 15 years and older by marital status, 2011 Census
Marital status	Saint-Raymond, V		Quebec		Canada
Marital status	number	%	number	%	number	%
Total - Population 15 years and over	8,230	100.0	6,644,380	100.0	27,869,345	100.0
Married or living with a common-law partner	5,075	61.7	3,745,315	56.4	16,084,490	57.7
Married (and not separated)	3,050	37.1	2,353,775	35.4	12,941,965	46.4
Living common-law	2,025	24.6	1,391,545	20.9	3,142,525	11.3
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	3,160	38.4	2,899,060	43.6	11,784,855	42.3
Single (never legally married)	1,970	23.9	1,942,090	29.2	7,816,045	28.0
Separated	100	1.2	105,190	1.6	698,245	2.5
Divorced	485	5.9	463,830	7.0	1,686,035	6.0
Widowed	600	7.3	387,950	5.8	1,584,525	5.7

Saint-Raymond – Types of private households

There were 4,130 private households⁴ in Saint-Raymond in 2011, a change of 3.8% from 2006. Of these, 24.5% of households were comprised of couples with children aged 24 and under at home, a change of 9.2% compared with five years earlier.

Table 10 Canada, Quebec, Saint-Raymond, V – Distribution of households by household type, 2011 Census
Household type⁵	Saint-Raymond, V		Quebec		Canada
Household type⁵	number	%	number	%	number	%
Total private households	4,130	100.0	3,395,345	100.0	13,320,615	100.0
Couple-family households with children aged 24 and under at home⁶	1,010	24.5	811,120	23.9	3,524,915	26.5
Couple-family households without children aged 24 and under at home⁷	1,455	35.2	988,410	29.1	3,935,540	29.5
Lone-parent family households⁸	320	7.7	346,305	10.2	1,375,450	10.3
One-person households	1,245	30.1	1,094,410	32.2	3,673,310	27.6
Multiple family households⁹	15	0.4	28,420	0.8	268,060	2.0
Other households¹⁰	80	1.9	126,680	3.7	543,340	4.1

Saint-Raymond – Structural type of dwelling

In Saint-Raymond, 78.0% 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, Saint-Raymond, V – Distribution of private households by structural type of dwelling, 2011 Census
Structural type of dwelling	Saint-Raymond, V		Quebec		Canada
Structural type of dwelling	number	%	number	%	number	%
Total - Structural type of dwelling	4,135	100.0	3,395,345	100.0	13,320,615	100.0
Single-detached house	3,225	78.0	1,560,405	46.0	7,329,150	55.0
Semi-detached house	70	1.7	171,435	5.0	646,240	4.9
Row house	25	0.6	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	320	7.7	1,103,845	32.5	2,397,555	18.0
Apartment, duplex	480	11.6	263,860	7.8	704,485	5.3
Other single-attached house¹¹	5	0.1	15,650	0.5	33,310	0.3
Movable dwelling¹²	10	0.2	23,000	0.7	183,510	1.4

Language

Saint-Raymond, V – Mother tongue

Chart J description: Saint-Raymond, 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 Saint-Raymond, 0.8% of the population reported English only as mother tongue, 98.7% 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, 0.5% of the population spoke only English most often at home, 99.2% 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 Saint-Raymond, V – Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home, 2011 Census
Selected languages	Mother tongue		Language spoken most often at home
Selected languages	number	%	number	%
Total	9,475	100.0	9,475	100.0
English	75	0.8	50	0.5
French	9,350	98.7	9,400	99.2
Non-official language	20	0.2	0	0.0
Multiple responses	25	0.3	25	0.3

Table 13 Saint-Raymond, V – Mother-tongue retention, 2011 Census
Mother tongue	Mother-tongue retention¹³ (in percentage)
Mother tongue	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	75.0	50.0	25.0
French	99.9	99.8	0.1
Non-official language	40.0	20.0	20.0

Saint-Raymond, V – Non-official languages

In Saint-Raymond, the three most common mother tongues were Spanish (0.2%), (0.0%) and (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 Saint-Raymond, 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	15	50.0	0.2

Saint-Raymond, V – Bilingualism

Table 15 Saint-Raymond, V – Rate of English-French bilingualism by mother tongue and age groups, 2011 Census
Age groups	Mother tongue
Age groups	Total	English	French	Non-official language
Note: Counts for mother tongue include single responses only. Consequently, the total excludes multiple responses.
Total	18.6	81.3	17.9	50.0
0 to 19	9.9	66.7	9.2	0.0
20 to 44	30.6	100.0	30.1	100.0
45 to 64	17.1	100.0	16.4	50.0
65 and over	13.0	100.0	12.2	0.0

Table 16 Saint-Raymond, V – Knowledge of official languages, 2011 Census
Knowledge of official languages	Number	Percentage
Total	9,475	100.0
English only	10	0.1
French only	7,695	81.2
English and French	1,770	18.7
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.

Footnotes

Footnote 1

Saint-Raymond V (Quebec) – This census subdivision has the following data quality indicators (commonly referred to as data quality flags):

Data quality index showing a global non response rate higher than or equal to 5% but lower than 10%.

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Footnote 2

Median age: Age 'x' that divides a population in two groups of the same population size, one group being older than age 'x' and the other group being younger than age 'x'.

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Footnote 3

Census family: Refers to a married couple (with or without children), a common-law couple (with or without children) or a lone parent family.

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Footnote 4

Household, private: 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.

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Footnote 5

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 in common-law with or without children or a lone parent living with one or more children.

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Footnote 6

Couple-family households with children: Refers to couple households with at least one child aged 24 and under.

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Footnote 7

Couple-family households without children: Refers to couple households without children aged 24 and under. Includes couple households with all children aged 25 and over.

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Footnote 8

Lone-parent-family households: Refers to all lone-parent family households regardless of age of children.

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Footnote 9

Multiple-family households: Refers to a household in which two or more census families (with or without additional persons) occupy the same private dwelling.

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Footnote 10

Other households: Refers to two or more people who share a private dwelling, but who do not constitute a census family.

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Footnote 11

Other single-attached house: A single dwelling that is attached to another building and that does not fall into any of the other categories, such as a single dwelling attached to a non-residential structure (e.g., a store or a church) or occasionally to another residential structure (e.g., an apartment building).

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Footnote 12

Movable dwelling includes mobile homes and other movable dwellings such as houseboats and railroad cars.

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Footnote 13

Mother-tongue retention: Retention refers to the situation where people speak their mother tongue at home. Retention is defined as 'complete' when the mother tongue is the language spoken most often and 'partial' when it is spoken on a regular basis but not most often. The (complete or partial) retention rate refers to the proportion of the population with a given mother tongue that speaks that language at home most often or on a regular basis. The retention rate provides an indication of a group's linguistic vitality, particularly the importance of transmitting languages between generations.

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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.

Related data:

2011 Census Topic-based tabulations – Census subdivision of Saint-Raymond, Ville - Quebec
2011 Census Highlight tables – Census subdivision of Saint-Raymond, Ville - Quebec
2011 Census Data Navigator – Census subdivision of Saint-Raymond, Ville - Quebec
2011 NHS Focus on Geography Series – Census subdivision of Saint-Raymond, Ville - Quebec

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