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Focus on Geography Series, 2011 Census

Census subdivision of Carignan, V - Quebec

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Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

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

Prov. rank

115

Nat. rank

475

In 2011, Carignan (Ville) had a population of 7,966, representing a percentage change of 7.3% from 2006. This compares to the national average growth of 5.9%.

Land area is 62.31 square kilometres with a population density of 127.8 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, Carignan (Ville) had 2,809 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%.

Carignan (Ville) is part of the census metropolitan area of Montréal (Quebec).

Population and dwelling counts

Carignan (Ville) – Neighbouring census subdivisions

Table 1 Carignan (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
Richelieu, Que.	V	5,467	5,208	5.0
Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Que.	MÉ	4,618	4,506	2.5
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que.	V	92,394	87,492	5.6
Chambly, Que.	V	25,571	22,608	13.1
Saint-Basile-le-Grand, Que.	V	16,736	15,605	7.2
Brossard, Que.	V	79,273	71,154	11.4
Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Que.	V	26,107	24,388	7.0
Longueuil, Que.	V	231,409	229,330	0.9
La Prairie, Que.	V	23,357	21,763	7.3

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

Carignan, V – Age distribution

Chart C: Carignan, V - Population by broad age groups

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

Table 4 Carignan, V – Age distributions by broad age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups	Both sexes	Males	Females
0 to 14	21.2%	21.1%	21.4%
15 to 64	69.1%	69.3%	69.1%
65 and over	9.6%	9.7%	9.7%

In 2011, the percentage of the population aged 65 and over in Carignan, V was 9.6%, compared with a national percentage of 14.8%. The percentage of the working age population (15 to 64) was 69.1% and the percentage of children aged 0 to 14 was 21.2%. 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.

Carignan, V – Population by broad age groups and sex

Table 5 Carignan, 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	7,965	7,425	540	7.3
0 to 14	1,690	1,635	55	3.4
15 to 64	5,505	5,210	295	5.7
65 and over	765	580	185	31.9
Males
Total	4,085	3,785	300	7.9
0 to 14	860	825	35	4.2
15 to 64	2,830	2,670	160	6.0
65 and over	395	295	100	33.9
Females
Total	3,880	3,640	240	6.6
0 to 14	830	810	20	2.5
15 to 64	2,680	2,540	140	5.5
65 and over	375	290	85	29.3

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

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

Table 6 Carignan, V – Population by five-year age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups	Both sexes	Males	Females
Total - Age groups	7,965	4,085	3,880
0 to 4 years	560	285	280
5 to 9 years	580	290	285
10 to 14 years	550	285	265
15 to 19 years	575	305	270
20 to 24 years	395	215	185
25 to 29 years	290	145	140
30 to 34 years	475	215	255
35 to 39 years	680	325	355
40 to 44 years	725	380	350
45 to 49 years	740	390	350
50 to 54 years	665	355	310
55 to 59 years	515	275	245
60 to 64 years	455	235	220
65 to 69 years	325	175	150
70 to 74 years	220	120	100
75 to 79 years	100	50	45
80 to 84 years	65	25	45
85 years and over	55	20	35
Median age	39.2	39.7	38.6

Carignan, V – Median age¹ of the population

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

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

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

Table 7 Canada, Quebec and Carignan, V – Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses
	Median age
	2006	2011
Canada	39.5	40.6
Quebec	41.0	41.9
Carignan, V	37.5	39.2

Families and households

In 2011, the number of census families² in Carignan was 2,340, which represents a change of 6.4% from 2006. This compares to a growth rate for Canada of 5.5% over the same period.

In Carignan, 50.2% of census families were married couples in 2011, while 40.2% were common-law-couples and 9.6% were lone-parent families.

Chart F: Carignan - Census families by family structure

Chart F description: Carignan - Census families by family structure

Carignan – Family structure

Table 8 Canada, Quebec, CSD of Carignan, 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
Carignan, V	2,340	1,175	50.2	940	40.2	225	9.6	6.4
Richelieu, V	1,475	675	45.8	560	38.0	240	16.3	2.8
Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, MÉ	1,415	690	48.8	565	39.9	160	11.3	2.5
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, V	26,235	11,950	45.5	9,775	37.3	4,505	17.2	3.8
Chambly, V	7,410	3,210	43.3	2,935	39.6	1,270	17.1	11.8
Saint-Basile-le-Grand, V	4,990	2,365	47.4	1,930	38.7	690	13.8	6.2
Brossard, V	23,055	15,435	66.9	4,180	18.1	3,440	14.9	10.9
Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, V	7,810	4,640	59.4	2,155	27.6	1,015	13.0	6.2
Longueuil, V	64,370	31,780	49.4	19,445	30.2	13,140	20.4	-0.7
La Prairie, V	6,655	3,355	50.4	2,275	34.2	1,025	15.4	5.4

Carignan – Presence of children within couple families

Among couples (married and common-law) in the census subdivision of Carignan, 54.5% 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 *	575
Married couples without children *	605
Common-law-couples with children *	585
Common-law-couples without children *	360

Carignan – Marital status

Chart H description: Carignan - Marital status

In Carignan, 67.8% of the total population aged 15 and over were either married (37.7%) or living with a common-law partner (30.0%).

The remaining 32.1% 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, Carignan, V – Population 15 years and older by marital status, 2011 Census
Marital status	Carignan, V		Quebec		Canada
Marital status	number	%	number	%	number	%
Total - Population 15 years and over	6,280	100.0	6,644,380	100.0	27,869,345	100.0
Married or living with a common-law partner	4,260	67.8	3,745,315	56.4	16,084,490	57.7
Married (and not separated)	2,370	37.7	2,353,775	35.4	12,941,965	46.4
Living common-law	1,885	30.0	1,391,545	20.9	3,142,525	11.3
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	2,015	32.1	2,899,060	43.6	11,784,855	42.3
Single (never legally married)	1,520	24.2	1,942,090	29.2	7,816,045	28.0
Separated	50	0.8	105,190	1.6	698,245	2.5
Divorced	240	3.8	463,830	7.0	1,686,035	6.0
Widowed	205	3.3	387,950	5.8	1,584,525	5.7

Carignan – Types of private households

There were 2,810 private households³ in Carignan in 2011, a change of 6.4% from 2006. Of these, 40.0% of households were comprised of couples with children aged 24 and under at home, a change of 5.6% compared with five years earlier.

Table 10 Canada, Quebec, Carignan, V – Distribution of households by household type, 2011 Census
Household type⁴	Carignan, V		Quebec		Canada
Household type⁴	number	%	number	%	number	%
Total private households	2,810	100.0	3,395,345	100.0	13,320,615	100.0
Couple-family households with children aged 24 and under at home⁵	1,125	40.0	811,120	23.9	3,524,915	26.5
Couple-family households without children aged 24 and under at home⁶	915	32.6	988,410	29.1	3,935,540	29.5
Lone-parent family households⁷	200	7.1	346,305	10.2	1,375,450	10.3
One-person households	460	16.4	1,094,410	32.2	3,673,310	27.6
Multiple family households⁸	50	1.8	28,420	0.8	268,060	2.0
Other households⁹	55	2.0	126,680	3.7	543,340	4.1

Carignan – Structural type of dwelling

In Carignan, 91.8% 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, Carignan, V – Distribution of private households by structural type of dwelling, 2011 Census
Structural type of dwelling	Carignan, V		Quebec		Canada
Structural type of dwelling	number	%	number	%	number	%
Total - Structural type of dwelling	2,810	100.0	3,395,345	100.0	13,320,615	100.0
Single-detached house	2,580	91.8	1,560,405	46.0	7,329,150	55.0
Semi-detached house	30	1.1	171,435	5.0	646,240	4.9
Row house	0	0.0	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	55	2.0	1,103,845	32.5	2,397,555	18.0
Apartment, duplex	120	4.3	263,860	7.8	704,485	5.3
Other single-attached house¹⁰	20	0.7	15,650	0.5	33,310	0.3
Movable dwelling¹¹	0	0.0	23,000	0.7	183,510	1.4

Language

Carignan, V – Mother tongue

Chart J description: Carignan, 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 Carignan, 5.5% of the population reported English only as mother tongue, 90.0% reported French only, and 3.3% 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, 6.5% of the population spoke only English most often at home, 91.0% spoke only French and 0.9% 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 Carignan, 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	7,965	100.0	7,965	100.0
English	435	5.5	515	6.5
French	7,165	90.0	7,245	91.0
Non-official language	260	3.3	75	0.9
Multiple responses	105	1.3	130	1.6

Table 13 Carignan, V – Mother-tongue retention, 2011 Census
Mother tongue	Mother-tongue retention¹² (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	91.5	78.3	13.2
French	99.7	98.6	1.1
Non-official language	69.0	31.0	37.9

Carignan, V – Non-official languages

In Carignan, the three most common mother tongues were Italian (0.8%), Spanish (0.6%) and Arabic (0.3%), 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 Carignan, 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.
Italian	60	20.7	0.8
Spanish	50	17.2	0.6
Arabic	25	8.6	0.3
German	25	8.6	0.3
Greek	25	8.6	0.3

Carignan, V – Bilingualism

Table 15 Carignan, 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	48.5	86.2	45.3	71.2
0 to 19	24.9	91.3	20.9	66.7
20 to 44	63.4	92.3	61.0	77.8
45 to 64	54.4	82.1	51.3	76.5
65 and over	48.7	60.0	47.3	50.0

Table 16 Carignan, V – Knowledge of official languages, 2011 Census
Knowledge of official languages	Number	Percentage
Total	7,965	100.0
English only	85	1.1
French only	3,975	49.9
English and French	3,895	48.9
Neither English nor French	5	0.1

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

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 2

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 3

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 4

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 5

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

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Footnote 6

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 7

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

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Footnote 8

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 9

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 10

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 11

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

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Footnote 12

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 Carignan, Ville - Quebec
2011 Census Highlight tables – Census subdivision of Carignan, Ville - Quebec
2011 Census Data Navigator – Census subdivision of Carignan, Ville - Quebec
2011 NHS Focus on Geography Series – Census subdivision of Carignan, Ville - Quebec

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