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Focus on Geography Series, 2011 Census

Census subdivision of Bois-des-Filion, V - Quebec

Map of Bois-des-Filion, V (shaded in green), Quebec

Map of Bois-des-Filion, V

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Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Chart A: Bois-des-Filion, V - Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Chart A description: Bois-des-Filion, V - Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Prov. rank
105
Nat. rank
419

In 2011, Bois-des-Filion (Ville) had a population of 9,485, representing a percentage change of 13.1% from 2006. This compares to the national average growth of 5.9%.

Land area is 4.28 square kilometres with a population density of 2,216.2 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, Bois-des-Filion (Ville) had 3,883 private dwellings occupied by usual residents. The change in private dwellings occupied by usual residents from 2006 was 19.8%. For Canada as a whole, the number of private dwellings occupied by usual residents increased 7.1%.

Bois-des-Filion (Ville) is part of the census metropolitan area of Montréal.

Population and dwelling counts

Bois-des-Filion (Ville) – Neighbouring census subdivisions

Table 1 Bois-des-Filion (Ville) – Neighbouring census subdivisions, population change, 2006 to 2011
Census subdivision (CSD) name CSD type Population
2011 2006 % change
Terrebonne, Que. V 106,322 94,703 12.3
Laval, Que. V 401,553 368,709 8.9
Lorraine, Que. V 9,479 9,613 -1.4

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

Bois-des-Filion, V – Age distribution

Chart C: Bois-des-Filion, V - Population by broad age groups

Chart C description: Bois-des-Filion, V - Population by broad age groups

Table 4 Bois-des-Filion, V – Age distributions by broad age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
0 to 14 18.2% 18.5% 17.9%
15 to 64 70.5% 71.4% 69.5%
65 and over 11.3% 9.9% 12.5%

In 2011, the percentage of the population aged 65 and over in Bois-des-Filion, V was 11.3%, compared with a national percentage of 14.8%. The percentage of the working age population (15 to 64) was 70.5% and the percentage of children aged 0 to 14 was 18.2%. 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.

Bois-des-Filion, V – Population by broad age groups and sex

Table 5 Bois-des-Filion, 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 9,485 8,385 1,100 13.1
0 to 14 1,730 1,675 55 3.3
15 to 64 6,685 5,875 810 13.8
65 and over 1,075 835 240 28.7
Males
Total 4,535 4,065 470 11.6
0 to 14 840 820 20 2.4
15 to 64 3,240 2,910 330 11.3
65 and over 450 345 105 30.4
Females
Total 4,950 4,315 635 14.7
0 to 14 885 860 25 2.9
15 to 64 3,440 2,965 475 16.0
65 and over 620 495 125 25.3

Bois-des-Filion, V – Population by five-year age groups and sex

Chart D: Bois-des-Filion, V - Population by five-year age groups and sex

Chart D description: Bois-des-Filion, V - Population by five-year age groups and sex

Table 6 Bois-des-Filion, V – Population by five-year age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
Total - Age groups 9,485 4,535 4,950
0 to 4 years 550 270 280
5 to 9 years 575 280 295
10 to 14 years 605 295 310
15 to 19 years 675 330 350
20 to 24 years 580 280 305
25 to 29 years 525 260 265
30 to 34 years 660 330 330
35 to 39 years 720 340 375
40 to 44 years 745 375 370
45 to 49 years 885 430 455
50 to 54 years 780 365 410
55 to 59 years 625 330 300
60 to 64 years 490 215 275
65 to 69 years 385 180 205
70 to 74 years 270 125 145
75 to 79 years 185 90 100
80 to 84 years 120 30 85
85 years and over 110 25 80
Median age 38.9 38.4 39.4

Bois-des-Filion, V – Median age1 of the population

Chart E: Canada, Quebec and Bois-des-Filion, V - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

Chart E description: Canada, Quebec and Bois-des-Filion, V - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

In 2011, the median age in Bois-des-Filion, V was 38.9 years. In comparison, the median age of Quebec was 41.9 years.

Table 7 Canada, Quebec and Bois-des-Filion, V – Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses
  Median age
2006 2011
Canada 39.5 40.6
Quebec 41.0 41.9
Bois-des-Filion, V 38.2 38.9

Families and households

In 2011, the number of census families2 in Bois-des-Filion was 2,785, which represents a change of 14.6% from 2006. This compares to a growth rate for Canada of 5.5% over the same period.


In Bois-des-Filion, 39.9% of census families were married couples in 2011, while 37.7% were common-law-couples and 22.6% were lone-parent families.

Chart F: Bois-des-Filion - Census families by family structure

Chart F description: Bois-des-Filion - Census families by family structure

Bois-des-Filion – Family structure

Table 8 Canada, Quebec, CSD of Bois-des-Filion, 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
Bois-des-Filion, V 2,785 1,110 39.9 1,050 37.7 630 22.6 14.6
Terrebonne, V 31,335 14,545 46.4 11,805 37.7 4,990 15.9 11.2
Laval, V 112,880 69,185 61.3 24,780 22.0 18,910 16.8 6.7
Lorraine, V 2,895 1,710 59.1 795 27.5 385 13.3 1.0

Bois-des-Filion – Presence of children within couple families

Among couples (married and common-law) in the census subdivision of Bois-des-Filion, 49.4% 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 * 495
Married couples without children * 615
Common-law-couples with children * 570
Common-law-couples without children * 480

Bois-des-Filion – Marital status

Chart H: Bois-des-Filion - Marital status

Chart H description: Bois-des-Filion - Marital status

In Bois-des-Filion, 56.0% of the total population aged 15 and over were either married (28.9%) or living with a common-law partner (27.1%).

The remaining 44.0% 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, Bois-des-Filion, V – Population 15 years and older by marital status, 2011 Census
Marital status Bois-des-Filion, V Quebec Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Population 15 years and over 7,755 100.0 6,644,380 100.0 27,869,345 100.0
Married or living with a common-law partner 4,340 56.0 3,745,315 56.4 16,084,490 57.7
Married (and not separated) 2,245 28.9 2,353,775 35.4 12,941,965 46.4
Living common-law 2,100 27.1 1,391,545 20.9 3,142,525 11.3
Not married and not living with a common-law partner 3,410 44.0 2,899,060 43.6 11,784,855 42.3
Single (never legally married) 2,290 29.5 1,942,090 29.2 7,816,045 28.0
Separated 135 1.7 105,190 1.6 698,245 2.5
Divorced 605 7.8 463,830 7.0 1,686,035 6.0
Widowed 380 4.9 387,950 5.8 1,584,525 5.7

Bois-des-Filion – Types of private households

There were 3,885 private households3 in Bois-des-Filion in 2011, a change of 20.1% from 2006. Of these, 27.0% of households were comprised of couples with children aged 24 and under at home, a change of -7.9% compared with five years earlier.

Table 10 Canada, Quebec, Bois-des-Filion, V – Distribution of households by household type, 2011 Census
Household type4 Bois-des-Filion, V Quebec Canada
number % number % number %
Total private households 3,885 100.0 3,395,345 100.0 13,320,615 100.0
Couple-family households with children
aged 24 and under at home5		 1,050 27.0 811,120 23.9 3,524,915 26.5
Couple-family households without children
aged 24 and under at home6		 1,045 26.9 988,410 29.1 3,935,540 29.5
Lone-parent family households7 600 15.4 346,305 10.2 1,375,450 10.3
One-person households 1,045 26.9 1,094,410 32.2 3,673,310 27.6
Multiple family households8 45 1.2 28,420 0.8 268,060 2.0
Other households9 100 2.6 126,680 3.7 543,340 4.1

Bois-des-Filion – Structural type of dwelling

In Bois-des-Filion, 54.1% of private households lived in single-detached houses and 0.1% lived in apartments in buildings that have five or more storeys. The rest lived in other types of dwelling structures.

Table 11 Canada, Quebec, Bois-des-Filion, V – Distribution of private households by structural type of dwelling, 2011 Census
Structural type of dwelling Bois-des-Filion, V Quebec Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Structural type of dwelling 3,885 100.0 3,395,345 100.0 13,320,615 100.0
Single-detached house 2,100 54.1 1,560,405 46.0 7,329,150 55.0
Semi-detached house 315 8.1 171,435 5.0 646,240 4.9
Row house 220 5.7 86,040 2.5 791,600 5.9
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys 5 0.1 171,110 5.0 1,234,770 9.3
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys 1,075 27.7 1,103,845 32.5 2,397,555 18.0
Apartment, duplex 170 4.4 263,860 7.8 704,485 5.3
Other single-attached house10 10 0.3 15,650 0.5 33,310 0.3
Movable dwelling11 0 0.0 23,000 0.7 183,510 1.4

Language

Bois-des-Filion, V – Mother tongue

Chart J: Bois-des-Filion, V - Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home

Chart J description: Bois-des-Filion, 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 Bois-des-Filion, 2.9% of the population reported English only as mother tongue, 91.3% reported French only, and 4.5% 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, 3.1% of the population spoke only English most often at home, 92.8% spoke only French and 1.8% 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 Bois-des-Filion, 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 9,410 100.0 9,410 100.0
English 270 2.9 290 3.1
French 8,590 91.3 8,735 92.8
Non-official language 420 4.5 165 1.8
Multiple responses 130 1.4 220 2.3
Table 13 Bois-des-Filion, 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 83.3 65.3 18.1
French 99.7 99.2 0.5
Non-official language 75.8 50.5 25.3

Bois-des-Filion, V – Non-official languages

In Bois-des-Filion, the three most common mother tongues were Spanish (1.2%), Italian (1.1%) and Creoles (0.8%), 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 Bois-des-Filion, 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 115 24.2 1.2
Italian 100 21.1 1.1
Creoles 75 15.8 0.8
Arabic 45 9.5 0.5
Portuguese 35 7.4 0.4

Bois-des-Filion, V – Bilingualism

Table 15 Bois-des-Filion, 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 46.0 90.6 44.0 60.7
0 to 19 24.4 78.6 22.4 45.5
20 to 44 62.7 95.7 61.1 66.7
45 to 64 48.3 91.7 46.8 54.5
65 and over 36.9 80.0 35.8 50.0
Table 16 Bois-des-Filion, V – Knowledge of official languages, 2011 Census
Knowledge of official languages Number Percentage
Total 9,410 100.0
English only 50 0.5
French only 4,965 52.8
English and French 4,380 46.5
Neither English nor French 20 0.2

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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