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Focus on Geography Series, 2011 Census

Census subdivision of Brownsburg-Chatham, V - Quebec

Map of Brownsburg-Chatham, V (shaded in green), Quebec

Map of Brownsburg-Chatham, V

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Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Chart A: Brownsburg-Chatham, V - Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

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

Prov. rank
129
Nat. rank
525

In 2011, Brownsburg-Chatham (Ville) had a population of 7,209, representing a percentage change of 8.2% from 2006. This compares to the national average growth of 5.9%.

Land area is 248.38 square kilometres with a population density of 29.0 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, Brownsburg-Chatham (Ville) had 3,070 private dwellings occupied by usual residents. The change in private dwellings occupied by usual residents from 2006 was 12.3%. For Canada as a whole, the number of private dwellings occupied by usual residents increased 7.1%.

Population and dwelling counts

Brownsburg-Chatham (Ville) – Neighbouring census subdivisions

Table 1 Brownsburg-Chatham (Ville) – Neighbouring census subdivisions, population change, 2006 to 2011
Census subdivision (CSD) name CSD type Population
2011 2006 % change
Saint-André-d'Argenteuil, Que. MÉ 3,275 3,097 5.7
Lachute, Que. V 12,551 11,832 6.1
Gore, Que. CT 1,775 1,540 15.3
Wentworth, Que. CT 502 483 3.9
Grenville-sur-la-Rouge, Que. MÉ 2,746 2,721 0.9
Wentworth-Nord, Que. MÉ 1,440 1,353 6.4
East Hawkesbury, Ont. TP 3,335 3,368 -1.0

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
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

Brownsburg-Chatham, V – Age distribution

Chart C: Brownsburg-Chatham, V - Population by broad age groups

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

Table 4 Brownsburg-Chatham, V – Age distributions by broad age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
0 to 14 16.1% 15.4% 16.8%
15 to 64 67.5% 68.8% 66.3%
65 and over 16.4% 15.7% 16.9%

In 2011, the percentage of the population aged 65 and over in Brownsburg-Chatham, V was 16.4%, compared with a national percentage of 14.8%. The percentage of the working age population (15 to 64) was 67.5% and the percentage of children aged 0 to 14 was 16.1%. 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.

Brownsburg-Chatham, V – Population by broad age groups and sex

Table 5 Brownsburg-Chatham, 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 7,210 6,665 545 8.2
0 to 14 1,160 1,145 15 1.3
15 to 64 4,870 4,565 305 6.7
65 and over 1,180 950 230 24.2
Males
Total 3,600 3,305 295 8.9
0 to 14 555 565 -10 -1.8
15 to 64 2,475 2,275 200 8.8
65 and over 565 465 100 21.5
Females
Total 3,610 3,360 250 7.4
0 to 14 605 575 30 5.2
15 to 64 2,395 2,295 100 4.4
65 and over 610 485 125 25.8

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

Chart D: Brownsburg-Chatham, V - Population by five-year age groups and sex

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

Table 6 Brownsburg-Chatham, V – Population by five-year age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
Total - Age groups 7,210 3,600 3,610
0 to 4 years 375 180 190
5 to 9 years 375 195 180
10 to 14 years 420 185 230
15 to 19 years 450 235 215
20 to 24 years 375 190 180
25 to 29 years 340 165 170
30 to 34 years 455 215 240
35 to 39 years 430 225 195
40 to 44 years 495 250 250
45 to 49 years 640 325 315
50 to 54 years 620 300 320
55 to 59 years 565 290 275
60 to 64 years 505 270 240
65 to 69 years 475 225 250
70 to 74 years 270 145 130
75 to 79 years 175 90 90
80 to 84 years 145 70 75
85 years and over 110 40 75
Median age 44.1 44.3 43.9

Brownsburg-Chatham, V – Median age1 of the population

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

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

In 2011, the median age in Brownsburg-Chatham, V was 44.1 years. In comparison, the median age of Quebec was 41.9 years.

Table 7 Canada, Quebec and Brownsburg-Chatham, V – Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses
  Median age
2006 2011
Canada 39.5 40.6
Quebec 41.0 41.9
Brownsburg-Chatham, V 42.7 44.1

Families and households

In 2011, the number of census families2 in Brownsburg-Chatham was 2,115, which represents a change of 5.0% from 2006. This compares to a growth rate for Canada of 5.5% over the same period.


In Brownsburg-Chatham, 50.8% of census families were married couples in 2011, while 34.3% were common-law-couples and 14.9% were lone-parent families.

Chart F: Brownsburg-Chatham - Census families by family structure

Chart F description: Brownsburg-Chatham - Census families by family structure

Brownsburg-Chatham – Family structure

Table 8 Canada, Quebec, CSD of Brownsburg-Chatham, 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
Brownsburg-Chatham, V 2,115 1,075 50.8 725 34.3 315 14.9 5.0
Saint-André-d'Argenteuil, MÉ 985 490 49.7 340 34.5 150 15.2 10.1
Lachute, V 3,535 1,715 48.5 1,120 31.7 700 19.8 5.5
Gore, CT 550 270 49.1 225 40.9 50 9.1 19.6
Wentworth, CT 155 110 71.0 35 22.6 10 6.5 3.3
Grenville-sur-la-Rouge, MÉ 840 525 62.5 220 26.2 95 11.3 1.8
Wentworth-Nord, MÉ 450 275 61.1 135 30.0 40 8.9 1.1
East Hawkesbury, TP (Ont.) 1,000 665 66.5 215 21.5 110 11.0 -2.0

Brownsburg-Chatham – Presence of children within couple families

Among couples (married and common-law) in the census subdivision of Brownsburg-Chatham, 42.4% 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 * 380
Married couples without children * 695
Common-law-couples with children * 385
Common-law-couples without children * 335

Brownsburg-Chatham – Marital status

Chart H: Brownsburg-Chatham - Marital status

Chart H description: Brownsburg-Chatham - Marital status

In Brownsburg-Chatham, 60.1% of the total population aged 15 and over were either married (36.1%) or living with a common-law partner (24.1%).

The remaining 40.0% 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, Brownsburg-Chatham, V – Population 15 years and older by marital status, 2011 Census
Marital status Brownsburg-Chatham, V Quebec Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Population 15 years and over 6,045 100.0 6,644,380 100.0 27,869,345 100.0
Married or living with a common-law partner 3,635 60.1 3,745,315 56.4 16,084,490 57.7
Married (and not separated) 2,180 36.1 2,353,775 35.4 12,941,965 46.4
Living common-law 1,455 24.1 1,391,545 20.9 3,142,525 11.3
Not married and not living with a common-law partner 2,415 40.0 2,899,060 43.6 11,784,855 42.3
Single (never legally married) 1,530 25.3 1,942,090 29.2 7,816,045 28.0
Separated 95 1.6 105,190 1.6 698,245 2.5
Divorced 465 7.7 463,830 7.0 1,686,035 6.0
Widowed 325 5.4 387,950 5.8 1,584,525 5.7

Brownsburg-Chatham – Types of private households

There were 3,070 private households3 in Brownsburg-Chatham in 2011, a change of 12.7% from 2006. Of these, 24.6% of households were comprised of couples with children aged 24 and under at home, a change of 1.3% compared with five years earlier.

Table 10 Canada, Quebec, Brownsburg-Chatham, V – Distribution of households by household type, 2011 Census
Household type4 Brownsburg-Chatham, V Quebec Canada
number % number % number %
Total private households 3,070 100.0 3,395,345 100.0 13,320,615 100.0
Couple-family households with children
aged 24 and under at home5		 755 24.6 811,120 23.9 3,524,915 26.5
Couple-family households without children
aged 24 and under at home6		 1,010 32.9 988,410 29.1 3,935,540 29.5
Lone-parent family households7 300 9.8 346,305 10.2 1,375,450 10.3
One-person households 895 29.2 1,094,410 32.2 3,673,310 27.6
Multiple family households8 25 0.8 28,420 0.8 268,060 2.0
Other households9 85 2.8 126,680 3.7 543,340 4.1

Brownsburg-Chatham – Structural type of dwelling

In Brownsburg-Chatham, 80.0% 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, Brownsburg-Chatham, V – Distribution of private households by structural type of dwelling, 2011 Census
Structural type of dwelling Brownsburg-Chatham, V Quebec Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Structural type of dwelling 3,070 100.0 3,395,345 100.0 13,320,615 100.0
Single-detached house 2,455 80.0 1,560,405 46.0 7,329,150 55.0
Semi-detached house 65 2.1 171,435 5.0 646,240 4.9
Row house 5 0.2 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 260 8.5 1,103,845 32.5 2,397,555 18.0
Apartment, duplex 215 7.0 263,860 7.8 704,485 5.3
Other single-attached house10 10 0.3 15,650 0.5 33,310 0.3
Movable dwelling11 65 2.1 23,000 0.7 183,510 1.4

Language

Brownsburg-Chatham, V – Mother tongue

Chart J: Brownsburg-Chatham, V - Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home

Chart J description: Brownsburg-Chatham, 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 Brownsburg-Chatham, 16.0% of the population reported English only as mother tongue, 80.3% reported French only, and 2.0% 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, 17.4% of the population spoke only English most often at home, 79.8% spoke only French and 0.6% 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 Brownsburg-Chatham, 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 7,140 100.0 7,140 100.0
English 1,145 16.0 1,240 17.4
French 5,730 80.3 5,700 79.8
Non-official language 140 2.0 40 0.6
Multiple responses 120 1.7 165 2.3
Table 13 Brownsburg-Chatham, 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 94.0 88.1 6.0
French 99.1 97.3 1.8
Non-official language 62.5 34.4 28.1

Brownsburg-Chatham, V – Non-official languages

In Brownsburg-Chatham, the three most common mother tongues were German (0.6%), Greek (0.3%) and Spanish (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 Brownsburg-Chatham, 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.
German 45 28.1 0.6
Greek 20 12.5 0.3
Spanish 20 12.5 0.3
Italian 15 9.4 0.2
Hungarian 10 6.3 0.1
Portuguese 10 6.3 0.1

Brownsburg-Chatham, V – Bilingualism

Table 15 Brownsburg-Chatham, 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 49.1 69.9 44.9 53.6
0 to 19 29.9 61.2 24.3 0.0
20 to 44 57.7 82.0 52.8 62.5
45 to 64 56.5 76.7 52.0 66.7
65 and over 46.0 48.9 45.5 27.3
Table 16 Brownsburg-Chatham, V – Knowledge of official languages, 2011 Census
Knowledge of official languages Number Percentage
Total 7,140 100.0
English only 395 5.5
French only 3,185 44.6
English and French 3,555 49.8
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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