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Focus on Geography Series, 2011 Census

Census subdivision of Repentigny, V - Quebec

Map of Repentigny, V (shaded in green), Quebec

Map of Repentigny, V

Interactive version of map

Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Chart A: Repentigny, V - Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

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

Prov. rank
12
Nat. rank
66

In 2011, Repentigny (Ville) had a population of 82,000, representing a percentage change of 7.6% from 2006. This compares to the national average growth of 5.9%.

Land area is 61.79 square kilometres with a population density of 1,327.1 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, Repentigny (Ville) had 32,539 private dwellings occupied by usual residents. The change in private dwellings occupied by usual residents from 2006 was 10.7%. For Canada as a whole, the number of private dwellings occupied by usual residents increased 7.1%.

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

Population and dwelling counts

Repentigny (Ville) – Neighbouring census subdivisions

Table 1 Repentigny (Ville) – Neighbouring census subdivisions, population change, 2006 to 2011
Census subdivision (CSD) name CSD type Population
2011 2006 % change
Varennes, Que. V 20,994 20,950 0.2
Verchères, Que. MÉ 5,692 5,243 8.6
Charlemagne, Que. V 5,853 5,594 4.6
Saint-Sulpice, Que. PE 3,273 3,332 -1.8
L'Assomption, Que. V 20,065 16,723 A 20.0
L'Épiphanie, Que. PE 3,296 3,129 5.3
Terrebonne, Que. V 106,322 94,703 12.3
Mascouche, Que. V 42,491 33,764 25.8
Montréal, Que. V 1,649,519 1,620,693 1.8

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

Repentigny, V – Age distribution

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

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

Table 4 Repentigny, V – Age distributions by broad age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
0 to 14 16.4% 17.3% 15.5%
15 to 64 69.0% 69.4% 68.8%
65 and over 14.6% 13.3% 15.8%

In 2011, the percentage of the population aged 65 and over in Repentigny, V was 14.6%, compared with a national percentage of 14.8%. The percentage of the working age population (15 to 64) was 69.0% and the percentage of children aged 0 to 14 was 16.4%. 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.

Repentigny, V – Population by broad age groups and sex

Table 5 Repentigny, 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 82,000 76,235 5,765 7.6
0 to 14 13,410 13,575 -165 -1.2
15 to 64 56,610 53,770 2,840 5.3
65 and over 11,975 8,890 3,085 34.7
Males
Total 39,840 37,105 2,735 7.4
0 to 14 6,895 6,975 -80 -1.1
15 to 64 27,635 26,250 1,385 5.3
65 and over 5,310 3,875 1,435 37.0
Females
Total 42,155 39,135 3,020 7.7
0 to 14 6,515 6,600 -85 -1.3
15 to 64 28,985 27,520 1,465 5.3
65 and over 6,665 5,015 1,650 32.9

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

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

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

Table 6 Repentigny, V – Population by five-year age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
Total - Age groups 82,000 39,840 42,155
0 to 4 years 4,270 2,150 2,115
5 to 9 years 4,140 2,145 1,995
10 to 14 years 5,000 2,595 2,400
15 to 19 years 6,425 3,285 3,140
20 to 24 years 4,955 2,585 2,370
25 to 29 years 3,890 2,000 1,890
30 to 34 years 4,550 2,125 2,425
35 to 39 years 4,985 2,370 2,615
40 to 44 years 5,610 2,660 2,955
45 to 49 years 7,200 3,445 3,755
50 to 54 years 7,675 3,705 3,970
55 to 59 years 6,155 3,020 3,140
60 to 64 years 5,170 2,435 2,730
65 to 69 years 4,245 2,015 2,225
70 to 74 years 2,885 1,335 1,555
75 to 79 years 2,170 945 1,225
80 to 84 years 1,590 675 915
85 years and over 1,085 340 745
Median age 42.5 41.3 43.6

Repentigny, V – Median age1 of the population

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

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

In 2011, the median age in Repentigny, V was 42.5 years. In comparison, the median age of Quebec was 41.9 years.

Table 7 Canada, Quebec and Repentigny, V – Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses
  Median age
2006 2011
Canada 39.5 40.6
Quebec 41.0 41.9
Repentigny, V 41.4 42.5

Families and households

In 2011, the number of census families2 in Repentigny was 24,585, which represents a change of 6.8% from 2006. This compares to a growth rate for Canada of 5.5% over the same period.


In Repentigny, 52.6% of census families were married couples in 2011, while 31.8% were common-law-couples and 15.5% were lone-parent families.

Chart F: Repentigny - Census families by family structure

Chart F description: Repentigny - Census families by family structure

Repentigny – Family structure

Table 8 Canada, Quebec, CSD of Repentigny, 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
Repentigny, V 24,585 12,930 52.6 7,830 31.8 3,820 15.5 6.8
Varennes, V 6,235 3,025 48.5 2,285 36.6 930 14.9 1.1
Verchères, MÉ 1,730 805 46.5 680 39.3 245 14.2 5.8
Charlemagne, V 1,730 830 48.0 595 34.4 300 17.3 3.6
Saint-Sulpice, PE 995 450 45.2 385 38.7 160 16.1 0.0
L'Assomption, V 5,950 2,595 43.6 2,390 40.2 965 16.2 20.3
L'Épiphanie, PE 1,000 430 43.0 435 43.5 130 13.0 9.9
Terrebonne, V 31,335 14,545 46.4 11,805 37.7 4,990 15.9 11.2
Mascouche, V 12,505 5,560 44.5 5,040 40.3 1,905 15.2 25.4
Montréal, V 410,035 225,035 54.9 96,385 23.5 88,615 21.6 -0.3

Repentigny – Presence of children within couple families

Among couples (married and common-law) in the census subdivision of Repentigny, 47.7% 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 * 5,475
Married couples without children * 7,450
Common-law-couples with children * 4,430
Common-law-couples without children * 3,400

Repentigny – Marital status

Chart H: Repentigny - Marital status

Chart H description: Repentigny - Marital status

In Repentigny, 61.0% of the total population aged 15 and over were either married (38.2%) or living with a common-law partner (22.8%).

The remaining 39.0% 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, Repentigny, V – Population 15 years and older by marital status, 2011 Census
Marital status Repentigny, V Quebec Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Population 15 years and over 68,590 100.0 6,644,380 100.0 27,869,345 100.0
Married or living with a common-law partner 41,835 61.0 3,745,315 56.4 16,084,490 57.7
Married (and not separated) 26,175 38.2 2,353,775 35.4 12,941,965 46.4
Living common-law 15,665 22.8 1,391,545 20.9 3,142,525 11.3
Not married and not living with a common-law partner 26,755 39.0 2,899,060 43.6 11,784,855 42.3
Single (never legally married) 17,975 26.2 1,942,090 29.2 7,816,045 28.0
Separated 895 1.3 105,190 1.6 698,245 2.5
Divorced 4,275 6.2 463,830 7.0 1,686,035 6.0
Widowed 3,620 5.3 387,950 5.8 1,584,525 5.7

Repentigny – Types of private households

There were 32,540 private households3 in Repentigny in 2011, a change of 10.7% from 2006. Of these, 29.9% of households were comprised of couples with children aged 24 and under at home, a change of -1.2% compared with five years earlier.

Table 10 Canada, Quebec, Repentigny, V – Distribution of households by household type, 2011 Census
Household type4 Repentigny, V Quebec Canada
number % number % number %
Total private households 32,540 100.0 3,395,345 100.0 13,320,615 100.0
Couple-family households with children
aged 24 and under at home5		 9,745 29.9 811,120 23.9 3,524,915 26.5
Couple-family households without children
aged 24 and under at home6		 10,580 32.5 988,410 29.1 3,935,540 29.5
Lone-parent family households7 3,600 11.1 346,305 10.2 1,375,450 10.3
One-person households 7,585 23.3 1,094,410 32.2 3,673,310 27.6
Multiple family households8 320 1.0 28,420 0.8 268,060 2.0
Other households9 705 2.2 126,680 3.7 543,340 4.1

Repentigny – Structural type of dwelling

In Repentigny, 61.0% of private households lived in single-detached houses and 3.4% lived in apartments in buildings that have five or more storeys. The rest lived in other types of dwelling structures.

Table 11 Canada, Quebec, Repentigny, V – Distribution of private households by structural type of dwelling, 2011 Census
Structural type of dwelling Repentigny, V Quebec Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Structural type of dwelling 32,540 100.0 3,395,345 100.0 13,320,615 100.0
Single-detached house 19,865 61.0 1,560,405 46.0 7,329,150 55.0
Semi-detached house 2,185 6.7 171,435 5.0 646,240 4.9
Row house 505 1.6 86,040 2.5 791,600 5.9
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys 1,110 3.4 171,110 5.0 1,234,770 9.3
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys 8,110 24.9 1,103,845 32.5 2,397,555 18.0
Apartment, duplex 695 2.1 263,860 7.8 704,485 5.3
Other single-attached house10 50 0.2 15,650 0.5 33,310 0.3
Movable dwelling11 25 0.1 23,000 0.7 183,510 1.4

Language

Repentigny, V – Mother tongue

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

Chart J description: Repentigny, 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 Repentigny, 1.5% of the population reported English only as mother tongue, 92.2% reported French only, and 4.9% 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, 1.4% of the population spoke only English most often at home, 95.0% 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 Repentigny, 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 81,535 100.0 81,535 100.0
English 1,245 1.5 1,110 1.4
French 75,185 92.2 77,455 95.0
Non-official language 4,015 4.9 1,495 1.8
Multiple responses 1,090 1.3 1,475 1.8
Table 13 Repentigny, 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 69.8 43.9 25.9
French 99.8 99.5 0.3
Non-official language 77.6 46.3 31.3

Repentigny, V – Non-official languages

In Repentigny, the three most common mother tongues were Creoles (1.3%), Spanish (1.3%) and Arabic (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 Repentigny, 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.
Creoles 1,100 23.8 1.3
Spanish 1,030 22.3 1.3
Arabic 655 14.2 0.8
Italian 585 12.7 0.7
Portuguese 260 5.6 0.3

Repentigny, V – Bilingualism

Table 15 Repentigny, 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 41.3 87.6 40.0 51.1
0 to 19 21.9 76.0 20.7 34.3
20 to 44 55.5 93.0 54.5 59.2
45 to 64 45.7 92.3 44.5 52.2
65 and over 34.8 83.3 34.1 33.8
Table 16 Repentigny, V – Knowledge of official languages, 2011 Census
Knowledge of official languages Number Percentage
Total 81,535 100.0
English only 210 0.3
French only 47,245 57.9
English and French 33,905 41.6
Neither English nor French 170 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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