Census Profile, 2016 Census
Québec [Population centre], Quebec and Ontario [Province]

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The table shows total, male and female data grouped by geography (appearing as column headers) for selected characteristics (appearing as row headers).
Characteristic Québec
Quebec
[Population centre] 		Ontario

[Province]
Data quality , Québec [Population centre], Quebec  Map : Québec [Population centre], Quebec
Change geography 1 		Data quality : Ontario [Province]  Map : geography 2
Change geography 2
Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Population and dwellings
Population, 2016Census data footnote 1 705,103 ... ... 13,448,494 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 681,804 r ... ... 12,851,821 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 3.4 ... ... 4.6 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 341,184 ... ... 5,598,391 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 324,430 ... ... 5,169,174 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 1,648.8 ... ... 14.8 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 427.66 ... ... 908,699.33 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 705,105 341,815 363,285 13,448,495 6,559,390 6,889,105
0 to 14 years 104,580 53,230 51,350 2,207,970 1,131,615 1,076,350
0 to 4 years 35,290 18,070 17,225 697,360 357,300 340,055
5 to 9 years 36,890 18,755 18,135 756,085 387,320 368,765
10 to 14 years 32,400 16,405 15,990 754,530 387,000 367,530
15 to 64 years 459,915 228,530 231,390 8,988,865 4,412,115 4,576,750
15 to 19 years 33,820 17,130 16,685 811,670 416,730 394,945
20 to 24 years 46,810 23,155 23,660 894,390 457,815 436,570
25 to 29 years 46,645 23,525 23,120 874,350 436,345 438,010
30 to 34 years 45,620 23,405 22,210 864,765 420,800 443,965
35 to 39 years 47,855 24,295 23,565 842,485 402,900 439,585
40 to 44 years 41,610 21,025 20,590 871,875 418,465 453,415
45 to 49 years 41,485 20,645 20,835 937,385 453,105 484,275
50 to 54 years 51,330 25,290 26,035 1,056,345 517,170 539,175
55 to 59 years 54,610 26,415 28,190 989,460 482,280 507,180
60 to 64 years 50,135 23,640 26,495 846,145 406,505 439,640
65 years and over 140,605 60,060 80,545 2,251,655 1,015,655 1,236,000
65 to 69 years 45,465 21,215 24,250 737,745 352,475 385,270
70 to 74 years 35,820 16,240 19,580 528,645 250,455 278,185
75 to 79 years 23,665 10,240 13,430 393,010 179,810 213,195
80 to 84 years 17,320 6,805 10,515 291,185 126,825 164,360
85 years and over 18,340 5,565 12,770 301,075 106,090 194,985
85 to 89 years 11,460 3,855 7,605 188,470 73,045 115,425
90 to 94 years 5,340 1,435 3,905 88,390 27,400 60,990
95 to 99 years 1,360 255 1,105 21,210 5,150 16,060
100 years and over 180 20 160 3,005 495 2,520
Total - Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups - 100% data 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
0 to 14 years 14.8 15.6 14.1 16.4 17.3 15.6
15 to 64 years 65.2 66.9 63.7 66.8 67.3 66.4
65 years and over 19.9 17.6 22.2 16.7 15.5 17.9
85 years and over 2.6 1.6 3.5 2.2 1.6 2.8
Average age of the population 42.9 41.5 44.2 41.0 40.0 41.9
Median age of the population 43.2 41.4 45.1 41.3 40.2 42.4

Data quality: Québec [Population centre], Quebec

  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 4.1%
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 4.4%

Data quality: Ontario [Province]

  • Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 3.7%
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 4.6%

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Québec [Population centre], Quebec and Ontario [Province] (table). Census Profile. 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2016001. Ottawa. Released November 29, 2017.
https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed June 30, 2024).

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