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Focus on Geography Series, 2011 Census

Census subdivision of Rivière-du-Loup, V - Quebec

Map of Rivière-du-Loup, V (shaded in green), Quebec

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Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Chart A: Rivière-du-Loup, V - Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Chart A description: Rivière-du-Loup, V - Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Prov. rank
58
Nat. rank
208

In 2011, Rivière-du-Loup (Ville) had a population of 19,447, representing a percentage change of 4.6% from 2006. This compares to the national average growth of 5.9%.

Land area is 84.23 square kilometres with a population density of 230.9 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, Rivière-du-Loup (Ville) had 8,852 private dwellings occupied by usual residents. The change in private dwellings occupied by usual residents from 2006 was 7.6%. For Canada as a whole, the number of private dwellings occupied by usual residents increased 7.1%.

Rivière-du-Loup (Ville) is part of the census agglomeration of Rivière-du-Loup.

Population and dwelling counts

Rivière-du-Loup (Ville) – Neighbouring census subdivisions

Table 1 Rivière-du-Loup (Ville) – Neighbouring census subdivisions, population change, 2006 to 2011
Census subdivision (CSD) name CSD type Population
2011 2006 % change
Saint-Antonin, Que. PE 4,027 3,780 6.5
Saint-Modeste, Que. MÉ 1,128 942 19.7
Cacouna, Que. MÉ 1,939 1,853 A 4.6
Saint-Arsène, Que. PE 1,253 1,151 8.9
Notre-Dame-du-Portage, Que. MÉ 1,193 1,262 -5.5
Saint-André, Que. MÉ 651 618 5.3
Saint-Siméon, Que. MÉ 1,300 1,360 -4.4
Baie-Sainte-Catherine, Que. MÉ 204 227 -10.1

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

Rivière-du-Loup, V – Age distribution

Chart C: Rivière-du-Loup, V - Population by broad age groups

Chart C description: Rivière-du-Loup, V - Population by broad age groups

Table 4 Rivière-du-Loup, V – Age distributions by broad age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
0 to 14 12.6% 13.5% 11.7%
15 to 64 66.7% 69.2% 64.5%
65 and over 20.7% 17.3% 23.8%

In 2011, the percentage of the population aged 65 and over in Rivière-du-Loup, V was 20.7%, compared with a national percentage of 14.8%. The percentage of the working age population (15 to 64) was 66.7% and the percentage of children aged 0 to 14 was 12.6%. 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.

Rivière-du-Loup, V – Population by broad age groups and sex

Table 5 Rivière-du-Loup, 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 19,450 18,585 865 4.7
0 to 14 2,445 2,505 -60 -2.4
15 to 64 12,980 12,795 185 1.4
65 and over 4,020 3,280 740 22.6
Males
Total 9,300 8,820 480 5.4
0 to 14 1,255 1,290 -35 -2.7
15 to 64 6,440 6,260 180 2.9
65 and over 1,605 1,265 340 26.9
Females
Total 10,145 9,770 375 3.8
0 to 14 1,185 1,210 -25 -2.1
15 to 64 6,540 6,535 5 0.1
65 and over 2,415 2,020 395 19.6

Rivière-du-Loup, V – Population by five-year age groups and sex

Chart D: Rivière-du-Loup, V - Population by five-year age groups and sex

Chart D description: Rivière-du-Loup, V - Population by five-year age groups and sex

Table 6 Rivière-du-Loup, V – Population by five-year age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
Total - Age groups 19,450 9,300 10,145
0 to 4 years 865 440 425
5 to 9 years 805 410 400
10 to 14 years 775 410 360
15 to 19 years 1,170 600 570
20 to 24 years 1,250 650 605
25 to 29 years 1,175 615 555
30 to 34 years 1,090 580 510
35 to 39 years 1,015 525 490
40 to 44 years 1,035 530 510
45 to 49 years 1,445 675 770
50 to 54 years 1,645 805 845
55 to 59 years 1,730 815 915
60 to 64 years 1,425 650 780
65 to 69 years 1,155 525 635
70 to 74 years 840 385 460
75 to 79 years 720 280 440
80 to 84 years 630 225 400
85 years and over 680 190 485
Median age 46.9 44.0 49.2

Rivière-du-Loup, V – Median age1 of the population

Chart E: Canada, Quebec and Rivière-du-Loup, V - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

Chart E description: Canada, Quebec and Rivière-du-Loup, V - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

In 2011, the median age in Rivière-du-Loup, V was 46.9 years. In comparison, the median age of Quebec was 41.9 years.

Table 7 Canada, Quebec and Rivière-du-Loup, V – Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses
  Median age
2006 2011
Canada 39.5 40.6
Quebec 41.0 41.9
Rivière-du-Loup, V 44.1 46.9

Families and households

In 2011, the number of census families2 in Rivière-du-Loup was 5,285, which represents a change of 0.4% from 2006. This compares to a growth rate for Canada of 5.5% over the same period.


In Rivière-du-Loup, 48.2% of census families were married couples in 2011, while 38.4% were common-law-couples and 13.4% were lone-parent families.

Chart F: Rivière-du-Loup - Census families by family structure

Chart F description: Rivière-du-Loup - Census families by family structure

Rivière-du-Loup – Family structure

Table 8 Canada, Quebec, CSD of Rivière-du-Loup, 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
Rivière-du-Loup, V 5,285 2,550 48.2 2,030 38.4 710 13.4 0.4
Saint-Antonin, PE 1,240 570 46.0 550 44.4 120 9.7 8.3
Saint-Modeste, MÉ 335 145 43.3 165 49.3 35 10.4 17.5
Cacouna, MÉ 585 315 53.8 215 36.8 60 10.3 0.0
Saint-Arsène, PE 365 185 50.7 155 42.5 25 6.8 4.3
Notre-Dame-du-Portage, MÉ 370 200 54.1 140 37.8 30 8.1 -10.8
Saint-André, MÉ 165 80 48.5 70 42.4 15 9.1 -10.8
Saint-Siméon, MÉ 395 230 58.2 120 30.4 50 12.7 -8.1
Baie-Sainte-Catherine, MÉ 55 30 54.5 15 27.3 5 9.1 -15.4

Rivière-du-Loup – Presence of children within couple families

Among couples (married and common-law) in the census subdivision of Rivière-du-Loup, 37.4% 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 * 735
Married couples without children * 1,815
Common-law-couples with children * 980
Common-law-couples without children * 1,050

Rivière-du-Loup – Marital status

Chart H: Rivière-du-Loup - Marital status

Chart H description: Rivière-du-Loup - Marital status

In Rivière-du-Loup, 55.6% of the total population aged 15 and over were either married (31.5%) or living with a common-law partner (24.1%).

The remaining 44.4% 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, Rivière-du-Loup, V – Population 15 years and older by marital status, 2011 Census
Marital status Rivière-du-Loup, V Quebec Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Population 15 years and over 17,005 100.0 6,644,380 100.0 27,869,345 100.0
Married or living with a common-law partner 9,455 55.6 3,745,315 56.4 16,084,490 57.7
Married (and not separated) 5,360 31.5 2,353,775 35.4 12,941,965 46.4
Living common-law 4,090 24.1 1,391,545 20.9 3,142,525 11.3
Not married and not living with a common-law partner 7,545 44.4 2,899,060 43.6 11,784,855 42.3
Single (never legally married) 4,785 28.1 1,942,090 29.2 7,816,045 28.0
Separated 235 1.4 105,190 1.6 698,245 2.5
Divorced 1,165 6.9 463,830 7.0 1,686,035 6.0
Widowed 1,360 8.0 387,950 5.8 1,584,525 5.7

Rivière-du-Loup – Types of private households

There were 8,850 private households3 in Rivière-du-Loup in 2011, a change of 7.5% from 2006. Of these, 19.3% of households were comprised of couples with children aged 24 and under at home, a change of -4.5% compared with five years earlier.

Table 10 Canada, Quebec, Rivière-du-Loup, V – Distribution of households by household type, 2011 Census
Household type4 Rivière-du-Loup, V Quebec Canada
number % number % number %
Total private households 8,850 100.0 3,395,345 100.0 13,320,615 100.0
Couple-family households with children
aged 24 and under at home5		 1,710 19.3 811,120 23.9 3,524,915 26.5
Couple-family households without children
aged 24 and under at home6		 2,845 32.1 988,410 29.1 3,935,540 29.5
Lone-parent family households7 695 7.9 346,305 10.2 1,375,450 10.3
One-person households 3,275 37.0 1,094,410 32.2 3,673,310 27.6
Multiple family households8 15 0.2 28,420 0.8 268,060 2.0
Other households9 310 3.5 126,680 3.7 543,340 4.1

Rivière-du-Loup – Structural type of dwelling

In Rivière-du-Loup, 43.5% of private households lived in single-detached houses and 0.5% lived in apartments in buildings that have five or more storeys. The rest lived in other types of dwelling structures.

Table 11 Canada, Quebec, Rivière-du-Loup, V – Distribution of private households by structural type of dwelling, 2011 Census
Structural type of dwelling Rivière-du-Loup, V Quebec Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Structural type of dwelling 8,850 100.0 3,395,345 100.0 13,320,615 100.0
Single-detached house 3,850 43.5 1,560,405 46.0 7,329,150 55.0
Semi-detached house 570 6.4 171,435 5.0 646,240 4.9
Row house 145 1.6 86,040 2.5 791,600 5.9
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys 45 0.5 171,110 5.0 1,234,770 9.3
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys 3,500 39.5 1,103,845 32.5 2,397,555 18.0
Apartment, duplex 645 7.3 263,860 7.8 704,485 5.3
Other single-attached house10 70 0.8 15,650 0.5 33,310 0.3
Movable dwelling11 30 0.3 23,000 0.7 183,510 1.4

Language

Rivière-du-Loup, V – Mother tongue

Chart J: Rivière-du-Loup, V - Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home

Chart J description: Rivière-du-Loup, 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 Rivière-du-Loup, 0.6% of the population reported English only as mother tongue, 98.4% reported French only, and 0.7% 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, 0.2% of the population spoke only English most often at home, 99.1% spoke only French and 0.3% 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 Rivière-du-Loup, 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 18,915 100.0 18,920 100.0
English 105 0.6 40 0.2
French 18,620 98.4 18,745 99.1
Non-official language 135 0.7 65 0.3
Multiple responses 55 0.3 65 0.3
Table 13 Rivière-du-Loup, 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 51.9 25.9 25.9
French 100.0 99.9 0.1
Non-official language 74.2 51.6 22.6

Rivière-du-Loup, V – Non-official languages

In Rivière-du-Loup, the three most common mother tongues were Spanish (0.2%), Arabic (0.1%) and Armenian (0.1%), 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 Rivière-du-Loup, 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 45 28.1 0.2
Arabic 20 12.5 0.1
Armenian 20 12.5 0.1
Creoles 10 6.3 0.1
Lao 10 6.3 0.1
Turkish 10 6.3 0.1

Rivière-du-Loup, V – Bilingualism

Table 15 Rivière-du-Loup, 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 20.3 76.2 19.8 37.0
0 to 19 15.1 50.0 14.9 20.0
20 to 44 34.7 75.0 34.1 50.0
45 to 64 15.6 100.0 15.1 40.0
65 and over 11.1 75.0 10.7 0.0
Table 16 Rivière-du-Loup, V – Knowledge of official languages, 2011 Census
Knowledge of official languages Number Percentage
Total 18,915 100.0
English only 10 0.1
French only 15,055 79.6
English and French 3,850 20.4
Neither English nor French 5 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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