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Focus on Geography Series, 2011 Census

Census subdivision of Lévis, V - Quebec

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

Map of Lévis, V

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Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

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

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

Prov. rank
8
Nat. rank
33

In 2011, Lévis (Ville) had a population of 138,769, representing a percentage change of 6.7% from 2006. This compares to the national average growth of 5.9%.

Land area is 449.31 square kilometres with a population density of 308.8 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, Lévis (Ville) had 57,766 private dwellings occupied by usual residents. The change in private dwellings occupied by usual residents from 2006 was 9.8%. For Canada as a whole, the number of private dwellings occupied by usual residents increased 7.1%.

Lévis (Ville) is part of the census metropolitan area of Québec.

Population and dwelling counts

Lévis (Ville) – Neighbouring census subdivisions

Table 1 Lévis (Ville) – Neighbouring census subdivisions, population change, 2006 to 2011
Census subdivision (CSD) name CSD type Population
2011 2006 % change
Saint-Henri, Que. MÉ 5,023 4,094 22.7
Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Que. MÉ 2,246 2,159 4.0
Beaumont, Que. MÉ 2,420 2,180 11.0
Sainte-Pétronille, Que. VL 1,041 1,060 -1.8
Québec, Que. V 516,622 491,142 5.2
Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Que. V 18,141 17,281 5.0
Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon, Que. PE 6,177 5,401 14.4
Saint-Gilles, Que. PE 2,138 1,813 17.9
Saint-Apollinaire, Que. MÉ 5,102 4,425 15.3
Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Que. MÉ 1,604 1,449 10.7
Neuville, Que. V 3,888 3,638 6.9

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

Lévis, V – Age distribution

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

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

Table 4 Lévis, V – Age distributions by broad age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
0 to 14 17.1% 17.9% 16.4%
15 to 64 69.3% 69.9% 68.7%
65 and over 13.6% 12.2% 14.9%

In 2011, the percentage of the population aged 65 and over in Lévis, V was 13.6%, compared with a national percentage of 14.8%. The percentage of the working age population (15 to 64) was 69.3% and the percentage of children aged 0 to 14 was 17.1%. 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.

Lévis, V – Population by broad age groups and sex

Table 5 Lévis, 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 138,765 130,010 8,755 6.7
0 to 14 23,720 23,220 500 2.2
15 to 64 96,185 92,605 3,580 3.9
65 and over 18,865 14,180 4,685 33.0
Males
Total 67,700 63,275 4,425 7.0
0 to 14 12,095 11,840 255 2.2
15 to 64 47,350 45,550 1,800 4.0
65 and over 8,250 5,890 2,360 40.1
Females
Total 71,070 66,730 4,340 6.5
0 to 14 11,620 11,380 240 2.1
15 to 64 48,835 47,060 1,775 3.8
65 and over 10,610 8,290 2,320 28.0

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

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

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

Table 6 Lévis, V – Population by five-year age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
Total - Age groups 138,765 67,700 71,070
0 to 4 years 8,380 4,290 4,090
5 to 9 years 7,575 3,840 3,735
10 to 14 years 7,760 3,970 3,795
15 to 19 years 8,995 4,530 4,465
20 to 24 years 8,200 4,070 4,130
25 to 29 years 8,215 4,160 4,055
30 to 34 years 9,815 4,880 4,935
35 to 39 years 9,185 4,510 4,680
40 to 44 years 9,140 4,595 4,545
45 to 49 years 10,885 5,280 5,600
50 to 54 years 11,440 5,470 5,970
55 to 59 years 10,630 5,130 5,500
60 to 64 years 9,670 4,725 4,940
65 to 69 years 7,025 3,385 3,640
70 to 74 years 4,255 1,995 2,260
75 to 79 years 3,070 1,360 1,705
80 to 84 years 2,275 875 1,400
85 years and over 2,240 630 1,605
Median age 40.7 39.6 41.8

Lévis, V – Median age1 of the population

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

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

In 2011, the median age in Lévis, V was 40.7 years. In comparison, the median age of Quebec was 41.9 years.

Table 7 Canada, Quebec and Lévis, V – Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses
  Median age
2006 2011
Canada 39.5 40.6
Quebec 41.0 41.9
Lévis, V 39.4 40.7

Families and households

In 2011, the number of census families2 in Lévis was 40,455, which represents a change of 6.4% from 2006. This compares to a growth rate for Canada of 5.5% over the same period.


In Lévis, 46.8% of census families were married couples in 2011, while 39.4% were common-law-couples and 13.8% were lone-parent families.

Chart F: Lévis - Census families by family structure

Chart F description: Lévis - Census families by family structure

Lévis – Family structure

Table 8 Canada, Quebec, CSD of Lévis, 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
Lévis, V 40,455 18,930 46.8 15,945 39.4 5,585 13.8 6.4
Saint-Henri, MÉ 1,510 695 46.0 650 43.0 170 11.3 23.3
Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, MÉ 650 360 55.4 200 30.8 85 13.1 4.8
Beaumont, MÉ 735 395 53.7 280 38.1 55 7.5 6.5
Sainte-Pétronille, VL 340 175 51.5 125 36.8 40 11.8 1.5
Québec, V 139,940 64,210 45.9 53,400 38.2 22,325 16.0 3.8
Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, V 5,290 2,725 51.5 1,950 36.9 615 11.6 5.9
Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon, PE 1,880 830 44.1 880 46.8 170 9.0 15.7
Saint-Gilles, PE 625 295 47.2 275 44.0 60 9.6 14.7
Saint-Apollinaire, MÉ 1,540 700 45.5 655 42.5 180 11.7 14.5
Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, MÉ 500 255 51.0 205 41.0 40 8.0 6.4
Neuville, V 1,230 555 45.1 550 44.7 120 9.8 6.5

Lévis – Presence of children within couple families

Among couples (married and common-law) in the census subdivision of Lévis, 46.6% 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 * 7,375
Married couples without children * 11,555
Common-law-couples with children * 8,860
Common-law-couples without children * 7,085

Lévis – Marital status

Chart H: Lévis - Marital status

Chart H description: Lévis - Marital status

In Lévis, 61.3% of the total population aged 15 and over were either married (33.6%) or living with a common-law partner (27.7%).

The remaining 38.7% 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, Lévis, V – Population 15 years and older by marital status, 2011 Census
Marital status Lévis, V Quebec Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Population 15 years and over 115,050 100.0 6,644,380 100.0 27,869,345 100.0
Married or living with a common-law partner 70,515 61.3 3,745,315 56.4 16,084,490 57.7
Married (and not separated) 38,610 33.6 2,353,775 35.4 12,941,965 46.4
Living common-law 31,905 27.7 1,391,545 20.9 3,142,525 11.3
Not married and not living with a common-law partner 44,530 38.7 2,899,060 43.6 11,784,855 42.3
Single (never legally married) 30,730 26.7 1,942,090 29.2 7,816,045 28.0
Separated 1,400 1.2 105,190 1.6 698,245 2.5
Divorced 6,910 6.0 463,830 7.0 1,686,035 6.0
Widowed 5,495 4.8 387,950 5.8 1,584,525 5.7

Lévis – Types of private households

There were 57,765 private households3 in Lévis in 2011, a change of 9.7% from 2006. Of these, 27.9% of households were comprised of couples with children aged 24 and under at home, a change of 0.4% compared with five years earlier.

Table 10 Canada, Quebec, Lévis, V – Distribution of households by household type, 2011 Census
Household type4 Lévis, V Quebec Canada
number % number % number %
Total private households 57,765 100.0 3,395,345 100.0 13,320,615 100.0
Couple-family households with children
aged 24 and under at home5		 16,145 27.9 811,120 23.9 3,524,915 26.5
Couple-family households without children
aged 24 and under at home6		 18,410 31.9 988,410 29.1 3,935,540 29.5
Lone-parent family households7 5,465 9.5 346,305 10.2 1,375,450 10.3
One-person households 15,890 27.5 1,094,410 32.2 3,673,310 27.6
Multiple family households8 215 0.4 28,420 0.8 268,060 2.0
Other households9 1,640 2.8 126,680 3.7 543,340 4.1

Lévis – Structural type of dwelling

In Lévis, 55.1% of private households lived in single-detached houses and 1.2% lived in apartments in buildings that have five or more storeys. The rest lived in other types of dwelling structures.

Table 11 Canada, Quebec, Lévis, V – Distribution of private households by structural type of dwelling, 2011 Census
Structural type of dwelling Lévis, V Quebec Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Structural type of dwelling 57,765 100.0 3,395,345 100.0 13,320,615 100.0
Single-detached house 31,820 55.1 1,560,405 46.0 7,329,150 55.0
Semi-detached house 3,940 6.8 171,435 5.0 646,240 4.9
Row house 1,295 2.2 86,040 2.5 791,600 5.9
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys 700 1.2 171,110 5.0 1,234,770 9.3
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys 15,915 27.6 1,103,845 32.5 2,397,555 18.0
Apartment, duplex 3,340 5.8 263,860 7.8 704,485 5.3
Other single-attached house10 145 0.3 15,650 0.5 33,310 0.3
Movable dwelling11 615 1.1 23,000 0.7 183,510 1.4

Language

Lévis, V – Mother tongue

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

Chart J description: Lévis, 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 Lévis, 1.0% of the population reported English only as mother tongue, 97.6% reported French only, and 0.9% 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, 0.6% of the population spoke only English most often at home, 98.5% spoke only French and 0.4% 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 Lévis, 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 137,195 100.0 137,195 100.0
English 1,345 1.0 875 0.6
French 133,905 97.6 135,075 98.5
Non-official language 1,285 0.9 515 0.4
Multiple responses 660 0.5 730 0.5
Table 13 Lévis, 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 67.6 40.3 27.3
French 99.9 99.8 0.2
Non-official language 71.5 47.7 23.8

Lévis, V – Non-official languages

In Lévis, the three most common mother tongues were Spanish (0.3%), Arabic (0.2%) and Italian (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 Lévis, 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 350 23.5 0.3
Arabic 235 15.8 0.2
Italian 70 4.7 0.1
Portuguese 70 4.7 0.1
Vietnamese 65 4.4 0.0
Chinese, n.o.s. 60 4.0 0.0
German 60 4.0 0.0

Lévis, V – Bilingualism

Table 15 Lévis, 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 32.0 87.4 31.3 47.7
0 to 19 19.4 78.7 18.9 29.5
20 to 44 47.9 89.4 47.4 53.7
45 to 64 29.4 91.4 28.5 51.6
65 and over 21.0 81.4 20.1 40.7
Table 16 Lévis, V – Knowledge of official languages, 2011 Census
Knowledge of official languages Number Percentage
Total 137,195 100.0
English only 135 0.1
French only 92,895 67.7
English and French 44,115 32.2
Neither English nor French 45 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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