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Focus on Geography Series, 2011 Census

Census subdivision of Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon, PE - Quebec

Map of Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon, PE (shaded in green), Quebec

Map of Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon, PE

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Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Chart A: Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon, PE - Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Chart A description: Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon, PE - Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Prov. rank
149
Nat. rank
603

In 2011, Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon (Paroisse (municipalité de)) had a population of 6,177, representing a percentage change of 14.4% from 2006. This compares to the national average growth of 5.9%.

Land area is 107.13 square kilometres with a population density of 57.7 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, Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon (Paroisse (municipalité de)) had 2,356 private dwellings occupied by usual residents. The change in private dwellings occupied by usual residents from 2006 was 16.6%. For Canada as a whole, the number of private dwellings occupied by usual residents increased 7.1%.

Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon (Paroisse (municipalité de)) is part of the census metropolitan area of Québec.

Population and dwelling counts

Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon (Paroisse (municipalité de)) – Neighbouring census subdivisions

Table 1 Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon (Paroisse (municipalité de)) – 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
Lévis, Que. V 138,769 130,006 6.7
Saint-Bernard, Que. MÉ 2,131 1,920 11.0
Saint-Isidore, Que. MÉ 2,947 2,503 17.7
Saint-Narcisse-de-Beaurivage, Que. PE 1,091 975 11.9
Saint-Gilles, Que. PE 2,138 1,813 17.9

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

Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon, PE – Age distribution

Chart C: Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon, PE - Population by broad age groups

Chart C description: Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon, PE - Population by broad age groups

Table 4 Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon, PE – Age distributions by broad age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
0 to 14 21.4% 20.1% 22.7%
15 to 64 68.9% 70.1% 67.6%
65 and over 9.7% 9.7% 9.5%

In 2011, the percentage of the population aged 65 and over in Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon, PE was 9.7%, compared with a national percentage of 14.8%. The percentage of the working age population (15 to 64) was 68.9% and the percentage of children aged 0 to 14 was 21.4%. 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.

Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon, PE – Population by broad age groups and sex

Table 5 Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon, PE – 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 6,180 5,405 775 14.3
0 to 14 1,320 1,185 135 11.4
15 to 64 4,260 3,765 495 13.1
65 and over 600 445 155 34.8
Males
Total 3,140 2,720 420 15.4
0 to 14 630 565 65 11.5
15 to 64 2,200 1,930 270 14.0
65 and over 305 225 80 35.6
Females
Total 3,040 2,675 365 13.6
0 to 14 690 620 70 11.3
15 to 64 2,055 1,840 215 11.7
65 and over 290 220 70 31.8

Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon, PE – Population by five-year age groups and sex

Chart D: Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon, PE - Population by five-year age groups and sex

Chart D description: Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon, PE - Population by five-year age groups and sex

Table 6 Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon, PE – Population by five-year age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
Total - Age groups 6,180 3,140 3,040
0 to 4 years 505 245 260
5 to 9 years 440 200 240
10 to 14 years 375 180 185
15 to 19 years 360 175 190
20 to 24 years 285 155 125
25 to 29 years 355 170 185
30 to 34 years 570 265 300
35 to 39 years 515 270 245
40 to 44 years 445 240 205
45 to 49 years 485 260 225
50 to 54 years 455 230 220
55 to 59 years 440 225 210
60 to 64 years 350 205 150
65 to 69 years 235 130 105
70 to 74 years 145 75 65
75 to 79 years 95 45 50
80 to 84 years 75 40 40
85 years and over 50 20 30
Median age 36.7 37.9 35.5

Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon, PE – Median age1 of the population

Chart E: Canada, Quebec and Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon, PE - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

Chart E description: Canada, Quebec and Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon, PE - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

In 2011, the median age in Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon, PE was 36.7 years. In comparison, the median age of Quebec was 41.9 years.

Table 7 Canada, Quebec and Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon, PE – Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses
  Median age
2006 2011
Canada 39.5 40.6
Quebec 41.0 41.9
Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon, PE 35.9 36.7

Families and households

In 2011, the number of census families2 in Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon was 1,880, which represents a change of 15.7% from 2006. This compares to a growth rate for Canada of 5.5% over the same period.


In Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon, 44.1% of census families were married couples in 2011, while 46.8% were common-law-couples and 9.0% were lone-parent families.

Chart F: Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon - Census families by family structure

Chart F description: Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon - Census families by family structure

Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon – Family structure

Table 8 Canada, Quebec, CSD of Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon, PE 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
Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon, PE 1,880 830 44.1 880 46.8 170 9.0 15.7
Saint-Henri, MÉ 1,510 695 46.0 650 43.0 170 11.3 23.3
Lévis, V 40,455 18,930 46.8 15,945 39.4 5,585 13.8 6.4
Saint-Bernard, MÉ 595 325 54.6 200 33.6 70 11.8 14.4
Saint-Isidore, MÉ 855 415 48.5 330 38.6 110 12.9 12.5
Saint-Narcisse-de-Beaurivage, PE 310 175 56.5 105 33.9 30 9.7 14.8
Saint-Gilles, PE 625 295 47.2 275 44.0 60 9.6 14.7

Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon – Presence of children within couple families

Among couples (married and common-law) in the census subdivision of Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon, 51.0% 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 * 335
Married couples without children * 490
Common-law-couples with children * 535
Common-law-couples without children * 340

Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon – Marital status

Chart H: Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon - Marital status

Chart H description: Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon - Marital status

In Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon, 70.4% of the total population aged 15 and over were either married (34.2%) or living with a common-law partner (36.2%).

The remaining 29.6% 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, Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon, PE – Population 15 years and older by marital status, 2011 Census
Marital status Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon, PE Quebec Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Population 15 years and over 4,860 100.0 6,644,380 100.0 27,869,345 100.0
Married or living with a common-law partner 3,420 70.4 3,745,315 56.4 16,084,490 57.7
Married (and not separated) 1,660 34.2 2,353,775 35.4 12,941,965 46.4
Living common-law 1,760 36.2 1,391,545 20.9 3,142,525 11.3
Not married and not living with a common-law partner 1,440 29.6 2,899,060 43.6 11,784,855 42.3
Single (never legally married) 1,040 21.4 1,942,090 29.2 7,816,045 28.0
Separated 45 0.9 105,190 1.6 698,245 2.5
Divorced 200 4.1 463,830 7.0 1,686,035 6.0
Widowed 150 3.1 387,950 5.8 1,584,525 5.7

Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon – Types of private households

There were 2,355 private households3 in Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon in 2011, a change of 16.6% from 2006. Of these, 36.7% of households were comprised of couples with children aged 24 and under at home, a change of 12.3% compared with five years earlier.

Table 10 Canada, Quebec, Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon, PE – Distribution of households by household type, 2011 Census
Household type4 Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon, PE Quebec Canada
number % number % number %
Total private households 2,355 100.0 3,395,345 100.0 13,320,615 100.0
Couple-family households with children
aged 24 and under at home5		 865 36.7 811,120 23.9 3,524,915 26.5
Couple-family households without children
aged 24 and under at home6		 815 34.6 988,410 29.1 3,935,540 29.5
Lone-parent family households7 160 6.8 346,305 10.2 1,375,450 10.3
One-person households 460 19.5 1,094,410 32.2 3,673,310 27.6
Multiple family households8 20 0.8 28,420 0.8 268,060 2.0
Other households9 40 1.7 126,680 3.7 543,340 4.1

Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon – Structural type of dwelling

In Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon, 88.5% 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, Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon, PE – Distribution of private households by structural type of dwelling, 2011 Census
Structural type of dwelling Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon, PE Quebec Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Structural type of dwelling 2,355 100.0 3,395,345 100.0 13,320,615 100.0
Single-detached house 2,085 88.5 1,560,405 46.0 7,329,150 55.0
Semi-detached house 115 4.9 171,435 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 90 3.8 1,103,845 32.5 2,397,555 18.0
Apartment, duplex 35 1.5 263,860 7.8 704,485 5.3
Other single-attached house10 5 0.2 15,650 0.5 33,310 0.3
Movable dwelling11 15 0.6 23,000 0.7 183,510 1.4

Language

Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon, PE – Mother tongue

Chart J: Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon, PE - Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home

Chart J description: Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon, PE - 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 Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon, 0.8% of the population reported English only as mother tongue, 98.5% reported French only, and 0.2% 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, 0.5% of the population spoke only English most often at home, 99.0% spoke only French and 0.1% 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 Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon, PE – Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home, 2011 Census
Selected languages Mother tongue Language spoken most often at home
number % number %
Total 6,165 100.0 6,165 100.0
English 50 0.8 30 0.5
French 6,075 98.5 6,105 99.0
Non-official language 15 0.2 5 0.1
Multiple responses 25 0.4 30 0.5
Table 13 Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon, PE – 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 78.6 50.0 28.6
French 99.8 99.8 0.1
Non-official language 75.0 25.0 50.0

Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon, PE – Non-official languages

In Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon, the three most common mother tongues were Hungarian (0.1%), Khmer (Cambodian) (0.1%) and Spanish (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 Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon, PE – 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.
Hungarian 5 20.0 0.1
Khmer (Cambodian) 5 20.0 0.1
Spanish 5 20.0 0.1

Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon, PE – Bilingualism

Table 15 Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon, PE – 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 24.0 100.0 23.4 66.7
0 to 19 12.3 50.0 11.7 0.0
20 to 44 37.2 100.0 36.2 100.0
45 to 64 22.7 100.0 22.0 100.0
65 and over 14.5 0.0 13.9 0.0
Table 16 Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon, PE – Knowledge of official languages, 2011 Census
Knowledge of official languages Number Percentage
Total 6,165 100.0
English only 5 0.1
French only 4,665 75.7
English and French 1,495 24.2
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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