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Focus on Geography Series, 2011 Census

Census subdivision of Saint-Apollinaire, MÉ - Quebec

Map of Saint-Apollinaire, MÉ (shaded in green), Quebec

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Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Chart A: Saint-Apollinaire, MÉ - Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Chart A description: Saint-Apollinaire, MÉ - Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Prov. rank
172
Nat. rank
696

In 2011, Saint-Apollinaire (Municipalité) had a population of 5,102, representing a percentage change of 15.3% from 2006. This compares to the national average growth of 5.9%.

Land area is 97.17 square kilometres with a population density of 52.5 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-Apollinaire (Municipalité) had 2,113 private dwellings occupied by usual residents. The change in private dwellings occupied by usual residents from 2006 was 18.0%. For Canada as a whole, the number of private dwellings occupied by usual residents increased 7.1%.

Population and dwelling counts

Saint-Apollinaire (Municipalité) – Neighbouring census subdivisions

Table 1 Saint-Apollinaire (Municipalité) – Neighbouring census subdivisions, population change, 2006 to 2011
Census subdivision (CSD) name CSD type Population
2011 2006 % change
Lévis, Que. V 138,769 130,006 6.7
Saint-Gilles, Que. PE 2,138 1,813 17.9
Saint-Agapit, Que. MÉ 3,567 2,965 20.3
Saint-Flavien, Que. MÉ 1,578 1,585 -0.4
Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur-d'Issoudun, Que. PE 869 794 9.4
Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Que. MÉ 1,604 1,449 10.7

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-Apollinaire, MÉ – Age distribution

Chart C: Saint-Apollinaire, MÉ - Population by broad age groups

Chart C description: Saint-Apollinaire, MÉ - Population by broad age groups

Table 4 Saint-Apollinaire, MÉ – Age distributions by broad age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
0 to 14 18.0% 18.2% 17.9%
15 to 64 69.9% 70.9% 68.7%
65 and over 12.1% 10.9% 13.3%

In 2011, the percentage of the population aged 65 and over in Saint-Apollinaire, MÉ was 12.1%, compared with a national percentage of 14.8%. The percentage of the working age population (15 to 64) was 69.9% and the percentage of children aged 0 to 14 was 18.0%. 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-Apollinaire, MÉ – Population by broad age groups and sex

Table 5 Saint-Apollinaire, MÉ – 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 5,100 4,425 675 15.3
0 to 14 920 770 150 19.5
15 to 64 3,565 3,175 390 12.3
65 and over 615 480 135 28.1
Males
Total 2,615 2,265 350 15.5
0 to 14 475 395 80 20.3
15 to 64 1,855 1,650 205 12.4
65 and over 285 220 65 29.5
Females
Total 2,490 2,160 330 15.3
0 to 14 445 380 65 17.1
15 to 64 1,710 1,520 190 12.5
65 and over 330 260 70 26.9

Saint-Apollinaire, MÉ – Population by five-year age groups and sex

Chart D: Saint-Apollinaire, MÉ - Population by five-year age groups and sex

Chart D description: Saint-Apollinaire, MÉ - Population by five-year age groups and sex

Table 6 Saint-Apollinaire, MÉ – Population by five-year age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
Total - Age groups 5,100 2,615 2,490
0 to 4 years 390 205 190
5 to 9 years 260 130 125
10 to 14 years 270 140 135
15 to 19 years 285 160 125
20 to 24 years 310 170 150
25 to 29 years 345 170 170
30 to 34 years 440 215 225
35 to 39 years 340 170 165
40 to 44 years 340 180 160
45 to 49 years 395 205 195
50 to 54 years 440 235 205
55 to 59 years 340 170 170
60 to 64 years 335 185 150
65 to 69 years 245 125 120
70 to 74 years 135 70 75
75 to 79 years 115 55 60
80 to 84 years 60 25 40
85 years and over 55 15 40
Median age 38.6 38.2 38.9

Saint-Apollinaire, MÉ – Median age1 of the population

Chart E: Canada, Quebec and Saint-Apollinaire, MÉ - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

Chart E description: Canada, Quebec and Saint-Apollinaire, MÉ - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

In 2011, the median age in Saint-Apollinaire, MÉ was 38.6 years. In comparison, the median age of Quebec was 41.9 years.

Table 7 Canada, Quebec and Saint-Apollinaire, MÉ – Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses
  Median age
2006 2011
Canada 39.5 40.6
Quebec 41.0 41.9
Saint-Apollinaire, MÉ 39.2 38.6

Families and households

In 2011, the number of census families2 in Saint-Apollinaire was 1,540, which represents a change of 14.5% from 2006. This compares to a growth rate for Canada of 5.5% over the same period.


In Saint-Apollinaire, 45.5% of census families were married couples in 2011, while 42.5% were common-law-couples and 11.7% were lone-parent families.

Chart F: Saint-Apollinaire - Census families by family structure

Chart F description: Saint-Apollinaire - Census families by family structure

Saint-Apollinaire – Family structure

Table 8 Canada, Quebec, CSD of Saint-Apollinaire, MÉ 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-Apollinaire, MÉ 1,540 700 45.5 655 42.5 180 11.7 14.5
Lévis, V 40,455 18,930 46.8 15,945 39.4 5,585 13.8 6.4
Saint-Gilles, PE 625 295 47.2 275 44.0 60 9.6 14.7
Saint-Agapit, MÉ 1,060 495 46.7 425 40.1 140 13.2 26.2
Saint-Flavien, MÉ 435 225 51.7 150 34.5 60 13.8 10.1
Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur-d'Issoudun, PE 260 120 46.2 110 42.3 35 13.5 6.1
Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, MÉ 500 255 51.0 205 41.0 40 8.0 6.4

Saint-Apollinaire – Presence of children within couple families

Among couples (married and common-law) in the census subdivision of Saint-Apollinaire, 48.3% 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 * 275
Married couples without children * 425
Common-law-couples with children * 375
Common-law-couples without children * 275

Saint-Apollinaire – Marital status

Chart H: Saint-Apollinaire - Marital status

Chart H description: Saint-Apollinaire - Marital status

In Saint-Apollinaire, 65.8% of the total population aged 15 and over were either married (34.3%) or living with a common-law partner (31.3%).

The remaining 34.2% 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-Apollinaire, MÉ – Population 15 years and older by marital status, 2011 Census
Marital status Saint-Apollinaire, MÉ Quebec Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Population 15 years and over 4,180 100.0 6,644,380 100.0 27,869,345 100.0
Married or living with a common-law partner 2,750 65.8 3,745,315 56.4 16,084,490 57.7
Married (and not separated) 1,435 34.3 2,353,775 35.4 12,941,965 46.4
Living common-law 1,310 31.3 1,391,545 20.9 3,142,525 11.3
Not married and not living with a common-law partner 1,430 34.2 2,899,060 43.6 11,784,855 42.3
Single (never legally married) 1,020 24.4 1,942,090 29.2 7,816,045 28.0
Separated 40 1.0 105,190 1.6 698,245 2.5
Divorced 195 4.7 463,830 7.0 1,686,035 6.0
Widowed 175 4.2 387,950 5.8 1,584,525 5.7

Saint-Apollinaire – Types of private households

There were 2,115 private households3 in Saint-Apollinaire in 2011, a change of 18.2% from 2006. Of these, 30.3% of households were comprised of couples with children aged 24 and under at home, a change of 23.1% compared with five years earlier.

Table 10 Canada, Quebec, Saint-Apollinaire, MÉ – Distribution of households by household type, 2011 Census
Household type4 Saint-Apollinaire, MÉ Quebec Canada
number % number % number %
Total private households 2,115 100.0 3,395,345 100.0 13,320,615 100.0
Couple-family households with children
aged 24 and under at home5		 640 30.3 811,120 23.9 3,524,915 26.5
Couple-family households without children
aged 24 and under at home6		 675 31.9 988,410 29.1 3,935,540 29.5
Lone-parent family households7 175 8.3 346,305 10.2 1,375,450 10.3
One-person households 565 26.7 1,094,410 32.2 3,673,310 27.6
Multiple family households8 20 0.9 28,420 0.8 268,060 2.0
Other households9 35 1.7 126,680 3.7 543,340 4.1

Saint-Apollinaire – Structural type of dwelling

In Saint-Apollinaire, 71.1% 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-Apollinaire, MÉ – Distribution of private households by structural type of dwelling, 2011 Census
Structural type of dwelling Saint-Apollinaire, MÉ Quebec Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Structural type of dwelling 2,110 100.0 3,395,345 100.0 13,320,615 100.0
Single-detached house 1,500 71.1 1,560,405 46.0 7,329,150 55.0
Semi-detached house 145 6.9 171,435 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 320 15.2 1,103,845 32.5 2,397,555 18.0
Apartment, duplex 85 4.0 263,860 7.8 704,485 5.3
Other single-attached house10 10 0.5 15,650 0.5 33,310 0.3
Movable dwelling11 40 1.9 23,000 0.7 183,510 1.4

Language

Saint-Apollinaire, MÉ – Mother tongue

Chart J: Saint-Apollinaire, MÉ - Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home

Chart J description: Saint-Apollinaire, MÉ - 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-Apollinaire, 0.6% of the population reported English only as mother tongue, 98.1% reported French only, and 1.1% 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, 0.3% of the population spoke only English most often at home, 98.7% spoke only French and 0.6% 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-Apollinaire, MÉ – Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home, 2011 Census
Selected languages Mother tongue Language spoken most often at home
number % number %
Total 5,060 100.0 5,060 100.0
English 30 0.6 15 0.3
French 4,965 98.1 4,995 98.7
Non-official language 55 1.1 30 0.6
Multiple responses 15 0.3 25 0.5
Table 13 Saint-Apollinaire, MÉ – 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 62.5 25.0 37.5
French 100.0 99.9 0.1
Non-official language 91.7 75.0 16.7

Saint-Apollinaire, MÉ – Non-official languages

In Saint-Apollinaire, the three most common mother tongues were Spanish (0.5%), Lao (0.4%) and (0.0%), 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-Apollinaire, MÉ – 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 25 41.7 0.5
Lao 20 33.3 0.4

Saint-Apollinaire, MÉ – Bilingualism

Table 15 Saint-Apollinaire, MÉ – 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 19.6 80.0 19.3 16.7
0 to 19 8.4 0.0 8.8 0.0
20 to 44 31.8 100.0 31.6 0.0
45 to 64 17.0 100.0 16.7 20.0
65 and over 11.3 0.0 10.5 0.0
Table 16 Saint-Apollinaire, MÉ – Knowledge of official languages, 2011 Census
Knowledge of official languages Number Percentage
Total 5,065 100.0
English only 5 0.1
French only 4,035 79.7
English and French 1,005 19.8
Neither English nor French 20 0.4

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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