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Focus on Geography Series, 2011 Census

Census subdivision of Alma, V - Quebec

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Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

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

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138

In 2011, Alma (Ville) had a population of 30,904, representing a percentage change of 3.0% from 2006. This compares to the national average growth of 5.9%.

Land area is 195.59 square kilometres with a population density of 158.0 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, Alma (Ville) had 13,324 private dwellings occupied by usual residents. The change in private dwellings occupied by usual residents from 2006 was 4.7%. For Canada as a whole, the number of private dwellings occupied by usual residents increased 7.1%.

Alma (Ville) is part of the census agglomeration of Alma (Quebec).

Population and dwelling counts

Alma (Ville) – Neighbouring census subdivisions

Table 1 Alma (Ville) – Neighbouring census subdivisions, population change, 2006 to 2011
Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	Population
Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	2011	2006	% change
Saint-Bruno, Que.	MÉ	2,636	2,353	12.0
Saint-Gédéon, Que.	MÉ	2,001	1,931	3.6
Saint-Nazaire, Que.	MÉ	2,114	1,866	13.3
Labrecque, Que.	MÉ	1,215	1,295	-6.2
L'Ascension-de-Notre-Seigneur, Que.	PE	1,983	1,976	0.4
Saint-Henri-de-Taillon, Que.	MÉ	760	739	2.8
Larouche, Que.	MÉ	1,277	1,200	6.4

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
Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	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
Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	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

Alma, V – Age distribution

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

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

Table 4 Alma, V – Age distributions by broad age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups	Both sexes	Males	Females
0 to 14	15.0%	15.3%	14.7%
15 to 64	66.7%	68.4%	65.0%
65 and over	18.3%	16.2%	20.3%

In 2011, the percentage of the population aged 65 and over in Alma, V was 18.3%, 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 15.0%. 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.

Alma, V – Population by broad age groups and sex

Table 5 Alma, V – Population by broad age groups, sex and population change between 2006 and 2011, 2006 to 2011 censuses
Broad age groups by sex	Population
Broad age groups by sex	2011	2006	change	% change
Both sexes
Total	30,905	30,000	905	3.0
0 to 14	4,650	4,790	-140	-2.9
15 to 64	20,610	20,525	85	0.4
65 and over	5,650	4,680	970	20.7
Males
Total	15,185	14,735	450	3.1
0 to 14	2,330	2,445	-115	-4.7
15 to 64	10,390	10,215	175	1.7
65 and over	2,460	2,070	390	18.8
Females
Total	15,720	15,265	455	3.0
0 to 14	2,315	2,345	-30	-1.3
15 to 64	10,215	10,305	-90	-0.9
65 and over	3,190	2,615	575	22.0

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

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

Table 6 Alma, V – Population by five-year age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups	Both sexes	Males	Females
Total - Age groups	30,905	15,185	15,720
0 to 4 years	1,550	780	765
5 to 9 years	1,515	745	770
10 to 14 years	1,580	805	780
15 to 19 years	2,005	1,015	990
20 to 24 years	1,790	945	845
25 to 29 years	1,720	875	845
30 to 34 years	1,810	910	900
35 to 39 years	1,580	815	770
40 to 44 years	1,650	835	810
45 to 49 years	2,520	1,265	1,255
50 to 54 years	2,965	1,475	1,485
55 to 59 years	2,555	1,280	1,280
60 to 64 years	2,020	985	1,035
65 to 69 years	1,695	780	915
70 to 74 years	1,310	595	710
75 to 79 years	1,135	500	630
80 to 84 years	925	375	545
85 years and over	585	205	380
Median age	45.6	44.3	46.8

Alma, V – Median age¹ of the population

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

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

In 2011, the median age in Alma, V was 45.6 years. In comparison, the median age of Quebec was 41.9 years.

Table 7 Canada, Quebec and Alma, V – Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses
	Median age
	2006	2011
Canada	39.5	40.6
Quebec	41.0	41.9
Alma, V	43.1	45.6

Families and households

In 2011, the number of census families² in Alma was 9,010, which represents a change of 2.6% from 2006. This compares to a growth rate for Canada of 5.5% over the same period.

In Alma, 51.9% of census families were married couples in 2011, while 33.4% were common-law-couples and 14.7% were lone-parent families.

Chart F: Alma - Census families by family structure

Chart F description: Alma - Census families by family structure

Alma – Family structure

Table 8 Canada, Quebec, CSD of Alma, 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
Geographic name	Total families	number	%	number	%	number	%	% change, census families, 2006 to 2011
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
Alma, V	9,010	4,675	51.9	3,010	33.4	1,325	14.7	2.6
Saint-Bruno, MÉ	805	400	49.7	305	37.9	105	13.0	12.6
Saint-Gédéon, MÉ	630	355	56.3	215	34.1	65	10.3	10.5
Saint-Nazaire, MÉ	650	355	54.6	225	34.6	75	11.5	13.0
Labrecque, MÉ	365	225	61.6	115	31.5	30	8.2	-2.7
L'Ascension-de-Notre-Seigneur, PE	580	310	53.4	205	35.3	65	11.2	1.8
Saint-Henri-de-Taillon, MÉ	235	130	55.3	80	34.0	25	10.6	4.4
Larouche, MÉ	395	195	49.4	170	43.0	25	6.3	5.3

Alma – Presence of children within couple families

Among couples (married and common-law) in the census subdivision of Alma, 41.5% 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 *	1,560
Married couples without children *	3,120
Common-law-couples with children *	1,630
Common-law-couples without children *	1,380

Alma – Marital status

Chart H description: Alma - Marital status

In Alma, 59.6% of the total population aged 15 and over were either married (36.6%) or living with a common-law partner (23.0%).

The remaining 40.4% 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, Alma, V – Population 15 years and older by marital status, 2011 Census
Marital status	Alma, V		Quebec		Canada
Marital status	number	%	number	%	number	%
Total - Population 15 years and over	26,260	100.0	6,644,380	100.0	27,869,345	100.0
Married or living with a common-law partner	15,645	59.6	3,745,315	56.4	16,084,490	57.7
Married (and not separated)	9,615	36.6	2,353,775	35.4	12,941,965	46.4
Living common-law	6,030	23.0	1,391,545	20.9	3,142,525	11.3
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	10,615	40.4	2,899,060	43.6	11,784,855	42.3
Single (never legally married)	6,650	25.3	1,942,090	29.2	7,816,045	28.0
Separated	320	1.2	105,190	1.6	698,245	2.5
Divorced	1,870	7.1	463,830	7.0	1,686,035	6.0
Widowed	1,770	6.7	387,950	5.8	1,584,525	5.7

Alma – Types of private households

There were 13,320 private households³ in Alma in 2011, a change of 4.6% from 2006. Of these, 23.8% of households were comprised of couples with children aged 24 and under at home, a change of -10.3% compared with five years earlier.

Table 10 Canada, Quebec, Alma, V – Distribution of households by household type, 2011 Census
Household type⁴	Alma, V		Quebec		Canada
Household type⁴	number	%	number	%	number	%
Total private households	13,320	100.0	3,395,345	100.0	13,320,615	100.0
Couple-family households with children aged 24 and under at home⁵	3,170	23.8	811,120	23.9	3,524,915	26.5
Couple-family households without children aged 24 and under at home⁶	4,455	33.4	988,410	29.1	3,935,540	29.5
Lone-parent family households⁷	1,295	9.7	346,305	10.2	1,375,450	10.3
One-person households	4,040	30.3	1,094,410	32.2	3,673,310	27.6
Multiple family households⁸	40	0.3	28,420	0.8	268,060	2.0
Other households⁹	320	2.4	126,680	3.7	543,340	4.1

Alma – Structural type of dwelling

In Alma, 50.2% of private households lived in single-detached houses and 0.3% lived in apartments in buildings that have five or more storeys. The rest lived in other types of dwelling structures.

Table 11 Canada, Quebec, Alma, V – Distribution of private households by structural type of dwelling, 2011 Census
Structural type of dwelling	Alma, V		Quebec		Canada
Structural type of dwelling	number	%	number	%	number	%
Total - Structural type of dwelling	13,325	100.0	3,395,345	100.0	13,320,615	100.0
Single-detached house	6,690	50.2	1,560,405	46.0	7,329,150	55.0
Semi-detached house	845	6.3	171,435	5.0	646,240	4.9
Row house	205	1.5	86,040	2.5	791,600	5.9
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	45	0.3	171,110	5.0	1,234,770	9.3
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	3,290	24.7	1,103,845	32.5	2,397,555	18.0
Apartment, duplex	2,025	15.2	263,860	7.8	704,485	5.3
Other single-attached house¹⁰	140	1.1	15,650	0.5	33,310	0.3
Movable dwelling¹¹	85	0.6	23,000	0.7	183,510	1.4

Language

Alma, V – Mother tongue

Chart J description: Alma, 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 Alma, 0.5% of the population reported English only as mother tongue, 98.9% reported French only, and 0.4% 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, 99.3% 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 Alma, V – Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home, 2011 Census
Selected languages	Mother tongue		Language spoken most often at home
Selected languages	number	%	number	%
Total	30,450	100.0	30,450	100.0
English	140	0.5	70	0.2
French	30,120	98.9	30,235	99.3
Non-official language	110	0.4	40	0.1
Multiple responses	80	0.3	100	0.3

Table 13 Alma, V – Mother-tongue retention, 2011 Census
Mother tongue	Mother-tongue retention¹² (in percentage)
Mother tongue	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	57.9	36.8	21.1
French	99.9	99.9	0.0
Non-official language	75.0	50.0	25.0

Alma, V – Non-official languages

In Alma, the three most common mother tongues were Spanish (0.2%), Arabic (0.0%) and Italian (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 Alma, 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	50	35.7	0.2
Arabic	15	10.7	0.0
Italian	15	10.7	0.0
Atikamekw	10	7.1	0.0

Alma, V – Bilingualism

Table 15 Alma, V – Rate of English-French bilingualism by mother tongue and age groups, 2011 Census
Age groups	Mother tongue
Age groups	Total	English	French	Non-official language
Note: Counts for mother tongue include single responses only. Consequently, the total excludes multiple responses.
Total	15.6	78.6	15.3	31.8
0 to 19	12.8	50.0	12.6	20.0
20 to 44	26.5	87.5	26.1	40.0
45 to 64	11.8	81.8	11.4	0.0
65 and over	9.0	83.3	8.5	33.3

Table 16 Alma, V – Knowledge of official languages, 2011 Census
Knowledge of official languages	Number	Percentage
Total	30,455	100.0
English only	15	0.0
French only	25,630	84.2
English and French	4,805	15.8
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.

Footnotes

Footnote 1

Median age: Age 'x' that divides a population in two groups of the same population size, one group being older than age 'x' and the other group being younger than age 'x'.

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Footnote 2

Census family: Refers to a married couple (with or without children), a common-law couple (with or without children) or a lone parent family.

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Footnote 3

Household, private: Refers to a person or a group of persons (other than foreign residents) who occupy a private dwelling and do not have a usual place of residence elsewhere in Canada.

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Footnote 4

Household type: Refers to the basic division of private households into family and non-family households. Family household refers to a household that contains at least one census family, that is, a married couple with or without children, or a couple living in common-law with or without children or a lone parent living with one or more children.

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Footnote 5

Couple-family households with children: Refers to couple households with at least one child aged 24 and under.

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Footnote 6

Couple-family households without children: Refers to couple households without children aged 24 and under. Includes couple households with all children aged 25 and over.

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Footnote 7

Lone-parent-family households: Refers to all lone-parent family households regardless of age of children.

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Footnote 8

Multiple-family households: Refers to a household in which two or more census families (with or without additional persons) occupy the same private dwelling.

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Footnote 9

Other households: Refers to two or more people who share a private dwelling, but who do not constitute a census family.

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Footnote 10

Other single-attached house: A single dwelling that is attached to another building and that does not fall into any of the other categories, such as a single dwelling attached to a non-residential structure (e.g., a store or a church) or occasionally to another residential structure (e.g., an apartment building).

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Footnote 11

Movable dwelling includes mobile homes and other movable dwellings such as houseboats and railroad cars.

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Footnote 12

Mother-tongue retention: Retention refers to the situation where people speak their mother tongue at home. Retention is defined as 'complete' when the mother tongue is the language spoken most often and 'partial' when it is spoken on a regular basis but not most often. The (complete or partial) retention rate refers to the proportion of the population with a given mother tongue that speaks that language at home most often or on a regular basis. The retention rate provides an indication of a group's linguistic vitality, particularly the importance of transmitting languages between generations.

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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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