Brigham
Small town · Quebec · Population 2,282
People and homes
Who lives here and what homes are like, from the 2021 Census. Shown for context: these figures are never part of a score.
Who lives here
- Median age
- 46.4 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 42.2 years (estimated) · 2016: 45.8 years
- Average household size
- 2.4
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.6 (estimated) · 2011: 2.5 (estimated) · 2016: 2.4
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 26.2%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 33.9% (estimated) · 2016: 19.3%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%17.3%2016: 16.7%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%9.2%2016: 10.2%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%21.7%2016: 22.1%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%30.7%2016: 34.1%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%20.8%2016: 17.1%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%25.5%2011: 30.3% (estimated)
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%36.5%2011: 34.8% (estimated)
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%7.3%2011: 6.6% (estimated)
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%24.5%2016: 25.5%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%6.2%2011: 5.6% (estimated)
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%12%2016: 14.1%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%25.3%2016: 28.6%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%23.7%2016: 22%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%22.9%2016: 23.9%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%16.1%2016: 12.2%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%2.4%2016: 3%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%48.8%2016: 48.8%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%48.6%2016: 48.2%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%9.8%2016: 12.1%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%85.8%2016: 85%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%4.4%2016: 2.8%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 0%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 0%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%91.1%2016: 92%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%8.4%2016: 8%
- Band or local government housing0.5%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%89.5%2016: 86.2%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%1.6%2016: 1%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%0%2016: 0%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0.5%2016: 1%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%1%2016: 1%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%7.3%2016: 10.7%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%23%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%38.7%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%23%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%12%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%3.7%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%95.8%2016: 94.5%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 0%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%0%2016: 3.7%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%1%2016: 0%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%1%2016: 1.8%
Statistics Canada, 2021