Dégelis
Small town · Quebec · Population 2,884
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
- 55.2 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 49.7 years (estimated) · 2016: 53.2 years
- Average household size
- 2
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.3 · 2011: 2.2 · 2016: 2
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 25.2%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 26.5% · 2016: 23.8%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%11.8%2016: 13.3%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%8.7%2016: 8.7%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%17.9%2016: 17.6%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%30.4%2016: 34.2%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%31.2%2016: 26%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%16.2%2011: 24.2%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%33.6%2011: 32.6%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%9%2011: 8.4%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%37.9%2016: 37.5%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%3.2%2011: 3.3%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%25.3%2016: 26.3%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%19.3%2016: 16%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%29.1%2016: 32%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%16.5%2016: 18.1%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%9.5%2016: 7.1%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%0.2%2016: 0%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%80.9%2016: 82.8%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%19%2016: 17%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0.2%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%1%2016: 0.7%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%98.6%2016: 99.1%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 9%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 6.7%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%64.6%2016: 63.9%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%35.4%2016: 35.7%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%62.8%2016: 63.4%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%3.2%2016: 3.4%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%7.9%2016: 7.8%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%5.8%2016: 6%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%18.4%2016: 17.2%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%1.8%2016: 2.2%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%32.9%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%34.7%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%22.4%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%7.6%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%2.2%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%91.9%2016: 85.4%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 1.8%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%6.8%2016: 10%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.8%2016: 2.3%
Statistics Canada, 2021