La Macaza
Small town · Quebec · Population 1,094
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
- 58.4 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 53.7 years (estimated) · 2016: 55.6 years
- Average household size
- 1.8
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2 · 2011: 1.9 · 2016: 1.8
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 38.8%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 19.3% · 2016: 27.6%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%6%2016: 7.4%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%4.1%2016: 4.8%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%18.8%2016: 20%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%39.4%2016: 41.3%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%31.7%2016: 27%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%8.8%2011: 15.6%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%36.3%2011: 36.5%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%3.9%2011: 7.3%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%46.1%2016: 43.2%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%4.9%2011: 3.1%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%10.4%2016: 16.3%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%30.2%2016: 27.9%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%22.9%2016: 26.7%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%28.1%2016: 18.6%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%8.3%2016: 12.8%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%0.6%2016: 1.1%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%59.6%2016: 59.2%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%39.3%2016: 40.2%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%3.9%2016: 4%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%91%2016: 90.2%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%5.1%2016: 5.7%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 0%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 2.1%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%87.3%2016: 87.4%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%12.7%2016: 11.6%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%96%2016: 96.8%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%1%2016: 1.1%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%0%2016: 0%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%2%2016: 2.1%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%0%2016: 0%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%1%2011: 1%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%19.6%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%39.2%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%23.5%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%14.7%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%2.9%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%100%2016: 100%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 3.6%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%0%2016: 0%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%0%2016: 0%
Statistics Canada, 2021