Lac-Simon
Small town · Quebec · Population 1,057
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
- 60 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 57.5 years (estimated) · 2016: 59.6 years
- Average household size
- 1.9
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.1 · 2011: 2 · 2016: 2
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 40%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 38.1% · 2016: 38.1%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%10%2016: 9%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%4.3%2016: 4.8%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%12.3%2016: 11.2%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%38.4%2016: 38.8%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%35.1%2016: 35.1%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%10.8%2011: 13.5%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%41.4%2011: 47.9%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%4.5%2011: 5.2%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%37.8%2016: 32.6%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%5.4%2011: 4.2%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%13.9%2016: 17%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%21.3%2016: 17%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%31.5%2016: 30.7%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%21.3%2016: 23.9%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%13%2016: 11.4%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%0.9%2016: 1.6%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%52.1%2016: 48.7%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%46.9%2016: 50.3%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%3.8%2016: 3.7%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%94.8%2016: 94.2%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%1.4%2016: 2.1%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 2.7%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 4.2%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%84.7%2016: 88.4%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%14.4%2016: 10.5%
- Band or local government housing0.9%2016: 1.1%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%96.4%2016: 95.8%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%0.9%2016: 0%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%0.9%2016: 0%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%1.8%2016: 1.1%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%0%2016: 2.1%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%22.5%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%20.7%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%23.4%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%25.2%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%8.1%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%92.9%2016: 98%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 0%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%0%2016: 0%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%0%2016: 0%
Statistics Canada, 2021