Macamic
Small town · Quebec · Population 2,744
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
- 43.6 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 45.7 years (estimated) · 2016: 45.8 years
- Average household size
- 2.3
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.4 · 2011: 2.4 · 2016: 2.4
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 27%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 21.9% · 2016: 27.6%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%19.3%2016: 18.4%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%8.7%2016: 9.6%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%23.5%2016: 21.5%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%26.4%2016: 29.3%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%22%2016: 21.1%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%24.1%2011: 26.8%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%31.6%2011: 34.1%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%8.3%2011: 9.1%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%30.7%2016: 27.1%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%5.3%2011: 3.6%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%21.2%2016: 24.9%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%15.3%2016: 19.8%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%38.7%2016: 33.7%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%17.5%2016: 15.8%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%7.7%2016: 6.6%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%0%2016: 0%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%84%2016: 85.8%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%15.9%2016: 14.2%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%0.6%2016: 0.6%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%98.9%2016: 98.7%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%0.6%2016: 0.8%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 6.1%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 4.6%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%76.8%2016: 78.9%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%23.2%2016: 21.6%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%74.1%2016: 74.8%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%2.6%2016: 2.3%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%0%2016: 0.5%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%5.3%2016: 5.5%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%15.4%2016: 15.1%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%2.6%2016: 1.8%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%36.8%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%32%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%24.1%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%6.6%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%1.3%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%84.6%2016: 83.3%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%5.3%2016: 5%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%4.8%2016: 6.8%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%5.3%2016: 4.5%
Statistics Canada, 2021