Mistissini
Small town · Quebec · Population 3,731
Scores based on limited data
Statistics Canada does not publish some figures for First Nations reserves, such as housing costs, and figures marked Estimated come from a nearby source. Scores for Mistissini use the figures that are available.
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
- 29 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 25.2 years (estimated) · 2016: 26.5 years
- Average household size
- 3.6
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 4.2 (estimated) · 2011: 4 (estimated) · 2016: 3.9
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 24.7%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 31.3% (estimated) · 2016: 26.2%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%28%2016: 30.4%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%17.2%2016: 17.5%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%27.3%2016: 28.7%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%20.4%2016: 18%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%7.2%2016: 5.5%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%39.7%2011: 49.1% (estimated)
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%12.7%2011: 9.3% (estimated)
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%13.7%2011: 8.2% (estimated)
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%14.2%2016: 14.9%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%19.6%2011: 20.7% (estimated)
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%43%2016: 43%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%12.1%2016: 7.9%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%8.1%2016: 21%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%23.9%2016: 19.8%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%12.6%2016: 8.5%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%76%2016: 69.8%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0.9%2016: 0.3%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%21.1%2016: 23.8%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%2.2%2016: 6.1%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%13%2016: 5.7%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%4.9%2016: 2.8%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%82.2%2016: 91.5%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 3.9%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 1.1%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%19.6%2016: 15.9%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%20.6%2016: 11%
- Band or local government housing59.8%2016: 73.1%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%63.7%2016: 66.5%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%17.6%2016: 15.9%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%12.3%2016: 10.4%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0%2016: 0.5%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%6.4%2016: 2.7%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%0%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%5.9%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%44.1%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%33.3%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%16.7%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%75.2%2016: 63.2%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0.7%2016: 1.9%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%18.2%2016: 30.7%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0.7%2016: 0%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%5.9%2016: 3.8%
Statistics Canada, 2021