New Richmond
Small town · Quebec · Population 3,683
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
- 50.8 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 47.8 years (estimated) · 2016: 50.3 years
- Average household size
- 2.1
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.4 · 2011: 2.3 · 2016: 2.2
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 25.8%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 27.1% · 2016: 25%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%14.4%2016: 14.2%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%8%2016: 8.9%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%20.2%2016: 19.7%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%30.3%2016: 32%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%27%2016: 25.1%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%19%2011: 23.5%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%32.1%2011: 31.8%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%9.6%2011: 9.5%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%34.7%2016: 31%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%4.7%2011: 6.1%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%15.3%2016: 15.9%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%17.3%2016: 21.9%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%24%2016: 23.4%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%21.7%2016: 23.1%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%22.3%2016: 15.4%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%5.4%2016: 6.1%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%51.9%2016: 52.3%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%42.6%2016: 41.7%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%12.8%2016: 13.4%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%85.1%2016: 84.7%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%2.1%2016: 1.9%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 5%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 3.6%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%67.1%2016: 69%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%32.9%2016: 31.3%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%67.1%2016: 68.8%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%5%2016: 4.5%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%0.9%2016: 0.9%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%6.1%2016: 6%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%14.9%2016: 13.5%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%6.1%2016: 6.3%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%31.2%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%35.6%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%20.4%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%9.9%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%2.6%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%89.7%2016: 90.7%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%1.1%2016: 1.7%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%6.1%2016: 5.5%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%1.5%2016: 0%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.1%2016: 2.1%
Statistics Canada, 2021