Otter Lake
Small town · Quebec · Population 1,041
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
- 56 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 50.6 years (estimated) · 2016: 53 years
- Average household size
- 2
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.3 · 2011: 2.2 · 2016: 2.2
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 36.3%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 39.1% · 2016: 32%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%13.9%2016: 12.4%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%7.2%2016: 8.6%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%16.8%2016: 16.7%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%30.8%2016: 39.8%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%31.7%2016: 23.1%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%13.5%2011: 20%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%33.7%2011: 36%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%8.7%2011: 7%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%39.4%2016: 31.4%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%4.8%2011: 9%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%32.3%2016: 39.2%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%25%2016: 19.6%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%16.7%2016: 21.6%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%17.7%2016: 13.7%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%8.3%2016: 4.9%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%41.3%2016: 41.9%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%4.8%2016: 3.8%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%53.8%2016: 54.8%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%55.8%2016: 61.3%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%38.5%2016: 36%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%5.8%2016: 2.7%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 2.1%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 0%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%82.1%2016: 76%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%18.9%2016: 24%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%91.3%2016: 88.4%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%2.9%2016: 2.3%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%1.9%2016: 2.3%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%1.9%2016: 2.3%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%1.9%2016: 1.2%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%30.5%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%30.5%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%18.9%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%17.9%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%4.2%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%80.4%2016: 85.4%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 0%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%7.1%2016: 10.4%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%10.7%2016: 4.2%
Statistics Canada, 2021