Québec
City · Quebec · Population 549,459
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
- 43.2 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 44 years (estimated) · 2016: 43.3 years
- Average household size
- 2
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.1 · 2011: 2.1 · 2016: 2.1
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 41.8%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 39.7% · 2016: 39%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%14.7%2016: 14.1%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%10.3%2016: 11.4%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%27.2%2016: 26.4%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%25%2016: 27.5%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%22.8%2016: 20.6%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%18.6%2011: 19.9%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%26.7%2011: 26.4%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%7.5%2011: 8.2%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%41.5%2016: 39.1%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%5.7%2011: 6.9%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%7.1%2016: 7.9%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%14.5%2016: 16.2%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%17.2%2016: 18.5%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%25.4%2016: 25.8%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%35.7%2016: 31.6%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%0.4%2016: 0.3%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%56.5%2016: 59.2%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%42.7%2016: 40.2%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.4%2016: 0.4%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%1.4%2016: 1.4%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%90.6%2016: 92.4%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%8%2016: 6.1%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 18%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 17.1%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%51.2%2016: 53.4%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%48.8%2016: 46.6%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%30.4%2016: 31.5%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%5.3%2016: 5.4%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%2.6%2016: 2.7%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%6.4%2016: 6.8%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%45.5%2016: 44.7%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%8.9%2016: 8%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%0.9%2016: 1%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%20.8%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%30.2%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%25.9%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%17%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%6.1%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%78.6%2016: 75.1%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%10.8%2016: 14.5%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%7.6%2016: 7.9%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%1.4%2016: 1.7%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.6%2016: 0.9%
Statistics Canada, 2021