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Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans

Small town · Quebec · Population 1,607

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: 50.2 years (estimated) · 2016: 51.4 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
24.3%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 17.8% · 2016: 23.3%

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%15.8%2016: 14.3%
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%7.1%2016: 8.8%
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%21.4%2016: 19.5%
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%28.9%2016: 32.2%
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%26.4%2016: 24.4%

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%22.4%2011: 26%
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%39.9%2011: 38.9%
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%6.3%2011: 5.3%
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%27.3%2016: 20.9%
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%4.2%2011: 6.9%
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%4.2%2016: 6.7%
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%11.4%2016: 20.1%
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%20.4%2016: 18.9%
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%33.5%2016: 27.4%
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%30.5%2016: 28%

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%0.3%2016: 0%
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%61.4%2016: 67.3%
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%38%2016: 32.4%
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0%

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%1.2%2016: 1%
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%96%2016: 97.7%
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%2.8%2016: 1.3%
Homes
Condominiums
1.4%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 0%

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%83.2%2016: 85.3%
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%16.8%2016: 14.7%

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%90.1%2016: 91.5%
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%4.2%2016: 3.9%
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%0%2016: 0%
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%2.1%2016: 3.1%
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%2.8%2016: 1.6%
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0.7%2016: 0%

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%37.8%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%28%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%20.3%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%13.3%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%1.4%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%93.7%2016: 94.6%
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 0%
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%2.7%2016: 2.7%
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%2.7%2016: 1.3%

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

Adapted from Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 (Census Profile). This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada.