Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford
Small town · Quebec · Population 2,886
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
- 45.6 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 42.9 years (estimated) · 2016: 43.5 years
- Average household size
- 2.4
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.6 · 2011: 2.5 · 2016: 2.5
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 27.6%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 30.6% · 2016: 25.5%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%17.3%2016: 17.3%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%9.7%2016: 11.9%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%22.4%2016: 22.5%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%30.8%2016: 32.4%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%19.9%2016: 16.4%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%24.6%2011: 30.6%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%33.5%2011: 34.5%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%8.5%2011: 7.4%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%25.8%2016: 23.8%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%7.6%2011: 5.7%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%19.9%2016: 23%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%18.6%2016: 18%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%26.2%2016: 27.3%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%24.6%2016: 18.6%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%10.6%2016: 12.7%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%0.5%2016: 0.5%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%67.2%2016: 65.7%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%31.2%2016: 32.2%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%1.4%2016: 1.6%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%1.6%2016: 1.9%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%94.8%2016: 94.8%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%3.6%2016: 3.3%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 2.5%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 0.9%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%82.7%2016: 85.7%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%16.9%2016: 15.2%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%77.1%2016: 79.2%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%3.4%2016: 3.9%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%0%2016: 0%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%3.8%2016: 4.3%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%3%2016: 3.5%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%12.7%2016: 9.1%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%25.3%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%39.7%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%21.5%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%12.7%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%0.8%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%91.1%2016: 87.9%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 2.1%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%7.2%2016: 7.9%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 1%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.3%2016: 1%
Statistics Canada, 2021