Sainte-Élisabeth
Small town · Quebec · Population 1,390
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
- 46.4 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 44.8 years (estimated) · 2016: 46.5 years
- Average household size
- 2.3
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.5 · 2011: 2.5 · 2016: 2.4
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 27%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 31.5% · 2016: 25.9%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%15.5%2016: 16.1%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%9%2016: 9.9%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%23.7%2016: 21.9%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%29.9%2016: 31.8%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%21.6%2016: 19.5%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%24%2011: 29.8%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%34.7%2011: 31.4%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%6.6%2011: 9.1%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%28.1%2016: 25.8%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%6.6%2011: 8.3%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%15.9%2016: 19.1%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%20%2016: 24.8%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%28.3%2016: 26.8%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%25.5%2016: 22.3%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%10.3%2016: 7%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%0%2016: 0%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%75.5%2016: 77.1%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%24.1%2016: 22.9%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.4%2016: 0%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%0.7%2016: 0.7%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%97.5%2016: 98.6%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%1.8%2016: 0.7%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 2.5%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 1.6%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%81.5%2016: 81.6%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%17.6%2016: 19.2%
- Band or local government housing0.8%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%80.2%2016: 79.2%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%3.3%2016: 3.3%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%0%2016: 0%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%5.8%2016: 6.7%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%8.3%2016: 8.3%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%2.5%2016: 2.5%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%42.9%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%23.5%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%20.2%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%10.9%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%0%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%98.3%2016: 86.4%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 0%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%0%2016: 10.6%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 1.5%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%0%2016: 2.3%
Statistics Canada, 2021