Wemindji
Small town · Quebec · Population 1,562
Scores based on limited data
Statistics Canada does not publish some figures for First Nations reserves, such as housing costs, and figures marked Estimated come from a nearby source. Scores for Wemindji use the figures that are available.
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
- 28.6 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 27.3 years (estimated) · 2016: 29.5 years
- Average household size
- 3.9
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 4.3 · 2011: 4.1 · 2016: 4.1
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 22.8%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 22.1% · 2016: 25.6%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%29.1%2016: 28%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%16%2016: 14.9%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%28.1%2016: 30.4%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%20.1%2016: 19%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%6.7%2016: 7.3%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%35%2011: 34.8%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%7.5%2011: 7.6%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%17.5%2011: 13.6%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%12.5%2016: 12.7%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%27.5%2011: 30.3%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%30.9%2016: 35.7%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%19.7%2016: 11.2%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%17.1%2016: 22.4%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%22.4%2016: 21.7%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%9.2%2016: 9.1%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%92.6%2016: 88.9%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0.3%2016: 0.3%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%4.8%2016: 5.9%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%2.2%2016: 5.2%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%14.1%2016: 10.1%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1%2016: 1.7%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%84.9%2016: 88.2%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 6.2%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 0%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%16.2%2016: 14.1%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%8.8%2016: 14.1%
- Band or local government housing75%2016: 71.8%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%79.7%2016: 77.5%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%11.4%2016: 18.3%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%2.5%2016: 1.4%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%7.6%2016: 0%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%0%2016: 1.4%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%0%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%5%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%50%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%30%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%12.5%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%74.2%2016: 52.3%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 1.8%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%20.2%2016: 37.8%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%4.8%2016: 10.8%
Statistics Canada, 2021