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2006 Aboriginal Population Profile

 
La Haute-Yamaska Image: Data quality note(s)
Quebec
(Municipalité régionale de comté)
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Table: Population and dwelling counts

Population and dwelling counts
La Haute-Yamaska (CD)   Quebec
Total Male Female Total Male Female
Population in 2006 1 85,405   7,546,131
Population in 2001 1 79,175   7,237,479
2001 to 2006 population change (%) 7.9   4.3
Total private dwellings 2 37,775   3,452,300
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents 3 35,838   3,188,713
Population density per square kilometre 113.7   5.6
Land area (square km) 750.94   1,356,366.78
Table: Aboriginal identity population in 2006
Figure showing: Aboriginal identity population in 2006 Figure
Aboriginal identity population in 2006
La Haute-Yamaska (CD)   Quebec
Total Male Female Total Male Female
Total population 4 83,690 41,355 42,335   7,435,905 3,645,975 3,789,925
Total Aboriginal identity population 5 405 200 205   108,425 53,525 54,905
North American Indian - single response 6 170 65 110   65,085 31,690 33,395
Métis - single response 120 80 40   27,985 14,300 13,680
Inuit - single response 0 0 0   10,950 5,470 5,480
Multiple Aboriginal identity responses 10 0 10   955 450 510
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhere 7 90 45 45   3,450 1,615 1,835
Non-Aboriginal identity population 83,280 41,155 42,130   7,327,475 3,592,450 3,735,020
Table: Registered Indian status
Figure showing: Registered Indian status Figure
Registered Indian status
La Haute-Yamaska (CD)   Quebec
Total Male Female Total Male Female
Total population 8 83,690 41,355 42,330   7,435,905 3,645,975 3,789,925
Registered Indian 9 95 60 35   55,955 27,130 28,825
Not a registered Indian 83,590 41,290 42,300   7,379,945 3,618,845 3,761,100
Table: Age characteristics of the Aboriginal identity population
Figure showing: Age characteristics of the Aboriginal identity population Figure
Age characteristics of the Aboriginal identity population
La Haute-Yamaska (CD)   Quebec
Total Male Female Total Male Female
Total Aboriginal identity population 10 405 200 205   108,430 53,525 54,900
0 to 4 years 25 15 10   8,680 4,460 4,215
5 to 9 years 55 20 30   9,185 4,560 4,625
10 to 14 years 25 15 0   9,650 5,010 4,640
15 to 19 years 40 30 15   9,590 4,835 4,755
20 to 24 years 20 0 15   8,200 3,980 4,225
25 to 29 years 25 0 25   7,225 3,530 3,700
30 to 34 years 10 0 0   7,205 3,485 3,720
35 to 39 years 55 25 30   7,325 3,510 3,815
40 to 44 years 45 20 30   8,680 4,355 4,325
45 to 49 years 30 20 10   7,910 3,855 4,055
50 to 54 years 25 20 0   6,860 3,375 3,490
55 to 59 years 0 0 0   5,760 2,950 2,810
60 to 64 years 15 15 0   4,155 2,055 2,100
65 to 69 years 20 10 15   2,855 1,385 1,470
70 to 74 years 0 0 0   2,410 1,105 1,305
75 to 79 years 10 0 10   1,485 595 895
80 to 84 years 0 0 0   855 310 545
85 years and over 0 0 0   380 170 205
Median age of the Aboriginal identity population 11 35.4 35.6 35.3   31.1 30.5 31.7
% of the Aboriginal identity population aged 15 and over 75.3 72.5 78.0   74.6 73.8 75.4
Table: Common-law status of the Aboriginal identity population
Figure showing: Common-law status of the Aboriginal identity population Figure
Common-law status of the Aboriginal identity population
La Haute-Yamaska (CD)   Quebec
Total Male Female Total Male Female
Total Aboriginal identity population 15 years and over 12 305 145 160   80,910 39,490 41,420
Not in a common-law relationship 225 115 115   64,455 31,550 32,905
In a common-law relationship 75 30 45   16,460 7,945 8,515
Table: Legal marital status of the Aboriginal identity population
Figure showing: Legal marital status of the Aboriginal identity population Figure
Legal marital status of the Aboriginal identity population
La Haute-Yamaska (CD)   Quebec
Total Male Female Total Male Female
Total Aboriginal identity population 15 years and over 13 305 145 160   80,910 39,490 41,420
Never legally married (single) 14 205 95 115   43,120 22,120 21,000
Legally married (and not separated) 15 60 30 35   24,255 12,065 12,190
Separated, but still legally married 16 0 0 0   1,900 825 1,075
Divorced 17 35 20 10   7,805 3,570 4,235
Widowed 18 0 0 0   3,830 900 2,925
Table: Occupied private dwelling characteristics of the Aboriginal identity population
Figure showing: Occupied private dwelling characteristics of the Aboriginal identity population Figure
Occupied private dwelling characteristics of the Aboriginal identity population
La Haute-Yamaska (CD)   Quebec
Total Male Female Total Male Female
Total private dwellings occupied by usual residents 19 255   50,455
Single detached houses - as a % of total occupied private dwellings 35.3   54.3
Semi-detached houses - as a % of total occupied private dwellings 5.9   6.8
Row houses - as a % of total occupied private dwellings 3.9   2.9
Apartments, duplex - as a % of total occupied private dwellings 20 7.8   6.1
Apartments in buildings with fewer than five storeys - as a % of total occupied private dwellings 20 35.3   26.1
Apartments in buildings with five or more storeys - as a % of total occupied private dwellings 0.0   2.2
Other dwellings - as a % of total occupied private dwellings 21 9.8   1.6
Number of owned dwellings 22 110   25,850
Number of rented dwellings 23 145   21,050
Number of dwellings constructed before 1986 160   33,440
Number of dwellings constructed between 1986 and 2006 24 100   17,010
Dwelling requiring regular maintenance only 150   25,740
Dwellings requiring minor repairs only 90   15,720
Dwellings requiring major repairs only 20   8,990
Average number of rooms per dwelling 25 5.0   5.7
Dwellings with more than one person per room - as a % of total occupied private dwellings 25 3.9   4.3
Average number of persons per room 0.5   0.5
Table: Census family status of the Aboriginal identity population
Figure showing: Census family status of the Aboriginal identity population Figure
Census family status of the Aboriginal identity population
La Haute-Yamaska (CD)   Quebec
Total Male Female Total Male Female
Total number of persons in census families 26 405 195 205   108,095 53,335 54,760
Spouses 60 25 30   23,895 11,885 12,005
Common-law partners 75 30 45   16,430 7,925 8,505
Lone parents 25 0 25   8,265 1,830 6,435
Children in census families 165 90 70   42,875 23,205 19,675
Persons not in census families 80 45 30   16,635 8,500 8,135
Table: Language characteristics of the Aboriginal identity population
Figure showing: Language characteristics of the Aboriginal identity population Figure
Language characteristics of the Aboriginal identity population
La Haute-Yamaska (CD)   Quebec
Total Male Female Total Male Female
Total Aboriginal identity population 405 205 205   108,425 53,525 54,900
Knowledge of Aboriginal language(s) 27 0 0 0   42,395 21,050 21,340
Knowledge of English only 28 0 0 0   4,935 2,625 2,310
Knowledge of French only 29 175 80 90   33,180 16,120 17,060
Knowledge of English and French only 30 200 100 100   25,765 12,880 12,885
Knowledge of other languages 31 20 15 0   2,155 855 1,300
% of the Aboriginal identity population whose mother tongue is an Aboriginal language 0.0 0.0 0.0   37.1 37.2 37.0
% of the Aboriginal identity population who speak an Aboriginal language most often at home 0.0 0.0 0.0   32.6 33.1 32.2
% of the Aboriginal identity population with knowledge of Aboriginal language(s) 0.0 0.0 0.0   39.1 39.3 38.9
Table: Mobility status - Place of residence 1 year ago of the Aboriginal identity population
Figure showing: Mobility status - Place of residence 1 year ago of the Aboriginal identity population Figure
Mobility status - Place of residence 1 year ago of the Aboriginal identity population
La Haute-Yamaska (CD)   Quebec
Total Male Female Total Male Female
Total population 1 year and over 32 400 195 205   106,780 52,670 54,110
Lived at the same address 1 year ago 290 165 120   91,850 45,685 46,165
Lived within the same province or territory 1 year ago, but changed address within the same census subdivision (municipality) 95 25 70   9,030 4,275 4,755
Lived within the same province or territory 1 year ago, but changed address from another census subdivision (municipality) within the province or territory 20 0 15   4,990 2,280 2,710
Lived in a different province or territory 1 year ago 0 0 0   805 380 430
Lived in a different country 1 year ago 0 0 0   105 45 60

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population.

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2007. La Haute-Yamaska, Quebec (Code2447) (table). Aboriginal Population Profile. 2006 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 92-594-XWE. Ottawa. Released January 15, 2008.
https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-594/index.cfm?Lang=E
(accessed July 4, 2024).