Learn a bit more about the city through the following data about the area and its population.
Some statistics have been randomly rounded off to zero or five. As a result, adding up the numbers in each of the subdivisions may give numbers that are different from the totals.
| Territory |
Québec City |
| Source: City of Québec |
| Total area (including bodies of water) |
468.24
km2 |
| Population |
Québec City |
| *Persons age 15 and over who were employed at the time of the census. |
| Source: Statistics Canada, 2001 and 2006 censuses |
| Total population 2001 |
476,330 |
| Total population 2006 |
491,140 |
| Population change 2001 to 2006 |
3.1 |
| Population by Age Groups (2006) |
| 0 to 4 years |
20,050 |
| 5 to 14 years |
46,875 |
| 15 to 64 years |
344,870 |
| 65 years and over |
79,340 |
| Population by Sex (2006) |
| Female |
257,110 |
| Male |
234,030 |
| Population Age 15 and Over by Workforce Activity (2006) |
| Population age 15 and over |
415,705 |
| Employed* |
258,190 |
| Unemployed |
13,505 |
| Total workforce population |
271,695 |
| Private Households* |
Québec City |
| * Person living alone or group of persons occupying the same dwelling, excluding foreign or temporary residents. Includes family groups. |
| Source: Statistics Canada, 2001 and 2006 censuses |
| Private Households Change (2001–2006) |
| 2001 |
215,960 |
| 2006 |
228,095 |
| Variation
2001-2006 |
5.6 |
| Average Number of Persons by Household (2006) |
2.1 |
| Income |
Québec City |
| Source: Statistics Canada, 2001 and 2006 censuses |
| Average Income in 2005 (2006) |
| Males 15 years and over |
$39,499 |
| Females 15 years and over |
$26,975 |
| Average household income |
$57,526 |
| Household Income in 2005 (2006) |
| Less than $30,000 |
11,685 |
| $30,000 to $69,999 |
56,205 |
| $70,000 and over |
43,395 |
| Housing |
Québec City |
| Source: Statistics Canada, 2001 and 2006 censuses |
| Occupied Private Dwellings by Period of Construction (2006) |
| Before 1946 |
29,185 |
| 1946 to 1960 |
34,930 |
| 1961 to 1980 |
82,555 |
| 1981 to 2000 |
67,475 |
| 2001 to 2006 |
13,940 |
| Total private dwellings |
228,100 |
| Schooling |
Québec City |
| Source : Statistics Canada, 2001 and 2006 censuses |
| Population Age 15 and Over by Educational Attainment (2006) |
| No certificate, diploma, or degree |
74,150 |
| High school certificate or equivalent |
94,565 |
| Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma |
58,555 |
| College, CÉGEP, or other non-university certificate or diploma |
78,810 |
| University certificate, diploma, or degree |
109,620 |