Rouyn-Noranda Profile

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National Rank:122 of 688

Level:Census subdivision

Rouyn-Noranda Population

Total Population (2021)

42,313

Total Population (2016)

42,334

Population Growth

0.0% (-21)

Growth Rank

#572 of 688Same geo level

Male

50.1%21,205

Female

49.9%21,105

Male-to-Female Ratio

1.005

Average Age

42.1

Median Age

Age Rank

#283 of 688Same geo level

Population Age Distribution

0–4

2,305(5.4%)

5–9

2,540(6.0%)

10–14

2,455(5.8%)

15–19

2,130(5.0%)

20–24

2,285(5.4%)

25–29

2,805(6.6%)

30–34

2,830(6.7%)

35–39

2,760(6.5%)

40–44

2,545(6.0%)

45–49

2,360(5.6%)

50–54

2,500(5.9%)

55–59

3,170(7.5%)

60–64

3,290(7.8%)

65–69

2,775(6.6%)

70–74

2,170(5.1%)

75–79

1,465(3.5%)

80–84

890(2.1%)

85+

1,045(2.5%)

Rouyn-Noranda Households

Household Size

Average Household Size

2.1

Total Private Dwellings

20,874

Occupied Private Dwellings

19,282

Size Distribution

1 Person

7,060 (36.6%)

2 Persons

6,870 (35.6%)

3 Persons

2,325 (12.1%)

4 Persons

2,020 (10.5%)

5+ Persons

1,015 (5.3%)

Household Composition

Couples with children

4,205(21.8%)

Couples without children

5,525(28.6%)

One-parent families

1,555(8.1%)

One-person households

7,055(36.6%)

Multigenerational

115(0.6%)

Multiple-family

30(0.2%)

Rouyn-Noranda Incomes

Summary

Avg. Household Income

$75,800After tax

Median Household Income

$64,500After tax

Avg. Individual Income

$43,680After tax

Median Individual Income

$38,400After tax

Income Rank

#482 of 688Same geo level

Income Composition

Market Income

81.8%

Employment Income

69.0%

Government Transfers

18.3%

Individual Income Distribution

Under $10k

2,035(6.1%)

$10k–$20k

3,825(11.4%)

$20k–$30k

5,080(15.2%)

$30k–$40k

4,035(12.0%)

$40k–$50k

4,115(12.3%)

$50k–$60k

3,405(10.2%)

$60k–$70k

2,610(7.8%)

$70k–$80k

1,885(5.6%)

$80k–$90k

1,600(4.8%)

$90k–$100k

1,170(3.5%)

$100k+

3,750(11.2%)

Rouyn-Noranda Employment

Labour Force

Employment Rate

62.2%

Unemployment Rate

4.8%

Total Labour Force

22,195

Employed

21,130

Unemployed

1,070

Not in Labour Force

11,795

Low Income Prevalence

Overall Low-Income Rate

10.5%

Children (0–17)

7.0%

Adults (18–64)

8.3%

Seniors (65+)

22.2%

Gini Coefficient (Total)

0.3040 = perfect equality

Gini Coefficient (After-Tax)

0.261

Rouyn-Noranda Education

Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 15 and over, Census 2021. The highest-credential groups are mutually exclusive. Bachelor's degree, master's degree, and medicine, dentistry or veterinary medicine sit inside “bachelor's degree or higher” and are not extra slices of the population. Shares are calculated on this site from the published counts. Statistics Canada randomly rounds census counts, so parts can miss the published total by a few people.

Highest credential

Population aged 15 and over

33,995

No certificate, diploma or degree

7,365 (21.7%)

High school diploma or equivalency

6,795 (20.0%)

Postsecondary credential

19,835 (58.3%)

Within bachelor's degree or higher

Bachelor's degree

3,880 (11.4%)68.7% of bachelor's or higher

Master's degree

990 (2.9%)17.5% of bachelor's or higher

Medicine, dentistry or veterinary medicine

130 (0.4%)2.3% of bachelor's or higher

Those credentials are published parts of bachelor's degree or higher. They do not add up to that count. Earned doctorates and other university credentials above the bachelor level stay inside the published total and are not separate columns in this extract.

Share of the population aged 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree

7,365(21.7%)

High school diploma or equivalency

6,795(20.0%)

Apprenticeship or trades certificate

7,255(21.3%)

College, CEGEP or other non-university

5,720(16.8%)

University certificate below bachelor

1,210(3.6%)

Bachelor's degree or higher

5,645(16.6%)

Rouyn-Noranda Commute

Place of work for the employed labour force aged 15 and over, Census 2021. Worked at home is the census count of people who worked at home, shown as a share of that employed labour force. Shares are calculated on this site from the published counts. Statistics Canada randomly rounds census counts, so parts can miss the published total by a few people.

Worked at home

11.6%

2,445 people

Share of 21,130 employed people aged 15 and over with a place of work.

Place of work

Worked at home

2,445(11.6%)

Usual place of work

16,245(76.9%)

No fixed workplace address

2,420(11.5%)

Worked outside Canada

20(0.1%)

Rouyn-Noranda Occupation

Broad category for the labour force aged 15 and over, Census 2021, using the National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021. Legislative and senior management is broad category 0, not every job with “manager” in the title. Shares use the published labour-force total. These categories do not add up to that total. Counts are randomly rounded, and people with no classified category stay in the published total. This page does not estimate that remainder.

Labour force

22,195

Share of the labour force

Legislative and senior management

340(1.5%)

Business, finance and administration

3,540(15.9%)

Natural and applied sciences

1,650(7.4%)

Health

1,680(7.6%)

Education, law and social, community and government services

2,695(12.1%)

Art, culture, recreation and sport

445(2.0%)

Sales and service

5,240(23.6%)

Trades, transport and equipment operators

4,515(20.3%)

Natural resources, agriculture and related production

1,225(5.5%)

Manufacturing and utilities

595(2.7%)

Rouyn-Noranda Industry

Industry sector for the labour force aged 15 and over, Census 2021. Shares use the published labour-force total. These categories do not add up to that total. Counts are randomly rounded, and people with no classified category stay in the published total. This page does not estimate that remainder.

Labour force

22,195

Share of the labour force

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

155(0.7%)

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

2,515(11.3%)

Utilities

580(2.6%)

Construction

1,875(8.4%)

Manufacturing

1,295(5.8%)

Wholesale trade

670(3.0%)

Retail trade

2,725(12.3%)

Transportation and warehousing

755(3.4%)

Information and cultural industries

200(0.9%)

Finance and insurance

375(1.7%)

Real estate and rental and leasing

285(1.3%)

Professional, scientific and technical services

1,005(4.5%)

Management of companies and enterprises

15(0.1%)

Administrative and support, waste management and remediation

825(3.7%)

Educational services

1,835(8.3%)

Health care and social assistance

2,890(13.0%)

Arts, entertainment and recreation

235(1.1%)

Accommodation and food services

1,235(5.6%)

Other services (except public administration)

980(4.4%)

Public administration

1,480(6.7%)

Rouyn-Noranda Languages

Language Knowledge

English Only

140 (0.3%)

French Only

26,740 (63.8%)

English & French

15,040 (35.9%)

Neither

15 (0.0%)

Mother Tongue

English

750 (1.8%)

French

39,975 (95.3%)

Non-official languages

675 (1.6%)

Top Mother Tongue Languages

French

39,975(95.3%)

English

750(1.8%)

Arabic

210(0.5%)

Spanish

130(0.3%)

Tagalog

25(0.1%)

Portuguese

15(0.0%)

Mandarin

10(0.0%)

Italian

10(0.0%)

Polish

10(0.0%)

Vietnamese

10(0.0%)

Rouyn-Noranda Dwellings

Dwelling Type

Single-detached

10,295(53.4%)

Semi-detached

1,115(5.8%)

Row house

115(0.6%)

Duplex

1,675(8.7%)

Apt. < 5 storeys

5,660(29.4%)

Apt. ≥ 5 storeys

60(0.3%)

Other attached

140(0.7%)

Movable

235(1.2%)

Housing · Rouyn-Noranda (CA), Que.

These figures are published for Rouyn-Noranda (CA), Que., a census agglomeration, reference period 2021. They are not counts for Rouyn-Noranda alone. Shares are calculated on this site from the published household counts in tables 98-10-0252-01 and 98-10-0253-01.

Tenure

Private households

19,250

Owner households

12,135 (63.0%)

Renter households

7,115 (37.0%)

Owners with a mortgage

7,540 (62.1%)Share of owner households

Owners without a mortgage

4,595 (37.9%)Share of owner households

Renters in subsidized housing

535 (7.5%)Share of renter households

Renters not in subsidized housing

6,580 (92.5%)Share of renter households

Shelter costs

Median monthly shelter cost

$795All households, 2021

Average monthly shelter cost

$943All households, 2021

Owners, median

$1,020

Renters, median

$700

Owners with a mortgage, median

$1,360

Owners without a mortgage, median

$432

Spending 30% or more of income on shelter

2,080 (10.8%)Share of households

Owners spending 30% or more

695 (5.7%)Share of owner households

Renters spending 30% or more

1,385 (19.5%)Share of renter households

Shelter-cost ratio not applicable

30 (0.2%)

Monthly shelter cost

Published household counts by shelter-cost band. Census counts are randomly rounded, so the bands can differ slightly from the household total.

Less than $500

4,355(22.6%)

$500 to $749

4,530(23.5%)

$750 to $999

3,240(16.8%)

$1,000 to $1,249

2,115(11.0%)

$1,250 to $1,499

1,840(9.6%)

$1,500 to $1,999

2,235(11.6%)

$2,000 to $2,499

610(3.2%)

$2,500 to $2,999

195(1.0%)

$3,000 and over

125(0.6%)

Shelter cost is the census monthly amount. For owners it includes mortgage payments, property taxes and condominium fees, along with electricity, heat, water and other municipal services. For renters it includes rent and those utility payments when the tenant pays them. Current consumer prices are a separate series on the cost-of-living page. Data sources.

Community snapshot

About Rouyn-Noranda

Rouyn-Noranda is the principal city of Abitibi-Témiscamingue, on Lac Osisko in northwestern Québec. It joined the twin mining towns of Rouyn and Noranda and remains a copper-smelting and regional-service centre in the boreal shield. A compact downtown, the Horne smelter skyline, and a well-known emerging-music festival define the city. About 42,000 people live in Rouyn-Noranda.

Known for

Twin mining towns of Rouyn and Noranda, now one city
Horne copper smelter on Lac Osisko
Festival de musique émergente (FME)
Regional capital of Abitibi-Témiscamingue
Boreal shield lakes and a downtown on the water

See & do

Promenade du lac Osisko
Shore path around the lake at the centre of the city.
Théâtre du Cuivre
Regional performing-arts centre downtown.
Musée d’art de Rouyn-Noranda (MA)
Contemporary art museum in the city centre.
Gloire de l’eau fountain and the Horne lookout
Lakefront views of the smelter that still shapes the skyline.
Maison Dumulon
Restored 1920s trading post and house museum on the early townsite.

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