2016 Census Aboriginal Community Portrait – La Nation Innu Matimekush-Lac John

Release date: January 14, 2020

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2016 Census Aboriginal Community Portrait - La Nation Innu Matimekush-Lac John
2016 Census Aboriginal Community Portrait — La Nation Innu Matimekush-Lac John

2016 Census data for Aboriginal people (First Nations, Métis and Inuit) in private householdsNote 1,Note 2,Note 3 . In 2016, La Nation Innu Matimekush-Lac John consisted of the Matimekosh and Lac-John census subdivisions.

Highlights
Characteristic Value
Population 2016 610
Population 2006 510
Population change (%) 20
Median age 27
Under age 15 (%) 27
Aged 15 to 24 (%) 17
Aged 25 to 64 (%) 46
Aged 65 plus (%) 11
Age and sex distribution
Characteristic Value (%)
Community males, 0 to 9 years 20
Community males, 10 to 19 years 18
Community males, 20 to 29 years 15
Community males, 30 to 39 years 10
Community males, 40 to 49 years 12
Community males, 50 to 59 years 13
Community males, 60 to 69 years 0
Community males, 70 to 79 years 3
Community males, 80 years and over 0
Community females, 0 to 9 years 19
Community females, 10 to 19 years 17
Community females, 20 to 29 years 13
Community females, 30 to 39 years 11
Community females, 40 to 49 years 11
Community females, 50 to 59 years 11
Community females, 60 to 69 years 5
Community females, 70 to 79 years 8
Community females, 80 years and over 5
Quebec on-reserve males, 0 to 9 years 22
Quebec on-reserve males, 10 to 19 years 19
Quebec on-reserve males, 20 to 29 years 15
Quebec on-reserve males, 30 to 39 years 12
Quebec on-reserve males, 40 to 49 years 12
Quebec on-reserve males, 50 to 59 years 10
Quebec on-reserve males, 60 to 69 years 6
Quebec on-reserve males, 70 to 79 years 3
Quebec on-reserve males, 80 years and over 1
Quebec on-reserve females, 0 to 9 years 20
Quebec on-reserve females, 10 to 19 years 18
Quebec on-reserve females, 20 to 29 years 15
Quebec on-reserve females, 30 to 39 years 13
Quebec on-reserve females, 40 to 49 years 13
Quebec on-reserve females, 50 to 59 years 11
Quebec on-reserve females, 60 to 69 years 7
Quebec on-reserve females, 70 to 79 years 3
Quebec on-reserve females, 80 years and over 1
Family structureNote 4
Characteristic Value (%)
Couples with children 39
Couples without children 18
Lone parents 42
Knowledge of Aboriginal languages
Characteristic Value (%)
Community: Knowledge of Aboriginal languages, 2006 100
Community: Knowledge of Aboriginal languages, 2016 99
Quebec on-reserve: Knowledge of Aboriginal languages, 2006 86
Quebec on-reserve: Knowledge of Aboriginal languages, 2016 80

In the community, 595 spoke Montagnais (Innu) in 2016.

Population by housing characteristics: CrowdingNote 5
Characteristic Value (%)
Not overcrowded 88
Overcrowded 12
Population by housing characteristics: Tenure
Characteristic Value (%)
Owned 10
Rented 5
Band housing 85
Population by housing characteristics: Dwelling condition
Characteristic Value (%)
Regular maintenance only 21
Minor repairs needed 24
Major repairs needed 54
Educational attainment (Aged 25 and over)
Characteristic Value (%)
University 3
College 7
Trade 25
High school 9
Less than high school 58
Top occupations (Aged 15 and over)
Occupation Value (%)
Sales and service 37
Trades, transport and equipment operators and related 21
Education, law and social, community and government services 16
Labour and earnings (Aged 15 and over)
Characteristic Value
Participation rate (%) 53
Employment rate (%) 34
Unemployment rate (%) 36
% of workers worked full year, full time in 2015 36
Median employment income in 2015 ($) 23,552

Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Population.

Catalogue Number: 41260001

Revised: October 2019

Partnership project between Statistics Canada and Indigenous Services Canada.

© Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, as represented by the Minister of Industry, 2019

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