Photo: Matthew ave jor · CC BY-SA 3.0In Lorette, 18% of residents have an Indigenous identity, more than in 95% of Canadian towns
Where 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns, Lorette has 14%. The census found that nearly one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier locally. On households in single-detached houses, Lorette sits higher than 84% of Canadian towns: 87%. With about 13,509 residents in July 2025, Lorette counted 4,000 households at the 2021 Census. Every figure here is for Taché as a whole, the municipality Lorette belongs to.
What stands out about the people of Lorette
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
An Indigenous identity is reported by 18% of residents, more than in 95% of Canadian towns, and 2.1% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Younger than most towns
Lorette’s median age is 35.6; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 24% are under 15 and 11% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Lorette’s population moved +3% on 2016, less than in 57% of Canadian towns
Every figure here comes from the 2021 Census unless it carries another date. Two census counts, five years apart, and Statistics Canada’s newest estimate.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across Canada’s towns, half of towns changed by more than +4%; across Manitoba’s towns, by more than +4%. The July 2025 estimate adds another 13%.
Younger than 88% of Canadian towns: half of Lorette is under 35.6
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
24% of residents are under 15; across Canada’s towns the figure is 16%. Residents aged 65 and over account for 11%.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Lorette, 35.6. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women.
Larger households than 90% of Canadian towns: 3 people on average
Households by family type and by the number of people in them.
Against Manitoba’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
For Lorette, the census puts one-parent families at 7.5%.
57% of residents 15 and over are married, a share 87% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Single and never married: 25% of adults, against a typical 27%. Measured more widely, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. Common-law partners: a tenth of the total.
In Lorette, 11% of households rent their home, fewer than in 87% of Canadian towns
Occupied homes by type, by owners and renters, and by when they were built. Prices, rents and shelter costs are on Cost of living.
Type of home
Owners and renters · share of households
When homes were built · share of homes
37% of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 8.9% built before 1961. The wider picture: 25% of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. Households in buildings of five or more storeys make up 0.1%, close to the figure across Canada’s towns.
Households here have a median income of $109,000 a year
Incomes here are for 2020, the year before the census, CERB and other pandemic benefits included. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
Household incomes run high in Lorette: half had more than $109,000, 27% above the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Across Manitoba’s towns the median is $83,000. 21% of income recipients received COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefits (typical: 28%).
7.9% of residents are immigrants
Immigrants, newcomers and movers.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 25%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Where 5.8% of residents are not Canadian citizens across Canada’s towns, Lorette has 2.1%. Fewer immigrants than in 70% of Canadian towns: 7.9%. Most immigrants were born in Europe (57%) or in the Americas (18%).
In Lorette, 39% of residents said they have no religion, more than in 63% of Canadian towns
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Across Canada’s towns, the share of visible minority residents is 15%; Lorette has 3.9%. For residents with no religion, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 35%.
In Lorette, 25% of residents speak English and French, more than in 77% of Canadian towns
Knowledge of the two official languages, first languages, and the language of home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
Here 12% of residents have French as their mother tongue, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 1.5%. Measured more widely, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
Fewer degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 71% of Canadian towns: 19%
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No certificate at all: 9.3%, against 9.5%. The wider picture: 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
68% of adults were employed in May 2021
The census was taken in May 2021, during the pandemic, so these rates show a labour market still recovering. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
At 68%, more residents are in work than the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
Among 41 towns of 13,215 to 13,830 people, the 8th youngest
Median age of the Canadian towns nearest in population; hover a dot.
They run from Sandy Hill, at 29.7, to Sidney, at 62. Next to Lorette on this scale come Avondale (35.3), Dawson Creek (35.6), E-F-K-Section (bramalea) (35.7) and Stittsville North (36.3).
Around Lorette, 1 of 3 towns have a higher median age
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lorette | 13,509 | — | 35.6 | 11% | 7.9% |
| Ste. Anne | 3,587 | 14.9 km | 34.8 | 19% | 6% |
| Ste. Anne | 6,387 | 18.1 km | 38 | 17% | 12% |
| Sage Creek | 7,391 | 19.0 km | 35.1 | 7.8% | 24% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What these tables don’t give. The Census Profile has no unpaid care, cars or internet access, and no change by age since 2016; ethnic origins beyond visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted here.
- The census’s own words. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are as residents answered them. “Visible minority” follows the Employment Equity Act, meaning people other than Indigenous peoples who are non-white in colour or race. We compare these figures across towns; none is a label for a town.
- Against Manitoba’s towns and Canada’s towns. Provincial and national yardsticks: Manitoba’s towns and neighbourhoods of at least 2,500 residents, and all Canadian towns of that size. No whole city and no First Nations reserve is in either median.
Questions about Lorette’s residents
What is the median income in Lorette?
Half of Lorette’s households had more than $109,000 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of Lorette?
About 13,509, by Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025. The 2021 Census found 11,916 people in Lorette, 3% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Lorette?
The median age is 35.6, younger than 88% of Canadian towns. 24% are under 15 and 11% 65 or older.
Is Lorette bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 25% are. Another 0.4% speak only French and 74% only English, and French is the first language of 12%.
How diverse is Lorette?
Immigrants: 7.9% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 3.9%. Indigenous identity: 18%.
What religion are people in Lorette?
39% said they have no religion and 60% that they are Christian; 1.6% named another faith.
Is Lorette good for families?
24% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 71% of households and one-parent families 7.5%. Schools near Lorette are on its Schools page.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population · Statistics Canada, population estimates for 1 July 2025 (table 17-10-0155). Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).