Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Below 99% of Canadian towns: 7.9% of residents said they have no religion
Here 7.7% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 11%. There are 2% fewer residents than in 2016. The census found that 37% of households are one person living alone in Saint-Quentin. Fewer children under 15 than in 78% of Canadian towns: 13%.
What stands out about the people of Saint-Quentin
A French-speaking community
French is the mother tongue of 95% of residents, more than in 93% of Canadian towns. 30% can speak English and French, and 95% use French most at home. English & French ↓
Fewer people than before
Saint-Quentin went from 2,194 people in 2016 to 2,141 in 2021, −2%: slower growth than in 90% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Older than most towns
Line Saint-Quentin’s residents up by age and the one in the middle is 50.4; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 27% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A larger share of residents whose mother tongue is French than 93% of Canadian towns: 95%
The figures are the 2021 Census’s, except where another date is given. English, French and the other languages people grew up with or speak at home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
Bilingual residents: 30% here, 27% across New Brunswick’s towns and 7.5% across Canada’s towns. Elsewhere, 1.5% of residents have French as their mother tongue across Canada’s towns.
−2% since 2016: slower than 90% of Canadian towns
The census counts of 2016 and 2021, the estimate after them, and the change set beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across Canada’s towns, half of towns changed by more than +4%; across New Brunswick’s towns, by more than +3%. The July 2025 estimate adds another 7%.
Saint-Quentin is older than 86% of Canadian towns: a median age of 50.4
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
Set against 11% across Canada’s towns, 8.9% of residents are aged 15 to 24 in Saint-Quentin. 27% of residents are 65 or over.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
2.1 people per household, fewer than in 83% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against New Brunswick’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
9.7% of households are one-parent families (Canada’s towns: 8.2%).
A higher share of common-law partners than 83% of Canadian towns, at 18%
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Where 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns, Saint-Quentin has 35%. Common-law partners make up 11% across Canada’s towns.
Saint-Quentin: 35% of households rent their home, above 67% of Canadian towns
Houses and apartments, owners and renters, older and newer homes. 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
Against a figure of 64% across Canada’s towns, the share of households in single-detached houses in Saint-Quentin comes in at 69%. As a yardstick, 25% of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns.
Half above, half below $59,200 a year in household income
Census incomes are for 2020, the year before the census, when CERB and other pandemic benefits topped up many households. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
Household incomes run lower in Saint-Quentin: half had less than $59,200, 31% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Within New Brunswick’s towns, the household in the middle had $73,300. 28% of income recipients received COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefits (typical: 28%).
0% of residents are immigrants
Immigrants by continent of birth and when they arrived, citizenship, and who moved in recently.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 20%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Residents without Canadian citizenship: 2.2%, below 73% of Canadian towns. Immigrants are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns.
3.7% of residents have an Indigenous identity, more than in 60% of Canadian towns
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
With visible minority residents at 0.5%, Saint-Quentin is behind 98% of Canadian towns on that count. Against that, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns.
A smaller share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 85% of Canadian towns: 14%
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
At the other end, 22% hold no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. By way of comparison, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
A job for 53% of residents aged 15 and over
Counted in May 2021, during COVID-19, these rates catch the job market before it had recovered. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
The employment rate of 53% is below the typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 27% of residents are 65 or over.
The towns around Saint-Quentin are all younger
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Quentin | 2,294 | — | 50.4 | 27% | 0% |
| Saint-Quentin | 1,588 | 1.4 km | 46 | 20% | 0.9% |
| Kedgwick | 2,051 | 15.3 km | 48.4 | 23% | 0.5% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against New Brunswick’s towns and Canada’s towns. Each comparison is its own median: over New Brunswick’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, and over all Canadian towns of that size (whole cities and First Nations reserves left out). Percentiles are within Canada only.
- What these tables don’t give. Unpaid care, car ownership and internet access aren’t in the Census Profile, nor is the change by age since 2016. Ethnic origins other than visible minority and Indigenous identity are left out of the charts.
- The census’s own words. “Visible minority” is the census’s term from the Employment Equity Act: people, other than Indigenous peoples, who are non-white in colour or race. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are as residents answered. The page compares them with other towns and never labels a town by them.
Questions about Saint-Quentin’s residents
Is Saint-Quentin good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 13%. 46% of households are couple families and 9.7% one-parent families. Schools near Saint-Quentin are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Saint-Quentin?
$59,200 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Saint-Quentin (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Saint-Quentin?
Statistics Canada estimates 2,294 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 2,141 in Saint-Quentin, 2% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Saint-Quentin?
50.4 is the median age. Under 15: 13%. 65 and over: 27%.
Is Saint-Quentin bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 30% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 2.5% speak only English and 67% only French; 95% grew up with French.
How diverse is Saint-Quentin?
Immigrants make up 0% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 0.5% are members of a visible minority, and 3.7% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Saint-Quentin?
Christian: 91%. No religion: 7.9%. Another religion: 1.3%.
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).