Photo: NordSpace · CC BY-SA 4.0St. Lawrence is older than 95% of Canadian towns: a median age of 54.8
One-parent families make up 12%, against 8.2% across Canada’s towns. The share of households in single-detached houses stands at 97%. Lower than in 99% of Canadian towns: 7.1% of residents said they have no religion. The 2021 Census found 485 households in St. Lawrence; by July 2025 the population was about 1,138.
What stands out about the people of St. Lawrence
Fewer people than before
St. Lawrence went from 1,192 people in 2016 to 1,115 in 2021, −7%: slower growth than in 98% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Older than most towns
The middle resident of St. Lawrence is 54.8; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 31% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
St. Lawrence’s population moved −7% on 2016, less than in 98% of Canadian towns
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. The census counts of 2016 and 2021, the estimate after them, and the change set beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Medians for comparison: +4% across Canada’s towns; −2% across Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns.
Residents aged 65 and over make up 31% in St. Lawrence, more than in 93% of Canadian towns
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
Residents aged 15 to 24 make up 9.9%, against 11% across Canada’s towns. Measured more widely, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split.
St. Lawrence households average 2.2 people, smaller than in 74% of Canadian towns
Private households by type and size.
Against Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
For St. Lawrence, the census puts one-person households at 27%.
12% of residents 15 and over live common-law, a share 59% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
22% of adults have never married and don’t live common-law (typical: 27%). Across Canada’s towns, 11% of residents 15 and over live common-law.
Below 71% of Canadian towns: 17% of households rent their home
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
47% of homes were built before 1961 and 7.3% in 2001 or later. The wider picture: a quarter of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns.
Median household income: $66,000 a year
Census incomes are for 2020, the year before the census, when CERB and other pandemic benefits topped up many households. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
The median across Canada’s towns is $86,000; St. Lawrence’s, at $66,000, is 23% lower. The provincial yardstick is $63,600, the median across Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns. Pandemic benefits reached 22% of residents with an income, against a typical 28%.
Fewer residents who moved in within the year than 99% of Canadian towns: 4.2%
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
93% said they are Christian and 7.1% that they have no religion
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
The figure for visible minority residents is 0.9% in St. Lawrence and 15% across Canada’s towns. In St. Lawrence, 1.9% of residents have an Indigenous identity.
English is the mother tongue of 100%, and 1.4% speak French as well
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
The share of bilingual residents trails 99% of Canadian towns: 1.4%. What’s more, residents whose mother tongue is French are rarer here than in 92% of Canadian towns.
A lower share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 95% of Canadian towns, at 11%
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Employment: 44% of residents 15 and over had a job
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.
44% of residents 15 and over have a job, against a typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 31% are 65 or more.
Older than St. Lawrence: 1 of the 4 towns nearby
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page. St. Lawrence has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 23–37 km out.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Lawrence | 1,138 | — | 54.8 | 31% | 0% |
| Burin | 2,249 | 23.2 km | 51.2 | 25% | 1.3% |
| Marystown | 5,196 | 31.7 km | 50.8 | 26% | 1.9% |
| Grand Bank | 2,082 | 33.9 km | 58.4 | 38% | 0.5% |
| Fortune | 1,249 | 37.0 km | 54.8 | 32% | 0% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns and Canada’s towns. For each measure we take the median of Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, then the median of all Canadian towns. Neither counts whole cities or reserves, and every percentile is a Canadian one.
- What these tables don’t give. Some things the page can’t show: the Census Profile asks nothing about unpaid care, cars or internet access, and gives no change by age since 2016. Ethnic origins beyond visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted.
- The census’s own words. These are self-reported answers: Indigenous identity, immigrant status, religion. The census’s “visible minority” comes from the Employment Equity Act (non-white in colour or race, Indigenous peoples aside), and the page sets each beside other towns without labelling any.
Questions about St. Lawrence’s residents
What is the average age in St. Lawrence?
The median age is 54.8. 12% are under 15 and 31% 65 or older.
Is St. Lawrence bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 1.4% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 99% speak only English and 0% only French; 0.5% grew up with French.
How diverse is St. Lawrence?
Immigrants: 0% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 0.9%. Indigenous identity: 1.9%.
What religion are people in St. Lawrence?
7.1% said they have no religion and 93% that they are Christian; 0% named another faith.
Is St. Lawrence good for families?
12% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 57% of households and one-parent families 12%. Schools near St. Lawrence are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in St. Lawrence?
Half of St. Lawrence’s households had more than $66,000 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of St. Lawrence?
About 1,138, by Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025. The 2021 Census found 1,115 people in St. Lawrence, 7% fewer than 2016.
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).