Photo: P199 · Public domainA higher share of Indigenous residents than 98% of Canadian towns, at 27%
Where 11% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across Canada’s towns, Papineau-Cameron has 8.2%. For Papineau-Cameron, the census puts one-person households at 23%. Renter households are rarer here than in 94% of Canadian towns. Statistics Canada puts the town’s population at 1,136 for July 2025.
What stands out about the people of Papineau-Cameron
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
An Indigenous identity is reported by 27% of residents, more than in 98% of Canadian towns, and 6.7% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Older than most towns
The middle resident of Papineau-Cameron is 52.4; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 25% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Fewer people than before
Papineau-Cameron went from 1,016 people in 2016 to 982 in 2021, −3%: slower growth than in 93% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Slower than most: −3% since 2016, behind 93% 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
Across Ontario’s towns the median is +6%, and across Canada’s towns +4%. By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 16%.
Half of Papineau-Cameron is over 52.4, older than 91% of Canadian towns
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
Here 14% of residents are under 15, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 16%. The census found that 25% of residents are 65 or over in Papineau-Cameron.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women.
Smaller households than 53% of Canadian towns: 2.4 people on average
Households by family type and by the number of people in them.
Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
In Papineau-Cameron, 6.2% of households are one-parent families, beside 8.2% across Canada’s towns.
Common-law partners make up 16% in Papineau-Cameron, more than in 79% of Canadian towns
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
In Papineau-Cameron, 49% of residents 15 and over are married, beside 46% across Canada’s towns. Common-law partners make up 11% across Canada’s towns.
In Papineau-Cameron, 98% of households live in a single-detached house, more than in 99% 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
Older homes outnumber new: 21% predate 1961, 20% date from 2001 or later. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. Typically, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. 11% of homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%.
$73,500 a year: where the middle household sits
The income year is 2020: a year of pandemic benefits such as CERB, which the figures count. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
At $73,500, the middle household in Papineau-Cameron earned 15% less than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The median across Ontario’s towns is $91,600. Pandemic payments such as CERB reached 20% of income recipients here, against 28% in the typical town.
9.6% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, below 64% of Canadian towns
Immigrants, newcomers and movers.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 35%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
The share of immigrants is 2.4%, against 17% across Canada’s towns. Add to that, residents without Canadian citizenship are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns. Across Canada’s towns, just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier.
A smaller share of residents with no religion than 84% of Canadian towns: 21%
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Set against 15% across Canada’s towns, 1.9% of residents belong to a visible minority in Papineau-Cameron. The benchmark for residents with no religion across Canada’s towns: 35%.
Papineau-Cameron: 38% of residents speak English and French, above 85% 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
At home: English 89%, French 9.2%. Higher than in 78% of Canadian towns: 22% of residents have French as their mother tongue. By way of comparison, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
Only 11% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher in Papineau-Cameron
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No certificate, diploma or degree is held by 14%; in the typical town the share is 9.5%. Elsewhere, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
In work on census day: 46% of adults
Counted in May 2021, during COVID-19, these rates catch the job market before it had recovered. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
With 25% of residents 65 or over, the employment rate of 46% sits under the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
Papineau-Cameron and its 4 nearest towns: 1 of them are older
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page. No closer places have figures: these lie 4–46 km from Papineau-Cameron.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Papineau-Cameron | 1,136 | — | 52.4 | 25% | 2.4% |
| Mattawa | 2,193 | 4.3 km | 53.6 | 28% | 2% |
| Bonfield | 2,597 | 35.9 km | 48 | 20% | 2.3% |
| East Ferris | 5,835 | 45.6 km | 48 | 21% | 3.7% |
| Chisholm | 1,593 | 45.9 km | 44.8 | 20% | 8% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The census’s own words. In the census, “visible minority” is the Employment Equity Act’s term for people who are non-white in colour or race and not Indigenous. Like immigrant status, Indigenous identity and religion, which residents reported themselves, it is compared with other towns, never turned into a label.
- Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns. Provincial and national yardsticks: Ontario’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.
- 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.
Questions about Papineau-Cameron’s residents
What religion are people in Papineau-Cameron?
21% said they have no religion and 79% that they are Christian; 0% named another faith.
Is Papineau-Cameron good for families?
14% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 59% of households and one-parent families 6.2%. Schools near Papineau-Cameron are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Papineau-Cameron?
Half of Papineau-Cameron’s households had more than $73,500 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of Papineau-Cameron?
About 1,136, by Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025. The 2021 Census found 982 people in Papineau-Cameron, 3% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Papineau-Cameron?
The median age is 52.4. 14% are under 15 and 25% 65 or older.
Is Papineau-Cameron bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 38% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 61% speak only English and 0.5% only French; 22% grew up with French.
How diverse is Papineau-Cameron?
Immigrants: 2.4% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 1.9%. Indigenous identity: 27%.
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).