Photo: Jean-Philippe Boulet · CC BY 3.0Half of Austin is over 58.8, older than 99% of Canadian towns
Households in single-detached houses: 97%, above 98% of Canadian towns. 14% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, a higher share than in 73% of Canadian towns. With about 1,959 residents in July 2025, Austin counted 870 households at the 2021 Census. For Austin, the census puts children under 15 at 8.3%.
What stands out about the people of Austin
A bilingual town
63% of residents can hold a conversation in both English and French, more than in 96% of Canadian towns; 32% speak French only and 4.9% English only. English & French ↓
Older than most towns
Half of Austin’s residents are under 58.8 and half over; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 31% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Growing faster than most
Austin went from 1,485 people in 2016 to 1,748 in 2021, +18%: faster growth than in 94% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Common-law couples
31% of residents 15 and over live common-law, more than in 95% of Canadian towns; 40% are married. Couples ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Austin: 63% of residents speak English and French, above 96% of Canadian towns
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. The official languages residents can speak, and the ones they learned first.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
Compared with 66% across Canada’s towns, 13% of residents have English as their mother tongue here. Against that, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns. At home: French 82%, English 15%.
Austin grew +18% from 2016 to 2021, faster than 94% of Canadian towns
Two census counts, five years apart, and Statistics Canada’s newest estimate.
Change, 2016 to 2021
By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 12%. Medians for comparison: +4% across Canada’s towns; +4% across Quebec’s towns.
Austin sits above 94% of Canadian towns for residents aged 65 and over (31%)
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
Where 11% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across Canada’s towns, Austin has 5.4%. To put it in context, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
2 people per household, fewer than in 90% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
30% of households are one person living alone, against 27% across Canada’s towns. For Austin, the census puts one-parent families at 3.4%.
Common-law partners: 31%, a higher share than 95% of Canadian towns
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Married residents 15 and over make up 40%, against 46% across Canada’s towns. Across Canada’s towns, the share of common-law partners is 11%.
A lower share of renter households than 88% of Canadian towns, at 10%
Dwelling types, tenure and age of the housing. 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
Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. 33% of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 13% built before 1961. To put it in context, a quarter of households rent their home across Canada’s towns.
$86,000 a year: the median household income
The income year is 2020: a year of pandemic benefits such as CERB, which the figures count. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
Household incomes sit at the middle in Austin: half had more than $86,000, near the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). $74,000 is the median household income across Quebec’s towns. 24% of income recipients received COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefits (typical: 28%).
4.9% of residents are immigrants
Where immigrants were born and when they came, and how recently residents moved in.
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
By its share of residents without Canadian citizenship (0.9%), Austin is below 91% of Canadian towns. Most immigrants were born in Europe (75%) or in the Americas (19%). Fewer immigrants than in 82% of Canadian towns: 4.9%.
A lower share of residents with no religion than 65% of Canadian towns, at 30%
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Compared with 15% across Canada’s towns, 1.1% of residents belong to a visible minority here. Residents with no religion: 35% across Canada’s towns, for comparison. For Austin, the census puts Indigenous residents at 2.6%.
More degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 60% of Canadian towns: 32%
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No certificate at all: 9.7%, against 9.5%. To put it in context, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
In work on census day: 49% of adults
Counted in May 2021, during COVID-19, these rates catch the job market before it had recovered. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
At 49%, fewer residents are in work than the typical 58% across Canada’s towns, and 31% are 65 or over.
Median age: 1 of the 6 towns around Austin are older
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin | 1,959 | — | 58.8 | 31% | 4.9% |
| Eastman | 2,706 | 5.4 km | 56.8 | 31% | 5.7% |
| Magog | 30,764 | 8.7 km | 54.4 | 32% | 3.8% |
| Bolton-Est | 1,337 | 9.1 km | 59.2 | 33% | 6.2% |
| Orford | 5,698 | 9.8 km | 50.4 | 22% | 4.6% |
| Stukely-Sud | 1,242 | 12.8 km | 49.6 | 23% | 3.5% |
| Stanstead | 1,171 | 17.7 km | 58.8 | 33% | 5.2% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns. Two medians frame each figure: one for Quebec’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, one for all Canadian towns of that size, with whole cities and First Nations reserves left out. Percentiles rank the town within Canada.
- What these tables don’t give. Not in the Census Profile: unpaid care, cars, internet access, and how each age group has changed since 2016. We also chart no ethnic origins besides visible minority and Indigenous identity.
- 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.
Questions about Austin’s residents
How diverse is Austin?
Immigrants: 4.9% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 1.1%. Indigenous identity: 2.6%.
What religion are people in Austin?
30% said they have no religion and 70% that they are Christian; 0.3% named another faith.
Is Austin good for families?
8.3% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 62% of households and one-parent families 3.4%. Schools near Austin are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Austin?
Half of Austin’s households had more than $86,000 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of Austin?
About 1,959, by Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025. The 2021 Census found 1,748 people in Austin, 18% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Austin?
The median age is 58.8. 8.3% are under 15 and 31% 65 or older.
Is Austin bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 63% are. Another 32% speak only French and 4.9% only English, and French is the first language of 82%.
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).