Photo: Gordalmighty · CC BY-SA 3.0Barraute: 38% of households are one person living alone, above 85% of Canadian towns
Residents aged 65 and over: 23% here and 19% across Canada’s towns. About 1,939 people lived in Barraute in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates. The share of residents aged 15 to 24 stands at 8.3%. Few places have so few visible minority residents: 1.5% here, fewer than in 90% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Barraute
Common-law couples
31% of residents 15 and over live common-law, more than in 95% of Canadian towns; 29% are married. Couples ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
16% of residents speak English and French, a share 70% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Every figure here comes from the 2021 Census unless it carries another date. 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
Against a figure of 66% across Canada’s towns, the share of residents whose mother tongue is English in Barraute comes in at 0.5%. To put it in context, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
A +1% change since 2016: slower than 71% of Canadian towns
Residents at the 2016 and 2021 censuses and the latest estimate, with the 2016–2021 change beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
The July 2025 estimate is down 2% on the census. Across Quebec’s towns the median is +4%, and across Canada’s towns +4%.
Half of Barraute is over 46.8, older than 76% of Canadian towns
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
Where 16% of residents are under 15 across Canada’s towns, Barraute has 18%. No age band is larger than 60–64: 9.1% of residents, 1.3 times the share across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
Smaller households than 83% of Canadian towns: 2.1 people on average
Households by family type and by the number of people in them.
Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
The figure for one-parent families is 7% in Barraute and 8.2% across Canada’s towns.
Barraute ranks above 95% of Canadian towns on common-law partners: 31%
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
25% of adults have never married and don’t live common-law (typical: 27%). For Barraute, the census puts married residents 15 and over at 29%. Common-law partners make up 11% across Canada’s towns.
A larger share of households in single-detached houses than 56% of Canadian towns: 68%
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
40% of homes were built before 1961 and 6.5% in 2001 or later. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. For households in single-detached houses, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 64%. In Barraute, nearly a quarter of households rent their home, beside 25% across Canada’s towns.
Median household income here: $67,000 a year
Census incomes cover 2020, when emergency benefits like CERB lifted many households’ totals. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
Barraute’s median household took in $67,000 before tax, 22% less than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Quebec’s towns have a median of $74,000. Emergency and recovery benefits reached 30% of those with an income, beside a typical 28%.
1.8% 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
Across Canada’s towns, the share of immigrants is 17%; Barraute has 1.8%. Residents without Canadian citizenship: 0.5% of the total. A year before the census, 11% lived somewhere else: fewer than the typical 11% across Canada’s towns.
23% of residents said they have no religion, below 81% of Canadian towns
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Here, 3.3% of residents have an Indigenous identity. Typically, just over a third of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
11% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, fewer than in 94% of Canadian towns
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
22% of those aged 25 to 64 have no formal credential, where the typical town has 9.5%.
In work on census day: 58% of adults
These rates date from May 2021, during the pandemic, and run lower than a normal year’s. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
About as many work here as in the typical town: 58%, against 58% across Canada’s towns.
Barraute sits below 2 of its 5 closest neighbours on median age
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page. No closer places have figures: these lie 29–43 km from Barraute.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barraute | 1,939 | — | 46.8 | 23% | 1.8% |
| Senneterre | 1,189 | 29.4 km | 55.2 | 27% | 0.8% |
| Senneterre | 2,832 | 30.7 km | 48.8 | 24% | 0.6% |
| Amos | 12,773 | 38.6 km | 44.4 | 22% | 1.5% |
| Val-d'Or | 33,353 | 38.8 km | 43.2 | 20% | 2.3% |
| Saint-Félix-de-Dalquier | 1,046 | 42.8 km | 36.8 | 13% | 1% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. 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.
- Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns. Each comparison is its own median: over Quebec’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.
Questions about Barraute’s residents
How diverse is Barraute?
1.8% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 1.5% belong to a visible minority and 3.3% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Barraute?
77% are Christian and 23% have no religion; 0% follow another religion.
Is Barraute good for families?
Under 15: 18% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 51% of households. One-parent families: 7%. Schools near Barraute are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Barraute?
The median household in Barraute took in $67,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Barraute?
Barraute had about 1,939 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 1,986, about the same as 2016.
What is the average age in Barraute?
A median age of 46.8. Children under 15 make up 18%, and people 65 and over 23%.
Is Barraute bilingual?
English and French: 16% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 0%. French only: 84%. French mother tongue: 99%.
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).