Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0Renter households make up 10% in Beaconsfield, less than in 88% of Canadian towns
Across Canada’s towns, just over one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24; in Beaconsfield, 14%. This Quebec town has fewer residents who moved in within the year than 90% of Canadian towns, at 7.1%. Some 19,430 people live here, by the estimate for July 2025. Locally, 16% of households are one person living alone.
What stands out about the people of Beaconsfield
A bilingual town
75% of residents can hold a conversation in both English and French, more than in 99% of Canadian towns; 2.3% speak French only and 21% English only. English & French ↓
Many graduates
A bachelor’s degree or higher is held by 63% of 25- to 64-year-olds, more than in 95% of Canadian towns, and a master’s by 15%. Qualifications ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Bilingual residents make up 75% in Beaconsfield, more than in 99% of Canadian towns
The 2021 Census is the source of every figure here unless a date says 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
At home: French 17%, English 65%. Few places have so few residents whose mother tongue is English: 49% here, fewer than in 68% of Canadian towns. The benchmark for bilingual residents across Canada’s towns: 7.5%.
From 2016 to 2021, 78% of Canadian towns grew faster than Beaconsfield: ±0%
Residents at the 2016 and 2021 censuses and the latest estimate, with the 2016–2021 change beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Medians for comparison: +4% across Canada’s towns; +4% across Quebec’s towns. The July 2025 estimate is close to the census count.
Older than 66% of Canadian towns: half of Beaconsfield is over 44.8
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
The figure for children under 15 is 18% in Beaconsfield and 16% across Canada’s towns. Among Quebec’s towns, Centre has the highest share aged 65 or over, at 46%. 55–59 is the most common age band: nearly one in ten residents.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Beaconsfield, 44.8. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women.
Beaconsfield households average 2.8 people, larger than in 82% of Canadian towns
Private households by type and size.
Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
One-parent families account for 8.2%.
Married residents 15 and over make up 56% in Beaconsfield, more than in 85% of Canadian towns
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
25% of adults have never married and don’t live common-law (typical: 27%). In Beaconsfield, 7.9% of residents 15 and over live common-law.
More households in single-detached houses than 81% of Canadian towns: 86%
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. For households in single-detached houses, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 64%. 30% of homes were built before 1961 and 6.9% in 2001 or later.
The midpoint household income is $138,000 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
Half of Beaconsfield’s households had a total income above $138,000, 60% more than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Quebec’s towns have a median of $74,000. 27% of income recipients received COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefits (typical: 28%).
In Beaconsfield, 24% of residents are immigrants, more than in 63% of Canadian towns
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 30%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Immigrants here were most often born in Asia (40%), then in Europe (35%). Compared with other places, residents without Canadian citizenship are common here: 8.7%, more than in 63% of Canadian towns. Across the comparison, 17% of residents are immigrants across Canada’s towns. Most recent wave: 27% of immigrants arrived in 2011–2021 (Canada’s towns: 27%).
Beaconsfield ranks above 55% of Canadian towns on visible minority residents: 20%
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
A third of residents said they have no religion (Canada’s towns: 35%). For visible minority residents, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 15%. Indigenous residents: 0.6% of the total.
Beaconsfield sits above 95% of Canadian towns for degree holders aged 25 to 64 (63%)
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
1.8% of those aged 25 to 64 have no formal credential, where the typical town has 9.5%.
In work on census day: 59% of adults
Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic: some of these rates are lower than in a usual year. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, much like this 59%.
41 towns of 18,896 to 19,963 people: this is the 11th oldest
The Canadian towns closest in population, from youngest to oldest.
Median ages here range from 28.8 in Mitchell to 50 in Midland. By median age, Beaconsfield sits among Esquimalt (43.2), Stittsville (44.1), Westmount (45.2) and Loyalist (45.2).
Beaconsfield and its 6 nearest towns: 5 of them are older
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaconsfield | 19,430 | — | 44.8 | 20% | 24% |
| Kirkland | 19,696 | 2.0 km | 46.4 | 20% | 32% |
| Pierrefonds-Ouest | 30,978 | 3.8 km | 42.2 | 15% | 40% |
| Baie-D'Urfé | 3,706 | 4.1 km | 50.4 | 26% | 27% |
| Pointe-Claire | 37,437 | 4.9 km | 49.2 | 28% | 27% |
| Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue | 5,393 | 6.8 km | 46 | 22% | 20% |
| L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève | 18,885 | 6.9 km | 45 | 19% | 28% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- What these tables don’t give. Missing from the census as published: unpaid care, cars and internet access, and the shift in each age band since 2016. Ethnic origins past visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted here.
- 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 Beaconsfield’s residents
What is the average age in Beaconsfield?
A median age of 44.8, older than 66% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 18%, and people 65 and over 20%.
Is Beaconsfield bilingual?
English and French: 75% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 21%. French only: 2.3%. French mother tongue: 21%.
How diverse is Beaconsfield?
24% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 20% belong to a visible minority and 0.6% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Beaconsfield?
59% are Christian and 33% have no religion; 8% follow another religion.
Is Beaconsfield good for families?
Under 15: 18% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 71% of households. One-parent families: 8.2%. Schools near Beaconsfield are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Beaconsfield?
The median household in Beaconsfield took in $138,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Beaconsfield?
Beaconsfield had about 19,430 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 19,277, about the same as 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).