Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 4.0Children under 15 make up 20% in Boisbriand, more than in 82% of Canadian towns
Compared with 35% across Canada’s towns, a quarter of residents said they have no religion here. On the census count, 36% of households rent their home. With a median age of 40, Boisbriand is younger than 63% of Canadian towns. About 29,830 people lived in the town in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates.
What stands out about the people of Boisbriand
A bilingual town
Both official languages: 52% of residents speak English and French, more than in 91% of Canadian towns. Another 37% speak only French and 8.1% only English. English & French ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Boisbriand: 52% of residents speak English and French, above 91% of Canadian towns
All figures are the 2021 Census’s unless another date is shown. Who can speak English and French, mother tongue, and the language spoken most 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 Boisbriand comes in at 5%. Set beside that, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns. 13% most often speak a language other than English or French at home, and 2.3% speak neither official language.
Boisbriand grew +5% from 2016 to 2021, faster than 58% of Canadian towns
How the population moved between the last two censuses, and since.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across Canada’s towns, the typical town changed +4%; across Quebec’s towns, +4%.
A smaller share of residents aged 65 and over than 70% of Canadian towns: 15%
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
Against a figure of 11% across Canada’s towns, the share of residents aged 15 to 24 in Boisbriand comes in at 12%. The largest age band is 55–59: nearly one in ten residents. To put it in context, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Boisbriand, 40. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split.
One-parent families make up 10% in Boisbriand, more than in 78% of Canadian towns
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
The average household has 2.5 people, against 2.4 across Canada’s towns. Typically, 8.2% of households are one-parent families across Canada’s towns. For Boisbriand, the census puts one-person households at 29%.
Common-law partners: 24%, a higher share than 87% of Canadian towns
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Singles who have never married make up 29% of adults, beside a typical 27%. Just over a third of residents 15 and over are married, a lower share than in 77% of Canadian towns. For common-law partners, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 11%.
Households in single-detached houses make up 47% in Boisbriand, less than in 72% of Canadian towns
The kinds of homes people live in, who owns and who rents, and how old the homes are. 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
Boisbriand sits close to the norm on households in buildings of five or more storeys: 0.7%, about the same as across Canada’s towns. Across Canada’s towns, the share of households in single-detached houses is 64%. Newer homes outnumber old: 21% date from 2001 or later, 4.8% from before 1961.
Before tax, the median household income is $87,000 a year
The income year is 2020: a year of pandemic benefits such as CERB, which the figures count. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
At $87,000, the middle household in Boisbriand earned close to the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Across Quebec’s towns, half of households had more than $74,000 before tax. Emergency and recovery benefits reached 33% of those with an income, beside a typical 28%.
A larger share of residents who moved in within the year than 56% of Canadian towns: 12%
Birthplaces and arrival years of immigrants, citizenship and recent moves.
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
Where 17% of residents are immigrants across Canada’s towns, Boisbriand has 12%. Add to that, 3% of residents are not Canadian citizens, fewer than in 65% of Canadian towns. For residents who moved in within the year, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 11%. Most immigrants were born in the Americas (28%) or in Asia (27%).
61% said they are Christian and 25% that they have no religion
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Other faiths: Jewish (9.1%) and Muslim (4.1%). Boisbriand has fewer Indigenous residents than 75% of Canadian towns, at 1.3%. Set against 15% across Canada’s towns, just over one in ten residents belong to a visible minority locally.
Degree holders aged 25 to 64: 25%, a lower share than 54% of Canadian towns
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Without any certificate: 12% of 25- to 64-year-olds (typical: 9.5%).
64% of adults were employed in May 2021
May 2021 was still a pandemic month: the census’s work figures reflect that. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Employment runs above the middle of Canada’s towns (58%), at 64%.
Youngest by rank: 20th of 41 towns of 28,356 to 31,382 people
Towns of about this size, placed by median age.
At one end is Alloa (31.3), at the other Wasaga Beach (56.4). Nearest to Boisbriand in age: West Hill (39.9), Vieux-Lachine - Saint-Pierre (40), Johnston Heights (40.3) and Glenfield-Jane Heights (40.5).
Every nearby town is older than Boisbriand
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boisbriand | 29,830 | — | 40 | 15% | 12% |
| Sainte-Thérèse | 27,253 | 3.3 km | 47.6 | 27% | 7.9% |
| Rosemère | 14,198 | 4.9 km | 46.4 | 20% | 13% |
| Fabreville | 48,457 | 5.2 km | 42.8 | 18% | 27% |
| Sainte-Rose | 37,408 | 5.3 km | 41.2 | 14% | 25% |
| Saint-Eustache | 47,562 | 6.4 km | 44.8 | 22% | 10% |
| Blainville | 61,739 | 6.7 km | 42 | 15% | 12% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns. The middle of Quebec’s towns of 2,500 or more comes first, the middle of all Canadian towns second; cities as a whole and First Nations reserves stay out, and percentiles are within Canada.
Questions about Boisbriand’s residents
What is the median income in Boisbriand?
$87,000 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Boisbriand (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Boisbriand?
Statistics Canada estimates 29,830 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 28,308 in Boisbriand, 5% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Boisbriand?
40 is the median age, younger than 63% of Canadian towns. Under 15: 20%. 65 and over: 15%.
Is Boisbriand bilingual?
52% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 37% speak French only and 8.1% English only. French is the mother tongue of 73%.
How diverse is Boisbriand?
Immigrants make up 12% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 11% are members of a visible minority, and 1.3% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Boisbriand?
Christian: 61%. No religion: 25%. Another religion: 15%.
Is Boisbriand good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 20%. 55% of households are couple families and 10% one-parent families. Schools near Boisbriand are on its Schools page.
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).