Photo: Jeangagnon · CC BY-SA 4.0Above 85% of Canadian towns: 41% of residents are immigrants
The share of households in single-detached houses trails nearly four fifths of Canadian towns: 39%. Across Brossard, half of residents belong to a visible minority. More residents aged 65 and over than in 65% of Canadian towns: 21%. There are 7% more residents than in 2016.
What stands out about the people of Brossard
A bilingual town
62% of residents can hold a conversation in both English and French, more than in 96% of Canadian towns; 20% speak French only and 13% English only. English & French ↓
More immigrants than most towns
Immigrants make up 41% of residents; the medians are 4.2% across Quebec’s towns and 17% across Canada’s towns. Immigrants here were most often born in Asia (51%), then in Africa (19%), and 29% arrived from 2011 to 2021. Immigrants & newcomers ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
62% of residents speak English and French, more than in 96% of Canadian towns
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. 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: French 43%, English 18%. The wider picture: 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns. Fewer residents whose mother tongue is English than in 83% of Canadian towns: 12%.
A +7% change since 2016: faster than 67% of Canadian towns
The census counts of 2016 and 2021, the estimate after them, and the change set beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across Canada’s towns, half of towns changed by more than +4%; across Quebec’s towns, by more than +4%.
Half of Brossard is over 42.8, older than 54% of Canadian towns
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
More residents are 40–44 than any other five-year age: 7.3% of residents. The share of children under 15 is 17%, against 16% across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Brossard, 42.8. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women.
2.5 people per household, more than in 58% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
One-parent families make up 9.1%, close to the figure across Canada’s towns. For Brossard, the census puts one-person households at 28%.
More common-law partners than 61% of Canadian towns: 12%
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
27% of adults are single and have never married; the typical town has 27%. For comparison, just over one in ten residents 15 and over live common-law across Canada’s towns.
More households in buildings of five or more storeys than 78% of Canadian towns: 9.1%
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
Newer homes outnumber old: 37% date from 2001 or later, 4.2% from before 1961. Across Canada’s towns, the share of renter households is 25%; Brossard has 30%.
A median household income of $84,000 a year
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
The median across Canada’s towns is $86,000, and Brossard’s, at $84,000, is close to it. Across Quebec’s towns, half of households had more than $74,000 before tax. COVID-19 benefits were paid to 32% of residents with an income, where the typical town had 28%.
A larger share of residents without Canadian citizenship than 79% of Canadian towns: 13%
Immigrants, newcomers and movers.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 50%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Immigrants here were most often born in Asia (51%), then in Africa (19%). For residents without Canadian citizenship, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 5.8%. 11% lived at another address a year earlier, more than the typical 11% across Canada’s towns. Recent arrivals are 29% of immigrants (2011 to 2021), beside 27% across Canada’s towns.
31% of residents said they have no religion, below 63% of Canadian towns
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Where 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns, Brossard has 0.5%. The share of residents with no religion across Canada’s towns is 35%. Other faiths: Muslim (15%) and Buddhist (2.7%).
A larger share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 79% of Canadian towns: 45%
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Across Canada’s towns, 27% of 25- to 64-year-olds hold a degree; in Brossard, 45%, and 27% have a college or trades credential (typical: 29%). Those with no credential make up 7.8%, next to 9.5% in the typical town.
In work on census day: 57% 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.
57% of residents 15 and over have a job, in line with the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
20th highest median age among 41 towns of 74,621 to 128,693
Median age of the Canadian towns nearest in population; hover a dot.
Fort McMurray is the youngest of them at 34.4; Lindsay, at 51.6, the oldest. In age, Brossard keeps company with St. Albert (42.4), Victoria (42.8), Peterborough (43.2) and Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu (43.6).
2 of the 6 nearest towns are older than Brossard
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brossard | 97,597 | — | 42.8 | 21% | 41% |
| Vieux Greenfield Park | 10,998 | 3.6 km | 43.4 | 22% | 24% |
| Iberville | 17,988 | 3.6 km | 41.4 | 17% | 26% |
| Nouveau Greenfield Park | 6,199 | 3.7 km | 43.9 | 21% | 29% |
| Laflèche | 19,706 | 4.7 km | 38.7 | 16% | 23% |
| Maricourt | 14,407 | 4.8 km | 42.8 | 18% | 20% |
| La Prairie | 27,159 | 5.1 km | 42.8 | 17% | 17% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. Provincial and national yardsticks: Quebec’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. 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.
Questions about Brossard’s residents
What is the average age in Brossard?
42.8 is the median age, older than 54% of Canadian towns. Under 15: 17%. 65 and over: 21%.
Is Brossard bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 62% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 13% speak only English and 20% only French; 39% grew up with French.
How diverse is Brossard?
Immigrants make up 41% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 50% are members of a visible minority, and 0.5% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Brossard?
Christian: 49%. No religion: 31%. Another religion: 20%.
Is Brossard good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 17%. 55% of households are couple families and 9.1% one-parent families. Schools near Brossard are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Brossard?
$84,000 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Brossard (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Brossard?
Statistics Canada estimates 97,597 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 91,525 in Brossard, 7% more than 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).