Photo: Nicolas Lefrançois · Public domainFewer residents aged 15 to 24 than 98% of Canadian towns: 6.4%
Residents with no religion are rarer here than in four fifths of Canadian towns. With about 4,732 residents in July 2025, Château-Richer counted 1,920 households at the 2021 Census. For Château-Richer, the census puts renter households at 12%. In Château-Richer the average household is 2.2 people, beside 2.4 across Canada’s towns.
What stands out about the people of Château-Richer
Common-law couples
37% of residents 15 and over live common-law, more than in 99% of Canadian towns; 27% are married. Couples ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Above 78% of Canadian towns: 26% of residents speak English and French
Unless a figure says otherwise, it is from the 2021 Census. 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
Set against 66% across Canada’s towns, 0.8% of residents have English as their mother tongue in Château-Richer. As a reference point, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns. At home: French 99%, English 0.4%.
A +7% change since 2016: Château-Richer grew faster than 69% 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
Across Canada’s towns, half of towns changed by more than +4%; across Quebec’s towns, by more than +4%.
18% of residents are under 15, more than in 73% of Canadian towns
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
No age band is larger than 60–64: 8.1% of residents. The usual figure: 16% of residents are under 15 across Canada’s towns. Among Quebec’s towns, Centre has the highest share aged 65 or over, at 46%.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Château-Richer, 43.6. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 109 men for every 100 women.
More one-person households than 65% of Canadian towns: 31%
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.
Census figures put one-parent families at 7.8% in Château-Richer. One-person households make up 27% across Canada’s towns.
A higher share of common-law partners than 99% of Canadian towns, at 37%
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%). On average, 11% of residents 15 and over live common-law across Canada’s towns.
More households in single-detached houses than 57% of Canadian towns: 69%
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
30% of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 24% built before 1961. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. The wider picture: 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns.
Half of households earn more than $78,500 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
Château-Richer’s median household took in $78,500 before tax, 9% less than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Across Quebec’s towns the median is $74,000. COVID-19 benefits went to 28% of residents with an income (typical: 28%).
A smaller share of residents who moved in within the year than 90% of Canadian towns: 7%
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
30% of immigrants arrived between 2011 and 2021, against 27% across Canada’s towns. For residents who moved in within the year, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 11%. Locally, 2.7% of residents are immigrants. Residents without Canadian citizenship are rarer here than in 88% of Canadian towns.
76% said they are Christian and 24% that they have no religion
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Visible minority residents make up 2.1%, against 15% across Canada’s towns. Census figures put Indigenous residents at 1.5% in Château-Richer.
17% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, below 76% of Canadian towns
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Holding no credential: 10% (typical 9.5%). Against that, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
An employment rate of 64%
Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic: some of these rates are lower than in a usual year. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
The employment rate of 64% is above the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
The 18th oldest of 41 towns of 4,640 to 4,817 people
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
The youngest is Empire Park (30.9) and the oldest Electoral Area B, Nanaimo (63.2). The closest ages to Château-Richer’s belong to Flin Flon (Part) (42.8), Woodlands County (43.6), Dutton (44) and Riverview (44.1).
Château-Richer and its 6 nearest towns: 3 of them are older
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Château-Richer | 4,732 | — | 43.6 | 21% | 2.7% |
| L'Ange-Gardien | 4,106 | 7.6 km | 42 | 17% | 1.7% |
| Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans | 1,704 | 9.6 km | 51.6 | 29% | 2.1% |
| Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré | 3,173 | 10.1 km | 51.6 | 27% | 2.1% |
| Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval | 9,084 | 11.0 km | 34.8 | 9.3% | 2.3% |
| Boischatel | 9,250 | 11.5 km | 40.8 | 17% | 3.8% |
| Beaupré | 4,314 | 13.1 km | 52.8 | 29% | 2.6% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. 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.
- 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.
Questions about Château-Richer’s residents
What is the median income in Château-Richer?
Median total household income in Château-Richer was $78,500 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Château-Richer?
The latest figure is an estimate: 4,732 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Château-Richer counted 4,425, 7% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Château-Richer?
Half the residents are older than 43.6 and half younger, older than 59% of Canadian towns; 18% are children under 15 and 21% are 65 or over.
Is Château-Richer bilingual?
English and French: 26% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 0.1%. French only: 74%. French mother tongue: 98%.
How diverse is Château-Richer?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 2.7%. A visible minority makes up 2.1% and Indigenous residents 1.5%.
What religion are people in Château-Richer?
Most often Christian (76%) or no religion (24%); other religions make up 0%.
Is Château-Richer good for families?
Children under 15 are 18% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 56% of households and one-parent families 7.8%. Schools near Château-Richer 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).