Photo: Mathieu Lab · CC BY 3.0Half of Chute-Saint-Philippe is over 58, older than 98% of Canadian towns
96% of households live in a single-detached house (Canada’s towns: 64%). The latest estimate, for July 2025, is 1,154 residents; the 2021 Census found 515 households. In Chute-Saint-Philippe, 12% of residents are under 15. At 8.1%, the share of Indigenous residents is higher than in 83% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Chute-Saint-Philippe
Older than most towns
The middle resident of Chute-Saint-Philippe is 58; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 33% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Common-law couples
30% of residents 15 and over live common-law, more than in 93% of Canadian towns; 37% are married. Couples ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A higher share of bilingual residents than 79% of Canadian towns, at 28%
Unless a figure says otherwise, it is from the 2021 Census. 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
Across Canada’s towns, 66% of residents have English as their mother tongue; in Chute-Saint-Philippe, 1.9%. Bilingual residents make up 7.5% across Canada’s towns.
Growth of +10% since 2016 puts Chute-Saint-Philippe ahead of 82% 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
The median across Canada’s towns is +4%, and across Quebec’s towns +4%. The July 2025 estimate adds another 11%.
A higher share of residents aged 65 and over than 96% of Canadian towns, at 33%
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
More residents are 60–64 than any other five-year age: 13% of residents, 1.9 times the share across Canada’s towns. On average, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns. Locally, 5.8% of residents are aged 15 to 24.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women.
Smaller households than 90% of Canadian towns: 2 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.
Against a figure of 27% across Canada’s towns, the share of one-person households in Chute-Saint-Philippe comes in at 32%. 6.8% of households are one-parent families.
Common-law partners: 30%, a higher share than 93% of Canadian towns
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Set against 46% across Canada’s towns, 37% of residents 15 and over are married in Chute-Saint-Philippe. Across Canada’s towns, common-law partners come to 11%.
Below 87% of Canadian towns: 11% of households rent their home
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
Newer homes outnumber old: 23% date from 2001 or later, 8.7% from before 1961. Across Canada’s towns, the share of renter households is 25%. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns.
Before tax, the median household income is $55,200 a year
The census asked about income in 2020: a pandemic year, with CERB and other emergency benefits counted in. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
Half of Chute-Saint-Philippe’s households had a total income below $55,200, 36% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Within Quebec’s towns, the household in the middle had $74,000. COVID-19 benefits went to 24% of residents with an income (typical: 28%).
A larger share of residents who moved in within the year than 55% of Canadian towns: 12%
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 20%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Residents without Canadian citizenship are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns. The usual figure: 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns. 1.4% of residents are immigrants.
A higher share of residents with no religion than 57% of Canadian towns, at 37%
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Visible minority residents are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns. Residents with no religion make up 35% across Canada’s towns.
Only 9.3% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher in Chute-Saint-Philippe
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
At the other end, 24% hold no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. Measured more widely, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
An employment rate of 36%
The census was taken in May 2021, during the pandemic, so these rates show a labour market still recovering. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
The employment rate of 36% is below the typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 33% of residents are 65 or over.
Every neighbour of Chute-Saint-Philippe has a younger population
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page. The nearest places to Chute-Saint-Philippe with figures are 19–29 km away.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chute-Saint-Philippe | 1,154 | — | 58 | 33% | 1.4% |
| Lac-des-Écorces | 3,005 | 18.6 km | 50 | 25% | 0.7% |
| Ferme-Neuve | 2,816 | 20.6 km | 53.2 | 28% | 0.4% |
| Mont-Laurier | 14,598 | 29.4 km | 48.8 | 26% | 1.2% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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. 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 Chute-Saint-Philippe’s residents
Is Chute-Saint-Philippe good for families?
12% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 56% of households and one-parent families 6.8%. Schools near Chute-Saint-Philippe are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Chute-Saint-Philippe?
Half of Chute-Saint-Philippe’s households had more than $55,200 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of Chute-Saint-Philippe?
About 1,154, by Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025. The 2021 Census found 1,039 people in Chute-Saint-Philippe, 10% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Chute-Saint-Philippe?
The median age is 58. 12% are under 15 and 33% 65 or older.
Is Chute-Saint-Philippe bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 28% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 0.5% speak only English and 71% only French; 95% grew up with French.
How diverse is Chute-Saint-Philippe?
Immigrants: 1.4% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 0%. Indigenous identity: 8.1%.
What religion are people in Chute-Saint-Philippe?
37% said they have no religion and 62% that they are Christian; 0.5% named another faith.
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).