Photo: Roncanada · CC BY 4.0A higher share of households in buildings of five or more storeys than 96% of Canadian towns, at 56%
Compared with 5.8% across Canada’s towns, 15% of residents are not Canadian citizens here. The median age in Côte-Saint-Luc is 44.8, higher than in nearly two thirds of Canadian towns. The town had about 37,901 residents in July 2025, by Statistics Canada’s estimate, and 14,605 households at the 2021 Census. In Côte-Saint-Luc, 12% of residents said they have no religion.
What stands out about the people of Côte-Saint-Luc
A bilingual town
Both official languages: 64% of residents speak English and French, more than in 96% of Canadian towns. Another 6.1% speak only French and 29% only English. English & French ↓
More immigrants than most towns
43% of residents are immigrants, against 4.2% across Quebec’s towns and 17% across Canada’s towns. The largest groups of immigrants were born in Asia (37%) and in Europe (31%); 29% of them arrived from 2011 to 2021. Immigrants & newcomers ↓
A town of high-rises
56% of households live in a building of five or more storeys, more than in 96% of Canadian towns; 23% of homes are condominiums. Homes ↓
Many older residents
29% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 90% of Canadian towns; 11% are 80 or over, and 36% of households are one person living alone. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Above 96% of Canadian towns: 64% of residents speak English and French
The 2021 Census is the source of every figure here unless a date says otherwise. 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
At home: French 16%, English 55%. Two in five residents have English as their mother tongue, fewer than in 74% of Canadian towns. As a yardstick, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
+6% since 2016, a pace 64% of Canadian towns didn’t match
How the population moved between the last two censuses, and since.
Change, 2016 to 2021
The July 2025 estimate adds another 10%. For comparison, the median is +4% across Canada’s towns and +4% across Quebec’s towns.
Above 90% of Canadian towns: 29% of residents are 65 or over
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
No age band is larger than 70–74: 6.6% of residents, 1.3 times the share across Canada’s towns. Few places have as many children under 15: 18% here, more than in nearly two thirds of Canadian towns. The wider picture: 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Côte-Saint-Luc, 44.8. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
About 87 men for every 100 women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
A larger share of one-person households than 81% of Canadian towns: 36%
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
One-parent families are about as common here as across Canada’s towns: 8.9%. There are 2.3 people in the average household. Elsewhere, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns.
A lower share of common-law partners than 94% of Canadian towns, at 4.1%
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Single and never married: just over a quarter of adults, against a typical 27%. Married residents 15 and over account for 51%. Common-law partners: 11% across Canada’s towns, for comparison.
A higher share of renter households than 88% of Canadian towns, at 54%
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
Households in single-detached houses: 14% here and 64% across Canada’s towns. The usual figure: 25% of households rent their home across Canada’s towns.
The midpoint household income is $72,500 a year
The census asked about income in 2020: a pandemic year, with CERB and other emergency benefits counted in. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
Côte-Saint-Luc’s median household took in $72,500 before tax, 16% less than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Household incomes across Quebec’s towns have a median of $74,000. 34% of income recipients received COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefits (typical: 28%).
Immigrants make up 43% in Côte-Saint-Luc, more than in 87% of Canadian towns
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 50%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
The largest groups of immigrants were born in Asia (37%) and in Europe (31%). 11% lived at another address a year earlier, more than the typical 11% across Canada’s towns. Immigrants make up 17% across Canada’s towns. Most recent wave: 29% of immigrants arrived in 2011–2021 (Canada’s towns: 27%).
Côte-Saint-Luc: 27% of residents belong to a visible minority, above 64% of Canadian towns
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Among other religions: Jewish (53%) and Muslim (7%). At 0.3%, the share of Indigenous residents is lower than in 92% of Canadian towns. Visible minority residents: 15% across Canada’s towns, for comparison.
Above 90% of Canadian towns: 55% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Some 3.9% have no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. For comparison, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
51% of residents 15 and over were in work
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.
With 29% of residents 65 or over, the employment rate of 51% sits under the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
Ranked by age, 11th oldest of 41 towns this size
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
At one end is Malton (34.8), at the other Sorel-Tracy (53.2). Next to Côte-Saint-Luc on this scale come West Kelowna (44), Erin Mills (44.7), Marc-Aurèle-Fortin (46) and Stratford (46).
Every nearby town is younger than Côte-Saint-Luc
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Côte-Saint-Luc | 37,901 | — | 44.8 | 29% | 43% |
| Loyola | 26,607 | 1.7 km | 40.8 | 18% | 41% |
| Hampstead | 7,464 | 1.9 km | 39.6 | 17% | 28% |
| Montréal-Ouest | 5,197 | 2.2 km | 43.2 | 19% | 25% |
| Snowdon | 22,511 | 3.0 km | 37.2 | 16% | 42% |
| Côte-Saint-Antoine | 20,415 | 3.3 km | 41.9 | 20% | 27% |
| Upper Lachine | 21,130 | 3.3 km | 37 | 14% | 37% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The census’s own words. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are as residents answered them. “Visible minority” follows the Employment Equity Act, meaning people other than Indigenous peoples who are non-white in colour or race. We compare these figures across towns; none is a label for a town.
- 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. For origins the charts stop at visible minority and Indigenous identity, and the Census Profile has nothing on unpaid care, cars or the internet, or on change by age since 2016.
Questions about Côte-Saint-Luc’s residents
How diverse is Côte-Saint-Luc?
Immigrants: 43% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 27%. Indigenous identity: 0.3%.
What religion are people in Côte-Saint-Luc?
12% said they have no religion and 26% that they are Christian; 62% named another faith.
Is Côte-Saint-Luc good for families?
18% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 49% of households and one-parent families 8.9%. Schools near Côte-Saint-Luc are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Côte-Saint-Luc?
Half of Côte-Saint-Luc’s households had more than $72,500 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of Côte-Saint-Luc?
About 37,901, by Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025. The 2021 Census found 34,504 people in Côte-Saint-Luc, 6% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Côte-Saint-Luc?
The median age is 44.8, older than 66% of Canadian towns. 18% are under 15 and 29% 65 or older.
Is Côte-Saint-Luc bilingual?
64% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 6.1% speak French only and 29% English only. French is the mother tongue of 19%.
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).