Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0A higher share of Indigenous residents than 97% of Canadian towns, at 21%
Recent arrivals are three in five immigrants (2011 to 2021), beside 27% across Canada’s towns. With about 2,047 residents in July 2025, Déléage counted 870 households at the 2021 Census. The census found that 5.3% of residents lived at another address a year earlier in the town. Households in single-detached houses are more common here than in 80% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Déléage
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
An Indigenous identity is reported by 21% of residents, more than in 97% of Canadian towns, and 2.4% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Older than most towns
Déléage’s median age is 51.2; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 26% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Déléage: 34% of residents speak English and French, above 83% of Canadian towns
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. 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 Déléage comes in at 3.7%. Typically, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
+4% since 2016, a pace below 53% 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 July 2025 estimate adds another 7%.
Déléage is older than 88% of Canadian towns: a median age of 51.2
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
With residents aged 65 and over at 26%, Déléage is ahead of 84% of Canadian towns on that count. Here, 7.3% of residents are aged 15 to 24.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
Households here average 2.2 people, below 74% 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.
With one-person households at 33%, Déléage is ahead of 71% of Canadian towns on that count. Across Déléage, 8% of households are one-parent families.
Above 87% of Canadian towns: 24% of residents 15 and over live common-law
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
27% of adults are single and have never married; the typical town has 27%. Lower than in 77% of Canadian towns: 35% of residents 15 and over are married. For common-law partners, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 11%.
Déléage ranks below 67% of Canadian towns on renter households: 18%
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
Older homes outnumber new: 14% predate 1961, 13% date from 2001 or later. Renter households make up 25% across Canada’s towns. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns.
$59,200 a year: where the middle household sits
Census incomes are for 2020, the year before the census, when CERB and other pandemic benefits topped up many households. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
Half of Déléage’s households had a total income below $59,200, 31% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The middle household across Quebec’s towns has $74,000 before tax. COVID-19 benefits went to 29% of residents with an income (typical: 28%).
1.3% of residents are immigrants
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
By its share of residents without Canadian citizenship (0.5%), Déléage is below 96% of Canadian towns. What’s more, this Quebec town has fewer immigrants than 97% of Canadian towns, at 1.3%.
Only 20% of residents said they have no religion in Déléage
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
With visible minority residents at 0.5%, Déléage is behind 98% of Canadian towns on that count. For comparison, 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
A smaller share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 99% of Canadian towns: 7%
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
At the other end, 20% hold no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. The wider picture: 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
Employment: 49% of residents 15 and over had a job
The census was taken in May 2021, during the pandemic, so these rates show a labour market still recovering. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Fewer work here than in the typical town: 49%, against 58% across Canada’s towns. 26% of residents are 65 or over.
Nearby, 2 of 3 towns have older populations than Déléage
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Déléage | 2,047 | — | 51.2 | 26% | 1.3% |
| Maniwaki | 3,803 | 4.2 km | 54.4 | 30% | 1.1% |
| Kitigan Zibi | 1,261 | 5.6 km | 41.6 | 19% | 0% |
| Messines | 1,691 | 15.5 km | 52.8 | 27% | 2.1% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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. 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 Déléage’s residents
What is the population of Déléage?
Déléage had about 2,047 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 1,916, 4% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Déléage?
A median age of 51.2. Children under 15 make up 15%, and people 65 and over 26%.
Is Déléage bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 34% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 1.3% speak only English and 65% only French; 94% grew up with French.
How diverse is Déléage?
1.3% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 0.5% belong to a visible minority and 21% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Déléage?
80% are Christian and 20% have no religion; 0.3% follow another religion.
Is Déléage good for families?
Under 15: 15% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 51% of households. One-parent families: 8%. Schools near Déléage are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Déléage?
The median household in Déléage took in $59,200 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
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).