Photo: Gabriel Picard · CC BY-SA 4.0Deschambault-Grondines is older than 81% of Canadian towns: a median age of 48.4
36% of households are one person living alone (Canada’s towns: 27%). Compared with other places, residents aged 15 to 24 are scarce here: 8.1%, fewer than in 90% of Canadian towns. Its population is much the same as in 2016. The census found that 1.6% of residents are immigrants in Deschambault-Grondines.
What stands out about the people of Deschambault-Grondines
Common-law couples
Common-law unions take in 33% of adults, more than in 97% of Canadian towns, while 29% are married. Couples ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Bilingual residents: 32%, a higher share than 82% of Canadian towns
Every figure here comes from the 2021 Census unless it carries another date. 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
Against a figure of 66% across Canada’s towns, the share of residents whose mother tongue is English in Deschambault-Grondines comes in at 0.7%. The wider picture: 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
Deschambault-Grondines changed by +1% from 2016 to 2021, behind 72% 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
For comparison, the median is +4% across Canada’s towns and +4% across Quebec’s towns. The estimate for July 2025 is much the same as the census count.
Deschambault-Grondines sits above 74% of Canadian towns for residents aged 65 and over (23%)
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
No age band is larger than 60–64: 11% of residents, 1.6 times the share across Canada’s towns. The share of children under 15 stands at 16%. Measured more widely, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 104 men for every 100 women.
Deschambault-Grondines households average 2.1 people, smaller than in 83% of Canadian towns
Private households by type and size.
Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Set against 8.2% across Canada’s towns, 6.2% of households are one-parent families in Deschambault-Grondines.
A larger share of common-law partners than 97% of Canadian towns: 33%
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns, against 29% in Deschambault-Grondines. Across Canada’s towns, common-law partners come to 11%.
Deschambault-Grondines sits above 66% of Canadian towns for households in single-detached houses (76%)
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
Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. 37% of homes were built before 1961 and 28% in 2001 or later. Across Canada’s towns, the share of households in single-detached houses is 64%. In Deschambault-Grondines, 27% of households rent their home, beside 25% across Canada’s towns.
Half above, half below $70,500 a year in household income
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
The middle household in Deschambault-Grondines had $70,500 before tax, 18% below the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Across Quebec’s towns the median is $74,000. In 2020, 27% of income recipients drew a COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefit; the typical town had 28%.
1.6% of residents are immigrants
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
The figure for residents without Canadian citizenship is 1.1% in Deschambault-Grondines and 5.8% across Canada’s towns. A year before the census, 11% lived somewhere else: more than the typical 11% across Canada’s towns.
Residents with no religion make up 30% in Deschambault-Grondines, less than in 66% of Canadian towns
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Across Canada’s towns, the share of Indigenous residents is 2.8%; Deschambault-Grondines has 4%. Measured more widely, 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns. Visible minority residents are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns.
22% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, fewer than in 61% of Canadian towns
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
9.2% have no certificate, diploma or degree (typical: 9.5%). To put it in context, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
57% of adults were employed in May 2021
Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic: some of these rates are lower than in a usual year. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Employment here, 57%, matches the middle of Canada’s towns (58%) within a couple of points.
4 in 6 nearby towns have a higher median age than Deschambault-Grondines
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deschambault-Grondines | 2,251 | — | 48.4 | 23% | 1.6% |
| Saint-Marc-des-Carrières | 2,961 | 7.6 km | 52.4 | 31% | 2.3% |
| Portneuf | 3,410 | 9.7 km | 49.6 | 27% | 2.1% |
| Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière | 1,295 | 12.5 km | 42.8 | 21% | 1.2% |
| Saint-Casimir | 1,506 | 13.8 km | 55.2 | 30% | 1.4% |
| Cap-Santé | 3,885 | 14.4 km | 44 | 22% | 1.8% |
| Saint-Alban | 1,264 | 15.8 km | 53.2 | 28% | 0% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What these tables don’t give. The Census Profile has no unpaid care, cars or internet access, and no change by age since 2016; ethnic origins beyond visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted here.
- 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. Two medians frame each figure: one for Quebec’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, one for all Canadian towns of that size, with whole cities and First Nations reserves left out. Percentiles rank the town within Canada.
Questions about Deschambault-Grondines’s residents
What religion are people in Deschambault-Grondines?
70% are Christian and 30% have no religion; 0% follow another religion.
Is Deschambault-Grondines good for families?
Under 15: 16% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 52% of households. One-parent families: 6.2%. Schools near Deschambault-Grondines are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Deschambault-Grondines?
The median household in Deschambault-Grondines took in $70,500 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Deschambault-Grondines?
Deschambault-Grondines had about 2,251 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 2,235, about the same as 2016.
What is the average age in Deschambault-Grondines?
A median age of 48.4. Children under 15 make up 16%, and people 65 and over 23%.
Is Deschambault-Grondines bilingual?
English and French: 32% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 0.4%. French only: 67%. French mother tongue: 98%.
How diverse is Deschambault-Grondines?
1.6% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 0% belong to a visible minority and 4% have an Indigenous identity.
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).