Photo: Harfang · CC BY-SA 3.0In Donnacona, 7.4% of residents are aged 15 to 24, fewer than in 95% of Canadian towns
Here 25% of residents are 65 or over, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 19%. One-person households: 37% of the total. At 2.2%, the share of immigrants is lower than in 93% of Canadian towns. The latest estimate, for July 2025, is 7,785 residents; the 2021 Census found 3,300 households.
What stands out about the people of Donnacona
Common-law couples
30% of residents 15 and over live common-law, more than in 94% of Canadian towns; 27% are married. Couples ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Donnacona sits above 80% of Canadian towns for bilingual residents (29%)
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
Against a figure of 66% across Canada’s towns, the share of residents whose mother tongue is English in Donnacona comes in at 1%. As a yardstick, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
+3% since 2016: slower than 55% 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 5%. Across Canada’s towns, half of towns changed by more than +4%; across Quebec’s towns, by more than +4%.
A median age of 44.8: Donnacona is older than 66% of Canadian towns
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
The share of children under 15 tops 62% of Canadian towns: 17%. 60–64 is the most common age band: 7.7% of residents.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Donnacona, 44.8. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
Donnacona 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.
For Donnacona, the census puts one-parent families at 8.3%.
In Donnacona, 30% of residents 15 and over live common-law, more than in 94% of Canadian towns
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
27% of residents 15 and over are married, against 46% across Canada’s towns. Across Canada’s towns, common-law partners come to 11%.
A higher share of renter households than 67% of Canadian towns, at 35%
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
32% of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 30% built before 1961. For renter households, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 25%. Few places have so few households in single-detached houses: 56% here, fewer than in three fifths of Canadian towns. On households in buildings of five or more storeys, 0.3% here is much the same as across Canada’s towns.
The middle household earns $67,000 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
Half of Donnacona’s households had a total income below $67,000, 22% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). $74,000 is the median household income across Quebec’s towns. COVID-19 benefits were paid to 26% of residents with an income, where the typical town had 28%.
2.2% of residents are immigrants
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
The share of residents without Canadian citizenship is 2.8%, against 5.8% across Canada’s towns. Residents who moved in within the year account for 11%.
23% of residents said they have no religion, below 80% of Canadian towns
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
With Indigenous residents at 1.5%, Donnacona is behind 72% of Canadian towns on that count. Residents with no religion: 35% across Canada’s towns, for comparison. The share of visible minority residents stands at 4%.
A lower share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 75% of Canadian towns, at 18%
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
At the other end, 7.6% hold no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. Elsewhere, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
In work on census day: 60% of adults
The census was taken in May 2021, during the pandemic, so these rates show a labour market still recovering. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, below this 60%.
Ranked by age, 16th oldest of 41 towns this size
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
The group spans La Broquerie, youngest at 28.6, to Minden Hills, oldest at 58.8. By median age, Donnacona sits among Silver Heights (44.7), La Perle (44.8), Central St. Boniface (45) and Stoneybrook (45.4).
Median age: 4 of the 6 towns around Donnacona are older
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donnacona | 7,785 | — | 44.8 | 25% | 2.2% |
| Cap-Santé | 3,885 | 5.2 km | 44 | 22% | 1.8% |
| Sainte-Croix | 2,612 | 6.6 km | 50.4 | 28% | 1% |
| Pont-Rouge | 11,339 | 8.9 km | 40.4 | 18% | 1.7% |
| Neuville | 4,579 | 10.8 km | 46 | 20% | 2.2% |
| Saint-Basile | 2,918 | 11.6 km | 45.2 | 23% | 1.3% |
| Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly | 1,747 | 12.6 km | 49.6 | 28% | 3.9% |
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. For each measure we take the median of Quebec’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, then the median of all Canadian towns. Neither counts whole cities or reserves, and every percentile is a Canadian one.
- What these tables don’t give. Unpaid care, car ownership and internet access aren’t in the Census Profile, nor is the change by age since 2016. Ethnic origins other than visible minority and Indigenous identity are left out of the charts.
Questions about Donnacona’s residents
Is Donnacona good for families?
Under 15: 17% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 50% of households. One-parent families: 8.3%. Schools near Donnacona are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Donnacona?
The median household in Donnacona took in $67,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Donnacona?
Donnacona had about 7,785 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 7,436, 3% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Donnacona?
A median age of 44.8, older than 66% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 17%, and people 65 and over 25%.
Is Donnacona bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 29% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 0.1% speak only English and 71% only French; 96% grew up with French.
How diverse is Donnacona?
2.2% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 4% belong to a visible minority and 1.5% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Donnacona?
75% are Christian and 23% have no religion; 2.1% follow another religion.
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).