Photo: Michel Craig · CC BY-SA 2.0Eastman is older than 97% of Canadian towns: a median age of 56.8
Set against 64% across Canada’s towns, just over nine in ten households live in a single-detached house in Eastman. About 2,706 people lived locally in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates. Census figures put residents aged 15 to 24 at 5.7% in the town. Compared with other places, one-parent families are scarce here: 3.7%, fewer than in 98% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Eastman
A bilingual town
57% of residents can hold a conversation in both English and French, more than in 94% of Canadian towns; 42% speak French only and 1.1% English only. English & French ↓
Older than most towns
The middle resident of Eastman is 56.8; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 31% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Growing faster than most
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Eastman went from 1,843 to 2,279 residents (+24%), faster growth than in 98% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Common-law couples
33% of residents 15 and over live common-law, more than in 97% of Canadian towns; 38% are married. Couples ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A larger share of bilingual residents than 94% of Canadian towns: 57%
The 2021 Census is the source of every figure here unless a date says otherwise. Knowledge of the two official languages, first languages, and the language of home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
At home: French 93%, English 4.4%. Lower than in 88% of Canadian towns: 4.2% of residents have English as their mother tongue. As a yardstick, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
Eastman’s population changed by +24% since 2016, more than in 98% 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
The July 2025 estimate adds another 19%. The median across Canada’s towns is +4%, and across Quebec’s towns +4%.
Eastman: 31% of residents are 65 or over, above 93% of Canadian towns
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
The biggest five-year age group is 60–64, with just over one in ten residents, 1.7 times the share across Canada’s towns. Children under 15: just over a tenth of the total. Across Canada’s towns, 19% of residents are 65 or over.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Eastman, 56.8. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
Smaller households than 83% of Canadian towns: 2.1 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.
One-person households make up 29%, against 27% across Canada’s towns.
Common-law partners: 33%, a higher share than 97% of Canadian towns
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Single and never married: 18% of adults, against a typical 27%. Lower than in 72% of Canadian towns: 38% of residents 15 and over are married. The comparison figure for common-law partners is 11% across Canada’s towns.
Eastman sits below 77% of Canadian towns for renter households (14%)
Occupied homes by type, by owners and renters, and by when they were built. 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. Elsewhere, a quarter of households rent their home across Canada’s towns.
$86,000 a year is the median household income here
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 Eastman’s households had a total income above $86,000 and half below, close to the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Among Quebec’s towns, the typical figure is $74,000. Emergency and recovery benefits reached 26% of those with an income, beside a typical 28%.
More residents who moved in within the year than 63% of Canadian towns: 12%
Immigrants, newcomers and movers.
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
Against a figure of 17% across Canada’s towns, the share of immigrants in Eastman comes in at 5.7%. Few places have so few residents without Canadian citizenship: 1.3% here, fewer than in 85% of Canadian towns. As a yardstick, 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns.
Eastman: 38% of residents said they have no religion, above 58% of Canadian towns
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
By its share of visible minority residents (1.5%), Eastman is below 90% of Canadian towns. As a reference point, just over a third of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns. The census found that 2.2% of residents have an Indigenous identity in the town.
35% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, more than in 63% of Canadian towns
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
4.9% have no certificate, diploma or degree (typical: 9.5%). On average, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
An employment rate of 55%
Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic: some of these rates are lower than in a usual year. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
The employment rate of 55% is below the typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 31% of residents are 65 or over.
2nd highest median age among 41 towns of 2,668 to 2,745
Median age of the Canadian towns nearest in population; hover a dot.
The youngest of these towns is Waskaganish, at 25; the oldest, Electoral Area A, Central Kootenay, is at 60. Closest in median age to Eastman are Bouctouche (54.4), Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast (55.6) and Electoral Area A, Central Kootenay (60).
Eastman is younger than 2 of its 6 nearest neighbours
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastman | 2,706 | — | 56.8 | 31% | 5.7% |
| Austin | 1,959 | 5.4 km | 58.8 | 31% | 4.9% |
| Orford | 5,698 | 8.3 km | 50.4 | 22% | 4.6% |
| Stukely-Sud | 1,242 | 9.0 km | 49.6 | 23% | 3.5% |
| Magog | 30,764 | 11.5 km | 54.4 | 32% | 3.8% |
| Bolton-Est | 1,337 | 12.9 km | 59.2 | 33% | 6.2% |
| Racine | 1,441 | 17.4 km | 50.8 | 27% | 2.7% |
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. Missing from the census as published: unpaid care, cars and internet access, and the shift in each age band since 2016. Ethnic origins past visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted here.
Questions about Eastman’s residents
What is the median income in Eastman?
The median household in Eastman took in $86,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Eastman?
Eastman had about 2,706 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 2,279, 24% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Eastman?
A median age of 56.8, older than 97% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 11%, and people 65 and over 31%.
Is Eastman bilingual?
English and French: 57% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 1.1%. French only: 42%. French mother tongue: 92%.
How diverse is Eastman?
5.7% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 1.5% belong to a visible minority and 2.2% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Eastman?
62% are Christian and 38% have no religion; 0% follow another religion.
Is Eastman good for families?
Under 15: 11% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 63% of households. One-parent families: 3.7%. Schools near Eastman are on its Schools page.
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).