Photo: Pierre Bona · CC BY-SA 3.0Frelighsburg is older than 96% of Canadian towns: a median age of 56.4
Across Canada’s towns, the share of residents aged 15 to 24 is 11%; Frelighsburg has 6.7%. The 2021 Census found 515 households in the town; by July 2025 the population was about 1,168. On the census count, 83% of households live in a single-detached house. 43% of residents said they have no religion, more than in 74% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Frelighsburg
A bilingual town
Both official languages: 65% of residents speak English and French, more than in 97% of Canadian towns. Another 28% speak only French and 6.2% only English. English & French ↓
Older than most towns
Frelighsburg’s median age is 56.4; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 29% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Common-law couples
32% of residents 15 and over live common-law, more than in 96% of Canadian towns; 34% are married. Couples ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Bilingual residents: 65%, a higher share than 97% of Canadian towns
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated 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
18% of residents have English as their mother tongue; across Canada’s towns the figure is 66%. Across the comparison, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
Frelighsburg changed by +1% from 2016 to 2021, behind 70% of Canadian towns
How the population moved between the last two censuses, and since.
Change, 2016 to 2021
By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 4%.
Residents aged 65 and over make up 29% in Frelighsburg, more than in 91% of Canadian towns
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
No age band is larger than 60–64: 14% of residents, 2 times the share across Canada’s towns. The census found that 11% of residents are under 15 in Frelighsburg. As a yardstick, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
Smaller households than 74% of Canadian towns: 2.2 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.
Across Canada’s towns, nearly one in ten households are one-parent families; in Frelighsburg, 3.9%. For Frelighsburg, the census puts one-person households at 29%.
Frelighsburg: 32% of residents 15 and over live common-law, above 96% of Canadian towns
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Compared with 46% across Canada’s towns, 34% of residents 15 and over are married here. Across Canada’s towns, the share of common-law partners is 11%.
In Frelighsburg, 17% of households rent their home, fewer than in 71% of Canadian towns
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
Older homes outnumber new: 39% predate 1961, 18% date from 2001 or later. To put it in context, 25% of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. Nearly one in ten homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%.
Half of households earn more than $70,500 a year
The income year is 2020: a year of pandemic benefits such as CERB, which the figures count. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
At $70,500, the middle household in Frelighsburg earned 18% less than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The median across Quebec’s towns is $74,000. In 2020, 31% of income recipients drew a COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefit; the typical town had 28%.
More residents who moved in within the year than 65% of Canadian towns: 13%
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
Residents without Canadian citizenship are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns. Against that, 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns. The share of immigrants stands at 7.7%.
55% said they are Christian and 43% that they have no religion
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Against a figure of 15% across Canada’s towns, the share of visible minority residents in Frelighsburg comes in at 1.4%. Other faiths: Jewish (2.3%). Indigenous residents are rarer here than in 98% of Canadian towns.
Degree holders aged 25 to 64: 40%, a higher share than 72% of Canadian towns
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
At the bottom of the ladder, 6.1% hold no certificate of any kind, against 9.5% in the typical town. Across Canada’s towns, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.
In work on census day: 60% of adults
May 2021 was still a pandemic month: the census’s work figures reflect that. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
At 60%, more residents are in work than the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
1 in 4 nearby towns have a higher median age than Frelighsburg
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frelighsburg | 1,168 | — | 56.4 | 29% | 7.7% |
| Dunham | 3,632 | 11.6 km | 48.4 | 25% | 3.7% |
| Sutton | 4,775 | 14.5 km | 60.4 | 39% | 9.1% |
| Bedford | 2,845 | 17.1 km | 50.4 | 28% | 3.5% |
| Cowansville | 17,269 | 18.0 km | 48.8 | 28% | 3.4% |
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. 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.
- 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 Frelighsburg’s residents
How diverse is Frelighsburg?
Immigrants: 7.7% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 1.4%. Indigenous identity: 0%.
What religion are people in Frelighsburg?
43% said they have no religion and 55% that they are Christian; 2.2% named another faith.
Is Frelighsburg good for families?
11% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 59% of households and one-parent families 3.9%. Schools near Frelighsburg are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Frelighsburg?
Half of Frelighsburg’s households had more than $70,500 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of Frelighsburg?
About 1,168, by Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025. The 2021 Census found 1,123 people in Frelighsburg, 1% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Frelighsburg?
The median age is 56.4. 11% are under 15 and 29% 65 or older.
Is Frelighsburg bilingual?
65% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 28% speak French only and 6.2% English only. French is the mother tongue of 75%.
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).