Photo: The original uploader was Stéphane Voyer at French Wikipedia . · CC BY-SA 1.0Havre-Saint-Pierre sits below 96% of Canadian towns for residents with no religion (13%)
The median age in Havre-Saint-Pierre is 47.2, higher than in 77% of Canadian towns. Some 3,389 people live here, by the estimate for July 2025. For Havre-Saint-Pierre, the census puts residents aged 65 and over at 23%. Set against 17% across Canada’s towns, 1.6% of residents are immigrants in the town.
What stands out about the people of Havre-Saint-Pierre
Fewer people than before
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Havre-Saint-Pierre went from 3,460 to 3,337 residents (−4%), slower growth than in 94% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Common-law couples
32% of residents 15 and over live common-law, more than in 96% of Canadian towns; 31% are married. Couples ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
More bilingual residents than 71% of Canadian towns: 16%
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
0.3% of residents have English as their mother tongue (Canada’s towns: 66%). The comparison figure for bilingual residents is 7.5% across Canada’s towns.
Slower than most: −4% since 2016, behind 94% 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
Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 2% higher again.
Only 8.8% of residents are aged 15 to 24 in Havre-Saint-Pierre
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
The biggest five-year age group is 60–64, with 9.4% of residents, 1.3 times the share across Canada’s towns. In Havre-Saint-Pierre, 16% of residents are under 15.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Havre-Saint-Pierre, 47.2. 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 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.
In Havre-Saint-Pierre, 6.6% of households are one-parent families, beside 8.2% across Canada’s towns. The census found that 30% of households are one person living alone here.
32% of residents 15 and over live common-law, a share 96% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Set against 46% across Canada’s towns, 31% of residents 15 and over are married in Havre-Saint-Pierre. The benchmark for common-law partners across Canada’s towns: 11%.
A larger share of households in buildings of five or more storeys than 63% of Canadian towns: 1.7%
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
Set against 64% across Canada’s towns, 70% of households live in a single-detached house in Havre-Saint-Pierre. Newer homes outnumber old: 26% date from 2001 or later, 18% from before 1961.
Median household income: $97,000 a year
Incomes here are for 2020, the year before the census, CERB and other pandemic benefits included. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
Household incomes run high in Havre-Saint-Pierre: half had more than $97,000, 13% above the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Within Quebec’s towns, the household in the middle had $74,000. COVID-19 benefits were paid to 19% of residents with an income, where 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
Residents without Canadian citizenship: 0.8% here and 5.8% across Canada’s towns. 11% lived at another address a year earlier, fewer than the typical 11% across Canada’s towns.
3% of residents have an Indigenous identity, more than in 52% of Canadian towns
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
15% of residents belong to a visible minority across Canada’s towns, against 1.6% in Havre-Saint-Pierre. Typically, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns.
Only 14% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher in Havre-Saint-Pierre
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No certificate, diploma or degree is held by 17%; in the typical town the share is 9.5%. Typically, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
An employment rate of 59%
Counted in May 2021, during COVID-19, these rates catch the job market before it had recovered. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
59% of residents 15 and over have a job, in line with the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
41 towns of 3,330 to 3,444 people: this is the 17th oldest
The Canadian towns closest in population, from youngest to oldest.
The youngest of these towns is Rankin Inlet, at 26.8; the oldest, North Kawartha, is at 59.2. Nearest to Havre-Saint-Pierre in age: Kensington, Part 1 (45.6), Port Hawkesbury (46.8), Electoral Area E (West Boundary), Kootenay Boundary (48.8) and Richmond (48.8).
The places around Havre-Saint-Pierre
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page. Havre-Saint-Pierre has no close neighbour with figures; the nearest is 159 km away.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Havre-Saint-Pierre | 3,389 | — | 47.2 | 23% | 1.6% |
| Grande-Vallée | 1,087 | 158.7 km | 59.2 | 35% | 0.9% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What these tables don’t give. Not in the Census Profile: unpaid care, cars, internet access, and how each age group has changed since 2016. We also chart no ethnic origins besides visible minority and Indigenous identity.
- The census’s own words. “Visible minority” is the census’s term from the Employment Equity Act: people, other than Indigenous peoples, who are non-white in colour or race. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are as residents answered. The page compares them with other towns and never labels a town by them.
- Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns. A figure here is set beside two middles, the median across Quebec’s places of 2,500 people or more and the median across all Canadian towns that size; reserves and entire cities are excluded from both.
Questions about Havre-Saint-Pierre’s residents
What is the average age in Havre-Saint-Pierre?
47.2 is the median age, older than 77% of Canadian towns. Under 15: 16%. 65 and over: 23%.
Is Havre-Saint-Pierre bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 16% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 0.2% speak only English and 84% only French; 98% grew up with French.
How diverse is Havre-Saint-Pierre?
Immigrants make up 1.6% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 1.6% are members of a visible minority, and 3% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Havre-Saint-Pierre?
Christian: 86%. No religion: 13%. Another religion: 0.6%.
Is Havre-Saint-Pierre good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 16%. 59% of households are couple families and 6.6% one-parent families. Schools near Havre-Saint-Pierre are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Havre-Saint-Pierre?
$97,000 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Havre-Saint-Pierre (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Havre-Saint-Pierre?
Statistics Canada estimates 3,389 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 3,337 in Havre-Saint-Pierre, 4% fewer than 2016.
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).