Photo: Stéphane Duquesne · CC BY-SA 3.0La Conception is older than 93% of Canadian towns: a median age of 54
15% of households rent their home (Canada’s towns: 25%). The latest estimate, for July 2025, is 1,685 residents; the 2021 Census found 745 households. On the census count, just over a quarter of residents said they have no religion. Higher than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns: 34% of households are one person living alone.
What stands out about the people of La Conception
A bilingual town
Both official languages: 48% of residents speak English and French, more than in 89% of Canadian towns. Another 50% speak only French and 1.6% only English. English & French ↓
Older than most towns
La Conception’s median age is 54; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 23% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Common-law couples
Common-law unions take in 33% of adults, more than in 97% of Canadian towns, while 33% are married. Couples ↓
Growing faster than most
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, La Conception went from 1,337 to 1,527 residents (+14%), faster growth than in 91% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
48% of residents speak English and French, more than in 89% of Canadian towns
The 2021 Census is the source of every figure here unless a date says otherwise. Who can speak English and French, mother tongue, and the language spoken most at home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
In La Conception, 6.5% of residents have English as their mother tongue, beside 66% across Canada’s towns. The share of bilingual residents across Canada’s towns is 7.5%.
A +14% change since 2016: La Conception grew faster than 91% 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
Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 10% higher again. The median across Canada’s towns is +4%, and across Quebec’s towns +4%.
6.9% of residents are aged 15 to 24, fewer than in 96% of Canadian towns
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
Here nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or over, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 19%. In La Conception, 13% of residents are under 15.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split.
La Conception 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.
4.7% of households are one-parent families, against 8.2% across Canada’s towns.
In La Conception, 33% of residents 15 and over live common-law, more than in 97% of Canadian towns
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Against a figure of 46% across Canada’s towns, the share of married residents 15 and over in La Conception comes in at 33%. Across Canada’s towns, the share of common-law partners is 11%.
A larger share of households in single-detached houses than 79% of Canadian towns: 84%
The kinds of homes people live in, who owns and who rents, and how old the homes are. 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
Newer homes outnumber old: 39% date from 2001 or later, 14% from before 1961. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. Typically, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns.
Median household income here: $73,500 a year
Incomes here are for 2020, the year before the census, CERB and other pandemic benefits included. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
The middle household in La Conception had $73,500 before tax, 15% below the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Within Quebec’s towns, the household in the middle had $74,000. The pandemic’s benefits: 34% of income recipients, against 28% in the typical town.
La Conception sits below 65% of Canadian towns for residents who moved in within the year (9.5%)
Birthplaces and arrival years of immigrants, citizenship and recent moves.
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 largest groups of immigrants were born in Europe (42%) and in Asia (33%). Residents without Canadian citizenship are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns. Across Canada’s towns, residents who moved in within the year come to 11%. The share of immigrants is 3.9%, against 17% across Canada’s towns.
74% said they are Christian and 26% that they have no religion
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
2% of residents belong to a visible minority, against 15% across Canada’s towns. Compared with other places, Indigenous residents are scarce here: 1.6%, fewer than in 70% of Canadian towns.
16% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, below 80% of Canadian towns
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
13% of those aged 25 to 64 have no formal credential, where the typical town has 9.5%.
Employment: 52% of residents 15 and over had a job
May 2021 was still a pandemic month: the census’s work figures reflect that. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, above this 52%; 23% of residents are 65 or over.
La Conception sits below 1 of its 4 closest neighbours on median age
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Conception | 1,685 | — | 54 | 23% | 3.9% |
| Brébeuf | 1,012 | 8.2 km | 52 | 22% | 2.3% |
| Mont-Tremblant | 11,879 | 10.3 km | 53.6 | 29% | 5.3% |
| Amherst | 1,703 | 11.7 km | 57.2 | 29% | 2.3% |
| Labelle | 2,861 | 13.5 km | 52.4 | 27% | 2.8% |
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. These are self-reported answers: Indigenous identity, immigrant status, religion. The census’s “visible minority” comes from the Employment Equity Act (non-white in colour or race, Indigenous peoples aside), and the page sets each beside other towns without labelling any.
- Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns. Each comparison is its own median: over Quebec’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, and over all Canadian towns of that size (whole cities and First Nations reserves left out). Percentiles are within Canada only.
Questions about La Conception’s residents
What is the median income in La Conception?
Half of La Conception’s households had more than $73,500 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of La Conception?
About 1,685, by Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025. The 2021 Census found 1,527 people in La Conception, 14% more than 2016.
What is the average age in La Conception?
The median age is 54. 13% are under 15 and 23% 65 or older.
Is La Conception bilingual?
English and French: 48% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 1.6%. French only: 50%. French mother tongue: 90%.
How diverse is La Conception?
Immigrants: 3.9% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 2%. Indigenous identity: 1.6%.
What religion are people in La Conception?
26% said they have no religion and 74% that they are Christian; 0.4% named another faith.
Is La Conception good for families?
13% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 56% of households and one-parent families 4.7%. Schools near La Conception 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).