Photo: Mario Hains · CC BY-SA 3.0Only 11% of residents said they have no religion in La Guadeloupe
By its share of residents aged 15 to 24 (8%), La Guadeloupe is below 91% of Canadian towns. The 2021 Census found 815 households here; by July 2025 the population was about 1,927. One-person households account for 39%. On residents aged 65 and over, La Guadeloupe sits higher than nearly four fifths of Canadian towns: 25%.
In La Guadeloupe, 15% of residents speak English and French, more than in 69% of Canadian towns
All figures are the 2021 Census’s unless another date is shown. 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
66% of residents have English as their mother tongue across Canada’s towns, against 0.3% in La Guadeloupe. The wider picture: 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
La Guadeloupe grew +6% from 2016 to 2021, ahead of 60% of Canadian towns
Two census counts, five years apart, and Statistics Canada’s newest estimate.
Change, 2016 to 2021
The July 2025 estimate adds another 7%. Across Canada’s towns, the typical town changed +4%; across Quebec’s towns, +4%.
A median age of 45.6: La Guadeloupe is older than 71% of Canadian towns
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
18% of residents are under 15, against 16% across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women.
2.1 people per household, fewer than in 83% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
By its share of one-parent families (6.1%), La Guadeloupe is below 82% of Canadian towns.
24% of residents 15 and over live common-law, a share 87% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
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 Guadeloupe comes in at 35%. Across Canada’s towns, common-law partners come to 11%.
39% of households rent their home, a share 73% of Canadian towns don’t reach
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
Just over a third of homes were built before 1961 and 17% in 2001 or later. As a reference point, a quarter of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. There is little gap on households in single-detached houses: 64%, about the same as across Canada’s towns.
Households here have a median income of $58,000 a year
The income year is 2020: a year of pandemic benefits such as CERB, which the figures count. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
The middle household in La Guadeloupe had $58,000 before tax, 33% below the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Across Quebec’s towns the median is $74,000. Pandemic payments such as CERB reached 36% of income recipients here, against 28% in the typical town.
Residents who moved in within the year: 8.8%, a lower share than 74% of Canadian towns
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
Of the immigrants living here, 65% came between 2011 and 2021; across Canada’s towns the share is 27%. Compared with other places, immigrants are scarce here: 5%, fewer than in 81% of Canadian towns. To put it in context, just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns. Locally, nearly one in ten residents are not Canadian citizens.
85% said they are Christian and 11% that they have no religion
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Other faiths: Muslim (4.1%). Fewer visible minority residents than in 61% of Canadian towns: 8.5%. Indigenous residents make up 2%, close to the figure across Canada’s towns.
In La Guadeloupe, 9.1% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, fewer than in 97% of Canadian towns
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
With no certificate, diploma or degree: 14%, beside a typical 9.5%. Across the comparison, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
64% of residents 15 and over were in work
The census was taken in May 2021, during the pandemic, so these rates show a labour market still recovering. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, below this 64%.
Median age: 3 of the 6 towns around La Guadeloupe are older
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Guadeloupe | 1,927 | — | 45.6 | 25% | 5% |
| Saint-Honoré-de-Shenley | 1,610 | 8.6 km | 41.2 | 19% | 1% |
| Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce | 2,575 | 9.6 km | 43.2 | 19% | 0.4% |
| Adstock | 3,203 | 15.2 km | 49.6 | 26% | 0.9% |
| Saint-Benoît-Labre | 1,655 | 15.7 km | 42.4 | 18% | 0.9% |
| Lambton | 1,714 | 18.2 km | 56 | 30% | 1.6% |
| Saint-Victor | 2,344 | 19.2 km | 47.2 | 24% | 1.1% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. 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. 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.
Questions about La Guadeloupe’s residents
How diverse is La Guadeloupe?
Immigrants: 5% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 8.5%. Indigenous identity: 2%.
What religion are people in La Guadeloupe?
11% said they have no religion and 85% that they are Christian; 3.8% named another faith.
Is La Guadeloupe good for families?
18% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 50% of households and one-parent families 6.1%. Schools near La Guadeloupe are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in La Guadeloupe?
Half of La Guadeloupe’s households had more than $58,000 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of La Guadeloupe?
About 1,927, by Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025. The 2021 Census found 1,805 people in La Guadeloupe, 6% more than 2016.
What is the average age in La Guadeloupe?
The median age is 45.6. 18% are under 15 and 25% 65 or older.
Is La Guadeloupe bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 15% are. Another 85% speak only French and 0.6% only English, and French is the first language of 94%.
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).