Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0A median age of 58.4: La Macaza is older than 98% of Canadian towns
Across Canada’s towns, the share of residents with no religion is 35%; La Macaza has 17%. Statistics Canada puts the town’s population at 1,138 for July 2025. Here, 6% of residents are under 15. At 13%, the share of renter households is lower than in 82% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of La Macaza
Older than most towns
Line La Macaza’s residents up by age and the one in the middle is 58.4; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 32% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Fewer people than before
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, La Macaza went from 1,150 to 1,094 residents (−5%), slower growth than in 96% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Many people living alone
One-person households make up 46%, more than in 95% of Canadian towns, and 32% of residents are 65 or over. Households ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Above 85% of Canadian towns: 39% of residents speak English and French
Unless a figure says otherwise, it is from the 2021 Census. 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
Across Canada’s towns, the share of residents whose mother tongue is English is 66%; La Macaza has 3.9%. At home: French 93%, English 5.6%. The wider picture: 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
From 2016 to 2021, 96% of Canadian towns grew faster than La Macaza: −5%
The census counts of 2016 and 2021, the estimate after them, and the change set beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 4%.
A larger share of residents aged 65 and over than 95% of Canadian towns: 32%
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
60–64 is the most common age band: 14% of residents, 2 times the share across Canada’s towns. Fewer residents aged 15 to 24 than in 99% of Canadian towns: 4.1%. Elsewhere, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
38% women, 62% men
About 62 women for every 100 men.
More one-person households than 95% of Canadian towns: 46%
Private households by type and size.
Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Couple families are 45% of households (Canada’s towns 53%) and one-parent families 3.9% (8.2%). Elsewhere, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns. On average, 1.8 people share a household.
Below 91% of Canadian towns: 28% of residents 15 and over are married
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Single and never married: nearly a third of adults, against a typical 27%. The census found that 21% of residents 15 and over live common-law in La Macaza.
La Macaza: 96% of households live in a single-detached house, above 98% of Canadian towns
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
9.8% of homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%. For households in single-detached houses, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 64%. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns.
Half of households earn more than $58,000 a year
Census incomes cover 2020, when emergency benefits like CERB lifted many households’ totals. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
The median across Canada’s towns is $86,000; La Macaza’s, at $58,000, is 33% lower. Among Quebec’s towns, the typical figure is $74,000. Pandemic benefits reached 22% of residents with an income, against a typical 28%.
In La Macaza, 17% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, more than in 87% 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
Residents without Canadian citizenship are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns. 6.2% of residents are immigrants. Against that, 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns.
83% said they are Christian and 17% 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
Visible minority residents are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns. Indigenous residents account for 2.2%.
A smaller share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 98% of Canadian towns: 8.3%
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Across Canada’s towns, 27% of 25- to 64-year-olds hold a degree; in La Macaza, 8.3%, and 45% have a college or trades credential (typical: 29%). Those with no credential make up 10%, next to 9.5% in the typical town.
38% of adults were employed in May 2021
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.
With 32% of residents 65 or over, the employment rate of 38% sits under the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
No nearby town is as old as La Macaza
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Macaza | 1,138 | — | 58.4 | 32% | 6.2% |
| Rivière-Rouge | 4,882 | 11.7 km | 58 | 34% | 1.8% |
| Labelle | 2,861 | 17.3 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. In the census, “visible minority” is the Employment Equity Act’s term for people who are non-white in colour or race and not Indigenous. Like immigrant status, Indigenous identity and religion, which residents reported themselves, it is compared with other towns, never turned into a label.
- 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 Macaza’s residents
Is La Macaza good for families?
Under 15: 6% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 45% of households. One-parent families: 3.9%. Schools near La Macaza are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in La Macaza?
The median household in La Macaza took in $58,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of La Macaza?
La Macaza had about 1,138 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 1,094, 5% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in La Macaza?
A median age of 58.4. Children under 15 make up 6%, and people 65 and over 32%.
Is La Macaza bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 39% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 0.6% speak only English and 60% only French; 91% grew up with French.
How diverse is La Macaza?
6.2% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 0% belong to a visible minority and 2.2% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in La Macaza?
83% are Christian and 17% have no religion; 0% follow another religion.
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).