Photo: Interaction Qui Ltée · Public domainLabrecque is older than 85% of Canadian towns: a median age of 50
Across Canada’s towns, just over a third of residents said they have no religion; in Labrecque, 14%. The town is home to some 1,375 people (July 2025 estimate), in 575 households at the 2021 Census. The census found that 9.6% of households rent their home here. At 6.2%, the share of residents who moved in within the year is lower than in 95% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Labrecque
Older than most towns
The middle resident of Labrecque is 50; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 24% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
In Labrecque, 12% of residents speak English and French, more than in 65% of Canadian towns
The figures are the 2021 Census’s, except where another date is given. 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
Residents whose mother tongue is English are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns. For bilingual residents, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 7.5%.
Slower growth than 74% of Canadian towns: Labrecque changed by +1% since 2016
Two census counts, five years apart, and Statistics Canada’s newest estimate.
Change, 2016 to 2021
The median across Canada’s towns is +4%, and across Quebec’s towns +4%.
24% of residents are 65 or over, a share 76% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
With residents aged 15 to 24 at 9.4%, Labrecque is behind 74% of Canadian towns on that count. Set beside that, 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.
2.3 people per household, fewer than in 64% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
One-parent families: 4.3%, below 96% of Canadian towns. On the census count, 28% of households are one person living alone.
Labrecque sits above 88% of Canadian towns for common-law partners (25%)
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Single and never married: 22% of adults, against a typical 27%. For comparison, 11% of residents 15 and over live common-law across Canada’s towns.
Labrecque: 87% of households live in a single-detached house, above 83% 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
Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. Newer homes outnumber old: 23% date from 2001 or later, 22% from before 1961. On average, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns.
Median household income: $78,500 a year
Census incomes are for 2020, the year before the census, when CERB and other pandemic benefits topped up many households. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
The median across Canada’s towns is $86,000; Labrecque’s, at $78,500, is 9% lower. The middle household across Quebec’s towns has $74,000 before tax. Pandemic benefits reached 23% of residents with an income, against a typical 28%.
0% 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 are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns.
Indigenous residents: 4.6%, a higher share than 67% of Canadian towns
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Visible minority residents are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns. The share of Indigenous residents across Canada’s towns is 2.8%.
In Labrecque, 6.8% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, fewer than in 99% of Canadian towns
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No diploma or degree: 26% here, 9.5% in the typical town. To put it in context, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
An employment rate of 52%
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.
Fewer work here than in the typical town: 52%, against 58% across Canada’s towns. 24% of residents are 65 or over.
The towns around Labrecque are all younger
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labrecque | 1,375 | — | 50 | 24% | 0% |
| Saint-Nazaire | 2,167 | 11.0 km | 40.4 | 18% | 1% |
| L'Ascension-de-Notre-Seigneur | 2,291 | 12.3 km | 42.8 | 19% | 0.5% |
| Alma | 30,659 | 16.6 km | 48 | 25% | 0.9% |
| Saint-Ambroise | 4,262 | 18.3 km | 44.8 | 21% | 0.6% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- The census’s own words. The census takes “visible minority” from the Employment Equity Act: anyone other than Indigenous peoples who is non-white in colour or race. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are what residents reported, compared here with other towns and never used as a label.
- 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 Labrecque’s residents
What is the average age in Labrecque?
Half the residents are older than 50 and half younger; 15% are children under 15 and 24% are 65 or over.
Is Labrecque bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 12% are. Another 89% speak only French and 0% only English, and French is the first language of 100%.
How diverse is Labrecque?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 0%. A visible minority makes up 0% and Indigenous residents 4.6%.
What religion are people in Labrecque?
Most often Christian (86%) or no religion (14%); other religions make up 0%.
Is Labrecque good for families?
Children under 15 are 15% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 64% of households and one-parent families 4.3%. Schools near Labrecque are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Labrecque?
Median total household income in Labrecque was $78,500 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Labrecque?
The latest figure is an estimate: 1,375 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Labrecque counted 1,328, about the same as 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).