Photo: Veillg1 · CC0A median age of 61.2: Lac-aux-Sables is older than 99% of Canadian towns
Across Canada’s towns, 16% of residents are under 15; in Lac-aux-Sables, 8.7%. This Quebec town had about 1,463 residents in July 2025, by Statistics Canada’s estimate, and 745 households at the 2021 Census. For Lac-aux-Sables, the census puts residents with no religion at 18%. Households in single-detached houses are more common here than in four fifths of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Lac-aux-Sables
Older than most towns
Lac-aux-Sables’s median age is 61.2; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 38% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Many people living alone
42% of households are one person living alone, more than in 91% of Canadian towns; 38% of residents are 65 or over. Households ↓
Common-law couples
26% of residents 15 and over live common-law, more than in 89% of Canadian towns; 35% are married. Couples ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A higher share of bilingual residents than 74% of Canadian towns, at 19%
Every figure here comes from the 2021 Census unless it carries another date. Knowledge of the two official languages, first languages, and the language of home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
The figure for residents whose mother tongue is English is 0.4% in Lac-aux-Sables and 66% across Canada’s towns. For comparison, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
A +7% change since 2016: faster than 67% 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
Across Quebec’s towns the median is +4%, and across Canada’s towns +4%. By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 6%.
38% of residents are 65 or over, a share 99% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
Across Canada’s towns, the share of residents aged 15 to 24 is 11%; Lac-aux-Sables has 5.1%. By way of comparison, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
About 111 men for every 100 women.
Lac-aux-Sables households average 1.8 people, smaller than in 96% of Canadian towns
Private households by type and size.
Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
One-person households: 42% here and 27% across Canada’s towns. 5.4% of households are one-parent families.
Above 89% of Canadian towns: 26% of residents 15 and over live common-law
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
22% of adults have never married and don’t live common-law (typical: 27%). The census found that 35% of residents 15 and over are married in Lac-aux-Sables. The share of common-law partners across Canada’s towns is 11%.
A smaller share of renter households than 68% of Canadian towns: 17%
Occupied homes by type, by owners and renters, and by when they were built. 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
32% of homes were built before 1961 and 18% in 2001 or later. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. On average, a quarter of households rent their home across Canada’s towns.
$57,600 a year is the median household income here
Incomes here are for 2020, the year before the census, CERB and other pandemic benefits included. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
The middle household in Lac-aux-Sables had $57,600 before tax, 33% below the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Among Quebec’s towns, the typical figure is $74,000. In 2020, 23% of income recipients drew a COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefit; the typical town had 28%.
Residents who moved in within the year make up 13% in Lac-aux-Sables, more than in 64% of Canadian towns
Immigrants, newcomers and movers.
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
Compared with 17% across Canada’s towns, 0.7% of residents are immigrants here. Residents without Canadian citizenship are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns. On average, just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns.
82% said they are Christian and 18% 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. Here, 2.2% of residents have an Indigenous identity.
8% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, fewer than in 98% of Canadian towns
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
12% of those aged 25 to 64 have no formal credential, where the typical town has 9.5%.
A job for 42% of residents aged 15 and over
These rates date from May 2021, during the pandemic, and run lower than a normal year’s. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, above this 42%; 38% of residents are 65 or over.
Lac-aux-Sables is older than every town around it
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lac-aux-Sables | 1,463 | — | 61.2 | 38% | 0.7% |
| Sainte-Thècle | 2,422 | 10.4 km | 58.4 | 35% | 0.4% |
| Saint-Ubalde | 1,565 | 17.2 km | 58.4 | 35% | 0.7% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. For each measure we take the median of Quebec’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, then the median of all Canadian towns. Neither counts whole cities or reserves, and every percentile is a Canadian one.
- 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.
Questions about Lac-aux-Sables’s residents
How diverse is Lac-aux-Sables?
0.7% 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 Lac-aux-Sables?
82% are Christian and 18% have no religion; 0.7% follow another religion.
Is Lac-aux-Sables good for families?
Under 15: 8.7% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 50% of households. One-parent families: 5.4%. Schools near Lac-aux-Sables are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Lac-aux-Sables?
The median household in Lac-aux-Sables took in $57,600 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Lac-aux-Sables?
Lac-aux-Sables had about 1,463 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 1,380, 7% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Lac-aux-Sables?
A median age of 61.2. Children under 15 make up 8.7%, and people 65 and over 38%.
Is Lac-aux-Sables bilingual?
English and French: 19% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 0%. French only: 80%. French mother tongue: 99%.
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).