Photo: Pymouss · CC BY-SA 4.0A higher share of households in single-detached houses than 82% of Canadian towns, at 86%
The median age in Léry is 46, higher than in 72% of Canadian towns. The latest estimate, for July 2025, is 2,817 residents; the 2021 Census found 985 households. For Léry, the census puts residents aged 65 and over at 22%. Nearly a fifth of immigrants arrived between 2011 and 2021, against 27% across Canada’s towns.
What stands out about the people of Léry
A bilingual town
Both official languages: 62% of residents speak English and French, more than in 96% of Canadian towns. Another 33% speak only French and 5% only English. English & French ↓
Common-law couples
29% of residents 15 and over live common-law, more than in 93% of Canadian towns; 35% are married. Couples ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
62% of residents speak English and French, more than in 96% of Canadian towns
Unless a figure says otherwise, it is from the 2021 Census. 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
Residents whose mother tongue is English make up 13%, against 66% across Canada’s towns. Typically, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
+3% since 2016, a pace below 56% of Canadian towns
The census counts of 2016 and 2021, the estimate after them, and the change set beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
The July 2025 estimate adds another 18%. Across Quebec’s towns the median is +4%, and across Canada’s towns +4%.
Residents aged 15 to 24: 10%, a lower share than 65% of Canadian towns
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
55–59 is the most common age band: 9.4% of residents, 1.3 times the share across Canada’s towns. Locally, 17% of residents are under 15.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Léry, 46. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women.
Léry households average 2.4 people, smaller than in 53% of Canadian towns
Private households by type and size.
Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
The share of one-parent families stands at 7.1%. Where 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns, Léry has 26%.
In Léry, 29% of residents 15 and over live common-law, more than in 93% 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 Léry comes in at 35%. For common-law partners, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 11%.
Below 67% of Canadian towns: 18% of households rent their home
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
Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. Across Canada’s towns, renter households come to 25%. Older homes outnumber new: 43% predate 1961, 16% date from 2001 or later.
A median household income of $95,000 a year
The census asked about income in 2020: a pandemic year, with CERB and other emergency benefits counted in. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
Léry’s median household took in $95,000 before tax, 10% more than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The median across Quebec’s towns is $74,000. Emergency and recovery benefits reached 28% of those with an income, beside a typical 28%.
Residents who moved in within the year: 9.3%, a lower share than 68% of Canadian towns
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
0.6% of residents are not Canadian citizens, against 5.8% across Canada’s towns. Fewer immigrants than in 72% of Canadian towns: 7.5%. The share of residents who moved in within the year across Canada’s towns is 11%.
29% of residents said they have no religion, fewer than in 69% of Canadian towns
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Visible minority residents: 4.6%, below 69% of Canadian towns. Across Canada’s towns, residents with no religion come to 35%. Indigenous residents account for 2.7%.
A lower share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 51% of Canadian towns, at 26%
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
In work on census day: 65% of adults
The census was taken in May 2021, during the pandemic, so these rates show a labour market still recovering. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Employment runs above the middle of Canada’s towns (58%), at 65%.
Of 41 towns its size (2,773 to 2,861 people), the 17th oldest
Towns of about this size, placed by median age.
Median ages climb from 33.6 (Rosthern No. 403) to 58.8 (Saint-Michel-des-Saints) across the group. Next to Léry on this scale come Turner Valley (46), Minnedosa (46), Navan - Sarsfield (46.7) and Leeming (48.2).
Every nearby town is younger than Léry
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Léry | 2,817 | — | 46 | 22% | 7.5% |
| Châteauguay | 53,508 | 5.6 km | 42.8 | 20% | 21% |
| Mercier | 16,036 | 6.2 km | 39.2 | 14% | 12% |
| Beauharnois | 15,285 | 7.5 km | 43.2 | 21% | 3.8% |
| Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot | 11,716 | 9.6 km | 43.6 | 14% | 17% |
| Kahnawake | 11,142 | 10.0 km | — | — | — |
| Sainte-Martine | 5,884 | 10.1 km | 41.2 | 18% | 2% |
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. Provincial and national yardsticks: Quebec’s towns and neighbourhoods of at least 2,500 residents, and all Canadian towns of that size. No whole city and no First Nations reserve is in either median.
- What these tables don’t give. Missing from the census as published: unpaid care, cars and internet access, and the shift in each age band since 2016. Ethnic origins past visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted here.
Questions about Léry’s residents
Is Léry good for families?
17% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 59% of households and one-parent families 7.1%. Schools near Léry are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Léry?
Half of Léry’s households had more than $95,000 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of Léry?
About 2,817, by Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025. The 2021 Census found 2,390 people in Léry, 3% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Léry?
The median age is 46, older than 72% of Canadian towns. 17% are under 15 and 22% 65 or older.
Is Léry bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 62% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 5% speak only English and 33% only French; 79% grew up with French.
How diverse is Léry?
Immigrants: 7.5% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 4.6%. Indigenous identity: 2.7%.
What religion are people in Léry?
29% said they have no religion and 71% that they are Christian; 0.8% named another faith.
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).