Photo: Veillg1 · CC BY-SA 4.0Half of Plaisance is over 51.2, older than 88% of Canadian towns
7.6% of residents are aged 15 to 24 (Canada’s towns: 11%). The latest estimate, for July 2025, is 1,191 residents; the 2021 Census found 500 households. Households in single-detached houses account for 77%. Immigrants are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Plaisance
Older than most towns
Half of Plaisance’s residents are under 51.2 and half over; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 25% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Common-law couples
Common-law unions take in 29% of adults, more than in 92% of Canadian towns, while 35% are married. Couples ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
In Plaisance, 39% of residents speak English and French, more than in 86% of Canadian towns
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. 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
Against a figure of 66% across Canada’s towns, the share of residents whose mother tongue is English in Plaisance comes in at 3.1%. Across Canada’s towns, bilingual residents come to 7.5%.
From 2016 to 2021, 52% of Canadian towns grew faster than Plaisance: +4%
Two census counts, five years apart, and Statistics Canada’s newest estimate.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 5% higher again.
Plaisance sits above 81% of Canadian towns for residents aged 65 and over (25%)
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
Compared with 16% across Canada’s towns, 14% of residents are under 15 here. To put it in context, 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.
2.2 people per household, fewer than in 74% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
With one-person households at 30%, Plaisance is ahead of 62% of Canadian towns on that count. The census found that 5% of households are one-parent families here.
29% of residents 15 and over live common-law, more than in 92% of Canadian towns
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Set against 46% across Canada’s towns, 35% of residents 15 and over are married in Plaisance. The comparison figure for common-law partners is 11% across Canada’s towns.
30% of households rent their home, more than in 59% 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. Older homes outnumber new: 21% predate 1961, 19% date from 2001 or later. By way of comparison, 25% of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. 9.9% of homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%.
Median household income: $69,000 a year
Incomes are 2020’s, the census’s reference year, and include pandemic benefits such as CERB. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
Household incomes run lower in Plaisance: half had less than $69,000, 20% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). For Quebec’s towns, the median household income is $74,000. COVID-19 benefits were paid to 24% of residents with an income, where the typical town had 28%.
Below 65% of Canadian towns: 9.5% of residents lived at another address a year earlier
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
Across Canada’s towns, the share of residents without Canadian citizenship is 5.8%; Plaisance has 0.9%. As a reference point, 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns.
Plaisance ranks above 60% of Canadian towns on residents with no religion: 38%
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Set against 15% across Canada’s towns, 1.3% of residents belong to a visible minority in Plaisance. Indigenous residents are rarer here than in 98% of Canadian towns. The wider picture: 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
In Plaisance, 18% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, fewer than in 75% of Canadian towns
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No diploma or degree: 12% here, 9.5% in the typical town. As a reference point, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
Employment: 54% of residents 15 and over had a job
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 25% of residents 65 or over, the employment rate of 54% sits under the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
Plaisance and its 6 nearest towns: 2 of them are older
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaisance | 1,191 | — | 51.2 | 25% | 0% |
| Papineauville | 2,332 | 7.9 km | 51.6 | 26% | 2.3% |
| Thurso | 3,439 | 10.3 km | 41.6 | 20% | 0.8% |
| Wendover | 10,896 | 12.3 km | 46.4 | 21% | 3.5% |
| Saint-André-Avellin | 3,862 | 12.8 km | 54 | 30% | 1.9% |
| Rockland | 30,375 | 14.2 km | 43.2 | 19% | 6.1% |
| Lochaber-Partie-Ouest | 1,016 | 16.6 km | 42 | 15% | 2.7% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The census’s own words. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are as residents answered them. “Visible minority” follows the Employment Equity Act, meaning people other than Indigenous peoples who are non-white in colour or race. We compare these figures across towns; none is a label for a town.
- 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. Some things the page can’t show: the Census Profile asks nothing about unpaid care, cars or internet access, and gives no change by age since 2016. Ethnic origins beyond visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted.
Questions about Plaisance’s residents
What is the average age in Plaisance?
The median age is 51.2. 14% are under 15 and 25% 65 or older.
Is Plaisance bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 39% are. Another 59% speak only French and 1.8% only English, and French is the first language of 94%.
How diverse is Plaisance?
Immigrants: 0% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 1.3%. Indigenous identity: 0%.
What religion are people in Plaisance?
38% said they have no religion and 61% that they are Christian; 0.9% named another faith.
Is Plaisance good for families?
14% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 56% of households and one-parent families 5%. Schools near Plaisance are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Plaisance?
Half of Plaisance’s households had more than $69,000 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of Plaisance?
About 1,191, by Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025. The 2021 Census found 1,129 people in Plaisance, 4% more than 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).