Photo: Donat-C. Noiseux · Public domainA median age of 51.2: Pointe-à-la-Croix is older than 88% of Canadian towns
Compared with 35% across Canada’s towns, 16% of residents said they have no religion here. On the census count, 37% of households are one person living alone. 7.1% of residents are aged 15 to 24, a lower share than in 96% of Canadian towns. Pointe-à-la-Croix had about 1,294 residents in July 2025, by Statistics Canada’s estimate, and 640 households at the 2021 Census.
What stands out about the people of Pointe-à-la-Croix
A bilingual town
Both official languages: 49% of residents speak English and French, more than in 90% of Canadian towns. Another 42% speak only French and 8.6% only English. English & French ↓
Fewer people than before
Pointe-à-la-Croix went from 1,408 people in 2016 to 1,344 in 2021, −5%: slower growth than in 96% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Older than most towns
The middle resident of Pointe-à-la-Croix is 51.2; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 26% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
In Pointe-à-la-Croix, 49% of residents speak English and French, more than in 90% of Canadian towns
All figures are the 2021 Census’s unless another date is shown. 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: 15% here and 66% across Canada’s towns. Across Canada’s towns, the share of bilingual residents is 7.5%.
A change of −5% since 2016 leaves Pointe-à-la-Croix behind 96% of Canadian towns
How the population moved between the last two censuses, and since.
Change, 2016 to 2021
The July 2025 estimate is down 4% on the census.
26% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 84% of Canadian towns
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
More residents are 55–59 than any other five-year age: one in ten residents, 1.4 times the share across Canada’s towns. 15% of residents are under 15, a lower share than in 67% of Canadian towns. Across the comparison, 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.
Pointe-à-la-Croix households average 2.1 people, smaller than in 83% of Canadian towns
Private households by type and size.
Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
One-parent families make up 10%, against 8.2% across Canada’s towns.
23% of residents 15 and over live common-law, more than in 86% 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
Compared with 46% across Canada’s towns, 31% of residents 15 and over are married here. Across Canada’s towns, the share of common-law partners is 11%.
Pointe-à-la-Croix: 32% of households rent their home, above 63% of Canadian towns
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
18% of homes were built before 1961 and 14% in 2001 or later. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. Across the comparison, a quarter of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. In Pointe-à-la-Croix, 70% of households live in a single-detached house, beside 64% across Canada’s towns.
Households here have a median income of $52,800 a year
Incomes are 2020’s, the census’s reference year, and include pandemic benefits such as CERB. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
Half of Pointe-à-la-Croix’s households had a total income below $52,800, 39% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Quebec’s towns have a median of $74,000. COVID-19 benefits went to 28% of residents with an income (typical: 28%).
Pointe-à-la-Croix sits below 65% of Canadian towns for residents who moved in within the year (9.5%)
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
Where 17% of residents are immigrants across Canada’s towns, Pointe-à-la-Croix has 0.8%. Residents without Canadian citizenship are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns. Elsewhere, 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns.
Above 85% of Canadian towns: 9.1% of residents have an Indigenous identity
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. Across Canada’s towns, Indigenous residents come to 2.8%.
Degree holders aged 25 to 64 make up 11% in Pointe-à-la-Croix, less than in 94% of Canadian towns
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 Pointe-à-la-Croix, 11%, and 38% have a college or trades credential (typical: 29%).
In work on census day: 46% of adults
May 2021 was still a pandemic month: the census’s work figures reflect that. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, above this 46%; 26% of residents are 65 or over.
Nearby, 4 of 5 towns have older populations than Pointe-à-la-Croix
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pointe-à-la-Croix | 1,294 | — | 51.2 | 26% | 0.8% |
| Campbellton | 7,485 | 3.4 km | 53.6 | 30% | 3.7% |
| Listuguj | 1,646 | 6.8 km | — | — | — |
| Atholville | 3,346 | 11.6 km | 52.8 | 25% | 0.3% |
| Dalhousie | 1,132 | 12.6 km | 54.8 | 25% | 0.9% |
| Balmoral | 1,628 | 18.4 km | 49.6 | 25% | 1.3% |
| Eel River Crossing | 1,918 | 18.8 km | 52 | 24% | 1.1% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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. Two medians frame each figure: one for Quebec’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, one for all Canadian towns of that size, with whole cities and First Nations reserves left out. Percentiles rank the town within Canada.
Questions about Pointe-à-la-Croix’s residents
Is Pointe-à-la-Croix bilingual?
49% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 42% speak French only and 8.6% English only. French is the mother tongue of 83%.
How diverse is Pointe-à-la-Croix?
0.8% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 0% belong to a visible minority and 9.1% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Pointe-à-la-Croix?
82% are Christian and 16% have no religion; 2.3% follow another religion.
Is Pointe-à-la-Croix good for families?
Under 15: 15% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 44% of households. One-parent families: 10%. Schools near Pointe-à-la-Croix are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Pointe-à-la-Croix?
The median household in Pointe-à-la-Croix took in $52,800 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Pointe-à-la-Croix?
Pointe-à-la-Croix had about 1,294 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 1,344, 5% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Pointe-à-la-Croix?
A median age of 51.2. Children under 15 make up 15%, and people 65 and over 26%.
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).