Photo: Jeangagnon · CC BY-SA 3.0Pointe-Claire is older than 83% of Canadian towns: a median age of 49.2
By its share of households in buildings of five or more storeys (21%), Pointe-Claire is above 87% of Canadian towns. With about 37,437 residents in July 2025, Pointe-Claire counted 13,315 households at the 2021 Census. The share of immigrants stands at 27%. At 25%, the share of visible minority residents is higher than in 62% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Pointe-Claire
A bilingual town
Both official languages: 69% of residents speak English and French, more than in 98% of Canadian towns. Another 3.3% speak only French and 26% only English. English & French ↓
Many older residents
28% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 88% of Canadian towns; 11% are 80 or over, and 31% of households are one person living alone. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Pointe-Claire: 69% of residents speak English and French, above 98% of Canadian towns
All figures are the 2021 Census’s unless another date is shown. English, French and the other languages people grew up with or speak at home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
14% most often speak a language other than English or French at home, and 1.6% speak neither official language. Few places have so few residents whose mother tongue is English: 47% here, fewer than in 69% of Canadian towns. The usual figure: 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
Pointe-Claire’s population changed by +7% since 2016, more than in 66% 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
Medians for comparison: +4% across Canada’s towns; +4% across Quebec’s towns. By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 12%.
More residents aged 65 and over than 88% of Canadian towns: 28%
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
No age band is larger than 55–59: 7.5% of residents. At 15%, the share of children under 15 is lower than in 66% of Canadian towns. Against that, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Pointe-Claire, 49.2. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 89 men for every 100 women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Above 64% of Canadian towns: 31% of households are one person living alone
Households by family type and by the number of people in them.
Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Across Canada’s towns, couple families are 53% of households and one-parent families 8.2%; here, 55% and 9.2%. As a reference point, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns. There are 2.4 people in the average household.
Common-law partners make up 8.9% in Pointe-Claire, less than in 66% of Canadian towns
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
25% of adults have never married and don’t live common-law (typical: 27%). Measured more widely, 11% of residents 15 and over live common-law across Canada’s towns.
Households in single-detached houses: 50%, a lower share than 68% of Canadian towns
Houses and apartments, owners and renters, older and newer homes. 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
With renter households at 31%, Pointe-Claire is ahead of 60% of Canadian towns on that count. Set beside that, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. Older homes outnumber new: 36% predate 1961, 17% date from 2001 or later.
Before tax, the median household income is $92,000 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
Half of Pointe-Claire’s households had a total income above $92,000, 7% more than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The middle household across Quebec’s towns has $74,000 before tax. Emergency and recovery benefits reached 27% of those with an income, beside a typical 28%.
9.2% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, fewer than in 69% of Canadian towns
Immigrants by continent of birth and when they arrived, citizenship, and who moved in recently.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 35%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Of the immigrants living here, 24% came between 2011 and 2021; across Canada’s towns the share is 27%. 8.3% of residents are not Canadian citizens, a higher share than in 61% of Canadian towns. The benchmark for residents who moved in within the year across Canada’s towns: 11%. The largest groups of immigrants were born in Asia (44%) and in Europe (33%).
A smaller share of residents with no religion than 60% of Canadian towns: 32%
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
The share of Indigenous residents is 1.1%, against 2.8% across Canada’s towns. Other faiths: Muslim (4.1%), Jewish (2.2%) and Hindu (2%). Residents with no religion: 35% across Canada’s towns, for comparison.
Pointe-Claire sits above 86% of Canadian towns for degree holders aged 25 to 64 (51%)
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
3.6% have no certificate, diploma or degree (typical: 9.5%). For comparison, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
In work on census day: 56% of adults
These rates date from May 2021, during the pandemic, and run lower than a normal year’s. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, much like this 56%.
Ranked by age, 4th oldest of 41 towns this size
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
They run from Malton, at 34.8, to Sorel-Tracy, at 53.2. Next to Pointe-Claire on this scale come Beverley Glen (47.9), Campbell River (48), Fort Erie (51.6) and Penticton (52).
Every neighbour of Pointe-Claire has a younger population
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pointe-Claire | 37,437 | — | 49.2 | 28% | 27% |
| Dollard-Des Ormeaux | 50,246 | 3.6 km | 43.6 | 21% | 40% |
| Kirkland | 19,696 | 4.6 km | 46.4 | 20% | 32% |
| Dorval | 21,062 | 4.9 km | 45.2 | 21% | 27% |
| Beaconsfield | 19,430 | 4.9 km | 44.8 | 20% | 24% |
| Pierrefonds-Ouest | 30,978 | 5.1 km | 42.2 | 15% | 40% |
| Pierrefonds-Est | 38,928 | 5.6 km | 41.7 | 18% | 43% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. 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. These are self-reported answers: Indigenous identity, immigrant status, religion. The census’s “visible minority” comes from the Employment Equity Act (non-white in colour or race, Indigenous peoples aside), and the page sets each beside other towns without labelling any.
Questions about Pointe-Claire’s residents
What is the average age in Pointe-Claire?
The median age is 49.2, older than 83% of Canadian towns. 15% are under 15 and 28% 65 or older.
Is Pointe-Claire bilingual?
English and French: 69% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 26%. French only: 3.3%. French mother tongue: 21%.
How diverse is Pointe-Claire?
Immigrants: 27% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 25%. Indigenous identity: 1.1%.
What religion are people in Pointe-Claire?
32% said they have no religion and 58% that they are Christian; 10% named another faith.
Is Pointe-Claire good for families?
15% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 55% of households and one-parent families 9.2%. Schools near Pointe-Claire are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Pointe-Claire?
Half of Pointe-Claire’s households had more than $92,000 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of Pointe-Claire?
About 37,437, by Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025. The 2021 Census found 33,488 people in Pointe-Claire, 7% 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).