Photo: Gabriel Picard · CC BY-SA 4.0Residents aged 15 to 24 make up 7.4% in Portneuf, less than in 95% of Canadian towns
With a median age of 49.6, Portneuf is older than 84% of Canadian towns. Some 3,410 people live locally, by the estimate for July 2025. Across Portneuf, 2.1% of residents are immigrants. Residents with no religion make up 23%, against 35% across Canada’s towns.
What stands out about the people of Portneuf
Common-law couples
32% of residents 15 and over live common-law, more than in 96% of Canadian towns; 30% are married. Couples ↓
Many older residents
27% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 86% of Canadian towns; 5% are 80 or over, and 37% of households are one person living alone. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Bilingual residents: 27%, a higher share than 79% 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
With residents whose mother tongue is English at 1.5%, Portneuf is behind 93% of Canadian towns on that count. Elsewhere, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
Portneuf grew +5% from 2016 to 2021, ahead of 53% 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
Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 2% higher again. Across Canada’s towns, half of towns changed by more than +4%; across Quebec’s towns, by more than +4%.
Portneuf: 27% of residents are 65 or over, above 86% of Canadian towns
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
With children under 15 at 14%, Portneuf is behind 68% of Canadian towns on that count. To put it in context, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Portneuf, 49.6. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women.
2 people per household, fewer than in 90% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
By its share of one-person households (37%), Portneuf is above 83% of Canadian towns. Across Portneuf, 6.8% of households are one-parent families.
A larger share of common-law partners than 96% of Canadian towns: 32%
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns, against 30% in Portneuf. The share of common-law partners across Canada’s towns is 11%.
A higher share of households in single-detached houses than 65% of Canadian towns, at 75%
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
Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. The wider picture: 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. 42% of homes were built before 1961 and 19% in 2001 or later. Compared with 25% across Canada’s towns, 24% of households rent their home here.
The midpoint household income is $64,000 a year
The income year is 2020: a year of pandemic benefits such as CERB, which the figures count. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
Portneuf’s median household took in $64,000 before tax, 26% less than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The provincial yardstick is $74,000, the median across Quebec’s towns. 27% of income recipients received COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefits (typical: 28%).
Residents who moved in within the year make up 12% in Portneuf, more than in 56% 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 20%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Of the immigrants living here, 29% came between 2011 and 2021; across Canada’s towns the share is 27%. The census found that 1.2% of residents are not Canadian citizens in Portneuf. Across Canada’s towns, the share of residents who moved in within the year is 11%.
77% said they are Christian and 23% that they have no religion
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
By its share of visible minority residents (1.8%), Portneuf is below 87% of Canadian towns. The census found that 2% of residents have an Indigenous identity locally.
11% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, fewer than in 94% of Canadian towns
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
9.6% of those aged 25 to 64 have no formal credential, where the typical town has 9.5%.
A job for 54% of residents aged 15 and over
Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic: some of these rates are lower than in a usual year. 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%, above this 54%; 27% of residents are 65 or over.
Ranked by age, 13th oldest of 41 towns this size
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
North Kawartha is the oldest at 59.2, Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier the youngest at 32.8. By median age, Portneuf sits among Richmond (48.8), Electoral Area E (West Boundary), Kootenay Boundary (48.8), Sables-Spanish Rivers (50.4) and Electoral Area B, North Okanagan (50.4).
Portneuf sits below 1 of its 6 closest neighbours on median age
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portneuf | 3,410 | — | 49.6 | 27% | 2.1% |
| Saint-Basile | 2,918 | 7.2 km | 45.2 | 23% | 1.3% |
| Cap-Santé | 3,885 | 7.5 km | 44 | 22% | 1.8% |
| Deschambault-Grondines | 2,251 | 9.7 km | 48.4 | 23% | 1.6% |
| Donnacona | 7,785 | 12.6 km | 44.8 | 25% | 2.2% |
| Saint-Marc-des-Carrières | 2,961 | 13.0 km | 52.4 | 31% | 2.3% |
| Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière | 1,295 | 14.8 km | 42.8 | 21% | 1.2% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What these tables don’t give. Not in the Census Profile: unpaid care, cars, internet access, and how each age group has changed since 2016. We also chart no ethnic origins besides visible minority and Indigenous identity.
- 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. Each comparison is its own median: over Quebec’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, and over all Canadian towns of that size (whole cities and First Nations reserves left out). Percentiles are within Canada only.
Questions about Portneuf’s residents
What religion are people in Portneuf?
77% are Christian and 23% have no religion; 0.7% follow another religion.
Is Portneuf good for families?
Under 15: 14% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 52% of households. One-parent families: 6.8%. Schools near Portneuf are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Portneuf?
The median household in Portneuf took in $64,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Portneuf?
Portneuf had about 3,410 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 3,329, 5% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Portneuf?
A median age of 49.6, older than 84% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 14%, and people 65 and over 27%.
Is Portneuf bilingual?
English and French: 27% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 0%. French only: 73%. French mother tongue: 97%.
How diverse is Portneuf?
2.1% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 1.8% belong to a visible minority and 2% have an Indigenous identity.
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).