Photo: Iceberg9999 · CC BY-SA 4.0Below 75% of Canadian towns: 26% of residents said they have no religion
37% of immigrants arrived between 2011 and 2021, against 27% across Canada’s towns. Few places have so few households in single-detached houses: 51% here, fewer than in two thirds of Canadian towns. The 2021 Census counted 14,836 residents in 6,290 households. On the census count, 1.9% of residents are not Canadian citizens.
What stands out about the people of Des Châtels
Common-law couples
31% of residents 15 and over live common-law, more than in 95% of Canadian towns; 32% are married. Couples ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
In Des Châtels, 39% of residents speak English and French, more than in 86% of Canadian towns
The 2021 Census is the source of every figure here unless a date says 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
Across Canada’s towns, the share of residents whose mother tongue is English is 66%; Des Châtels has 1.5%. Elsewhere, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
A higher share of children under 15 than 69% of Canadian towns, at 18%
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
The largest age band is 55–59: 7.3% of residents. Lower than in 61% of Canadian towns: 10% of residents are aged 15 to 24. Here a fifth of residents are 65 or over, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 19%.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Des Châtels, 42.8. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women.
2.3 people per household, fewer than in 64% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Here 9.5% of households are one-parent families, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 8.2%. 28% of households are one person living alone.
Des Châtels sits above 95% of Canadian towns for common-law partners (31%)
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
In Des Châtels, 32% of residents 15 and over are married, beside 46% across Canada’s towns. The benchmark for common-law partners across Canada’s towns: 11%.
Des Châtels: 2.9% of households live in a building of five or more storeys, above 68% 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
In Des Châtels, 29% of households rent their home, beside 25% across Canada’s towns. Newer homes outnumber old: 22% date from 2001 or later, 3.9% from before 1961.
Median household income: $89,200 a year
Incomes here are for 2020, the year before the census, CERB and other pandemic benefits included. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
The middle household in Des Châtels had $89,200 before tax, near the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The median across Quebec’s towns is $74,000. Emergency and recovery benefits reached 25% of those with an income, beside a typical 28%.
Only 10% of residents lived at another address a year earlier in Des Châtels
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
The largest groups of immigrants were born in Africa (36%) and in Europe (25%). Compared with other places, immigrants are scarce here: 5%, fewer than in 81% of Canadian towns. Residents who moved in within the year make up 11% across Canada’s towns.
72% said they are Christian and 26% that they have no religion
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
4.6% of residents belong to a visible minority (Canada’s towns: 15%). For Des Châtels, the census puts Indigenous residents at 2.6%.
A higher share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 56% of Canadian towns, at 30%
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No certificate, diploma or degree is held by 7.2%; in the typical town the share is 9.5%. The usual figure: 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
An employment rate of 64%
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.
Employment runs above the middle of Canada’s towns (58%), at 64%.
Among 41 towns of 14,590 to 15,090 people, the 15th oldest
The Canadian towns closest in population, from youngest to oldest.
The youngest of these towns is Chappelle, at 31.7; the oldest, Powell River, is at 53.2. Closest in median age to Des Châtels are Lawrence Park North (42.2), Pont-Viau (42.7), Lawrence Park South (43.4) and Bécancour (44).
4 of the 6 nearest towns are older than Des Châtels
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Des Châtels | 14,836 | — | 42.8 | 20% | 5% |
| Loretteville | 15,653 | 1.7 km | 44 | 23% | 4.9% |
| Wendake | 2,234 | 3.1 km | 46 | 21% | 0% |
| L'Ancienne-Lorette | 17,876 | 4.1 km | 47.6 | 26% | 5.3% |
| Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf | 37,164 | 4.2 km | 47.1 | 25% | 6.2% |
| Val-Bélair | 30,003 | 4.6 km | 37 | 12% | 3.8% |
| Saint-Émile | 16,893 | 4.7 km | 38.8 | 12% | 3.5% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns. A figure here is set beside two middles, the median across Quebec’s places of 2,500 people or more and the median across all Canadian towns that size; reserves and entire cities are excluded from both.
- Neighbourhoods are sums of small areas. There is no census profile for a neighbourhood, so we add up the dissemination areas inside it. Each count is a sum of Statistics Canada’s rounded counts, the median age and income come from the published groups, and with 2016’s areas drawn differently there is no 2016 count.
- 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. “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.
Questions about Des Châtels’s residents
What religion are people in Des Châtels?
72% are Christian and 26% have no religion; 1.9% follow another religion.
Is Des Châtels good for families?
Under 15: 18% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 58% of households. One-parent families: 9.5%. Schools near Des Châtels are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Des Châtels?
The median household in Des Châtels took in $89,200 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Des Châtels?
14,836, at the 2021 Census: Statistics Canada makes no later estimate for Des Châtels alone.
What is the average age in Des Châtels?
A median age of 42.8, older than 54% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 18%, and people 65 and over 20%.
Is Des Châtels bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 39% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 0.2% speak only English and 60% only French; 94% grew up with French.
How diverse is Des Châtels?
5% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 4.6% belong to a visible minority and 2.6% have an Indigenous identity.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population. 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).