Photo: Wilfredor · CC033% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 96% of Canadian towns
Across Canada’s towns, 16% of residents are under 15; in Saint-Sacrement, 9.4%. The 2021 Census put the neighbourhood’s population at 10,650, in 5,680 households. In Saint-Sacrement, 29% of households live in a building of five or more storeys. Just over a fifth of residents lived at another address a year earlier, a higher share than in 95% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Saint-Sacrement
A bilingual neighbourhood
Both official languages: 59% of residents speak English and French, more than in 94% of Canadian towns. Another 40% speak only French and 0.8% only English. English & French ↓
Many older residents
33% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 96% of Canadian towns; 12% are 80 or over, and 54% of households are one person living alone. Ages ↓
Many people living alone
One-person households make up 54%, more than in 98% of Canadian towns, and 33% of residents are 65 or over. Households ↓
A neighbourhood of renters
Renters are 65% of households, more than in 93% of Canadian towns, and 90% of households live in an apartment. Homes ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
59% of residents speak English and French, a share 94% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Unless a figure says otherwise, it is from the 2021 Census. 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
At home: French 91%, English 2%. To put it in context, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns. Across Canada’s towns, 66% of residents have English as their mother tongue; in Saint-Sacrement, 2.4%.
Saint-Sacrement is older than 79% of Canadian towns: a median age of 47.8
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
More residents are 25–29 than any other five-year age: one in ten residents, 1.7 times the share across Canada’s towns. Locally, just over one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Saint-Sacrement, 47.8. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
56% women, 44% men
About 80 men for every 100 women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Saint-Sacrement ranks above 98% of Canadian towns on one-person households: 54%
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
The typical household size is 1.7 people, against 2.4 across Canada’s towns. One-person households make up 27% across Canada’s towns. For Saint-Sacrement, the census puts one-parent families at 5.6%.
A smaller share of married residents 15 and over than 98% of Canadian towns: 22%
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Two in five adults have never married and don’t live common-law (typical: 27%). As a yardstick, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. Census figures put common-law partners at 21% in Saint-Sacrement.
Renter households make up 65% in Saint-Sacrement, more than in 93% 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
Older homes outnumber new: 37% predate 1961, 12% date from 2001 or later. As a yardstick, a quarter of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. Single-detached houses hold 6.8% of households, less than in 94% of Canadian towns, and buildings of five or more storeys 29%.
The median household brings in $62,200 a year
Incomes here are for 2020, the year before the census, CERB and other pandemic benefits included. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
The middle household in Saint-Sacrement had $62,200 before tax, 28% below the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Within Quebec’s towns, the household in the middle had $74,000. The pandemic’s benefits: 24% of income recipients, against 28% in the typical town.
More residents without Canadian citizenship than 67% of Canadian towns: 9.8%
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
The figure for immigrants is 12% in Saint-Sacrement and 17% across Canada’s towns. Residents without Canadian citizenship: 5.8% across Canada’s towns, for comparison. Most immigrants were born in Europe (41%) or in Africa (27%).
38% of residents said they have no religion, a share 60% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Among other religions: Muslim (4.1%). The benchmark for residents with no religion across Canada’s towns: 35%. On Indigenous residents, Saint-Sacrement sits lower than 88% of Canadian towns: 0.6%. Where 15% of residents belong to a visible minority across Canada’s towns, Saint-Sacrement has 13%.
A larger share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 95% of Canadian towns: 63%
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 2.1%; in the typical town the share is 9.5%. The wider picture: 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
An employment rate of 56%
Counted in May 2021, during COVID-19, these rates catch the job market before it had recovered. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
At 56%, the share in work is about the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
The 8th oldest of 41 towns of 10,402 to 10,896 people
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
The youngest is McConachie (30.9) and the oldest Alexandria (51.6). The closest ages to Saint-Sacrement’s belong to Arbour Lake (45.9), Wendover (46.4), Lynden (48.4) and Humber Heights-Westmount (48.8).
Saint-Sacrement is younger than 3 of its 6 nearest neighbours
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Sacrement | 10,650 | — | 47.8 | 33% | 12% |
| Montcalm | 13,572 | 1.6 km | 53.6 | 35% | 10% |
| Saint-Sauveur | 16,104 | 1.7 km | 37.8 | 17% | 8.4% |
| Sillery | 13,950 | 2.1 km | 51 | 31% | 8.9% |
| Vanier | 13,494 | 2.6 km | 54.5 | 34% | 13% |
| Saint-Jean-Baptiste | 8,882 | 2.7 km | 42.9 | 25% | 9.2% |
| Saint-Roch | 8,381 | 2.7 km | 38.8 | 17% | 14% |
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. 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.
- Neighbourhoods are sums of small areas. Statistics Canada publishes the census for municipalities, not neighbourhoods, so these figures add up the dissemination areas inside the neighbourhood. Counts are sums of StatCan’s rounded counts; the median age and income are worked out from the published age and income groups; and 2016 areas don’t add up to these, so there is no 2016 count.
Questions about Saint-Sacrement’s residents
How diverse is Saint-Sacrement?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 12%. A visible minority makes up 13% and Indigenous residents 0.6%.
What religion are people in Saint-Sacrement?
Most often Christian (56%) or no religion (38%); other religions make up 6.1%.
Is Saint-Sacrement good for families?
Children under 15 are 9.4% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 34% of households and one-parent families 5.6%. Schools near Saint-Sacrement are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Saint-Sacrement?
Median total household income in Saint-Sacrement was $62,200 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Saint-Sacrement?
10,650, at the 2021 Census: Statistics Canada makes no later estimate for Saint-Sacrement alone.
What is the average age in Saint-Sacrement?
Half the residents are older than 47.8 and half younger, older than 79% of Canadian towns; 9.4% are children under 15 and 33% are 65 or over.
Is Saint-Sacrement bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 59% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 0.8% speak only English and 40% only French; 87% grew up with French.
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).