Photo: Anonymous Unknown author · Public domainOlder than 91% of Canadian towns: half of Roberval is over 52.4
14% of residents said they have no religion (Canada’s towns: 35%). The latest estimate, for July 2025, is 9,828 residents; the 2021 Census found 4,520 households. Locally, 39% of households are one person living alone. At 7.5%, the share of residents who moved in within the year is lower than in 87% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Roberval
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
11% of residents identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit, more than in 88% of Canadian towns; 8.3% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Older than most towns
Roberval’s median age is 52.4; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 29% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Fewer people than before
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Roberval went from 10,046 to 9,840 residents (−2%), slower growth than in 89% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Above 70% of Canadian towns: 15% of residents speak English and French
The 2021 Census is the source of every figure here unless a date says otherwise. 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
Here 0.3% of residents have English as their mother tongue, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 66%. The usual figure: 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns. At home: French 99%, English 0.1%.
A change of −2% since 2016 leaves Roberval behind 89% 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
By July 2025, Statistics Canada’s estimate had barely moved. For comparison, the median is +4% across Canada’s towns and +4% across Quebec’s towns.
Residents aged 65 and over: 29%, a higher share than 91% of Canadian towns
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
No age band is larger than 60–64: nearly one in ten residents, 1.4 times the share across Canada’s towns. The usual figure: 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns. On the census count, 8.3% of residents are aged 15 to 24.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Roberval, 52.4. 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 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.
Set against 8.2% across Canada’s towns, 9.4% of households are one-parent families in Roberval.
Roberval: 25% of residents 15 and over live common-law, above 88% 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
29% of adults are single and have never married; the typical town has 27%. For common-law partners, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 11%. The census found that 30% of residents 15 and over are married in Roberval.
Roberval ranks above 63% of Canadian towns on renter households: 32%
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
Here 54% of households live in a single-detached house, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 64%. The benchmark for renter households across Canada’s towns: 25%. Nearly a quarter of homes were built before 1961 and 11% in 2001 or later. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns.
Half of households earn more than $62,800 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 Roberval had $62,800 before tax, 27% below the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Quebec’s towns have a median of $74,000. Pandemic benefits reached 24% of residents with an income, against a typical 28%.
0.5% of residents are immigrants
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
Across Canada’s towns, the share of immigrants is 17%; Roberval has 0.5%. Residents without Canadian citizenship are rarer here than in 96% of Canadian towns.
More Indigenous residents than 88% of Canadian towns: 11%
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
0.8% of residents belong to a visible minority (Canada’s towns: 15%). To put it in context, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns.
17% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, fewer than in 75% of Canadian towns
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
15% of those aged 25 to 64 have no formal credential, where the typical town has 9.5%.
A job for 52% 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. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
With 29% of residents 65 or over, the employment rate of 52% sits under the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
Oldest by rank: 5th of 41 towns of 9,653 to 10,014 people
Towns of about this size, placed by median age.
Median ages climb from 25.6 (Stanley) to 58.8 (Blind Bay) across the group. Closest in median age to Roberval are Elizabethtown-Kitley (51.2), Bridgewater (51.6), Shediac (52.8) and Ladysmith (52.8).
Roberval sits below 1 of its 3 closest neighbours on median age
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roberval | 9,828 | — | 52.4 | 29% | 0.5% |
| Mashteuiatsh | 2,074 | 6.9 km | 43.6 | 19% | 0% |
| Saint-Prime | 2,808 | 12.6 km | 43.6 | 20% | 1.5% |
| Chambord | 1,800 | 17.2 km | 54 | 30% | 0.6% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What these tables don’t give. Unpaid care, car ownership and internet access aren’t in the Census Profile, nor is the change by age since 2016. Ethnic origins other than visible minority and Indigenous identity are left out of the charts.
- 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.
Questions about Roberval’s residents
What religion are people in Roberval?
86% are Christian and 14% have no religion; 0.1% follow another religion.
Is Roberval good for families?
Under 15: 14% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 48% of households. One-parent families: 9.4%. Schools near Roberval are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Roberval?
The median household in Roberval took in $62,800 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Roberval?
Roberval had about 9,828 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 9,840, 2% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Roberval?
A median age of 52.4, older than 91% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 14%, and people 65 and over 29%.
Is Roberval bilingual?
English and French: 15% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 0.1%. French only: 84%. French mother tongue: 98%.
How diverse is Roberval?
0.5% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 0.8% belong to a visible minority and 11% 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).