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Photo: Unknown Unknown · Public domainA median age of 53.2: Saint-Alban is older than 92% of Canadian towns
5.9% of residents are aged 15 to 24 (Canada’s towns: 11%). Its population is much the same as in 2016. Here, 5.5% of residents lived at another address a year earlier. On one-person households, Saint-Alban sits higher than 83% of Canadian towns: 37%.
What stands out about the people of Saint-Alban
Older than most towns
The middle resident of Saint-Alban is 53.2; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 28% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Common-law couples
27% of residents 15 and over live common-law, more than in 91% of Canadian towns; 32% are married. Couples ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A larger share of bilingual residents than 75% of Canadian towns: 22%
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated 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
0.4% of residents have English as their mother tongue; across Canada’s towns the figure is 66%. Elsewhere, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
Since 2016, Saint-Alban has changed by ±0%, slower than 78% of Canadian towns
How the population moved between the last two censuses, and since.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across Canada’s towns, half of towns changed by more than +4%; across Quebec’s towns, by more than +4%. The July 2025 estimate adds another 6%.
A higher share of residents aged 65 and over than 88% of Canadian towns, at 28%
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
60–64 is the most common age band: just over one in ten residents, 1.6 times the share across Canada’s towns. Compared with other places, children under 15 are scarce here: 14%, fewer than in 70% of Canadian towns. As a reference point, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women.
Households here average 2.1 people, below 83% of Canadian towns
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
7.8% of households are one-parent families.
Common-law partners: 27%, a higher share than 91% of Canadian towns
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
With married residents 15 and over at 32%, Saint-Alban is behind 84% of Canadian towns on that count. Across Canada’s towns, the share of common-law partners is 11%.
Saint-Alban ranks above 81% of Canadian towns on households in single-detached houses: 86%
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
Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. To put it in context, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. Census figures put renter households at 16% in Saint-Alban.
$61,600 a year: where the middle household sits
Incomes are 2020’s, the census’s reference year, and include pandemic benefits such as CERB. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
The median across Canada’s towns is $86,000; Saint-Alban’s, at $61,600, is 28% lower. The median across Quebec’s towns is $74,000. Pandemic payments such as CERB reached 25% of income recipients here, against 28% in the typical town.
0% of residents are immigrants
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
Residents without Canadian citizenship are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns.
A smaller share of residents with no religion than 52% of Canadian towns: 34%
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
1.2% of residents have an Indigenous identity; across Canada’s towns the figure is 2.8%. Residents with no religion make up 35% across Canada’s towns. The census found that 0.8% of residents belong to a visible minority in Saint-Alban.
Degree holders aged 25 to 64: 11%, a lower share than 93% of Canadian towns
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Some 15% have no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. As a reference point, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
A job for 55% of residents aged 15 and over
These rates date from May 2021, during the pandemic, and run lower than a normal year’s. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
The employment rate of 55% is below the typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 28% of residents are 65 or over.
Around Saint-Alban, 2 of 5 towns have a higher median age
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Alban | 1,264 | — | 53.2 | 28% | 0% |
| Saint-Marc-des-Carrières | 2,961 | 8.6 km | 52.4 | 31% | 2.3% |
| Saint-Casimir | 1,506 | 9.6 km | 55.2 | 30% | 1.4% |
| Saint-Ubalde | 1,565 | 11.0 km | 58.4 | 35% | 0.7% |
| Deschambault-Grondines | 2,251 | 15.8 km | 48.4 | 23% | 1.6% |
| Portneuf | 3,410 | 17.4 km | 49.6 | 27% | 2.1% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. 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. 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 Saint-Alban’s residents
What religion are people in Saint-Alban?
65% are Christian and 34% have no religion; 0.8% follow another religion.
Is Saint-Alban good for families?
Under 15: 14% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 50% of households. One-parent families: 7.8%. Schools near Saint-Alban are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Saint-Alban?
The median household in Saint-Alban took in $61,600 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Saint-Alban?
Saint-Alban had about 1,264 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 1,196, about the same as 2016.
What is the average age in Saint-Alban?
A median age of 53.2. Children under 15 make up 14%, and people 65 and over 28%.
Is Saint-Alban bilingual?
22% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 77% speak French only and 0% English only. French is the mother tongue of 99%.
How diverse is Saint-Alban?
0% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 0.8% belong to a visible minority and 1.2% 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).