Photo: Fralambert · Public domainOlder than 93% of Canadian towns: half of Saint-André-Avellin is over 54
Residents aged 15 to 24: 8.3% here and 11% across Canada’s towns. Locally, 1.9% of residents are immigrants. Just over a fifth of residents said they have no religion, fewer than in 85% of Canadian towns. The 2021 Census found 1,615 households in Saint-André-Avellin; by July 2025 the population was about 3,862.
What stands out about the people of Saint-André-Avellin
Fewer people than before
Saint-André-Avellin went from 3,749 people in 2016 to 3,562 in 2021, −5%: slower growth than in 96% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Older than most towns
Saint-André-Avellin’s median age is 54; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 30% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A larger share of bilingual residents than 85% of Canadian towns: 37%
The figures are the 2021 Census’s, except where another date is given. 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
At home: French 96%, English 2%. On average, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns. 2.5% of residents have English as their mother tongue, a lower share than in 91% of Canadian towns.
−5% since 2016: slower than 96% of Canadian towns
Two census counts, five years apart, and Statistics Canada’s newest estimate.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 8% higher again. Across Canada’s towns, the typical town changed +4%; across Quebec’s towns, +4%.
Saint-André-Avellin: 30% of residents are 65 or over, above 91% of Canadian towns
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
No age band is larger than 55–59: 9.8% of residents, 1.3 times the share across Canada’s towns. Against that, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns. Across Saint-André-Avellin, just over one in ten residents are under 15.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Saint-André-Avellin, 54. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
2.1 people per household, fewer than in 83% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
34% of households are one person living alone (Canada’s towns: 27%). In Saint-André-Avellin, 8% of households are one-parent families.
Common-law partners: 23%, a higher share than 87% of Canadian towns
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
The figure for married residents 15 and over is 34% in Saint-André-Avellin and 46% across Canada’s towns. Common-law partners: 11% across Canada’s towns, for comparison.
73% of households live in a single-detached house, a share 62% of Canadian towns don’t reach
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. The share of households in single-detached houses across Canada’s towns is 64%. Locally, 29% of households rent their home.
Before tax, the median household income is $62,800 a year
Census incomes are for 2020, the year before the census, when CERB and other pandemic benefits topped up many households. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
The middle household in Saint-André-Avellin had $62,800 before tax, 27% below the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The provincial yardstick is $74,000, the median across Quebec’s towns. Pandemic benefits reached 25% of residents with an income, against a typical 28%.
1.9% 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
Most recent wave: 15% of immigrants arrived in 2011–2021 (Canada’s towns: 27%). The census found that 0.9% of residents are not Canadian citizens in Saint-André-Avellin. 11% lived at another address a year earlier, fewer than the typical 11% across Canada’s towns.
Saint-André-Avellin sits above 61% of Canadian towns for Indigenous residents (3.8%)
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Where 15% of residents belong to a visible minority across Canada’s towns, Saint-André-Avellin has 1%. As a yardstick, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns.
Saint-André-Avellin ranks below 86% of Canadian towns on degree holders aged 25 to 64: 14%
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No certificate at all: 21%, against 9.5%. The wider picture: 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
Employment: 47% of residents 15 and over had a job
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.
The employment rate of 47% is below the typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 30% of residents are 65 or over.
41 towns of 3,782 to 3,930 people: this is the 5th oldest
The Canadian towns closest in population, from youngest to oldest.
They run from Maple, at 30.9, to Georgian Bay, at 58.4. Nearest to Saint-André-Avellin in age: Colchester County, Subdivision A (51.2), L'Islet (52), Maniwaki (54.4) and Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson (55.2).
Of the 4 towns nearest Saint-André-Avellin, 1 are older
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-André-Avellin | 3,862 | — | 54 | 30% | 1.9% |
| Ripon | 1,835 | 7.2 km | 53.6 | 28% | 1.7% |
| Papineauville | 2,332 | 11.4 km | 51.6 | 26% | 2.3% |
| Plaisance | 1,191 | 12.8 km | 51.2 | 25% | 0% |
| Montpellier | 1,253 | 17.2 km | 60.4 | 36% | 4.1% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. Two medians frame each figure: one for Quebec’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, one for all Canadian towns of that size, with whole cities and First Nations reserves left out. Percentiles rank the town within Canada.
- What these tables don’t give. For origins the charts stop at visible minority and Indigenous identity, and the Census Profile has nothing on unpaid care, cars or the internet, or on change by age since 2016.
Questions about Saint-André-Avellin’s residents
Is Saint-André-Avellin bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 37% are. Another 62% speak only French and 0.7% only English, and French is the first language of 95%.
How diverse is Saint-André-Avellin?
Immigrants make up 1.9% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 1% are members of a visible minority, and 3.8% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Saint-André-Avellin?
Christian: 78%. No religion: 21%. Another religion: 0.6%.
Is Saint-André-Avellin good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 12%. 51% of households are couple families and 8% one-parent families. Schools near Saint-André-Avellin are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Saint-André-Avellin?
$62,800 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Saint-André-Avellin (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Saint-André-Avellin?
Statistics Canada estimates 3,862 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 3,562 in Saint-André-Avellin, 5% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Saint-André-Avellin?
54 is the median age, older than 93% of Canadian towns. Under 15: 12%. 65 and over: 30%.
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).