Photo: Gordalmighty · CC BY-SA 3.0Half of Saint-Aubert is over 52.4, older than 91% of Canadian towns
By its share of residents who moved in within the year (3.6%), Saint-Aubert is below 99% of Canadian towns. Still, at 36%, the share of one-person households is higher than in 81% of Canadian towns. The 2021 Census found 650 households in the town; by July 2025 the population was about 1,387. Census figures put immigrants at 1.1% locally.
What stands out about the people of Saint-Aubert
Older than most towns
The middle resident of Saint-Aubert 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, Saint-Aubert went from 1,474 to 1,441 residents (−2%), slower growth than in 89% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Common-law couples
26% of residents 15 and over live common-law, more than in 89% of Canadian towns; 34% are married. Couples ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Above 73% of Canadian towns: 19% of residents speak English and French
Every figure here comes from the 2021 Census unless it carries another date. 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 99%, English 0.3%. The wider picture: 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns. Saint-Aubert has fewer residents whose mother tongue is English than 98% of Canadian towns, at 0.7%.
Slower growth than 89% of Canadian towns: Saint-Aubert changed by −2% since 2016
How the population moved between the last two censuses, and since.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 4% below the census count.
29% of residents are 65 or over, a share 91% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
14% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%). Across Canada’s towns, 19% of residents are 65 or over.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women.
Households here average 2.2 people, below 74% 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.
The share of one-parent families trails 81% of Canadian towns: 6.2%.
A higher share of common-law partners than 89% of Canadian towns, at 26%
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Singles who have never married make up 27% of adults, beside a typical 27%. Common-law partners: 11% across Canada’s towns, for comparison. Census figures put married residents 15 and over at 34% in Saint-Aubert.
A higher share of households in single-detached houses than 87% of Canadian towns, at 89%
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
42% of homes were built before 1961 and 11% in 2001 or later. Saint-Aubert has fewer renter households than 67% of Canadian towns, at 18%. Elsewhere, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns.
Household income at the median: $67,000 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 median across Canada’s towns is $86,000; Saint-Aubert’s, at $67,000, is 22% lower. Household incomes across Quebec’s towns have a median of $74,000. The pandemic’s benefits: 25% of income recipients, against 28% in the typical town.
1.1% 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: 0.7%, below 94% of Canadian towns.
Below 87% of Canadian towns: 19% of residents said they have no religion
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
The figure for visible minority residents is 2.8% in Saint-Aubert and 15% across Canada’s towns. Indigenous residents are rarer here than in 98% of Canadian towns. By way of comparison, 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
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
Without any certificate: 15% of 25- to 64-year-olds (typical: 9.5%).
A job for 57% 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.
Employment here, 57%, matches the middle of Canada’s towns (58%) within a couple of points.
Saint-Aubert is younger than 1 of its 2 nearest neighbours
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Aubert | 1,387 | — | 52.4 | 29% | 1.1% |
| Saint-Jean-Port-Joli | 3,330 | 7.4 km | 54 | 31% | 0.5% |
| L'Islet | 3,874 | 15.1 km | 52 | 28% | 1.4% |
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. “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.
- Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns. Each comparison is its own median: over Quebec’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, and over all Canadian towns of that size (whole cities and First Nations reserves left out). Percentiles are within Canada only.
Questions about Saint-Aubert’s residents
What religion are people in Saint-Aubert?
Most often Christian (80%) or no religion (19%); other religions make up 0.7%.
Is Saint-Aubert good for families?
Children under 15 are 14% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 54% of households and one-parent families 6.2%. Schools near Saint-Aubert are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Saint-Aubert?
Median total household income in Saint-Aubert was $67,000 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Saint-Aubert?
The latest figure is an estimate: 1,387 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Saint-Aubert counted 1,441, 2% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Saint-Aubert?
Half the residents are older than 52.4 and half younger; 14% are children under 15 and 29% are 65 or over.
Is Saint-Aubert bilingual?
19% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 82% speak French only and 0% English only. French is the mother tongue of 99%.
How diverse is Saint-Aubert?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 1.1%. A visible minority makes up 2.8% and Indigenous residents 0%.
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).