Photo: Gordalmighty · Public domain21% of residents are under 15, more than in 88% of Canadian towns
Renter households are rarer here than in three quarters of Canadian towns. About 1,053 people lived in Saint-Barnabé-Sud in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates. On the census count, 7.7% of residents lived at another address a year earlier. Here 22% of households are one person living alone, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 27%.
What stands out about the people of Saint-Barnabé-Sud
Common-law couples
Common-law unions take in 36% of adults, more than in 98% of Canadian towns, while 33% are married. Couples ↓
Growing faster than most
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Saint-Barnabé-Sud went from 861 to 962 residents (+12%), faster growth than in 87% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Saint-Barnabé-Sud: 24% of residents speak English and French, above 76% of Canadian towns
Every figure here comes from the 2021 Census unless it carries another date. 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
Residents whose mother tongue is English: 1% here and 66% across Canada’s towns. To put it in context, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
Faster growth than 87% of Canadian towns: Saint-Barnabé-Sud changed by +12% since 2016
Residents at the 2016 and 2021 censuses and the latest estimate, with the 2016–2021 change beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across Quebec’s towns the median is +4%, and across Canada’s towns +4%. Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 9% higher again.
Younger than 61% of Canadian towns: half of Saint-Barnabé-Sud is under 40.4
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
More residents are 65–69 than any other five-year age: 9.4% of residents, 1.6 times the share across Canada’s towns. In Saint-Barnabé-Sud, 9.9% of residents are aged 15 to 24.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
2.6 people per household, more than in 67% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
With one-parent families at 6.8%, Saint-Barnabé-Sud is behind 73% of Canadian towns on that count.
Common-law partners make up 36% in Saint-Barnabé-Sud, more than in 98% of Canadian towns
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
24% of adults are single and have never married; the typical town has 27%. Across Canada’s towns, common-law partners come to 11%. In Saint-Barnabé-Sud, a third of residents 15 and over are married.
84% of households live in a single-detached house, more than in 79% 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
One in ten homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. Across Canada’s towns, 64% of households live in a single-detached house.
Before tax, the median household income is $81,000 a year
Incomes here are for 2020, the year before the census, CERB and other pandemic benefits included. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
Household incomes run lower in Saint-Barnabé-Sud: half had less than $81,000, 6% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The median across Quebec’s towns is $74,000. COVID-19 benefits went to 27% of residents with an income (typical: 28%).
0% of residents are immigrants
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
Residents without Canadian citizenship are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns.
Only 34% of residents said they have no religion in Saint-Barnabé-Sud
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Indigenous residents are rarer here than in 98% of Canadian towns. Measured more widely, 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
10% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, below 95% of Canadian towns
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Holding no credential: 14% (typical 9.5%). The wider picture: 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
59% of adults were employed in May 2021
May 2021 was still a pandemic month: the census’s work figures reflect that. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
About as many work here as in the typical town: 59%, against 58% across Canada’s towns.
1 in 6 nearby towns have a higher median age than Saint-Barnabé-Sud
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Barnabé-Sud | 1,053 | — | 40.4 | 18% | 0% |
| Saint-Simon | 1,474 | 7.4 km | 38.8 | 15% | 1.4% |
| Saint-Jude | 1,402 | 7.5 km | 40 | 14% | 2.3% |
| Saint-Hugues | 1,414 | 10.0 km | 39.2 | 16% | 2.2% |
| Saint-Hyacinthe | 60,874 | 10.0 km | 46.4 | 26% | 7.7% |
| La Présentation | 2,696 | 11.0 km | 39.2 | 15% | 1.9% |
| Saint-Liboire | 3,123 | 15.6 km | 38.4 | 13% | 2% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. Some things the page can’t show: the Census Profile asks nothing about unpaid care, cars or internet access, and gives no change by age since 2016. Ethnic origins beyond visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted.
- 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.
Questions about Saint-Barnabé-Sud’s residents
Is Saint-Barnabé-Sud good for families?
Children under 15 are 21% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 66% of households and one-parent families 6.8%. Schools near Saint-Barnabé-Sud are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Saint-Barnabé-Sud?
Median total household income in Saint-Barnabé-Sud was $81,000 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Saint-Barnabé-Sud?
The latest figure is an estimate: 1,053 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Saint-Barnabé-Sud counted 962, 12% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Saint-Barnabé-Sud?
Half the residents are older than 40.4 and half younger; 21% are children under 15 and 18% are 65 or over.
Is Saint-Barnabé-Sud bilingual?
English and French: 24% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 0%. French only: 76%. French mother tongue: 95%.
How diverse is Saint-Barnabé-Sud?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 0%. A visible minority makes up 0% and Indigenous residents 0%.
What religion are people in Saint-Barnabé-Sud?
Most often Christian (66%) or no religion (34%); other religions make up 0.5%.
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).