Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainSaint-Barnabé sits below 98% of Canadian towns for residents aged 15 to 24 (6.3%)
Residents with no religion: 25% here and 35% across Canada’s towns. The median age in Saint-Barnabé is 48, higher than in four fifths of Canadian towns. This Quebec town had about 1,234 residents in July 2025, by Statistics Canada’s estimate, and 535 households at the 2021 Census. Households in single-detached houses account for 89%.
What stands out about the people of Saint-Barnabé
Common-law couples
Common-law unions take in 33% of adults, more than in 97% of Canadian towns, while 33% are married. Couples ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
22% of residents speak English and French, more than in 76% of Canadian towns
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated 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
Residents whose mother tongue is English make up 1.7%, against 66% across Canada’s towns. Across Canada’s towns, the share of bilingual residents is 7.5%.
A −1% change since 2016: slower than 84% of Canadian towns
Two census counts, five years apart, and Statistics Canada’s newest estimate.
Change, 2016 to 2021
The July 2025 estimate adds another 4%.
Saint-Barnabé sits above 77% of Canadian towns for children under 15 (19%)
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
The figure for residents aged 65 and over is 22% in Saint-Barnabé and 19% across Canada’s towns. Against that, 16% of residents are under 15 across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
Saint-Barnabé households average 2.2 people, smaller than in 74% of Canadian towns
Private households by type and size.
Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
The figure for one-person households is 31% in Saint-Barnabé and 27% across Canada’s towns. For Saint-Barnabé, the census puts one-parent families at 6.5%.
In Saint-Barnabé, 33% of residents 15 and over live common-law, more than in 97% 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
Where 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns, Saint-Barnabé has 33%. Common-law partners: 11% across Canada’s towns, for comparison.
Saint-Barnabé sits below 67% of Canadian towns for renter households (18%)
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
Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. Renter households make up 25% across Canada’s towns. Older homes outnumber new: 40% predate 1961, 14% date from 2001 or later. 10% of homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%.
A median household income of $64,500 a year
Census incomes are for 2020, the year before the census, when CERB and other pandemic benefits topped up many households. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
Half of Saint-Barnabé’s households had a total income below $64,500, 25% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The median across Quebec’s towns is $74,000. 27% of income recipients received COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefits (typical: 28%).
Saint-Barnabé: 12% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, above 60% of Canadian towns
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
Residents without Canadian citizenship are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns. Immigrants account for 1.3%. The usual figure: just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns.
74% said they are Christian and 25% that they have no religion
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Visible minority residents: 0.8%, below 96% of Canadian towns. 2.5% of residents have an Indigenous identity.
In Saint-Barnabé, 12% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, fewer than in 92% of Canadian towns
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No certificate at all: 22%, against 9.5%. Against that, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
Employment: 56% 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. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
56% of residents 15 and over have a job, against a typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 22% are 65 or more.
2 in 6 nearby towns have a higher median age than Saint-Barnabé
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Barnabé | 1,234 | — | 48 | 22% | 1.3% |
| Saint-Étienne-des-Grès | 4,675 | 7.3 km | 42 | 19% | 1.1% |
| Charette | 1,178 | 9.3 km | 46 | 24% | 2.3% |
| Yamachiche | 2,801 | 10.4 km | 44.8 | 22% | 1.8% |
| Saint-Boniface | 5,405 | 13.1 km | 41.6 | 20% | 0.9% |
| Saint-Élie-de-Caxton | 2,062 | 13.7 km | 54.4 | 28% | 1% |
| Saint-Paulin | 1,659 | 14.6 km | 50.4 | 26% | 0.7% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns. The middle of Quebec’s towns of 2,500 or more comes first, the middle of all Canadian towns second; cities as a whole and First Nations reserves stay out, and percentiles are within Canada.
- What these tables don’t give. The Census Profile has no unpaid care, cars or internet access, and no change by age since 2016; ethnic origins beyond visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted here.
- 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.
Questions about Saint-Barnabé’s residents
Is Saint-Barnabé good for families?
19% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 59% of households and one-parent families 6.5%. Schools near Saint-Barnabé are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Saint-Barnabé?
Half of Saint-Barnabé’s households had more than $64,500 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of Saint-Barnabé?
About 1,234, by Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025. The 2021 Census found 1,186 people in Saint-Barnabé, about the same as 2016.
What is the average age in Saint-Barnabé?
The median age is 48. 19% are under 15 and 22% 65 or older.
Is Saint-Barnabé bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 22% are. Another 78% speak only French and 0.4% only English, and French is the first language of 97%.
How diverse is Saint-Barnabé?
Immigrants: 1.3% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 0.8%. Indigenous identity: 2.5%.
What religion are people in Saint-Barnabé?
25% said they have no religion and 74% that they are Christian; 0.4% named another faith.
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).