Photo: Fralambert · CC BY-SA 3.0A higher share of children under 15 than 86% of Canadian towns, at 20%
The figure for immigrants is 0.9% in Saint-Boniface and 17% across Canada’s towns. The 2021 Census found 2,100 households in the town; by July 2025 the population was about 5,405. On the census count, 85% of households live in a single-detached house. At 28%, the share of residents with no religion is lower than in 71% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Saint-Boniface
Common-law couples
Common-law unions take in 35% of adults, more than in 98% of Canadian towns, while 32% are married. Couples ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A larger share of bilingual residents than 78% of Canadian towns: 27%
All figures are the 2021 Census’s unless another date is shown. 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
Compared with 66% across Canada’s towns, 0.7% of residents have English as their mother tongue here. At home: French 99%, English 0.4%. The benchmark for bilingual residents across Canada’s towns: 7.5%.
A +7% change since 2016: faster than 66% of Canadian towns
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%. By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 5%.
A smaller share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 89% of Canadian towns: 8.2%
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
With a median age of 41.6, Saint-Boniface is younger than 53% of Canadian towns. To put it in context, 11% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across Canada’s towns. Locally, a fifth of residents are 65 or over. More residents are 40–44 than any other five-year age: 8% of residents, 1.3 times the share across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Saint-Boniface, 41.6. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
One-person households make up 23% in Saint-Boniface, less than in 64% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
The share of one-parent families tops 69% of Canadian towns: 9.5%. Elsewhere, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns. A household here holds 2.4 people on average.
Common-law partners: 35%, a higher share than 98% of Canadian towns
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Single and never married: 24% of adults, against a typical 27%. Married residents 15 and over: 32% of the total. For common-law partners, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 11%.
Only 17% of households rent their home in Saint-Boniface
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
32% of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 20% built before 1961. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. The usual figure: a quarter of households rent their home across Canada’s towns.
$81,000 a year: where the middle household sits
Incomes are 2020’s, the census’s reference year, and include pandemic benefits such as CERB. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
The middle household in Saint-Boniface had $81,000 before tax, 6% below the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Among Quebec’s towns, the typical figure is $74,000. Pandemic payments such as CERB reached 25% of income recipients here, against 28% in the typical town.
Only 9% of residents lived at another address a year earlier in Saint-Boniface
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
0.4% of residents are not Canadian citizens, against 5.8% across Canada’s towns. Residents who moved in within the year make up 11% across Canada’s towns.
72% said they are Christian and 28% that they have no religion
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
0.9% of residents belong to a visible minority (Canada’s towns: 15%). For Saint-Boniface, the census puts Indigenous residents at 2.7%.
19% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, below 69% of Canadian towns
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Holding no credential: 7.6% (typical 9.5%). Against that, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
63% 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.
More people work here than in the typical town: 63%, against 58% across Canada’s towns.
Ranked by age, 13th youngest of 41 towns this size
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
The span goes from 26.6 (Chisasibi) up to 60 (Electoral Area L, Cariboo). By median age, Saint-Boniface sits among Belvedere (40.7), Belgravia (41), Burton (42) and Garner (42).
Every nearby town is older than Saint-Boniface
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Boniface | 5,405 | — | 41.6 | 20% | 0.9% |
| Charette | 1,178 | 8.0 km | 46 | 24% | 2.3% |
| Saint-Étienne-des-Grès | 4,675 | 8.4 km | 42 | 19% | 1.1% |
| Saint-Élie-de-Caxton | 2,062 | 9.2 km | 54.4 | 28% | 1% |
| Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel | 6,613 | 11.4 km | 42.4 | 19% | 1.4% |
| Shawinigan | 51,739 | 11.5 km | 54.4 | 31% | 2.1% |
| Saint-Mathieu-du-Parc | 1,598 | 12.5 km | 56.4 | 30% | 2.7% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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-Boniface’s residents
What is the average age in Saint-Boniface?
A median age of 41.6, younger than 53% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 20%, and people 65 and over 20%.
Is Saint-Boniface bilingual?
English and French: 27% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 0.1%. French only: 73%. French mother tongue: 98%.
How diverse is Saint-Boniface?
0.9% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 0.9% belong to a visible minority and 2.7% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Saint-Boniface?
72% are Christian and 28% have no religion; 0.3% follow another religion.
Is Saint-Boniface good for families?
Under 15: 20% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 63% of households. One-parent families: 9.5%. Schools near Saint-Boniface are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Saint-Boniface?
The median household in Saint-Boniface took in $81,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Saint-Boniface?
Saint-Boniface had about 5,405 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 5,156, 7% more than 2016.
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).