Photo: Adqproductions · CC BY-SA 3.0More children under 15 than 89% of Canadian towns: 21%
The share of residents with no religion is 18%, against 35% across Canada’s towns. At 0.3%, the share of residents without Canadian citizenship is lower than in 98% of Canadian towns. Some 2,935 people live in Saint-Bruno, by the estimate for July 2025. Here, 0.7% of residents are immigrants.
What stands out about the people of Saint-Bruno
A town of families
21% of residents are under 15, more than in 89% of Canadian towns; 8.2% of households are one-parent families and households average 2.4 people. Ages ↓
Common-law couples
32% of residents 15 and over live common-law, more than in 96% of Canadian towns; 34% are married. Couples ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A higher share of bilingual residents than 74% of Canadian towns, at 19%
The figures are the 2021 Census’s, except where another date is given. Knowledge of the two official languages, first languages, and the language of home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
Set against 66% across Canada’s towns, 0.3% of residents have English as their mother tongue in Saint-Bruno. For comparison, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns. At home: French 100%, English 0.2%.
Saint-Bruno’s population moved +4% on 2016, less than in 53% 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
Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 1% higher again.
A median age of 38.4: Saint-Bruno is younger than 74% of Canadian towns
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
No age band is larger than 60–64: nearly one in ten residents. Lower than in 70% of Canadian towns: 9.7% of residents are aged 15 to 24. 17% of Saint-Bruno is 65 or over, against 20% across Quebec’s towns and 19% across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Saint-Bruno, 38.4. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women.
29% of households are one person living alone, more than in 59% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Households in Saint-Bruno hold 2.4 people on average (Canada’s towns: 2.4). Across Canada’s towns, 27% of households are one person living alone. Locally, nearly one in ten households are one-parent families.
Common-law partners make up 32% in Saint-Bruno, more than in 96% of Canadian towns
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Just over a third of residents 15 and over are married, against 46% across Canada’s towns. The benchmark for common-law partners across Canada’s towns: 11%.
Saint-Bruno ranks above 65% of Canadian towns on households in buildings of five or more storeys: 2%
Occupied homes by type, by owners and renters, and by when they were built. 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
Newer homes outnumber old: 31% date from 2001 or later, 22% from before 1961. Single-detached houses hold 62% of households, less than in 52% of Canadian towns, and buildings of five or more storeys 2%. Here 27% of households rent their home, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 25%.
Before tax, the median household income is $78,000 a year
Incomes are 2020’s, the census’s reference year, and include pandemic benefits such as CERB. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
The middle household in Saint-Bruno had $78,000 before tax, 9% below the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Across Quebec’s towns, half of households had more than $74,000 before tax. In 2020, 26% of income recipients drew a COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefit; the typical town had 28%.
Fewer residents who moved in within the year than 71% of Canadian towns: 9.1%
Immigrants, newcomers and movers.
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
4.2% of residents have an Indigenous identity, a share 64% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Compared with 15% across Canada’s towns, 1% of residents belong to a visible minority here. By way of comparison, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns.
18% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, below 73% of Canadian towns
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
12% of those aged 25 to 64 have no formal credential, where the typical town has 9.5%.
An employment rate of 69%
May 2021 was still a pandemic month: the census’s work figures reflect that. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
More people work here than in the typical town: 69%, against 58% across Canada’s towns.
The 11th youngest of 41 towns of 2,889 to 2,983 people
Median age of the Canadian towns nearest in population; hover a dot.
The youngest of these towns is Paisley, at 31.7; the oldest, Algonquin Highlands, is at 60.4. The closest ages to Saint-Bruno’s belong to Holliston (37.7), Mayfair (38.2), Grant Park (38.6) and Butler (39.1).
Every nearby town is older than Saint-Bruno
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Bruno | 2,935 | — | 38.4 | 17% | 0.7% |
| Hébertville-Station | 1,298 | 3.1 km | 42.8 | 20% | 0% |
| Saint-Gédéon | 2,349 | 7.5 km | 48 | 24% | 0.5% |
| Alma | 30,659 | 9.2 km | 48 | 25% | 0.9% |
| Hébertville | 2,588 | 9.5 km | 46.4 | 25% | 0.8% |
| Larouche | 1,734 | 10.2 km | 42.8 | 18% | 0% |
| Saint-Nazaire | 2,167 | 13.4 km | 40.4 | 18% | 1% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The census’s own words. In the census, “visible minority” is the Employment Equity Act’s term for people who are non-white in colour or race and not Indigenous. Like immigrant status, Indigenous identity and religion, which residents reported themselves, it is compared with other towns, never turned into a label.
- Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns. For each measure we take the median of Quebec’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, then the median of all Canadian towns. Neither counts whole cities or reserves, and every percentile is a Canadian one.
- What these tables don’t give. Missing from the census as published: unpaid care, cars and internet access, and the shift in each age band since 2016. Ethnic origins past visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted here.
Questions about Saint-Bruno’s residents
What is the average age in Saint-Bruno?
Half the residents are older than 38.4 and half younger, younger than 74% of Canadian towns; 21% are children under 15 and 17% are 65 or over.
Is Saint-Bruno bilingual?
English and French: 19% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 0.2%. French only: 80%. French mother tongue: 99%.
How diverse is Saint-Bruno?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 0.7%. A visible minority makes up 1% and Indigenous residents 4.2%.
What religion are people in Saint-Bruno?
Most often Christian (82%) or no religion (18%); other religions make up 0%.
Is Saint-Bruno good for families?
Children under 15 are 21% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 60% of households and one-parent families 8.2%. Schools near Saint-Bruno are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Saint-Bruno?
Median total household income in Saint-Bruno was $78,000 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Saint-Bruno?
The latest figure is an estimate: 2,935 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Saint-Bruno counted 2,902, 4% 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).