Photo: Veillg1 · CC0Saint-Clet sits below 81% of Canadian towns for residents with no religion (23%)
With immigrants at 2.9%, Saint-Clet is behind 90% of Canadian towns on that count. Locally, 16% of residents are 65 or over. Fewer residents without Canadian citizenship than in 91% of Canadian towns: 0.9%. About 1,784 people lived here in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates.
What stands out about the people of Saint-Clet
A bilingual town
Both official languages: 48% of residents speak English and French, more than in 89% of Canadian towns. Another 49% speak only French and 3.2% only English. English & French ↓
Fewer people than before
Saint-Clet went from 1,779 people in 2016 to 1,700 in 2021, −4%: slower growth than in 95% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Common-law couples
31% of residents 15 and over live common-law, more than in 95% of Canadian towns; 31% are married. Couples ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
In Saint-Clet, 48% of residents speak English and French, more than in 89% of Canadian towns
The figures are the 2021 Census’s, except where another date is given. 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
Across Canada’s towns, 66% of residents have English as their mother tongue; in Saint-Clet, 8.5%. The benchmark for bilingual residents across Canada’s towns: 7.5%. At home: French 88%, English 9.4%.
Saint-Clet’s population moved −4% on 2016, less than in 95% of Canadian towns
The census counts of 2016 and 2021, the estimate after them, and the change set beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 5% higher again.
Younger than 61% of Canadian towns: half of Saint-Clet is under 40.4
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
No age band is larger than 60–64: 9.1% of residents, 1.3 times the share across Canada’s towns. Children under 15: 18% of the total.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
Households here average 2.4 people, below 53% 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.
8.5% of households are one-parent families. There is little gap on one-person households: 27%, about the same as across Canada’s towns.
31% of residents 15 and over live common-law, a share 95% of Canadian towns don’t reach
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-Clet has 31%. The comparison figure for common-law partners is 11% across Canada’s towns.
In Saint-Clet, 22% of households rent their home, fewer than in 57% of Canadian towns
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 74% of Canadian towns. As a reference point, 25% of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. For Saint-Clet, the census puts households in single-detached houses at 70%.
Households here have a median income of $78,000 a year
Census incomes are for 2020, the year before the census, when CERB and other pandemic benefits topped up many households. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
The middle household in Saint-Clet had $78,000 before tax, 9% below the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The middle household across Quebec’s towns has $74,000 before tax. Pandemic benefits reached 32% of residents with an income, against a typical 28%.
9.1% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, fewer than in 71% 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
Most recent wave: 20% of immigrants arrived in 2011–2021 (Canada’s towns: 27%). The wider picture: 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns.
74% said they are Christian and 23% that they have no religion
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Set against 15% across Canada’s towns, 3.2% of residents belong to a visible minority in Saint-Clet. Locally, 2.4% of residents have an Indigenous identity.
A smaller share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 96% of Canadian towns: 10%
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
At the other end, 20% hold no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. The wider picture: 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
An employment rate of 68%
The census counted work in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so read these rates as a pandemic snapshot. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
The employment rate of 68% is above the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
Older than Saint-Clet: 4 of the 6 towns nearby
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Clet | 1,784 | — | 40.4 | 16% | 2.9% |
| Coteau-du-Lac | 7,839 | 6.7 km | 44 | 19% | 4.1% |
| Sainte-Marthe | 1,065 | 6.9 km | 48.4 | 21% | 2.9% |
| Saint-Lazare | 22,895 | 7.5 km | 40.8 | 13% | 12% |
| Les Coteaux | 6,294 | 9.5 km | 38.8 | 14% | 2.6% |
| Saint-Polycarpe | 2,549 | 9.8 km | 38.4 | 17% | 2.7% |
| Les Cèdres | 7,145 | 11.6 km | 41.2 | 14% | 6% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. Unpaid care, car ownership and internet access aren’t in the Census Profile, nor is the change by age since 2016. Ethnic origins other than visible minority and Indigenous identity are left out of the charts.
- The census’s own words. These are self-reported answers: Indigenous identity, immigrant status, religion. The census’s “visible minority” comes from the Employment Equity Act (non-white in colour or race, Indigenous peoples aside), and the page sets each beside other towns without labelling any.
Questions about Saint-Clet’s residents
What religion are people in Saint-Clet?
23% said they have no religion and 74% that they are Christian; 3% named another faith.
Is Saint-Clet good for families?
18% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 57% of households and one-parent families 8.5%. Schools near Saint-Clet are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Saint-Clet?
Half of Saint-Clet’s households had more than $78,000 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of Saint-Clet?
About 1,784, by Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025. The 2021 Census found 1,700 people in Saint-Clet, 4% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Saint-Clet?
The median age is 40.4. 18% are under 15 and 16% 65 or older.
Is Saint-Clet bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 48% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 3.2% speak only English and 49% only French; 87% grew up with French.
How diverse is Saint-Clet?
Immigrants: 2.9% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 3.2%. Indigenous identity: 2.4%.
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).