Photo: Société du patrimoine des Beaucerons - Fonds PR86 - Collection Chantale Gilbert pl. 1, no 1 · Public domainChildren under 15: 23%, a higher share than 94% of Canadian towns
The figure for residents who moved in within the year is 6.4% in Saint-Elzéar and 11% across Canada’s towns. About 2,842 people lived locally in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates. Census figures put visible minority residents at 0.6% locally. Residents without Canadian citizenship are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Saint-Elzéar
Common-law couples
31% of residents 15 and over live common-law, more than in 95% of Canadian towns; 35% are married. Couples ↓
Younger than most towns
The middle resident of Saint-Elzéar is 36.4; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 23% are under 15 and 14% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Bilingual residents make up 28% in Saint-Elzéar, more than in 79% of Canadian towns
The 2021 Census is the source of every figure here unless a date says otherwise. 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
Where nearly two thirds of residents have English as their mother tongue across Canada’s towns, Saint-Elzéar has 0.6%. To put it in context, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns. At home: French 99%, English 0.4%.
Saint-Elzéar grew +9% from 2016 to 2021, faster than 78% 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 Canada’s towns, the typical town changed +4%; across Quebec’s towns, +4%. The July 2025 estimate adds another 8%.
Half of Saint-Elzéar is under 36.4, younger than 85% of Canadian towns
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
The biggest five-year age group is 5–9, with 7.8% of residents, 1.4 times the share across Canada’s towns. 14% of residents are 65 or over. Compared with other places, residents aged 15 to 24 are common here: 12%, more than in 66% of Canadian towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Saint-Elzéar, 36.4. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 104 men for every 100 women.
Larger households than 67% of Canadian towns: 2.6 people on average
Households by family type and by the number of people in them.
Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Across Canada’s towns, the share of one-person households is 27%; Saint-Elzéar has 23%. The share of one-parent families stands at 9%.
Saint-Elzéar: 31% of residents 15 and over live common-law, above 95% of Canadian towns
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Singles who have never married make up 27% of adults, beside a typical 27%. Just over a third of residents 15 and over are married, a lower share than in 78% of Canadian towns. The comparison figure for common-law partners is 11% across Canada’s towns.
Households in single-detached houses: 75%, a higher share than 65% of Canadian towns
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: 37% date from 2001 or later, 16% from before 1961. Few places have so few renter households: 21% here, fewer than in just over three fifths of Canadian towns. On average, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns.
The midpoint household income is $90,000 a year
The census asked about income in 2020: a pandemic year, with CERB and other emergency benefits counted in. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
At $90,000, the middle household in Saint-Elzéar earned close to the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). For Quebec’s towns, the median household income is $74,000. Pandemic payments such as CERB reached 30% of income recipients here, against 28% in the typical town.
0.6% of residents are immigrants
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
Across Canada’s towns, 17% of residents are immigrants; in Saint-Elzéar, 0.6%.
Residents with no religion: 15%, a lower share than 93% of Canadian towns
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
In Saint-Elzéar, 0.4% of residents have an Indigenous identity, beside 2.8% across Canada’s towns. The wider picture: 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
16% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, fewer than in 79% of Canadian towns
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
9.7% have no certificate, diploma or degree (typical: 9.5%). On average, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
A job for 77% of residents aged 15 and over
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.
The employment rate of 77% is above the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
Ranked by age, 3rd youngest of 41 towns this size
Median age of the Canadian towns nearest in population; hover a dot.
The youngest of these towns is Westmount, at 34.4; the oldest, Parry Sound, Unorganized, Centre Part, is at 61.2. The closest ages to Saint-Elzéar’s belong to Westmount (34.4), Tipaskan (35.5), Regent Park (37) and Jerome (37.6).
Median age: 4 of the 6 towns around Saint-Elzéar are older
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Elzéar | 2,842 | — | 36.4 | 14% | 0.6% |
| Sainte-Marie | 13,873 | 6.0 km | 44 | 23% | 2.5% |
| Scott | 2,938 | 11.1 km | 36.4 | 14% | 1.4% |
| Vallée-Jonction | 2,042 | 11.2 km | 46 | 24% | 0.6% |
| Saint-Patrice-de-Beaurivage | 1,091 | 12.0 km | 40.4 | 20% | 1.8% |
| Saint-Bernard | 2,680 | 12.3 km | 35.6 | 16% | 0.4% |
| Saint-Frédéric | 1,172 | 12.7 km | 41.2 | 24% | 2% |
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. Not in the Census Profile: unpaid care, cars, internet access, and how each age group has changed since 2016. We also chart no ethnic origins besides visible minority and Indigenous identity.
- 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.
Questions about Saint-Elzéar’s residents
Is Saint-Elzéar good for families?
Children under 15 are 23% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 64% of households and one-parent families 9%. Schools near Saint-Elzéar are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Saint-Elzéar?
Median total household income in Saint-Elzéar was $90,000 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Saint-Elzéar?
The latest figure is an estimate: 2,842 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Saint-Elzéar counted 2,623, 9% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Saint-Elzéar?
Half the residents are older than 36.4 and half younger, younger than 85% of Canadian towns; 23% are children under 15 and 14% are 65 or over.
Is Saint-Elzéar bilingual?
English and French: 28% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 0%. French only: 72%. French mother tongue: 98%.
How diverse is Saint-Elzéar?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 0.6%. A visible minority makes up 0.6% and Indigenous residents 0.4%.
What religion are people in Saint-Elzéar?
Most often Christian (85%) or no religion (15%); other religions make up 0%.
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).