Photo: Jeangagnon · CC BY-SA 3.0A smaller share of residents who moved in within the year than 96% of Canadian towns: 5.9%
Across Canada’s towns, 17% of residents are immigrants; in Saint-Flavien, 1.9%. Few places have so few residents with no religion: 22% here, fewer than in just over four fifths of Canadian towns. About 1,682 people lived locally in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates. For Saint-Flavien, the census puts residents aged 65 and over at 23%.
What stands out about the people of Saint-Flavien
Common-law couples
Common-law unions take in 31% of adults, more than in 95% of Canadian towns, while 32% are married. Couples ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Bilingual residents make up 20% in Saint-Flavien, more than in 74% of Canadian towns
The 2021 Census is the source of every figure here unless a date says otherwise. The official languages residents can speak, and the ones they learned first.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
0.3% of residents have English as their mother tongue; across Canada’s towns the figure is 66%. Measured more widely, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
±0% since 2016, a pace below 76% 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
Across Canada’s towns, the typical town changed +4%; across Quebec’s towns, +4%.
Saint-Flavien ranks below 80% of Canadian towns on residents aged 15 to 24: 9%
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
Half of Saint-Flavien’s residents are over 44.4, older than in 64% of Canadian towns. On average, 11% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women.
A higher share of one-person households than 63% of Canadian towns, at 30%
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Households average 2.3 people, against 2.4 across Canada’s towns. The benchmark for one-person households across Canada’s towns: 27%. One-parent families: 6.8% of the total.
A higher share of common-law partners than 95% of Canadian towns, at 31%
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Singles who have never married make up 26% of adults, beside a typical 27%. Typically, 11% of residents 15 and over live common-law across Canada’s towns.
More households in single-detached houses than 67% of Canadian towns: 77%
Dwelling types, tenure and age of the housing. 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
31% of homes were built before 1961 and 26% in 2001 or later. As a yardstick, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. Where 25% of households rent their home across Canada’s towns, Saint-Flavien has 24%.
Half of households earn more than $69,000 a year
Census incomes cover 2020, when emergency benefits like CERB lifted many households’ totals. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
The middle household in Saint-Flavien had $69,000 before tax, 20% below the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Among Quebec’s towns, the typical figure is $74,000. Pandemic benefits reached 29% of residents with an income, against a typical 28%.
1.9% of residents are immigrants
Where immigrants were born and when they came, and how recently residents moved in.
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
Of the immigrants living here, 33% came between 2011 and 2021; across Canada’s towns the share is 27%. Residents without Canadian citizenship: 1.6% of the total.
2.9% of residents have an Indigenous identity, more than in 51% of Canadian towns
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
2.3% of residents belong to a visible minority (Canada’s towns: 15%). Indigenous residents: 2.8% across Canada’s towns, for comparison.
A smaller share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 99% of Canadian towns: 6.8%
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No certificate, diploma or degree is held by 19%; in the typical town the share is 9.5%. Across the comparison, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
67% of residents 15 and over were in work
Counted in May 2021, during COVID-19, these rates catch the job market before it had recovered. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Employment runs above the middle of Canada’s towns (58%), at 67%.
Around Saint-Flavien, 3 of 6 towns have a higher median age
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Flavien | 1,682 | — | 44.4 | 23% | 1.9% |
| Laurier-Station | 2,838 | 4.7 km | 46 | 23% | 1.2% |
| Saint-Janvier-de-Joly | 1,204 | 8.2 km | 44 | 21% | 1.4% |
| Saint-Agapit | 4,817 | 12.1 km | 37.2 | 17% | 1% |
| Saint-Apollinaire | 9,218 | 13.2 km | 36.4 | 14% | 2% |
| Lyster | 1,679 | 14.7 km | 48 | 27% | 0.7% |
| Sainte-Croix | 2,612 | 16.3 km | 50.4 | 28% | 1% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The census’s own words. “Visible minority” is the census’s term from the Employment Equity Act: people, other than Indigenous peoples, who are non-white in colour or race. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are as residents answered. The page compares them with other towns and never labels a town by them.
- 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.
- 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.
Questions about Saint-Flavien’s residents
How diverse is Saint-Flavien?
Immigrants make up 1.9% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 2.3% are members of a visible minority, and 2.9% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Saint-Flavien?
Christian: 77%. No religion: 22%. Another religion: 1%.
Is Saint-Flavien good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 17%. 58% of households are couple families and 6.8% one-parent families. Schools near Saint-Flavien are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Saint-Flavien?
$69,000 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Saint-Flavien (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Saint-Flavien?
Statistics Canada estimates 1,682 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 1,619 in Saint-Flavien, about the same as 2016.
What is the average age in Saint-Flavien?
44.4 is the median age. Under 15: 17%. 65 and over: 23%.
Is Saint-Flavien bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 20% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 0% speak only English and 80% only French; 97% grew up with French.
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).