Photo: Cantons-de-l'Est · CC BY-SA 4.0Fewer residents who moved in within the year than 98% of Canadian towns: 5.4%
Just over a fifth of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%). The latest estimate, for July 2025, is 1,172 residents; the 2021 Census found 425 households. Locally, 87% of households live in a single-detached house. Residents with no religion are rarer here than in 94% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Saint-Frédéric
Common-law couples
Common-law unions take in 25% of adults, more than in 89% of Canadian towns, while 35% are married. Couples ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A larger share of bilingual residents than 75% of Canadian towns: 22%
The figures are the 2021 Census’s, except where another date is given. 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
In Saint-Frédéric, 0.5% of residents have English as their mother tongue, beside 66% across Canada’s towns. The usual figure: 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
Saint-Frédéric’s population changed by +7% since 2016, more than in 67% 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
By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 10%. The median across Canada’s towns is +4%, and across Quebec’s towns +4%.
Residents aged 65 and over: 24%, a higher share than 74% of Canadian towns
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
The share of residents aged 15 to 24 is 10%, against 11% across Canada’s towns. Add to that, half of Saint-Frédéric’s residents are under 41.2, younger than in 55% of Canadian towns. Measured more widely, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
About 111 men for every 100 women.
A larger share of one-person households than 64% of Canadian towns: 31%
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Households in Saint-Frédéric hold 2.4 people on average (Canada’s towns: 2.4). For comparison, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns. On the census count, 7.1% of households are one-parent families.
Above 89% of Canadian towns: 25% of residents 15 and over live common-law
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Singles who have never married make up just over a quarter of adults, beside a typical 27%. Just over a third of residents 15 and over are married, a lower share than in 77% of Canadian towns. Across Canada’s towns, the share of common-law partners is 11%.
Below 79% of Canadian towns: 14% of households rent their home
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
One in ten homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%. For renter households, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 25%. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns.
$70,000 a year: the median household income
The income year is 2020: a year of pandemic benefits such as CERB, which the figures count. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
Household incomes run lower in Saint-Frédéric: half had less than $70,000, 19% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Among Quebec’s towns, the typical figure is $74,000. COVID-19 benefits were paid to 31% of residents with an income, where the typical town had 28%.
2% 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, 100% came between 2011 and 2021; across Canada’s towns the share is 27%. On immigrants, Saint-Frédéric sits lower than 93% of Canadian towns: 2%. The share of residents without Canadian citizenship stands at 2.9%.
3.4% of residents have an Indigenous identity, more than in 57% of Canadian towns
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
With visible minority residents at 2.5%, Saint-Frédéric is behind 81% of Canadian towns on that count. On average, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns.
A lower share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 90% of Canadian towns, at 12%
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
At the other end, 10% hold no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. Against that, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
Employment: 64% of residents 15 and over had a job
The census counted work in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so read these rates as a pandemic snapshot. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
The employment rate of 64% is above the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
A younger town than 4 of the 6 around it: Saint-Frédéric
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Frédéric | 1,172 | — | 41.2 | 24% | 2% |
| Tring-Jonction | 1,626 | 5.3 km | 42.8 | 21% | 0% |
| Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce | 5,339 | 8.3 km | 43.6 | 23% | 1.4% |
| Vallée-Jonction | 2,042 | 8.4 km | 46 | 24% | 0.6% |
| Saint-Elzéar | 2,842 | 12.7 km | 36.4 | 14% | 0.6% |
| East Broughton | 2,311 | 12.8 km | 48 | 28% | 0.5% |
| Saints-Anges | 1,364 | 13.5 km | 39.6 | 18% | 0% |
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. 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.
- 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-Frédéric’s residents
How diverse is Saint-Frédéric?
2% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 2.5% belong to a visible minority and 3.4% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Saint-Frédéric?
84% are Christian and 15% have no religion; 1.5% follow another religion.
Is Saint-Frédéric good for families?
Under 15: 21% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 60% of households. One-parent families: 7.1%. Schools near Saint-Frédéric are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Saint-Frédéric?
The median household in Saint-Frédéric took in $70,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Saint-Frédéric?
Saint-Frédéric had about 1,172 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 1,065, 7% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Saint-Frédéric?
A median age of 41.2. Children under 15 make up 21%, and people 65 and over 24%.
Is Saint-Frédéric bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 22% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 0% speak only English and 78% only French; 98% 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).