Photo: Challwa · CC BY-SA 4.0Residents with no religion: 22%, a lower share than 82% of Canadian towns
Half of Saint-Guillaume’s residents are over 45.6, older than in 71% of Canadian towns. Locally, nearly one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24. This Quebec town is home to some 1,489 people (July 2025 estimate), in 655 households at the 2021 Census. Across Canada’s towns, 27% of households are one person living alone; in the town, 35%.
What stands out about the people of Saint-Guillaume
Common-law couples
31% of residents 15 and over live common-law, more than in 95% of Canadian towns; 28% are married. Couples ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Above 76% of Canadian towns: 23% of residents speak English and French
All figures are the 2021 Census’s unless another date is shown. 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
Residents whose mother tongue is English make up 1%, against 66% across Canada’s towns. Set beside that, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns. At home: French 99%, English 0.3%.
A change of +1% since 2016 leaves Saint-Guillaume behind 71% of Canadian towns
How the population moved between the last two censuses, and since.
Change, 2016 to 2021
The July 2025 estimate is close to the census count. Across Canada’s towns, the typical town changed +4%; across Quebec’s towns, +4%.
A higher share of residents aged 65 and over than 67% of Canadian towns, at 22%
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
The share of children under 15 is 17%, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Measured more widely, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns. More residents are 60–64 than any other five-year age: 8.4% of residents.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
About 113 men for every 100 women.
2.2 people per household, fewer than in 74% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
6.9% of households are one-parent families (Canada’s towns: 8.2%).
A larger share of common-law partners than 95% of Canadian towns: 31%
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Against a figure of 46% across Canada’s towns, the share of married residents 15 and over in Saint-Guillaume comes in at 28%. The comparison figure for common-law partners is 11% across Canada’s towns.
Saint-Guillaume ranks above 71% of Canadian towns on households in single-detached houses: 79%
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
Compared with 25% across Canada’s towns, 20% of households rent their home here. Households in single-detached houses make up 64% across Canada’s towns. 56% of homes were built before 1961 and 8.4% in 2001 or later.
Half above, half below $63,200 a year in household income
Census incomes are for 2020, the year before the census, when CERB and other pandemic benefits topped up many households. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
Half of Saint-Guillaume’s households had a total income below $63,200, 27% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The provincial yardstick is $74,000, the median across Quebec’s towns. Emergency and recovery benefits reached 28% of those with an income, beside a typical 28%.
A lower share of residents who moved in within the year than 60% of Canadian towns, at 10%
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
Compared with 5.8% across Canada’s towns, 0.7% of residents are not Canadian citizens here. Across Canada’s towns, residents who moved in within the year come to 11%. The census found that 1.4% of residents are immigrants in Saint-Guillaume.
77% said they are Christian and 22% that they have no religion
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Visible minority residents are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns. Indigenous residents: 2.7% of the total.
Degree holders aged 25 to 64: 6.4%, a lower share than 99% of Canadian towns
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Some 21% have no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. Across Canada’s towns, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.
A job for 63% of residents aged 15 and over
May 2021 was still a pandemic month: the census’s work figures reflect that. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
At 63%, more residents are in work than the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
Every nearby town is younger than Saint-Guillaume
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Guillaume | 1,489 | — | 45.6 | 22% | 1.4% |
| Saint-Bonaventure | 1,086 | 9.4 km | 40.8 | 18% | 0.9% |
| Saint-Hugues | 1,414 | 12.7 km | 39.2 | 16% | 2.2% |
| Saint-Eugène | 1,180 | 12.9 km | 44 | 19% | 3.9% |
| Saint-Germain-de-Grantham | 5,054 | 16.1 km | 40.4 | 16% | 1.5% |
| Saint-Majorique-de-Grantham | 1,373 | 16.4 km | 40.8 | 16% | 0.7% |
| Sainte-Hélène-de-Bagot | 1,887 | 17.0 km | 39.2 | 17% | 0.9% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns. Each comparison is its own median: over Quebec’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, and over all Canadian towns of that size (whole cities and First Nations reserves left out). Percentiles are within Canada only.
- 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-Guillaume’s residents
Is Saint-Guillaume bilingual?
23% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 77% speak French only and 0.3% English only. French is the mother tongue of 98%.
How diverse is Saint-Guillaume?
Immigrants: 1.4% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 0%. Indigenous identity: 2.7%.
What religion are people in Saint-Guillaume?
22% said they have no religion and 77% that they are Christian; 0.4% named another faith.
Is Saint-Guillaume good for families?
17% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 53% of households and one-parent families 6.9%. Schools near Saint-Guillaume are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Saint-Guillaume?
Half of Saint-Guillaume’s households had more than $63,200 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of Saint-Guillaume?
About 1,489, by Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025. The 2021 Census found 1,491 people in Saint-Guillaume, 1% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Saint-Guillaume?
The median age is 45.6. 17% are under 15 and 22% 65 or older.
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).