Photo: Cantons-de-l'Est · CC BY-SA 4.0Saint-Léon-de-Standon is older than 97% of Canadian towns: a median age of 57.6
Where 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns, Saint-Léon-de-Standon has 16%. On the census count, 90% of households live in a single-detached house. 4.3% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, a lower share than in 99% of Canadian towns. The 2021 Census found 540 households here; by July 2025 the population was about 1,033.
What stands out about the people of Saint-Léon-de-Standon
Older than most towns
Saint-Léon-de-Standon’s median age is 57.6; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 33% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Fewer people than before
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Saint-Léon-de-Standon went from 1,127 to 1,042 residents (−8%), slower growth than in 99% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Many people living alone
44% of households are one person living alone, more than in 93% of Canadian towns; 33% of residents are 65 or over. Households ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
More bilingual residents than 71% of Canadian towns: 16%
Every figure here comes from the 2021 Census unless it carries another date. 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
In Saint-Léon-de-Standon, 1% of residents have English as their mother tongue, beside 66% across Canada’s towns. The share of bilingual residents across Canada’s towns is 7.5%.
Slower than most: −8% since 2016, behind 99% 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
Medians for comparison: +4% across Canada’s towns; +4% across Quebec’s towns. By July 2025, Statistics Canada’s estimate had barely moved.
A higher share of residents aged 65 and over than 96% of Canadian towns, at 33%
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
Children under 15 make up 11%, against 16% across Canada’s towns. For comparison, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women.
One-person households make up 44% in Saint-Léon-de-Standon, more than in 93% of Canadian towns
Private households by type and size.
Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
The typical household size is 1.9 people, against 2.4 across Canada’s towns. The benchmark for one-person households across Canada’s towns: 27%. One-parent families: 4.6% of the total.
24% of residents 15 and over live common-law, a share 87% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Across Canada’s towns, 46% of residents 15 and over are married; in Saint-Léon-de-Standon, 34%. Common-law partners: 11% across Canada’s towns, for comparison.
Below 71% of Canadian towns: 17% of households rent their home
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
Older homes outnumber new: 51% predate 1961, 8.3% date from 2001 or later. By way of comparison, a quarter of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. 9.2% of homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%.
Median gross household income: $52,800 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
Half of Saint-Léon-de-Standon’s households had a total income below $52,800, 39% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The middle household across Quebec’s towns has $74,000 before tax. COVID-19 benefits went to 23% of residents with an income (typical: 28%).
1% 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
Residents without Canadian citizenship are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns. Across Canada’s towns, the share of immigrants is 17%; Saint-Léon-de-Standon has 1%.
84% said they are Christian and 16% that they have no religion
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Visible minority residents are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns. Indigenous residents are rarer here than in 98% of Canadian towns.
8.9% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, below 97% of Canadian towns
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Holding no credential: 29% (typical 9.5%). Elsewhere, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
A job for 47% of residents aged 15 and over
These rates date from May 2021, during the pandemic, and run lower than a normal year’s. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
47% of residents 15 and over have a job, against a typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 33% are 65 or more.
Every neighbour of Saint-Léon-de-Standon has a younger population
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Léon-de-Standon | 1,033 | — | 57.6 | 33% | 1% |
| Saint-Malachie | 1,755 | 11.0 km | 49.2 | 28% | 1% |
| Frampton | 1,374 | 13.0 km | 50.8 | 25% | 2.7% |
| Lac-Etchemin | 4,089 | 13.5 km | 56.8 | 36% | 1.5% |
| Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne | 1,460 | 14.0 km | 44.8 | 25% | 0% |
| Saints-Anges | 1,364 | 17.2 km | 39.6 | 18% | 0% |
| Saint-Damien-de-Buckland | 1,840 | 17.7 km | 55.6 | 33% | 1.2% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The census’s own words. In the census, “visible minority” is the Employment Equity Act’s term for people who are non-white in colour or race and not Indigenous. Like immigrant status, Indigenous identity and religion, which residents reported themselves, it is compared with other towns, never turned into a label.
- 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. 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.
Questions about Saint-Léon-de-Standon’s residents
What religion are people in Saint-Léon-de-Standon?
Christian: 84%. No religion: 16%. Another religion: 0.5%.
Is Saint-Léon-de-Standon good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 11%. 48% of households are couple families and 4.6% one-parent families. Schools near Saint-Léon-de-Standon are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Saint-Léon-de-Standon?
$52,800 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Saint-Léon-de-Standon (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Saint-Léon-de-Standon?
Statistics Canada estimates 1,033 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 1,042 in Saint-Léon-de-Standon, 8% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Saint-Léon-de-Standon?
57.6 is the median age. Under 15: 11%. 65 and over: 33%.
Is Saint-Léon-de-Standon bilingual?
English and French: 16% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 0%. French only: 83%. French mother tongue: 98%.
How diverse is Saint-Léon-de-Standon?
Immigrants make up 1% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 0% are members of a visible minority, and 0% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
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).