Photo: Roncanada · CC BY 4.0A smaller share of renter households than 91% of Canadian towns: 9.4%
Across Canada’s towns, 11% of residents are aged 15 to 24; in Saint-Lucien, 8.1%. With about 1,941 residents in July 2025, Saint-Lucien counted 795 households at the 2021 Census. On the census count, just over a fifth of residents said they have no religion. Residents without Canadian citizenship are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Saint-Lucien
Common-law couples
Common-law unions take in 34% of adults, more than in 98% of Canadian towns, while 30% are married. Couples ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
24% of residents speak English and French, more than in 76% of Canadian towns
The figures are the 2021 Census’s, except where another date is given. 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
By its share of residents whose mother tongue is English (0.6%), Saint-Lucien is below 98% of Canadian towns. Against that, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
Faster growth than 79% of Canadian towns: Saint-Lucien changed by +9% since 2016
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 8%. Medians for comparison: +4% across Canada’s towns; +4% across Quebec’s towns.
Saint-Lucien is older than 62% of Canadian towns: a median age of 44
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
17% of residents are under 15, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Residents aged 65 and over: 18% of the total.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
46% women, 54% men
About 117 men for every 100 women.
Smaller households than 64% of Canadian towns: 2.3 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.
Set against 27% across Canada’s towns, 30% of households are one person living alone in Saint-Lucien. For Saint-Lucien, the census puts one-parent families at 6.9%.
More common-law partners than 98% of Canadian towns: 34%
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
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-Lucien comes in at 30%. The share of common-law partners across Canada’s towns is 11%.
In Saint-Lucien, 94% of households live in a single-detached house, more than in 95% 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
Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. For comparison, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. Newer homes outnumber old: 27% date from 2001 or later, 11% from before 1961.
The middle household earns $68,000 a year
Incomes are 2020’s, the census’s reference year, and include pandemic benefits such as CERB. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
The median across Canada’s towns is $86,000; Saint-Lucien’s, at $68,000, is 21% lower. The middle household across Quebec’s towns has $74,000 before tax. In 2020, 32% of income recipients drew a COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefit; the typical town had 28%.
Below 72% of Canadian towns: 9% of residents lived at another address a year earlier
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
The share of immigrants trails 95% of Canadian towns: 1.7%. Residents who moved in within the year: 11% across Canada’s towns, for comparison.
78% said they are Christian and 22% that they have no religion
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Against a figure of 15% across Canada’s towns, the share of visible minority residents in Saint-Lucien comes in at 0.6%. The census found that 1.1% of residents have an Indigenous identity locally.
A lower share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 90% of Canadian towns, at 12%
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No certificate, diploma or degree is held by 22%; in the typical town the share is 9.5%. For comparison, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
62% of residents 15 and over were in work
The census counted work in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so read these rates as a pandemic snapshot. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
62% of residents 15 and over have a job; across Canada’s towns the typical share is 58%.
4 of the 6 nearest towns are older than Saint-Lucien
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Lucien | 1,941 | — | 44 | 18% | 1.7% |
| Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover | 5,242 | 8.3 km | 38.4 | 16% | 1.4% |
| Drummondville | 85,560 | 11.2 km | 44.8 | 24% | 4.4% |
| L'Avenir | 1,456 | 11.8 km | 46.4 | 22% | 3.6% |
| Saint-Félix-de-Kingsey | 1,550 | 13.6 km | 46.4 | 22% | 1.3% |
| Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Conseil | 1,950 | 14.0 km | 41.2 | 23% | 0.9% |
| Sainte-Clotilde-de-Horton | 1,647 | 15.9 km | 44.8 | 21% | 2.3% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The census’s own words. These are self-reported answers: Indigenous identity, immigrant status, religion. The census’s “visible minority” comes from the Employment Equity Act (non-white in colour or race, Indigenous peoples aside), and the page sets each beside other towns without labelling any.
- 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. 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-Lucien’s residents
What is the population of Saint-Lucien?
Statistics Canada estimates 1,941 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 1,801 in Saint-Lucien, 9% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Saint-Lucien?
44 is the median age. Under 15: 17%. 65 and over: 18%.
Is Saint-Lucien bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 24% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 0% speak only English and 76% only French; 98% grew up with French.
How diverse is Saint-Lucien?
Immigrants make up 1.7% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 0.6% are members of a visible minority, and 1.1% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Saint-Lucien?
Christian: 78%. No religion: 22%. Another religion: 0%.
Is Saint-Lucien good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 17%. 57% of households are couple families and 6.9% one-parent families. Schools near Saint-Lucien are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Saint-Lucien?
$68,000 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Saint-Lucien (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
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).