Photo: Gordalmighty · CC BY-SA 3.0Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska ranks below 96% of Canadian towns on residents with no religion: 13%
With households in single-detached houses at 93%, Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska is ahead of 93% of Canadian towns on that count. The latest estimate, for July 2025, is 1,291 residents; the 2021 Census found 480 households. On the census count, 1.2% of residents are immigrants. One-person households are rarer here than in 65% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska
A town of families
Children under 15 are 22% of residents, more than in 92% of Canadian towns. Households average 2.6 people, and 7.3% are one-parent families. Ages ↓
Common-law couples
Common-law unions take in 38% of adults, more than in 99% of Canadian towns, while 30% are married. Couples ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska sits above 75% of Canadian towns for bilingual residents (22%)
The 2021 Census is the source of every figure here unless a date says otherwise. English, French and the other languages people grew up with or speak at home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
Across Canada’s towns, the share of residents whose mother tongue is English is 66%; Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska has 0.4%. Elsewhere, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
Faster growth than 72% of Canadian towns: Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska changed by +8% since 2016
How the population moved between the last two censuses, and since.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Medians for comparison: +4% across Canada’s towns; +4% across Quebec’s towns.
22% of residents are under 15, a share 92% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
10% of residents are aged 15 to 24 (Canada’s towns: 11%). Census figures put residents aged 65 and over at 18% in Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska. The median age in the town is 40.4, lower than in just over three fifths of Canadian towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
About 112 men for every 100 women.
Larger households than 67% of Canadian towns: 2.6 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.
Lower than in nearly two thirds of Canadian towns: 7.3% of households are one-parent families.
Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska ranks above 99% of Canadian towns on common-law partners: 38%
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
30% of residents 15 and over are married (Canada’s towns: 46%). For common-law partners, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 11%.
In Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska, 19% of households rent their home, fewer than in 63% of Canadian towns
Houses and apartments, owners and renters, older and newer homes. 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 74% of Canadian towns. Set beside that, 25% of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. Nearly two in five homes were built before 1961 and 23% in 2001 or later.
Median household income here: $76,000 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
Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska’s median household took in $76,000 before tax, 12% less than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Quebec’s towns have a median of $74,000. Emergency and recovery benefits reached 29% of those with an income, beside a typical 28%.
A smaller share of residents who moved in within the year than 71% of Canadian towns: 9.1%
Immigrants by continent of birth and when they arrived, citizenship, and who moved in recently.
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. Typically, 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns.
87% said they are Christian and 13% that they have no religion
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Here 0.8% of residents belong to a visible minority, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 15%. 1.2% of residents have an Indigenous identity.
Below 77% of Canadian towns: 17% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Some 19% have no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. By way of comparison, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
Employment: 65% of residents 15 and over had a job
These rates date from May 2021, during the pandemic, and run lower than a normal year’s. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
65% of residents 15 and over have a job; across Canada’s towns the typical share is 58%.
Every neighbour of Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska has an older population
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska | 1,291 | — | 40.4 | 18% | 1.2% |
| Princeville | 6,400 | 8.4 km | 41.2 | 19% | 1.2% |
| Victoriaville | 49,863 | 11.6 km | 47.2 | 28% | 3.2% |
| Saint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska | 3,307 | 12.3 km | 41.6 | 15% | 2.4% |
| Plessisville | 6,774 | 13.5 km | 48 | 29% | 1.4% |
| Plessisville | 2,718 | 14.8 km | 43.6 | 20% | 1.7% |
| Saint-Valère | 1,187 | 18.9 km | 46 | 19% | 3.4% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What these tables don’t give. For origins the charts stop at visible minority and Indigenous identity, and the Census Profile has nothing on unpaid care, cars or the internet, or on change by age since 2016.
- 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. A figure here is set beside two middles, the median across Quebec’s places of 2,500 people or more and the median across all Canadian towns that size; reserves and entire cities are excluded from both.
Questions about Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska’s residents
What religion are people in Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska?
13% said they have no religion and 87% that they are Christian; 0% named another faith.
Is Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska good for families?
22% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 65% of households and one-parent families 7.3%. Schools near Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska?
Half of Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska’s households had more than $76,000 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska?
About 1,291, by Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025. The 2021 Census found 1,247 people in Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska, 8% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska?
The median age is 40.4. 22% are under 15 and 18% 65 or older.
Is Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska bilingual?
22% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 78% speak French only and 0% English only. French is the mother tongue of 98%.
How diverse is Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska?
Immigrants: 1.2% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 0.8%. Indigenous identity: 1.2%.
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).