In Saint-Norbert, 6.1% of residents are aged 15 to 24, fewer than in 99% of Canadian towns
Here 85% of households live in a single-detached house, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 64%. The 2021 Census found 460 households in Saint-Norbert; by July 2025 the population was about 1,143. For Saint-Norbert, the census puts visible minority residents at 1%. Half of the town’s residents are over 44.8, older than in 66% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Saint-Norbert
Common-law couples
36% of residents 15 and over live common-law, more than in 98% of Canadian towns; 30% are married. Couples ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
25% of residents speak English and French, more than in 77% of Canadian towns
All figures are the 2021 Census’s unless another date is shown. 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
0.5% of residents have English as their mother tongue (Canada’s towns: 66%). To put it in context, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
A growing town: +6% since 2016, faster than 60% 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
Across Canada’s towns, half of towns changed by more than +4%; across Quebec’s towns, by more than +4%. The July 2025 estimate adds another 8%.
Saint-Norbert: 18% of residents are under 15, above 74% of Canadian towns
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
The biggest five-year age group is 60–64, with just over one in ten residents, 1.6 times the share across Canada’s towns. The usual figure: 16% of residents are under 15 across Canada’s towns. Residents aged 65 and over account for 18%.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
About 112 men for every 100 women.
2.3 people per household, fewer than in 64% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
26% of households are one person living alone. Fewer one-parent families than in 61% of Canadian towns: 7.6%.
Saint-Norbert ranks above 98% of Canadian towns on common-law partners: 36%
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Single and never married: nearly a quarter of adults, against a typical 27%. Set beside that, just over one in ten residents 15 and over live common-law across Canada’s towns.
Only 21% of households rent their home in Saint-Norbert
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
34% of homes were built before 1961 and 15% in 2001 or later. Renter households: 25% across Canada’s towns, for comparison. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns.
The middle household earns $68,500 a year
Incomes are 2020’s, the census’s reference year, and include pandemic benefits such as CERB. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
Half of Saint-Norbert’s households had a total income below $68,500, 20% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The provincial yardstick is $74,000, the median across Quebec’s towns. COVID-19 benefits were paid to 29% of residents with an income, where the typical town had 28%.
0% 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
Immigrants are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns. In Saint-Norbert, just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier.
32% of residents said they have no religion, fewer than in 58% of Canadian towns
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Locally, 2.4% of residents have an Indigenous identity. On religion, 68% answered Christian and 32% no religion, against 54% and 35% across Canada’s towns.
A smaller share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 92% of Canadian towns: 12%
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
At the other end, 28% hold no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. The usual figure: 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
A job for 55% of residents aged 15 and over
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.
At 55%, fewer residents are in work than the typical 58% across Canada’s towns, and 18% are 65 or over.
Every nearby town is older than Saint-Norbert
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Norbert | 1,143 | — | 44.8 | 18% | 0% |
| Saint-Cuthbert | 1,865 | 6.8 km | 50 | 25% | 1.4% |
| Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon | 2,916 | 8.0 km | 56.4 | 29% | 1.1% |
| Saint-Félix-de-Valois | 7,670 | 10.1 km | 47.2 | 25% | 1.2% |
| Saint-Gabriel | 3,091 | 10.9 km | 53.6 | 31% | 2.1% |
| Sainte-Élisabeth | 1,473 | 11.7 km | 46.4 | 22% | 3.2% |
| Saint-Barthélemy | 2,115 | 13.2 km | 48.8 | 23% | 1.9% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns. Provincial and national yardsticks: Quebec’s towns and neighbourhoods of at least 2,500 residents, and all Canadian towns of that size. No whole city and no First Nations reserve is in either median.
- What these tables don’t give. Missing from the census as published: unpaid care, cars and internet access, and the shift in each age band since 2016. Ethnic origins past visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted here.
- 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.
Questions about Saint-Norbert’s residents
Is Saint-Norbert good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 18%. 59% of households are couple families and 7.6% one-parent families. Schools near Saint-Norbert are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Saint-Norbert?
$68,500 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Saint-Norbert (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Saint-Norbert?
Statistics Canada estimates 1,143 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 1,060 in Saint-Norbert, 6% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Saint-Norbert?
44.8 is the median age. Under 15: 18%. 65 and over: 18%.
Is Saint-Norbert bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 25% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 0% speak only English and 75% only French; 98% grew up with French.
How diverse is Saint-Norbert?
Immigrants make up 0% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 1% are members of a visible minority, and 2.4% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Saint-Norbert?
Christian: 68%. No religion: 32%. Another religion: 0%.
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).