Photo: Gordalmighty · CC BY-SA 3.0Half of Saint-Pamphile is over 55.2, older than 95% of Canadian towns
One-person households: 37% here and 27% across Canada’s towns. The latest estimate, for July 2025, is 2,391 residents; the 2021 Census found 1,100 households. Locally, 8.7% of residents said they have no religion. Lower than in 81% of Canadian towns: 13% of residents are under 15.
What stands out about the people of Saint-Pamphile
Older than most towns
Line Saint-Pamphile’s residents up by age and the one in the middle is 55.2; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 29% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Fewer people than before
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Saint-Pamphile went from 2,400 to 2,274 residents (−5%), slower growth than in 96% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Common-law couples
27% of residents 15 and over live common-law, more than in 91% of Canadian towns; 36% are married. Couples ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Saint-Pamphile ranks above 67% of Canadian towns on bilingual residents: 13%
Unless a figure says otherwise, it is from the 2021 Census. The official languages residents can speak, and the ones they learned first.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
Nearly two thirds of residents have English as their mother tongue across Canada’s towns, against 0.7% in Saint-Pamphile. Bilingual residents: 7.5% across Canada’s towns, for comparison.
Saint-Pamphile changed by −5% from 2016 to 2021, behind 96% 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
Medians for comparison: +4% across Canada’s towns; +4% across Quebec’s towns.
Saint-Pamphile ranks above 91% of Canadian towns on residents aged 65 and over: 29%
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
60–64 is the most common age band: just over one in ten residents, 1.6 times the share across Canada’s towns. Measured more widely, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns. For Saint-Pamphile, the census puts residents aged 15 to 24 at 8.4%.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
Smaller households than 83% of Canadian towns: 2.1 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.
With one-parent families at 5.9%, Saint-Pamphile is behind 84% of Canadian towns on that count.
Saint-Pamphile sits above 91% of Canadian towns for common-law partners (27%)
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
36% of residents 15 and over are married; across Canada’s towns the figure is 46%. The share of common-law partners across Canada’s towns is 11%.
Saint-Pamphile: 73% of households live in a single-detached house, above 63% of Canadian towns
Dwelling types, tenure and age of the housing. 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: 48% predate 1961, 3.2% date from 2001 or later. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. Across Canada’s towns, households in single-detached houses come to 64%. The figure for renter households is 22% in Saint-Pamphile and 25% across Canada’s towns.
Households here have a median income of $59,200 a year
Incomes here are for 2020, the year before the census, CERB and other pandemic benefits included. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
At $59,200, the middle household in Saint-Pamphile earned 31% less than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Across Quebec’s towns, half of households had more than $74,000 before tax. Pandemic benefits reached 25% of residents with an income, against a typical 28%.
A lower share of residents who moved in within the year than 99% of Canadian towns, at 4%
Where immigrants were born and when they came, and how recently residents moved in.
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
92% said they are Christian and 8.7% that they have no religion
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Visible minority residents are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns. In Saint-Pamphile, 1.6% of residents have an Indigenous identity.
A smaller share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 98% of Canadian towns: 8.8%
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
A job for 55% of residents aged 15 and over
The census was taken in May 2021, during the pandemic, so these rates show a labour market still recovering. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
55% of residents 15 and over have a job, against a typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 29% are 65 or more.
Saint-Pamphile is younger than 1 of its 5 nearest neighbours
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page. No closer places have figures: these lie 15–47 km from Saint-Pamphile.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Pamphile | 2,391 | — | 55.2 | 29% | 0% |
| Sainte-Perpétue | 1,698 | 15.1 km | 54.8 | 30% | 0% |
| Saint-Aubert | 1,387 | 38.3 km | 52.4 | 29% | 1.1% |
| Saint-Jean-Port-Joli | 3,330 | 45.6 km | 54 | 31% | 0.5% |
| Saint-Fabien-de-Panet | 1,024 | 46.3 km | 58 | 36% | 0% |
| Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière | 1,635 | 47.0 km | 50.4 | 25% | 0% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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. 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.
Questions about Saint-Pamphile’s residents
What is the population of Saint-Pamphile?
The latest figure is an estimate: 2,391 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Saint-Pamphile counted 2,274, 5% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Saint-Pamphile?
Half the residents are older than 55.2 and half younger; 13% are children under 15 and 29% are 65 or over.
Is Saint-Pamphile bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 13% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 0% speak only English and 86% only French; 99% grew up with French.
How diverse is Saint-Pamphile?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 0%. A visible minority makes up 0% and Indigenous residents 1.6%.
What religion are people in Saint-Pamphile?
Most often Christian (92%) or no religion (8.7%); other religions make up 0%.
Is Saint-Pamphile good for families?
Children under 15 are 13% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 55% of households and one-parent families 5.9%. Schools near Saint-Pamphile are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Saint-Pamphile?
Median total household income in Saint-Pamphile was $59,200 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
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).