Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 4.0Children under 15: 21%, a higher share than 90% of Canadian towns
Across Canada’s towns, the share of residents aged 65 and over is 19%; Saint-Philippe has 12%. The latest estimate, for July 2025, is 8,674 residents; the 2021 Census found 2,855 households. For Saint-Philippe, the census puts renter households at 14%. Compared with other places, residents who moved in within the year are common here: 13%, more than in 66% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Saint-Philippe
A bilingual town
Both official languages: 51% of residents speak English and French, more than in 90% of Canadian towns. Another 48% speak only French and 1.1% only English. English & French ↓
Growing faster than most
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Saint-Philippe went from 6,320 to 7,597 residents (+20%), faster growth than in 96% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
A town of families
Children under 15 are 21% of residents, more than in 90% of Canadian towns. Households average 2.6 people, and 11% are one-parent families. Ages ↓
Common-law couples
34% of residents 15 and over live common-law, more than in 97% of Canadian towns; 31% are married. Couples ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Saint-Philippe: 51% of residents speak English and French, above 90% of Canadian towns
Unless a figure says otherwise, it is from the 2021 Census. Who can speak English and French, mother tongue, and the language spoken most at home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
Here 3.6% of residents have English as their mother tongue, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 66%. Across Canada’s towns, bilingual residents come to 7.5%.
Saint-Philippe’s population changed by +20% since 2016, more than in 96% of Canadian towns
How the population moved between the last two censuses, and since.
Change, 2016 to 2021
For comparison, the median is +4% across Canada’s towns and +4% across Quebec’s towns. Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 14% higher again.
A median age of 37.6: Saint-Philippe is younger than 79% of Canadian towns
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
40–44 is the most common age band: nearly one in ten residents, 1.4 times the share across Canada’s towns. Here, one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Saint-Philippe, 37.6. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
In Saint-Philippe, 11% of households are one-parent families, more than in 84% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
By its share of one-person households (20%), Saint-Philippe is below 76% of Canadian towns. One-parent families make up 8.2% across Canada’s towns.
Common-law partners: 34%, a higher share than 97% of Canadian towns
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
The share of married residents 15 and over trails 86% of Canadian towns: 31%. The comparison figure for common-law partners is 11% across Canada’s towns.
In Saint-Philippe, 55% of households live in a single-detached house, fewer than in 62% of Canadian towns
The kinds of homes people live in, who owns and who rents, and how old the homes are. 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
Just over three in five homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 8.9% built before 1961. As a yardstick, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns.
$103,000 a year: the median household income
Census incomes cover 2020, when emergency benefits like CERB lifted many households’ totals. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
Saint-Philippe’s median household took in $103,000 before tax, 20% more than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Quebec’s towns have a median of $74,000. 29% of income recipients received COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefits (typical: 28%).
8.6% of residents are immigrants
Birthplaces and arrival years of immigrants, citizenship and recent moves.
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
Two in five immigrants arrived between 2011 and 2021, against 27% across Canada’s towns. Immigrants are rarer here than in just over two thirds of Canadian towns. Residents without Canadian citizenship account for 2.6%.
Only 30% of residents said they have no religion in Saint-Philippe
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Among other religions: Muslim (2.8%). At 8.4%, the share of visible minority residents is lower than in just over three fifths of Canadian towns. Across Canada’s towns, 35% of residents said they have no religion. There is little gap on Indigenous residents: 2.1%, about the same as across Canada’s towns.
Degree holders aged 25 to 64: 25%, a lower share than 54% of Canadian towns
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Some 8.9% have no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. Typically, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
A job for 72% of residents aged 15 and over
These rates date from May 2021, during the pandemic, and run lower than a normal year’s. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
The employment rate of 72% is above the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
Of 41 towns its size (8,492 to 8,864 people), the 11th youngest
Towns of about this size, placed by median age.
Renfrew is the oldest at 54, Garneau the youngest at 30.2. Next to Saint-Philippe on this scale come West Centretown (36.6), Canterbury Park (36.9), St. Adolphe (38) and DT Cooksville (38.1).
Every neighbour of Saint-Philippe has an older population
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Philippe | 8,674 | — | 37.6 | 12% | 8.6% |
| Candiac | 24,920 | 4.2 km | 42 | 17% | 17% |
| Saint-Mathieu | 2,642 | 5.8 km | 41.2 | 15% | 3.2% |
| La Prairie | 27,159 | 6.0 km | 42.8 | 17% | 17% |
| Delson | 8,802 | 6.4 km | 42.4 | 17% | 12% |
| Sainte-Catherine | 17,782 | 8.1 km | 43.6 | 19% | 11% |
| Saint-Constant | 32,124 | 8.7 km | 40 | 14% | 14% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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.
Questions about Saint-Philippe’s residents
Is Saint-Philippe bilingual?
51% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 48% speak French only and 1.1% English only. French is the mother tongue of 87%.
How diverse is Saint-Philippe?
Immigrants: 8.6% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 8.4%. Indigenous identity: 2.1%.
What religion are people in Saint-Philippe?
30% said they have no religion and 66% that they are Christian; 3.9% named another faith.
Is Saint-Philippe good for families?
21% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 61% of households and one-parent families 11%. Schools near Saint-Philippe are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Saint-Philippe?
Half of Saint-Philippe’s households had more than $103,000 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of Saint-Philippe?
About 8,674, by Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025. The 2021 Census found 7,597 people in Saint-Philippe, 20% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Saint-Philippe?
The median age is 37.6, younger than 79% of Canadian towns. 21% are under 15 and 12% 65 or older.
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).