Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainAbove 92% of Canadian towns: 22% of residents are under 15
Residents with no religion: 24% here and 35% across Canada’s towns. There are 2% fewer residents than in 2016. In Saint-Simon, 84% of households live in a single-detached house. Half of the town’s residents are under 38.8, younger than in 71% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Saint-Simon
A town of families
Children under 15 are 22% of residents, more than in 92% of Canadian towns. Households average 2.6 people, and 6.5% are one-parent families. Ages ↓
Common-law couples
39% of residents 15 and over live common-law, more than in 99% of Canadian towns; 30% are married. Couples ↓
Fewer people than before
Saint-Simon went from 1,413 people in 2016 to 1,386 in 2021, −2%: slower growth than in 88% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Above 77% of Canadian towns: 25% of residents speak English and French
All figures are the 2021 Census’s unless another date is shown. 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
Compared with 66% across Canada’s towns, 1.1% of residents have English as their mother tongue here. The wider picture: 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
Saint-Simon’s population moved −2% on 2016, less than in 88% of Canadian towns
Two census counts, five years apart, and Statistics Canada’s newest estimate.
Change, 2016 to 2021
By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 6%. Medians for comparison: +4% across Canada’s towns; +4% across Quebec’s towns.
A smaller share of residents aged 65 and over than 71% of Canadian towns: 15%
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
More residents are 5–9 than any other five-year age: 8.7% of residents, 1.6 times the share across Canada’s towns. On the census count, 11% of residents are aged 15 to 24. The wider picture: 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women.
Saint-Simon households average 2.6 people, larger than in 67% of Canadian towns
Private households by type and size.
Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Across Canada’s towns, the share of one-parent families is 8.2%; Saint-Simon has 6.5%. For Saint-Simon, the census puts one-person households at 25%.
A larger share of common-law partners than 99% of Canadian towns: 39%
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Compared with 46% across Canada’s towns, 30% of residents 15 and over are married here. For common-law partners, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 11%.
In Saint-Simon, 32% of households rent their home, more than in 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: 33% predate 1961, 18% date from 2001 or later. The usual figure: 25% of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns.
The midpoint household income is $84,000 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
The middle household in Saint-Simon had $84,000 before tax, near the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Across Quebec’s towns, half of households had more than $74,000 before tax. COVID-19 benefits were paid to 26% of residents with an income, where the typical town had 28%.
In Saint-Simon, 7.7% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, fewer than in 85% of Canadian towns
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
Across Canada’s towns, 17% of residents are immigrants; in Saint-Simon, 1.4%. Residents without Canadian citizenship are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns. Measured more widely, just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns.
76% said they are Christian and 24% that they have no religion
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Indigenous residents are rarer here than in 98% of Canadian towns. 2.5% of residents belong to a visible minority.
In Saint-Simon, 9.5% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, fewer than in 96% of Canadian towns
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No diploma or degree: 19% here, 9.5% in the typical town.
An employment rate of 67%
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.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, below this 67%.
5 in 6 nearby towns have a higher median age than Saint-Simon
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Simon | 1,474 | — | 38.8 | 15% | 1.4% |
| Saint-Barnabé-Sud | 1,053 | 7.4 km | 40.4 | 18% | 0% |
| Saint-Hugues | 1,414 | 8.8 km | 39.2 | 16% | 2.2% |
| Saint-Liboire | 3,123 | 9.0 km | 38.4 | 13% | 2% |
| Sainte-Hélène-de-Bagot | 1,887 | 9.6 km | 39.2 | 17% | 0.9% |
| Saint-Hyacinthe | 60,874 | 12.2 km | 46.4 | 26% | 7.7% |
| Upton | 2,149 | 13.9 km | 43.6 | 19% | 2.7% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns. Two medians frame each figure: one for Quebec’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, one for all Canadian towns of that size, with whole cities and First Nations reserves left out. Percentiles rank the town within Canada.
- 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-Simon’s residents
Is Saint-Simon bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 25% are. Another 75% speak only French and 0% only English, and French is the first language of 97%.
How diverse is Saint-Simon?
1.4% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 2.5% belong to a visible minority and 0% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Saint-Simon?
76% are Christian and 24% have no religion; 0% follow another religion.
Is Saint-Simon good for families?
Under 15: 22% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 65% of households. One-parent families: 6.5%. Schools near Saint-Simon are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Saint-Simon?
The median household in Saint-Simon took in $84,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Saint-Simon?
Saint-Simon had about 1,474 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 1,386, 2% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Saint-Simon?
A median age of 38.8. Children under 15 make up 22%, and people 65 and over 15%.
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).