Photo: Antho116 · CC BY-SA 3.0Saint-Sulpice: 11% of households are one-parent families, above 84% of Canadian towns
Most recent wave: 21% of immigrants arrived in 2011–2021 (Canada’s towns: 27%). Lower than in 87% of Canadian towns: 3.6% of residents are immigrants. About 3,688 people lived in Saint-Sulpice in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates. Locally, 3.1% of residents belong to a visible minority.
What stands out about the people of Saint-Sulpice
Common-law couples
32% of residents 15 and over live common-law, more than in 96% of Canadian towns; 29% are married. Couples ↓
Fewer people than before
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Saint-Sulpice went from 3,439 to 3,360 residents (−2%), slower growth than in 90% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Bilingual residents: 35%, a higher share than 83% of Canadian towns
The 2021 Census is the source of every figure here unless a date says otherwise. 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, 0.9% of residents have English as their mother tongue here. Measured more widely, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
Saint-Sulpice’s population moved −2% on 2016, less than in 90% 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
The July 2025 estimate adds another 10%. Across Quebec’s towns the median is +4%, and across Canada’s towns +4%.
Older than 64% of Canadian towns: half of Saint-Sulpice is over 44.4
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
The largest age band is 60–64: nearly one in ten residents, 1.3 times the share across Canada’s towns. Locally, one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24. Among Quebec’s towns, Centre has the highest share aged 65 or over, at 46%.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Saint-Sulpice, 44.4. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 104 men for every 100 women.
Saint-Sulpice households average 2.3 people, smaller than in 64% of Canadian towns
Private households by type and size.
Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
29% of households are one person living alone; across Canada’s towns the figure is 27%.
Saint-Sulpice: 32% of residents 15 and over live common-law, above 96% of Canadian towns
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
In Saint-Sulpice, 29% of residents 15 and over are married, beside 46% across Canada’s towns. Common-law partners: 11% across Canada’s towns, for comparison.
Only 56% of households live in a single-detached house in Saint-Sulpice
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
Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. The share of households in single-detached houses across Canada’s towns is 64%. Here, just over a fifth of households rent their home.
Household income at the median: $83,000 a year
Incomes here are for 2020, the year before the census, CERB and other pandemic benefits included. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
The median across Canada’s towns is $86,000, and Saint-Sulpice’s, at $83,000, is close to it. Within Quebec’s towns, the household in the middle had $74,000. COVID-19 benefits were paid to 30% of residents with an income, where the typical town had 28%.
Below 74% of Canadian towns: 8.8% of residents lived at another address a year earlier
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
0.9% of residents are not Canadian citizens; across Canada’s towns the figure is 5.8%. As a reference point, just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns. Most immigrants were born in Europe (38%) or in the Americas (29%).
Residents with no religion: 32%, a lower share than 58% of Canadian towns
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Across Canada’s towns, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity; in Saint-Sulpice, 1.5%. Against that, just over a third of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
A lower share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 92% of Canadian towns, at 12%
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No certificate, diploma or degree is held by 15%; in the typical town the share is 9.5%. Typically, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
A job for 68% of residents aged 15 and over
Counted in May 2021, during COVID-19, these rates catch the job market before it had recovered. 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 68%.
41 towns of 3,639 to 3,739 people: this is the 19th oldest
The Canadian towns closest in population, from youngest to oldest.
Median ages here range from 31.5 in West Kildonan Industrial to 58 in Piedmont. Nearest to Saint-Sulpice in age: Eau Claire (44.1), Greenfield (44.3), Parkview West (44.6) and Electoral Area A, Columbia-Shuswap (44.8).
Saint-Sulpice is older than every town around it
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Sulpice | 3,688 | — | 44.4 | 18% | 3.6% |
| L'Assomption | 25,126 | 5.1 km | 40 | 17% | 5.7% |
| Verchères | 5,819 | 6.2 km | 42.8 | 20% | 2.5% |
| Lavaltrie | 15,996 | 8.2 km | 40.8 | 17% | 3.4% |
| Repentigny | 91,290 | 10.0 km | 44.4 | 21% | 13% |
| L'Épiphanie | 9,254 | 10.2 km | 38.8 | 15% | 2.8% |
| Contrecoeur | 10,708 | 11.6 km | 38.8 | 18% | 5.5% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The census’s own words. The census takes “visible minority” from the Employment Equity Act: anyone other than Indigenous peoples who is non-white in colour or race. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are what residents reported, compared here with other towns and never used as a label.
- 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. Unpaid care, car ownership and internet access aren’t in the Census Profile, nor is the change by age since 2016. Ethnic origins other than visible minority and Indigenous identity are left out of the charts.
Questions about Saint-Sulpice’s residents
How diverse is Saint-Sulpice?
Immigrants make up 3.6% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 3.1% are members of a visible minority, and 1.5% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Saint-Sulpice?
Christian: 67%. No religion: 32%. Another religion: 1.2%.
Is Saint-Sulpice good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 16%. 54% of households are couple families and 11% one-parent families. Schools near Saint-Sulpice are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Saint-Sulpice?
$83,000 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Saint-Sulpice (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Saint-Sulpice?
Statistics Canada estimates 3,688 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 3,360 in Saint-Sulpice, 2% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Saint-Sulpice?
44.4 is the median age, older than 64% of Canadian towns. Under 15: 16%. 65 and over: 18%.
Is Saint-Sulpice bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 35% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 0% speak only English and 65% only French; 96% grew up with French.
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).