Photo: Fralambert · CC BY-SA 4.0Half of Saint-Ubalde is over 58.4, older than 98% of Canadian towns
Households in single-detached houses make up 84%, against 64% across Canada’s towns. The 2021 Census found 735 households in Saint-Ubalde; by July 2025 the population was about 1,565. On the census count, 5.2% of residents lived at another address a year earlier. 14% of residents said they have no religion, a lower share than in 95% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Saint-Ubalde
Older than most towns
The middle resident of Saint-Ubalde is 58.4; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 35% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Common-law couples
27% of residents 15 and over live common-law, more than in 91% of Canadian towns; 38% are married. Couples ↓
Many people living alone
One-person households make up 40%, more than in 89% of Canadian towns, and 35% of residents are 65 or over. Households ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A higher share of bilingual residents than 74% of Canadian towns, at 20%
The figures are the 2021 Census’s, except where another date is given. 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
Where 66% of residents have English as their mother tongue across Canada’s towns, Saint-Ubalde has 1.4%. As a reference point, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
+3% since 2016, a pace below 56% 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
For comparison, the median is +4% across Canada’s towns and +4% across Quebec’s towns. Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 7% higher again.
Residents aged 65 and over: 35%, a higher share than 97% of Canadian towns
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
With residents aged 15 to 24 at 5.5%, Saint-Ubalde is behind 99% of Canadian towns on that count. Across the comparison, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split.
One-person households make up 40% in Saint-Ubalde, more than in 89% of Canadian towns
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
The figure for one-parent families is 4.8% in Saint-Ubalde and 8.2% across Canada’s towns. Average household size: 2 people. One-person households: 27% across Canada’s towns, for comparison.
Common-law partners make up 27% in Saint-Ubalde, more than in 91% of Canadian towns
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
38% of residents 15 and over are married; across Canada’s towns the figure is 46%. The benchmark for common-law partners across Canada’s towns: 11%.
In Saint-Ubalde, 20% of households rent their home, fewer than in 61% of Canadian towns
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
Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. Across the comparison, 25% of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. 46% of homes were built before 1961 and 8.8% in 2001 or later.
$54,400 a year: where the middle household sits
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
Saint-Ubalde’s median household took in $54,400 before tax, 37% less than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Household incomes across Quebec’s towns have a median of $74,000. COVID-19 benefits went to 18% of residents with an income (typical: 28%).
0.7% 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
Compared with 17% across Canada’s towns, 0.7% of residents are immigrants here. In Saint-Ubalde, 1% of residents are not Canadian citizens.
86% said they are Christian and 14% that they have no religion
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Indigenous residents are rarer here than in 98% of Canadian towns. The census found that 1.4% of residents belong to a visible minority in Saint-Ubalde.
A smaller share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 89% of Canadian towns: 13%
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
An employment rate of 44%
Counted in May 2021, during COVID-19, these rates catch the job market before it had recovered. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, above this 44%; 35% of residents are 65 or over.
Saint-Ubalde sits below 1 of its 4 closest neighbours on median age
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Ubalde | 1,565 | — | 58.4 | 35% | 0.7% |
| Saint-Alban | 1,264 | 11.0 km | 53.2 | 28% | 0% |
| Saint-Casimir | 1,506 | 14.0 km | 55.2 | 30% | 1.4% |
| Lac-aux-Sables | 1,463 | 17.2 km | 61.2 | 38% | 0.7% |
| Saint-Marc-des-Carrières | 2,961 | 18.0 km | 52.4 | 31% | 2.3% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns. Each comparison is its own median: over Quebec’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, and over all Canadian towns of that size (whole cities and First Nations reserves left out). Percentiles are within Canada only.
- 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-Ubalde’s residents
How diverse is Saint-Ubalde?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 0.7%. A visible minority makes up 1.4% and Indigenous residents 0%.
What religion are people in Saint-Ubalde?
Most often Christian (86%) or no religion (14%); other religions make up 0%.
Is Saint-Ubalde good for families?
Children under 15 are 14% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 53% of households and one-parent families 4.8%. Schools near Saint-Ubalde are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Saint-Ubalde?
Median total household income in Saint-Ubalde was $54,400 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Saint-Ubalde?
The latest figure is an estimate: 1,565 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Saint-Ubalde counted 1,456, 3% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Saint-Ubalde?
Half the residents are older than 58.4 and half younger; 14% are children under 15 and 35% are 65 or over.
Is Saint-Ubalde bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 20% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 0% speak only English and 80% only French; 98% 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).