Photo: YanikB · CC BY-SA 4.0A median age of 51.6: Sainte-Béatrix is older than 89% of Canadian towns
6.9% of residents are aged 15 to 24, against 11% across Canada’s towns. Sainte-Béatrix had about 2,388 residents in July 2025, by Statistics Canada’s estimate, and 1,045 households at the 2021 Census. Here, 93% of households live in a single-detached house. At 1.4%, the share of immigrants is lower than in 96% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Sainte-Béatrix
Common-law couples
33% of residents 15 and over live common-law, more than in 97% of Canadian towns; 29% are married. Couples ↓
Older than most towns
Line Sainte-Béatrix’s residents up by age and the one in the middle is 51.6; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 24% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A higher share of bilingual residents than 83% of Canadian towns, at 34%
Every figure here comes from the 2021 Census unless it carries another date. 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
Residents whose mother tongue is English make up 2.3%, against 66% across Canada’s towns. Across Canada’s towns, bilingual residents come to 7.5%.
Since 2016, Sainte-Béatrix has grown +11%, faster than 85% 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. By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 10%.
24% of residents are 65 or over, a share 78% of Canadian towns don’t reach
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, 1.7 times the share across Canada’s towns. On children under 15, Sainte-Béatrix sits lower than just over three quarters of Canadian towns: 14%. As a reference point, 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 111 men for every 100 women.
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.
5.8% of households are one-parent families; across Canada’s towns the figure is 8.2%. Few places have as many one-person households: 34% here, more than in just over three quarters of Canadian towns.
Above 97% of Canadian towns: 33% of residents 15 and over live common-law
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
27% of adults have never married and don’t live common-law (typical: 27%). On the census count, 29% of residents 15 and over are married. The comparison figure for common-law partners is 11% across Canada’s towns.
Renter households: 14%, a lower share than 79% 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
Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. Newer homes outnumber old: 21% date from 2001 or later, 14% from before 1961. 9.1% of homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%.
Before tax, the median household income is $63,600 a year
The census asked about income in 2020: a pandemic year, with CERB and other emergency benefits counted in. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
The middle household in Sainte-Béatrix had $63,600 before tax, 26% below the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The middle household across Quebec’s towns has $74,000 before tax. Pandemic payments such as CERB reached 30% of income recipients here, against 28% in the typical town.
A larger share of residents who moved in within the year than 61% of Canadian towns: 12%
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
Residents without Canadian citizenship are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns. Across Canada’s towns, just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier.
A larger share of residents with no religion than 59% of Canadian towns: 38%
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
With visible minority residents at 0.7%, Sainte-Béatrix is behind 97% of Canadian towns on that count. Against that, 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns. For Sainte-Béatrix, the census puts Indigenous residents at 1.6%.
Degree holders aged 25 to 64 make up 17% in Sainte-Béatrix, less than in 77% of Canadian towns
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Some 16% have no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. As a yardstick, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
In work on census day: 48% of adults
These rates date from May 2021, during the pandemic, and run lower than a normal year’s. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
The employment rate of 48% is below the typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 24% of residents are 65 or over.
Of the 6 towns nearest Sainte-Béatrix, 3 are older
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Béatrix | 2,388 | — | 51.6 | 24% | 1.4% |
| Saint-Alphonse-Rodriguez | 3,639 | 6.6 km | 57.6 | 29% | 1.5% |
| Sainte-Marcelline-de-Kildare | 1,941 | 7.7 km | 46.8 | 21% | 2.2% |
| Saint-Jean-de-Matha | 5,415 | 8.4 km | 55.6 | 30% | 2.7% |
| Sainte-Mélanie | 3,417 | 11.7 km | 43.2 | 20% | 1.2% |
| Saint-Ambroise-de-Kildare | 4,615 | 13.8 km | 42.8 | 21% | 1.9% |
| Sainte-Émélie-de-l'Énergie | 1,856 | 13.9 km | 54 | 27% | 1.7% |
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. The middle of Quebec’s towns of 2,500 or more comes first, the middle of all Canadian towns second; cities as a whole and First Nations reserves stay out, and percentiles are within Canada.
- 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.
Questions about Sainte-Béatrix’s residents
Is Sainte-Béatrix bilingual?
34% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 66% speak French only and 0.2% English only. French is the mother tongue of 95%.
How diverse is Sainte-Béatrix?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 1.4%. A visible minority makes up 0.7% and Indigenous residents 1.6%.
What religion are people in Sainte-Béatrix?
Most often Christian (62%) or no religion (38%); other religions make up 0.5%.
Is Sainte-Béatrix 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 5.8%. Schools near Sainte-Béatrix are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Sainte-Béatrix?
Median total household income in Sainte-Béatrix was $63,600 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Sainte-Béatrix?
The latest figure is an estimate: 2,388 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Sainte-Béatrix counted 2,170, 11% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Sainte-Béatrix?
Half the residents are older than 51.6 and half younger; 14% are children under 15 and 24% are 65 or over.
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).