Photo: Eliser24 · CC BY-SA 4.0Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley sits below 95% of Canadian towns for renter households (7.2%)
Where just over one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24 across Canada’s towns, Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley has 7.8%. Fewer visible minority residents than in 96% of Canadian towns: 0.9%. With about 2,938 residents in July 2025, Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley counted 1,175 households at the 2021 Census. One-parent families: 4.7% of the total.
What stands out about the people of Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley
A bilingual town
52% of residents can hold a conversation in both English and French, more than in 91% of Canadian towns; 46% speak French only and 1.8% English only. English & French ↓
Common-law couples
34% of residents 15 and over live common-law, more than in 97% of Canadian towns; 36% are married. Couples ↓
Older than most towns
Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley’s median age is 50; 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 91% of Canadian towns, at 52%
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. 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
Against a figure of 66% across Canada’s towns, the share of residents whose mother tongue is English in Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley comes in at 6.9%. The wider picture: 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
+11% since 2016, a pace 83% of Canadian towns didn’t match
Two census counts, five years apart, and Statistics Canada’s newest estimate.
Change, 2016 to 2021
The July 2025 estimate adds another 7%. Across Canada’s towns, the typical town changed +4%; across Quebec’s towns, +4%.
Half of Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley is over 50, older than 85% of Canadian towns
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
No age band is larger than 60–64: just over one in ten residents, 1.5 times the share across Canada’s towns. The census found that nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or over in Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley, 50. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women.
2.3 people per household, fewer than in 64% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Where 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns, Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley has 25%.
Common-law partners: 34%, a higher share than 97% of Canadian towns
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Singles who have never married make up a fifth of adults, beside a typical 27%. The share of common-law partners across Canada’s towns is 11%. For Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley, the census puts married residents 15 and over at 36%.
A larger share of households in single-detached houses than 97% of Canadian towns: 96%
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 nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. Nearly a third of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 16% built before 1961. On average, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns.
$91,000 a year: where the middle household sits
The income year is 2020: a year of pandemic benefits such as CERB, which the figures count. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
The middle household in Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley had $91,000 before tax, 6% above the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Quebec’s towns have a median of $74,000. In 2020, 28% of income recipients drew a COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefit; the typical town had 28%.
In Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley, 10% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, fewer than in 59% of Canadian towns
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
Set against 17% across Canada’s towns, 4.7% of residents are immigrants in Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley. For comparison, just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns. Here, 1.3% of residents are not Canadian citizens.
Only 26% of residents said they have no religion in Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
With Indigenous residents at 1.3%, Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley is behind three quarters of Canadian towns on that count. Across the comparison, just over a third of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley ranks above 55% of Canadian towns on degree holders aged 25 to 64: 29%
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No certificate at all: 5.2%, against 9.5%. On average, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
A job for 57% of residents aged 15 and over
The census was taken in May 2021, during the pandemic, so these rates show a labour market still recovering. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Employment here, 57%, matches the middle of Canada’s towns (58%) within a couple of points.
10th highest median age among 41 towns of 2,893 to 2,985
Median age of the Canadian towns nearest in population; hover a dot.
The span goes from 31.7 (Paisley) up to 60.4 (Algonquin Highlands). Closest in median age to Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley are Wawa (47.2), Lesser Slave River No. 124 (48.8), Black Diamond (50.8) and Cocagne (51.6).
Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley is younger than 2 of its 6 nearest neighbours
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley | 2,938 | — | 50 | 24% | 4.7% |
| Magog | 30,764 | 9.2 km | 54.4 | 32% | 3.8% |
| Ayer's Cliff | 1,284 | 9.3 km | 49.6 | 24% | 5.4% |
| Hatley | 2,512 | 12.1 km | 50 | 25% | 6.8% |
| Waterville | 2,643 | 12.4 km | 39.2 | 17% | 4.2% |
| Orford | 5,698 | 14.1 km | 50.4 | 22% | 4.6% |
| Compton | 3,351 | 15.6 km | 41.2 | 20% | 3.1% |
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. 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 Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley’s residents
Is Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 52% are. Another 46% speak only French and 1.8% only English, and French is the first language of 90%.
How diverse is Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley?
4.7% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 0.9% belong to a visible minority and 1.3% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley?
73% are Christian and 26% have no religion; 0.8% follow another religion.
Is Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley good for families?
Under 15: 16% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 66% of households. One-parent families: 4.7%. Schools near Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley?
The median household in Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley took in $91,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley?
Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley had about 2,938 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 2,741, 11% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley?
A median age of 50, older than 85% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 16%, and people 65 and over 24%.
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).