Photo: Bernard Gagnon · CC BY-SA 3.0In Sainte-Claire, 18% of residents said they have no religion, fewer than in 91% of Canadian towns
Compared with 11% across Canada’s towns, 8.4% of residents are aged 15 to 24 here. Sainte-Claire had about 3,724 residents in July 2025, by Statistics Canada’s estimate, and 1,585 households at the 2021 Census. The share of one-person households stands at 34%. The median age in the town is 45.2, higher than in 69% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Sainte-Claire
Common-law couples
Common-law unions take in 29% of adults, more than in 93% of Canadian towns, while 33% are married. Couples ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A larger share of bilingual residents than 75% of Canadian towns: 21%
The figures are the 2021 Census’s, except where another date is given. English, French and the other languages people grew up with or speak at home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
Residents whose mother tongue is English: 0.6%, below 98% of Canadian towns. Set beside that, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns. At home: French 99%, English 0.3%.
Sainte-Claire grew +5% from 2016 to 2021, faster than 55% of Canadian towns
Two census counts, five years apart, and Statistics Canada’s newest estimate.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 6% higher again. Across Quebec’s towns the median is +4%, and across Canada’s towns +4%.
Residents aged 65 and over: 22%, a higher share than 67% of Canadian towns
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
With children under 15 at 17%, Sainte-Claire is ahead of 64% of Canadian towns on that count. The wider picture: 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Sainte-Claire, 45.2. 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.
2.2 people per household, fewer than in 74% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
For Sainte-Claire, the census puts one-parent families at 7.9%.
Common-law partners: 29%, a higher share than 93% of Canadian towns
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
27% of adults have never married and don’t live common-law (typical: 27%). For common-law partners, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 11%. On the census count, a third of residents 15 and over are married.
In Sainte-Claire, 29% of households rent their home, more than in 57% of Canadian towns
Houses and apartments, owners and renters, older and newer homes. 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: 28% predate 1961, 27% date from 2001 or later. Across Canada’s towns, renter households come to 25%. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. 70% of households live in a single-detached house, against 64% across Canada’s towns.
$72,000 a year is the median household income here
Incomes are 2020’s, the census’s reference year, and include pandemic benefits such as CERB. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
At $72,000, the middle household in Sainte-Claire earned 16% less than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The middle household across Quebec’s towns has $74,000 before tax. In 2020, 27% of income recipients drew a COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefit; the typical town had 28%.
1% of residents are immigrants
Immigrants by continent of birth and when they arrived, citizenship, and who moved in recently.
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
Recent arrivals are 57% of immigrants (2011 to 2021), beside 27% across Canada’s towns. In Sainte-Claire, 2.9% of residents are not Canadian citizens. Immigrants are rarer here than in 98% of Canadian towns.
82% said they are Christian and 18% that they have no religion
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
With visible minority residents at 1.7%, Sainte-Claire is behind 88% of Canadian towns on that count. On the census count, 1.4% of residents have an Indigenous identity.
In Sainte-Claire, 13% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, fewer than in 88% of Canadian towns
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No certificate at all: 11%, against 9.5%. Set beside that, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
63% of adults were employed in May 2021
The census was taken in May 2021, during the pandemic, so these rates show a labour market still recovering. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
At 63%, more residents are in work than the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
Ranked by age, 17th oldest of 41 towns this size
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
The youngest of these towns is West Kildonan Industrial, at 31.5; the oldest, Piedmont, is at 58. Nearest to Sainte-Claire in age: Electoral Area A, Columbia-Shuswap (44.8), Flagstaff County (45.2), Dixie (45.4) and Golf Course (46.5).
Nearby, 1 of 6 towns have older populations than Sainte-Claire
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Claire | 3,724 | — | 45.2 | 22% | 1% |
| Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse | 1,330 | 7.9 km | 42.8 | 23% | 0.8% |
| Sainte-Hénédine | 1,550 | 8.3 km | 40.4 | 22% | 0% |
| Saint-Anselme | 4,534 | 8.6 km | 41.2 | 20% | 3.8% |
| Sainte-Marguerite | 1,297 | 10.4 km | 40 | 19% | 0% |
| Saint-Malachie | 1,755 | 12.0 km | 49.2 | 28% | 1% |
| Saint-Gervais | 2,235 | 12.5 km | 41.6 | 20% | 1% |
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. 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. The Census Profile has no unpaid care, cars or internet access, and no change by age since 2016; ethnic origins beyond visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted here.
Questions about Sainte-Claire’s residents
How diverse is Sainte-Claire?
Immigrants make up 1% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 1.7% are members of a visible minority, and 1.4% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Sainte-Claire?
Christian: 82%. No religion: 18%. Another religion: 0.9%.
Is Sainte-Claire good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 17%. 55% of households are couple families and 7.9% one-parent families. Schools near Sainte-Claire are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Sainte-Claire?
$72,000 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Sainte-Claire (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Sainte-Claire?
Statistics Canada estimates 3,724 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 3,526 in Sainte-Claire, 5% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Sainte-Claire?
45.2 is the median age, older than 69% of Canadian towns. Under 15: 17%. 65 and over: 22%.
Is Sainte-Claire bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 21% are. Another 79% speak only French and 0.1% only English, and French is the first language of 98%.
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).