Photo: Fralambert · CC BY-SA 4.0A lower share of residents with no religion than 83% of Canadian towns, at 22%
Residents aged 65 and over are more common here than in nearly two thirds of Canadian towns. Households in single-detached houses: four fifths of the total. With about 1,473 residents in July 2025, Sainte-Élisabeth counted 605 households at the 2021 Census. 17% of residents are immigrants across Canada’s towns, against 3.2% in the town.
What stands out about the people of Sainte-Élisabeth
Fewer people than before
Sainte-Élisabeth went from 1,459 people in 2016 to 1,390 in 2021, −5%: slower growth than in 96% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Common-law couples
Common-law unions take in 28% of adults, more than in 92% of Canadian towns, while 37% are married. Couples ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Sainte-Élisabeth: 24% of residents speak English and French, above 77% of Canadian towns
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
At home: French 98%, English 0.4%. For comparison, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns. Nearly two thirds of residents have English as their mother tongue across Canada’s towns, against 0.7% in Sainte-Élisabeth.
Sainte-Élisabeth changed by −5% from 2016 to 2021, slower than 96% 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
Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 6% higher again. Medians for comparison: +4% across Canada’s towns; +4% across Quebec’s towns.
Older than 74% of Canadian towns: half of Sainte-Élisabeth is over 46.4
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
The biggest five-year age group is 60–64, with 10% of residents, 1.4 times the share across Canada’s towns. Few places have so few residents aged 15 to 24: 9% here, fewer than in 80% of Canadian towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women.
Households here average 2.3 people, below 64% 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.
With one-parent families at 6.6%, Sainte-Élisabeth is behind 76% of Canadian towns on that count. Census figures put one-person households at 28% here.
Common-law partners: 28%, a higher share than 92% of Canadian towns
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
The share of married residents 15 and over trails 74% of Canadian towns: 37%. The comparison figure for common-law partners is 11% across Canada’s towns.
18% of households rent their home, below 68% 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
Just over one in ten homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. For comparison, 25% of households rent their home across Canada’s towns.
$71,000 a year is the median household income here
Census incomes are for 2020, the year before the census, when CERB and other pandemic benefits topped up many households. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
Sainte-Élisabeth’s median household took in $71,000 before tax, 17% less than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Across Quebec’s towns the median is $74,000. COVID-19 benefits went to 26% of residents with an income (typical: 28%).
A lower share of residents who moved in within the year than 61% of Canadian towns, at 9.9%
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
Immigrants here were most often born in Europe (50%), then in the Americas (20%). On residents without Canadian citizenship, Sainte-Élisabeth sits lower than 78% of Canadian towns: 1.8%. Residents who moved in within the year make up 11% across Canada’s towns. Most recent wave: just over a fifth of immigrants arrived in 2011–2021 (Canada’s towns: 27%).
77% said they are Christian and 22% 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
Visible minority residents make up 1.4%, against 15% across Canada’s towns. Census figures put Indigenous residents at 1.8% in Sainte-Élisabeth.
Only 10% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher in Sainte-Élisabeth
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Across Canada’s towns, 27% of 25- to 64-year-olds hold a degree; in Sainte-Élisabeth, 10%, and 52% have a college or trades credential (typical: 29%). Those with no credential make up 16%, next to 9.5% in the typical town.
63% of residents 15 and over were in work
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.
More people work here than in the typical town: 63%, against 58% across Canada’s towns.
3 in 6 nearby towns have a higher median age than Sainte-Élisabeth
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Élisabeth | 1,473 | — | 46.4 | 22% | 3.2% |
| Notre-Dame-des-Prairies | 9,622 | 7.7 km | 50.4 | 28% | 2.3% |
| Saint-Félix-de-Valois | 7,670 | 7.9 km | 47.2 | 25% | 1.2% |
| Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes | 3,328 | 8.3 km | 41.6 | 18% | 1.1% |
| Saint-Charles-Borromée | 16,904 | 10.0 km | 57.2 | 39% | 2.6% |
| Sainte-Mélanie | 3,417 | 10.4 km | 43.2 | 20% | 1.2% |
| Saint-Thomas | 3,477 | 10.5 km | 42 | 20% | 0.4% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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.
Questions about Sainte-Élisabeth’s residents
What is the average age in Sainte-Élisabeth?
A median age of 46.4. Children under 15 make up 16%, and people 65 and over 22%.
Is Sainte-Élisabeth bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 24% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 0% speak only English and 76% only French; 98% grew up with French.
How diverse is Sainte-Élisabeth?
3.2% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 1.4% belong to a visible minority and 1.8% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Sainte-Élisabeth?
77% are Christian and 22% have no religion; 1.1% follow another religion.
Is Sainte-Élisabeth good for families?
Under 15: 16% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 59% of households. One-parent families: 6.6%. Schools near Sainte-Élisabeth are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Sainte-Élisabeth?
The median household in Sainte-Élisabeth took in $71,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Sainte-Élisabeth?
Sainte-Élisabeth had about 1,473 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 1,390, 5% fewer than 2016.
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).