Photo: Veillg1 · CC BY-SA 4.013% of residents are aged 15 to 24, more than in 77% of Canadian towns
Across Canada’s towns, the share of residents who moved in within the year is 11%; Sainte-Julie has 8.8%. Statistics Canada puts the town’s population at 30,981 for July 2025. The census found that 29% of residents said they have no religion locally. The median age here is 44.4, higher than in 64% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Sainte-Julie
A bilingual town
Both official languages: 52% of residents speak English and French, more than in 91% of Canadian towns. Another 47% speak only French and 0.5% only English. English & French ↓
Common-law couples
Common-law unions take in 28% of adults, more than in 92% of Canadian towns, while 35% are married. Couples ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Bilingual residents: 52%, a higher share than 91% of Canadian towns
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
1.8% of residents have English as their mother tongue (Canada’s towns: 66%). The share of bilingual residents across Canada’s towns is 7.5%.
A change of +1% since 2016 leaves Sainte-Julie behind 74% of Canadian towns
Residents at the 2016 and 2021 censuses and the latest estimate, with the 2016–2021 change beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across Quebec’s towns the median is +4%, and across Canada’s towns +4%. By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 3%.
A larger share of children under 15 than 64% of Canadian towns: 17%
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
The biggest five-year age group is 55–59, with 8.1% of residents. The highest share aged 65 or over among Quebec’s towns is Centre’s: 46%. Set beside that, 16% of residents are under 15 across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Sainte-Julie, 44.4. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women.
Sainte-Julie ranks below 66% of Canadian towns on one-person households: 23%
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
At 2.5 people, the average household compares with 2.4 across Canada’s towns. Across Sainte-Julie, 10% of households are one-parent families. The comparison figure for one-person households is 27% across Canada’s towns.
A higher share of common-law partners than 92% of Canadian towns, at 28%
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns, against 35% in Sainte-Julie. Across Canada’s towns, the share of common-law partners is 11%.
Renter households make up 20% in Sainte-Julie, less than in 62% 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
Just over a fifth of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 2.2% built before 1961. Typically, a quarter of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. Across Canada’s towns, 64% of households live in a single-detached house; in Sainte-Julie, 67%.
Half above, half below $107,000 a year in household income
The income year is 2020: a year of pandemic benefits such as CERB, which the figures count. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
Sainte-Julie’s median household took in $107,000 before tax, 24% more than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The provincial yardstick is $74,000, the median across Quebec’s towns. 26% of income recipients received COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefits (typical: 28%).
6.4% 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
Set against 5.8% across Canada’s towns, 1.3% of residents are not Canadian citizens in Sainte-Julie. Immigrants are rarer here than in 76% of Canadian towns. Most immigrants were born in Europe (36%) or in Africa (27%).
68% said they are Christian and 29% 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
Here 1.2% of residents have an Indigenous identity, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 2.8%. Census figures put visible minority residents at 5.9% in Sainte-Julie.
Sainte-Julie sits above 63% of Canadian towns for degree holders aged 25 to 64 (34%)
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Holding no credential: 5.8% (typical 9.5%). The wider picture: 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
68% of adults were employed in May 2021
May 2021 was still a pandemic month: the census’s work figures reflect that. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
More people work here than in the typical town: 68%, against 58% across Canada’s towns.
The 8th oldest of 41 towns of 29,077 to 33,003 people
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
Magog is the oldest at 54.4, Alloa the youngest at 31.3. The towns whose median age is nearest to Sainte-Julie’s: Conception Bay South (43.2), King (43.2), La Cité (44.6) and Victoria-Fraserview (45).
Sainte-Julie sits below 3 of its 6 closest neighbours on median age
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Julie | 30,981 | — | 44.4 | 18% | 6.4% |
| Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville | 26,786 | 6.8 km | 46 | 23% | 10% |
| Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil | 2,999 | 6.9 km | 45.2 | 21% | 3.1% |
| Saint-Amable | 14,119 | 7.0 km | 36.4 | 9.9% | 6.2% |
| Boucherville | 41,910 | 8.0 km | 48 | 25% | 9.4% |
| Saint-Basile-le-Grand | 17,146 | 8.2 km | 41.6 | 15% | 7.3% |
| McMasterville | 6,114 | 9.1 km | 41.6 | 20% | 3.8% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. Some things the page can’t show: the Census Profile asks nothing about unpaid care, cars or internet access, and gives no change by age since 2016. Ethnic origins beyond visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted.
- The census’s own words. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are as residents answered them. “Visible minority” follows the Employment Equity Act, meaning people other than Indigenous peoples who are non-white in colour or race. We compare these figures across towns; none is a label for a town.
Questions about Sainte-Julie’s residents
Is Sainte-Julie good for families?
Children under 15 are 17% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 63% of households and one-parent families 10%. Schools near Sainte-Julie are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Sainte-Julie?
Median total household income in Sainte-Julie was $107,000 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Sainte-Julie?
The latest figure is an estimate: 30,981 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Sainte-Julie counted 30,045, about the same as 2016.
What is the average age in Sainte-Julie?
Half the residents are older than 44.4 and half younger, older than 64% of Canadian towns; 17% are children under 15 and 18% are 65 or over.
Is Sainte-Julie bilingual?
English and French: 52% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 0.5%. French only: 47%. French mother tongue: 92%.
How diverse is Sainte-Julie?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 6.4%. A visible minority makes up 5.9% and Indigenous residents 1.2%.
What religion are people in Sainte-Julie?
Most often Christian (68%) or no religion (29%); other religions make up 2.9%.
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).