Photo: Fralambert · CC BY-SA 4.0Sainte-Julienne ranks above 91% of Canadian towns on households in single-detached houses: 91%
Just over one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24 across Canada’s towns, against 8.1% in Sainte-Julienne. With about 12,990 residents in July 2025, Sainte-Julienne counted 4,575 households at the 2021 Census. On the census count, 2.6% of residents are immigrants. Residents without Canadian citizenship are rarer here than in 95% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Sainte-Julienne
Common-law couples
Common-law unions take in 33% of adults, more than in 97% of Canadian towns, while 28% are married. Couples ↓
Growing faster than most
Sainte-Julienne went from 9,953 people in 2016 to 11,173 in 2021, +12%: faster growth than in 88% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Bilingual residents make up 32% in Sainte-Julienne, more than in 82% of Canadian towns
All figures are the 2021 Census’s unless another date is shown. 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
By its share of residents whose mother tongue is English (2%), Sainte-Julienne is below 92% of Canadian towns. The comparison figure for bilingual residents is 7.5% across Canada’s towns.
+12% since 2016, a pace 88% of Canadian towns didn’t match
Residents at the 2016 and 2021 censuses and the latest estimate, with the 2016–2021 change beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across Canada’s towns, the typical town changed +4%; across Quebec’s towns, +4%. The July 2025 estimate adds another 16%.
Above 75% of Canadian towns: 19% of residents are under 15
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
The biggest five-year age group is 55–59, with 9.2% of residents, 1.3 times the share across Canada’s towns. By way of comparison, 16% of residents are under 15 across Canada’s towns. In Sainte-Julienne, 17% of residents are 65 or over. With a median age of 42, Sainte-Julienne is younger than just over half of Canadian towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Sainte-Julienne, 42. 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.
Households here average 2.4 people, below 53% 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.
Here, 27% of households are one person living alone. At 8.3%, one-parent families sit close to the figure across Canada’s towns.
A higher share of common-law partners than 97% of Canadian towns, at 33%
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Married residents 15 and over make up 28%, against 46% across Canada’s towns. The comparison figure for common-law partners is 11% across Canada’s towns.
Fewer renter households than 72% of Canadian towns: 16%
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 74% of Canadian towns. The share of renter households across Canada’s towns is 25%. Newer homes outnumber old: 33% date from 2001 or later, 15% from before 1961.
Household income at the median: $74,000 a year
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
The median across Canada’s towns is $86,000; Sainte-Julienne’s, at $74,000, is 14% lower. For Quebec’s towns, the median household income is $74,000. In 2020, 33% of income recipients drew a COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefit; the typical town had 28%.
A higher share of residents who moved in within the year than 67% of Canadian towns, at 13%
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
14% of immigrants arrived between 2011 and 2021, against 27% across Canada’s towns. The share of residents who moved in within the year across Canada’s towns is 11%.
Residents with no religion: 34%, a lower share than 54% of Canadian towns
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Where 15% of residents belong to a visible minority across Canada’s towns, Sainte-Julienne has 2.1%. Across Canada’s towns, the share of residents with no religion is 35%. Indigenous residents account for 1.7%.
8.6% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, below 98% of Canadian towns
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
20% of those aged 25 to 64 have no formal credential, where the typical town has 9.5%.
60% of residents 15 and over were in work
May 2021 was still a pandemic month: the census’s work figures reflect that. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, below this 60%.
Among 41 towns of 12,773 to 13,237 people, the 16th oldest
The Canadian towns closest in population, from youngest to oldest.
The group spans Thompson, youngest at 31, to Forest, oldest at 56.8. The towns whose median age is nearest to Sainte-Julienne’s: Huntington Hills (41), Peel Village (41.7), Ayr (42.4) and Centre-Nord (Montréal-Nord) (43.4).
Of the 6 towns nearest Sainte-Julienne, 5 are older
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Julienne | 12,990 | — | 42 | 17% | 2.6% |
| Saint-Alexis | 1,462 | 4.8 km | 40.4 | 15% | 0% |
| Saint-Esprit | 2,313 | 8.2 km | 44 | 20% | 2% |
| Rawdon | 13,099 | 9.7 km | 50.4 | 24% | 4.2% |
| Saint-Jacques | 4,830 | 10.4 km | 44 | 20% | 2.5% |
| Saint-Calixte | 7,627 | 11.5 km | 48.8 | 20% | 4.4% |
| Saint-Liguori | 2,268 | 11.6 km | 44.8 | 20% | 2.5% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The census’s own words. In the census, “visible minority” is the Employment Equity Act’s term for people who are non-white in colour or race and not Indigenous. Like immigrant status, Indigenous identity and religion, which residents reported themselves, it is compared with other towns, never turned into a label.
- Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns. For each measure we take the median of Quebec’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, then the median of all Canadian towns. Neither counts whole cities or reserves, and every percentile is a Canadian one.
- 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-Julienne’s residents
Is Sainte-Julienne good for families?
Children under 15 are 19% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 53% of households and one-parent families 8.3%. Schools near Sainte-Julienne are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Sainte-Julienne?
Median total household income in Sainte-Julienne was $74,000 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Sainte-Julienne?
The latest figure is an estimate: 12,990 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Sainte-Julienne counted 11,173, 12% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Sainte-Julienne?
Half the residents are older than 42 and half younger, younger than 51% of Canadian towns; 19% are children under 15 and 17% are 65 or over.
Is Sainte-Julienne bilingual?
English and French: 32% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 0.4%. French only: 67%. French mother tongue: 95%.
How diverse is Sainte-Julienne?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 2.6%. A visible minority makes up 2.1% and Indigenous residents 1.7%.
What religion are people in Sainte-Julienne?
Most often Christian (66%) or no religion (34%); other religions make up 0.7%.
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).