Photo: Benoit Rochon · CC BY-SA 3.0A larger share of children under 15 than 77% of Canadian towns: 19%
Against a figure of 11% across Canada’s towns, the share of residents who moved in within the year in Sainte-Martine comes in at 8.5%. The census found that 1.8% of residents belong to a visible minority in the town. A third of households rent their home, more than in 64% of Canadian towns. The 2021 Census found 2,405 households in the town; by July 2025 the population was about 5,884.
What stands out about the people of Sainte-Martine
A bilingual town
46% of residents can hold a conversation in both English and French, more than in 88% of Canadian towns; 53% speak French only and 1% English only. English & French ↓
Common-law couples
31% of residents 15 and over live common-law, more than in 95% of Canadian towns; 31% are married. Couples ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Sainte-Martine sits above 88% of Canadian towns for bilingual residents (46%)
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
At home: French 94%, English 4%. Compared with other places, residents whose mother tongue is English are scarce here: 4.1%, fewer than in 88% of Canadian towns. For bilingual residents, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 7.5%.
A change of +4% since 2016 leaves Sainte-Martine behind 52% 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
Sainte-Martine sits below 73% of Canadian towns for residents aged 15 to 24 (9.5%)
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
The biggest five-year age group is 60–64, with 8% of residents. With a median age of 41.2, Sainte-Martine is younger than 55% of Canadian towns. The usual figure: 11% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across Canada’s towns. Compared with 19% across Canada’s towns, 18% of residents are 65 or over here.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Sainte-Martine, 41.2. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women.
A higher share of one-parent families than 71% of Canadian towns, at 9.6%
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
29% of households are one person living alone; across Canada’s towns the figure is 27%. On average, 8.2% of households are one-parent families across Canada’s towns. Households here average 2.4 people each.
Sainte-Martine ranks above 95% of Canadian towns on common-law partners: 31%
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
27% of adults have never married and don’t live common-law (typical: 27%). Married residents 15 and over account for 31%. The benchmark for common-law partners across Canada’s towns: 11%.
Only 57% of households live in a single-detached house in Sainte-Martine
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
By its share of households in buildings of five or more storeys (1.7%), Sainte-Martine is above 63% of Canadian towns. 39% of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 22% built before 1961. Across Canada’s towns, households in single-detached houses come to 64%.
Median household income here: $78,500 a year
Incomes are 2020’s, the census’s reference year, and include pandemic benefits such as CERB. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
The middle household in Sainte-Martine had $78,500 before tax, 9% below the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Household incomes across Quebec’s towns have a median of $74,000. In 2020, 26% of income recipients drew a COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefit; the typical town had 28%.
2% of residents are immigrants
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
Across Canada’s towns, the share of residents without Canadian citizenship is 5.8%; Sainte-Martine has 0.2%. Add to that, on immigrants, Sainte-Martine sits lower than 93% of Canadian towns: 2%.
29% of residents said they have no religion, fewer than in 67% of Canadian towns
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Against a figure of 2.8% across Canada’s towns, the share of Indigenous residents in Sainte-Martine comes in at 1.6%. The comparison figure for residents with no religion is 35% across Canada’s towns.
Sainte-Martine sits below 79% of Canadian towns for degree holders aged 25 to 64 (16%)
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
13% have no certificate, diploma or degree (typical: 9.5%). Across Canada’s towns, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.
A job for 64% of residents aged 15 and over
Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic: some of these rates are lower than in a usual year. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
At 64%, more residents are in work than the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
Among 41 towns of 5,760 to 5,988 people, the 20th oldest
The Canadian towns closest in population, from youngest to oldest.
The youngest is Electoral Area B, Peace River (30.6) and the oldest Nutana Urban Centre (62). In age, Sainte-Martine keeps company with Electoral Area A, Bulkley-Nechako (41.2), Stettler County No. 6 (41.2), Country Hills West (41.8) and Cedarbrae (42).
Sainte-Martine is younger than 2 of its 6 nearest neighbours
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Martine | 5,884 | — | 41.2 | 18% | 2% |
| Saint-Urbain-Premier | 1,380 | 6.0 km | 38.8 | 16% | 1.9% |
| Mercier | 16,036 | 7.6 km | 39.2 | 14% | 12% |
| Très-Saint-Sacrement | 1,223 | 8.2 km | 42.8 | 18% | 2.9% |
| Saint-Isidore | 2,889 | 8.8 km | 40.4 | 17% | 3% |
| Beauharnois | 15,285 | 8.8 km | 43.2 | 21% | 3.8% |
| Saint-Étienne-de-Beauharnois | 1,151 | 9.5 km | 37.2 | 14% | 0.9% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What these tables don’t give. Not in the Census Profile: unpaid care, cars, internet access, and how each age group has changed since 2016. We also chart no ethnic origins besides visible minority and Indigenous identity.
- 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. Each comparison is its own median: over Quebec’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, and over all Canadian towns of that size (whole cities and First Nations reserves left out). Percentiles are within Canada only.
Questions about Sainte-Martine’s residents
Is Sainte-Martine bilingual?
English and French: 46% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 1%. French only: 53%. French mother tongue: 92%.
How diverse is Sainte-Martine?
Immigrants make up 2% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 1.8% are members of a visible minority, and 1.6% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Sainte-Martine?
Christian: 70%. No religion: 29%. Another religion: 0.7%.
Is Sainte-Martine good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 19%. 55% of households are couple families and 9.6% one-parent families. Schools near Sainte-Martine are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Sainte-Martine?
$78,500 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Sainte-Martine (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Sainte-Martine?
Statistics Canada estimates 5,884 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 5,664 in Sainte-Martine, 4% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Sainte-Martine?
41.2 is the median age, younger than 55% of Canadian towns. Under 15: 19%. 65 and over: 18%.
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).