Photo: Gabriel Picard · CC BY-SA 4.0A median age of 54.4: Sainte-Pétronille is older than 94% of Canadian towns
4.4% of residents lived at another address a year earlier; across Canada’s towns the figure is 11%. Sainte-Pétronille had about 1,015 residents in July 2025, by Statistics Canada’s estimate, and 460 households at the 2021 Census. In Sainte-Pétronille, 96% of households live in a single-detached house. Fewer children under 15 than in 78% of Canadian towns: 13%.
What stands out about the people of Sainte-Pétronille
A bilingual town
Both official languages: 48% of residents speak English and French, more than in 89% of Canadian towns. Another 51% speak only French and 0.5% only English. English & French ↓
Older than most towns
Line Sainte-Pétronille’s residents up by age and the one in the middle is 54.4; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 31% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Common-law couples
Common-law unions take in 33% of adults, more than in 97% of Canadian towns, while 36% are married. Couples ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Sainte-Pétronille sits above 89% of Canadian towns for bilingual residents (48%)
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
1.9% of residents have English as their mother tongue; across Canada’s towns the figure is 66%. At home: French 98%, English 1.4%. Set beside that, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
Slower than most: +2% since 2016, behind 63% 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
Across Canada’s towns, the typical town changed +4%; across Quebec’s towns, +4%.
A larger share of residents aged 65 and over than 94% of Canadian towns: 31%
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
Against a figure of 11% across Canada’s towns, the share of residents aged 15 to 24 in Sainte-Pétronille comes in at 8.5%. On average, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split.
Smaller households than 64% of Canadian towns: 2.3 people on average
Households by family type and by the number of people in them.
Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
By its share of one-parent families (6.5%), Sainte-Pétronille is below 77% of Canadian towns. Just over a quarter of households are one person living alone.
In Sainte-Pétronille, 33% of residents 15 and over live common-law, more than in 97% of Canadian towns
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Here 36% of residents 15 and over are married, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 46%. The benchmark for common-law partners across Canada’s towns: 11%.
Renter households: 11%, a lower share than 87% 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
Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. Across the comparison, a quarter of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. Older homes outnumber new: 31% predate 1961, 8.7% date from 2001 or later.
Median household income here: $109,000 a year
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-Pétronille’s median household took in $109,000 before tax, 27% more than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Within Quebec’s towns, the household in the middle had $74,000. COVID-19 benefits went to 22% of residents with an income (typical: 28%).
8.6% 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
Compared with 17% across Canada’s towns, 8.6% of residents are immigrants here. Residents without Canadian citizenship: 1.9% of the total.
30% of residents said they have no religion, fewer than in 66% of Canadian towns
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Visible minority residents are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns. The share of residents with no religion across Canada’s towns is 35%. For Sainte-Pétronille, the census puts Indigenous residents at 1%.
A larger share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 68% of Canadian towns: 38%
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No certificate, diploma or degree is held by 5.7%; in the typical town the share is 9.5%. By way of comparison, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
53% of adults were employed in May 2021
The census counted work in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so read these rates as a pandemic snapshot. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
At 53%, fewer residents are in work than the typical 58% across Canada’s towns, and 31% are 65 or over.
The towns around Sainte-Pétronille are all younger
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Pétronille | 1,015 | — | 54.4 | 31% | 8.6% |
| Chutes-Montmorency | 16,273 | 4.7 km | 46.7 | 23% | 5% |
| Vieux-Bourg | 14,774 | 5.4 km | 45.7 | 25% | 7.5% |
| Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans | 1,704 | 6.4 km | 51.6 | 29% | 2.1% |
| Boischatel | 9,250 | 6.5 km | 40.8 | 17% | 3.8% |
| Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans | 1,659 | 7.3 km | 50.8 | 26% | 4.1% |
| Vieux-Moulin | 15,935 | 7.4 km | 54.3 | 35% | 7.6% |
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. 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. Provincial and national yardsticks: Quebec’s towns and neighbourhoods of at least 2,500 residents, and all Canadian towns of that size. No whole city and no First Nations reserve is in either median.
Questions about Sainte-Pétronille’s residents
What is the average age in Sainte-Pétronille?
Half the residents are older than 54.4 and half younger; 13% are children under 15 and 31% are 65 or over.
Is Sainte-Pétronille bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 48% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 0.5% speak only English and 51% only French; 96% grew up with French.
How diverse is Sainte-Pétronille?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 8.6%. A visible minority makes up 0% and Indigenous residents 1%.
What religion are people in Sainte-Pétronille?
Most often Christian (70%) or no religion (30%); other religions make up 0.4%.
Is Sainte-Pétronille good for families?
Children under 15 are 13% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 66% of households and one-parent families 6.5%. Schools near Sainte-Pétronille are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Sainte-Pétronille?
Median total household income in Sainte-Pétronille was $109,000 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Sainte-Pétronille?
The latest figure is an estimate: 1,015 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Sainte-Pétronille counted 1,055, 2% more 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).