Photo: Vintotal · CC BY-SA 3.0A higher share of one-person households than 93% of Canadian towns, at 44%
With a median age of 48.8, Senneterre is older than just over four fifths of Canadian towns. The town had about 2,832 residents in July 2025, by Statistics Canada’s estimate, and 1,390 households at the 2021 Census. 9.5% of residents have an Indigenous identity. Across Canada’s towns, 17% of residents are immigrants; locally, 0.6%.
What stands out about the people of Senneterre
Fewer people than before
Senneterre went from 2,868 people in 2016 to 2,782 in 2021, −3%: slower growth than in 92% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Many people living alone
44% of households are one person living alone, more than in 93% of Canadian towns; 24% of residents are 65 or over. Households ↓
Common-law couples
29% of residents 15 and over live common-law, more than in 92% of Canadian towns; 24% are married. Couples ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Senneterre sits above 76% of Canadian towns for bilingual residents (23%)
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. 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
At home: French 97%, English 1.6%. On residents whose mother tongue is English, Senneterre sits lower than 92% of Canadian towns: 2%. As a yardstick, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
From 2016 to 2021, 92% of Canadian towns grew faster than Senneterre: −3%
How the population moved between the last two censuses, and since.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Medians for comparison: +4% across Canada’s towns; +4% across Quebec’s towns. Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 2% higher again.
Senneterre: 24% of residents are 65 or over, above 77% of Canadian towns
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
9.7% of residents are aged 15 to 24 (Canada’s towns: 11%). Across the comparison, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Senneterre, 48.8. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split.
2 people per household, fewer than in 90% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
In Senneterre, 9.4% of households are one-parent families, beside 8.2% across Canada’s towns.
Senneterre ranks above 92% of Canadian towns on common-law partners: 29%
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Set against 46% across Canada’s towns, 24% of residents 15 and over are married in Senneterre. Across Canada’s towns, common-law partners come to 11%.
Senneterre ranks above 76% of Canadian towns on renter households: 41%
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
Older homes outnumber new: 45% predate 1961, 6.8% date from 2001 or later. The comparison figure for renter households is 25% across Canada’s towns. 52% of households live in a single-detached house, fewer than in 65% of Canadian towns.
The median household brings in $58,800 a year
Census incomes are for 2020, the year before the census, when CERB and other pandemic benefits topped up many households. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
The middle household in Senneterre had $58,800 before tax, 32% below the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The median across Quebec’s towns is $74,000. In 2020, 27% of income recipients drew a COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefit; the typical town had 28%.
Fewer residents who moved in within the year than 83% of Canadian towns: 7.9%
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
The share of residents without Canadian citizenship is 2%, against 5.8% across Canada’s towns. Across Canada’s towns, 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier.
23% of residents said they have no religion, fewer than in 81% of Canadian towns
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
The figure for visible minority residents is 0.7% in Senneterre and 15% across Canada’s towns. For comparison, just over a third of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
Degree holders aged 25 to 64 make up 11% in Senneterre, less than in 95% of Canadian towns
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Without any certificate: 32% of 25- to 64-year-olds (typical: 9.5%).
An employment rate of 50%
These rates date from May 2021, during the pandemic, and run lower than a normal year’s. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
The employment rate of 50% is below the typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 24% of residents are 65 or over.
Ranked by age, 14th oldest of 41 towns this size
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
Median ages climb from 34.4 (Westmount) to 58.8 (Saint-Michel-des-Saints) across the group. Next to Senneterre on this scale come Leeming (48.2), Sainte-Luce (48.8), Bedford (50.4) and Perry (51.6).
Senneterre and its 3 nearest towns: 1 of them are older
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are. No closer places have figures: these lie 15–37 km from Senneterre.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senneterre | 2,832 | — | 48.8 | 24% | 0.6% |
| Senneterre | 1,189 | 15.0 km | 55.2 | 27% | 0.8% |
| Barraute | 1,939 | 30.7 km | 46.8 | 23% | 1.8% |
| Lac Simon | 1,403 | 36.9 km | 24.8 | 3.1% | 0% |
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. 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.
- What these tables don’t give. Missing from the census as published: unpaid care, cars and internet access, and the shift in each age band since 2016. Ethnic origins past visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted here.
Questions about Senneterre’s residents
What is the population of Senneterre?
About 2,832, by Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025. The 2021 Census found 2,782 people in Senneterre, 3% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Senneterre?
The median age is 48.8, older than 82% of Canadian towns. 15% are under 15 and 24% 65 or older.
Is Senneterre bilingual?
23% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 77% speak French only and 0.5% English only. French is the mother tongue of 95%.
How diverse is Senneterre?
Immigrants: 0.6% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 0.7%. Indigenous identity: 9.5%.
What religion are people in Senneterre?
23% said they have no religion and 76% that they are Christian; 1.3% named another faith.
Is Senneterre good for families?
15% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 41% of households and one-parent families 9.4%. Schools near Senneterre are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Senneterre?
Half of Senneterre’s households had more than $58,800 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
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).