Photo: Roncanada · CC BY 4.0Half of Shannon is under 32.4, younger than 97% of Canadian towns
The share of one-person households is 18%, against 27% across Canada’s towns. The census found that 16% of residents lived at another address a year earlier in Shannon. Fewer residents without Canadian citizenship than in 91% of Canadian towns: 0.9%. Statistics Canada puts the town’s population at 7,088 for July 2025.
What stands out about the people of Shannon
A bilingual town
54% of residents can hold a conversation in both English and French, more than in 92% of Canadian towns; 45% speak French only and 1.3% English only. English & French ↓
Younger than most towns
Half of Shannon’s residents are under 32.4 and half over; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 25% are under 15 and 6.2% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
Common-law couples
41% of residents 15 and over live common-law, more than in 99% of Canadian towns; 30% are married. Couples ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Shannon ranks above 92% of Canadian towns on bilingual residents: 54%
Every figure here comes from the 2021 Census unless it carries another date. 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
5.3% of residents have English as their mother tongue; across Canada’s towns the figure is 66%. Elsewhere, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
Shannon grew +7% from 2016 to 2021, ahead of 66% of Canadian towns
How the population moved between the last two censuses, and since.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across Canada’s towns, half of towns changed by more than +4%; across Quebec’s towns, by more than +4%. By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 10%.
Shannon ranks below 98% of Canadian towns on residents aged 65 and over: 6.2%
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
Against a figure of 16% across Canada’s towns, the share of children under 15 in Shannon comes in at 25%. The wider picture: 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Shannon, 32.4. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
About 113 men for every 100 women.
2.8 people per household, more than in 82% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Where 8.2% of households are one-parent families across Canada’s towns, Shannon has 6.7%.
41% of residents 15 and over live common-law, more than in 99% of Canadian towns
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
24% of adults have never married and don’t live common-law (typical: 27%). To put it in context, 11% of residents 15 and over live common-law across Canada’s towns.
More households in single-detached houses than 60% of Canadian towns: 72%
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. Typically, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. Newer homes outnumber old: 54% date from 2001 or later, 14% from before 1961. 27% of households rent their home (Canada’s towns: 25%).
Households here have a median income of $114,000 a year
The census asked about income in 2020: a pandemic year, with CERB and other emergency benefits counted in. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
Half of Shannon’s households had a total income above $114,000, 33% more than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Across Quebec’s towns, half of households had more than $74,000 before tax. 22% of income recipients received COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefits (typical: 28%).
2.9% 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
Most recent wave: 11% of immigrants arrived in 2011–2021 (Canada’s towns: 27%). Fewer immigrants than in 90% of Canadian towns: 2.9%.
In Shannon, 31% of residents said they have no religion, fewer than in 63% of Canadian towns
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
15% of residents belong to a visible minority across Canada’s towns, against 2.3% in Shannon. For Shannon, the census puts Indigenous residents at 3.7%. The benchmark for residents with no religion across Canada’s towns: 35%.
Degree holders aged 25 to 64 make up 20% in Shannon, less than in 68% of Canadian towns
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Without any certificate: 6.1% of 25- to 64-year-olds (typical: 9.5%).
In work on census day: 74% of adults
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.
Employment runs above the middle of Canada’s towns (58%), at 74%.
Youngest by rank: 2nd of 41 towns of 6,965 to 7,259 people
The Canadian towns closest in population, from youngest to oldest.
At one end is Edgeley (31.2), at the other Fairwinds (61.6). Nearest to Shannon in age: Edgeley (31.2), Brighton (33.4) and Peace River (35.6).
Every nearby town is older than Shannon
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shannon | 7,088 | — | 32.4 | 6.2% | 2.9% |
| Fossambault-sur-le-Lac | 2,505 | 7.5 km | 42.4 | 18% | 1.5% |
| Val-Bélair | 30,003 | 8.1 km | 37 | 12% | 3.8% |
| Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier | 9,830 | 8.2 km | 35.6 | 12% | 1.8% |
| Lac-Saint-Charles | 9,985 | 10.6 km | 40.2 | 15% | 1.7% |
| Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier | 3,400 | 11.5 km | 32.8 | 8.9% | 3.2% |
| Loretteville | 15,653 | 12.0 km | 44 | 23% | 4.9% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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. 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 Shannon’s residents
What is the average age in Shannon?
32.4 is the median age, younger than 97% of Canadian towns. Under 15: 25%. 65 and over: 6.2%.
Is Shannon bilingual?
54% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 45% speak French only and 1.3% English only. French is the mother tongue of 90%.
How diverse is Shannon?
Immigrants make up 2.9% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 2.3% are members of a visible minority, and 3.7% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Shannon?
Christian: 69%. No religion: 31%. Another religion: 0.2%.
Is Shannon good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 25%. 69% of households are couple families and 6.7% one-parent families. Schools near Shannon are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Shannon?
$114,000 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Shannon (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Shannon?
Statistics Canada estimates 7,088 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 6,432 in Shannon, 7% 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).