Photo: Mikano · CC BY-SA 3.0Older than 99% of Canadian towns: half of Venise-en-Québec is over 59.2
Against a figure of 11% across Canada’s towns, the share of residents aged 15 to 24 in Venise-en-Québec comes in at 4.5%. Some 2,252 people live in the town, by the estimate for July 2025. Here, 83% of households live in a single-detached house. Residents with no religion are rarer here than in 94% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Venise-en-Québec
Older than most towns
The middle resident of Venise-en-Québec is 59.2; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 35% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Growing faster than most
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Venise-en-Québec went from 1,634 to 1,899 residents (+16%), faster growth than in 94% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Common-law couples
28% of residents 15 and over live common-law, more than in 91% of Canadian towns; 40% are married. Couples ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Venise-en-Québec ranks above 87% of Canadian towns on bilingual residents: 44%
The 2021 Census is the source of every figure here unless a date says 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 91%, English 6.3%. On average, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns. Venise-en-Québec has fewer residents whose mother tongue is English than 86% of Canadian towns, at 5.8%.
A growing town: +16% since 2016, faster than 94% 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
Across Quebec’s towns the median is +4%, and across Canada’s towns +4%. By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 19%.
In Venise-en-Québec, 35% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 98% of Canadian towns
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
The largest age band is 60–64: 14% of residents, 2 times the share across Canada’s towns. Across the comparison, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns. Children under 15 account for 11%.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split.
Venise-en-Québec households average 2 people, smaller than in 90% of Canadian towns
Private households by type and size.
Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Compared with 8.2% across Canada’s towns, 5.3% of households are one-parent families here. The census found that 31% of households are one person living alone in Venise-en-Québec.
Venise-en-Québec sits above 91% of Canadian towns for common-law partners (28%)
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
By its share of married residents 15 and over (40%), Venise-en-Québec is below 67% of Canadian towns. Common-law partners make up 11% across Canada’s towns.
A lower share of renter households than 65% of Canadian towns, at 19%
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
33% of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 23% built before 1961. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. By way of comparison, a quarter of households rent their home across Canada’s towns.
Median household income: $68,000 a year
The census asked about income in 2020: a pandemic year, with CERB and other emergency benefits counted in. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
The middle household in Venise-en-Québec had $68,000 before tax, 21% below the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Household incomes across Quebec’s towns have a median of $74,000. The pandemic’s benefits: 24% of income recipients, against 28% in the typical town.
Residents who moved in within the year make up 12% in Venise-en-Québec, more than in 57% of Canadian towns
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
With residents without Canadian citizenship at 0.8%, Venise-en-Québec is behind 92% of Canadian towns on that count. Set beside that, 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns. The share of immigrants stands at 4.3%.
84% said they are Christian and 15% that they have no religion
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
0.8% of residents belong to a visible minority; across Canada’s towns the figure is 15%. For Venise-en-Québec, the census puts Indigenous residents at 2.1%.
13% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, fewer than in 89% of Canadian towns
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Holding no credential: 17% (typical 9.5%). As a yardstick, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
An employment rate of 46%
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.
With 35% of residents 65 or over, the employment rate of 46% sits under the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
Every nearby town is younger than Venise-en-Québec
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venise-en-Québec | 2,252 | — | 59.2 | 35% | 4.3% |
| Saint-Georges-de-Clarenceville | 1,274 | 5.6 km | 54.4 | 28% | 10% |
| Henryville | 1,664 | 8.3 km | 42.8 | 19% | 2.4% |
| Saint-Armand | 1,241 | 9.5 km | 55.2 | 30% | 8.2% |
| Saint-Paul-de-l'Île-aux-Noix | 2,321 | 12.0 km | 49.6 | 23% | 1.9% |
| Noyan | 1,576 | 13.3 km | 50.8 | 22% | 6.7% |
| Bedford | 2,845 | 14.5 km | 50.4 | 28% | 3.5% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. Unpaid care, car ownership and internet access aren’t in the Census Profile, nor is the change by age since 2016. Ethnic origins other than visible minority and Indigenous identity are left out of the charts.
- 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.
Questions about Venise-en-Québec’s residents
How diverse is Venise-en-Québec?
Immigrants make up 4.3% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 0.8% are members of a visible minority, and 2.1% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Venise-en-Québec?
Christian: 84%. No religion: 15%. Another religion: 0.5%.
Is Venise-en-Québec good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 11%. 58% of households are couple families and 5.3% one-parent families. Schools near Venise-en-Québec are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Venise-en-Québec?
$68,000 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Venise-en-Québec (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Venise-en-Québec?
Statistics Canada estimates 2,252 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 1,899 in Venise-en-Québec, 16% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Venise-en-Québec?
59.2 is the median age. Under 15: 11%. 65 and over: 35%.
Is Venise-en-Québec bilingual?
English and French: 44% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 1.8%. French only: 54%. French mother tongue: 91%.
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).