| Statistic | Shipshaw | Saguenay | Quebec |
| Population | 4,157 | 145,134 | 8,565,732 |
| Population density (sq km) | 39 | 128 | 6 |
| Median age | 40.2 | 46.6 | 42.6 |
| Male/Female ratio | 1.0:1 | 1.0:1 | 1.0:1 |
| Married couples | 49% | 48% | 50% |
| Families w/ kids at home | 45% | 36% | 40% |
| Speak English only | 0.0% | 0.2% | 4.7% |
| Speak French only | 83.9% | 77.2% | 49.5% |
| Data | Percent |
| Black | 0.4% |
| Arab | 0.3% |
| Latin American | 0.1% |
| N/A | 0.0% |
| Data | Percent |
| France | 0.5% |
| Algeria | 0.3% |
| Poland | 0.1% |
| Other South America | 0.1% |
| Serbia | 0.0% |