Photo: Dwayne Reilander · CC BY-SA 4.0Renter households make up 44% in Acadia, more than in 80% of Canadian towns
The share of one-person households is 36%, against 27% across Canada’s towns. At the 2021 Census, 9,950 people lived in Acadia, in 4,545 households. Across Acadia, 13% of residents are under 15. Residents who moved in within the year are more common here than in 78% of Canadian towns.
Only 9.7% of residents are aged 15 to 24 in Acadia
The 2021 Census is the source of every figure here unless a date says otherwise. Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
The biggest five-year age group is 35–39, with nearly one in ten residents, 1.3 times the share across Canada’s towns. Measured more widely, 11% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across Canada’s towns. Locally, 18% of residents are 65 or over. Half of Acadia’s residents are over 42.4, older than in 52% of Canadian towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Acadia, 42.4. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
2.1 people per household, fewer than in 80% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
9.6% of households are one-parent families (Canada’s towns: 8.2%). Shared houses stand out: 7.1% of households are unrelated adults living together, more than in 87% of Canadian towns.
Married residents 15 and over make up 39% in Acadia, less than in 69% of Canadian towns
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
In Acadia, just over one in ten residents 15 and over live common-law, beside 11% across Canada’s towns. Single and never married: 31% of adults, against a typical 27%.
A larger share of households in buildings of five or more storeys than 71% of Canadian towns: 4.2%
Occupied homes by type, by owners and renters, and by when they were built. 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
49% of households live in a single-detached house; across Canada’s towns the figure is 64%.
Household income, middle of the range: $73,500 a year
Incomes here are for 2020, the year before the census, CERB and other pandemic benefits included. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
Half of Acadia’s households had a total income below $73,500, 15% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Across Alberta’s towns the median is $92,200. COVID-19 benefits were paid to 32% of residents with an income, where the typical town had 28%.
More residents without Canadian citizenship than 69% of Canadian towns: 10%
Immigrants, newcomers and movers.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 30%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
With immigrants at 24%, Acadia is ahead of 62% of Canadian towns on that count. The benchmark for residents without Canadian citizenship across Canada’s towns: 5.8%. Most immigrants were born in Asia (46%) or in Europe (28%).
Acadia ranks above 80% of Canadian towns on residents with no religion: 46%
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Among other religions: Muslim (3.2%). Across Canada’s towns, residents with no religion come to 35%. 4.6% of residents have an Indigenous identity, a higher share than in 67% of Canadian towns. Where 15% of residents belong to a visible minority across Canada’s towns, Acadia has 23%.
75% have English as their mother tongue; 6.6% also speak French
Knowledge of the two official languages, first languages, and the language of home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
At home, 11% mostly speak another language; 1.3% speak neither English nor French. Residents whose mother tongue is French: 1.5%, near enough the figure across Canada’s towns.
Degree holders aged 25 to 64 make up 29% in Acadia, more than in 54% of Canadian towns
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Some 11% have no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. To put it in context, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
Employment: 58% of residents 15 and over had a job
Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic: some of these rates are lower than in a usual year. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
58% of residents 15 and over have a job, in line with the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
In its size band (9,797 to 10,103), the 20th oldest of 41 towns
Median age of the Canadian towns nearest in population; hover a dot.
The youngest of these towns is Stanley, at 25.6; the oldest, Blind Bay, is at 58.8. The towns whose median age is nearest to Acadia’s: Palmerston (40.8), Kitimat (42.4), Maple Leaf (43.3) and Shawnigan (44.4).
Older than Acadia: 2 of the 6 towns nearby
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
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. 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.
- Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns. The middle of Alberta’s towns of 2,500 or more comes first, the middle of all Canadian towns second; cities as a whole and First Nations reserves stay out, and percentiles are within Canada.
- Neighbourhoods are sums of small areas. There is no census profile for a neighbourhood, so we add up the dissemination areas inside it. Each count is a sum of Statistics Canada’s rounded counts, the median age and income come from the published groups, and with 2016’s areas drawn differently there is no 2016 count.
Questions about Acadia’s residents
What is the average age in Acadia?
Half the residents are older than 42.4 and half younger, older than 52% of Canadian towns; 13% are children under 15 and 18% are 65 or over.
Is Acadia bilingual?
6.6% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 0.1% speak French only and 92% English only. French is the mother tongue of 1.5%.
How diverse is Acadia?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 24%. A visible minority makes up 23% and Indigenous residents 4.6%.
What religion are people in Acadia?
Most often Christian (47%) or no religion (46%); other religions make up 6.8%.
Is Acadia good for families?
Children under 15 are 13% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 43% of households and one-parent families 9.6%. Schools near Acadia are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Acadia?
Median total household income in Acadia was $73,500 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Acadia?
Acadia had 9,950 residents at the 2021 Census.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population. 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).