Photo: Larry LaRose · CC BY-SA 3.066% of residents belong to a visible minority, more than in 92% of Canadian towns
The share of children under 15 is 11%, against 16% across Canada’s towns. The 2021 Census put Colebrook’s population at 3,617, in 1,095 households. Here, nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or over. One-person households are rarer here than in 96% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Colebrook
A mix of backgrounds
66% of residents belong to a visible minority, more than in 92% of Canadian towns; 42% are immigrants. Identity & religion ↓
More immigrants than most towns
42% of residents are immigrants, against 16% across British Columbia’s towns and 17% across Canada’s towns. The largest groups of immigrants were born in Asia (74%) and in Europe (13%); 8.8% of them arrived from 2011 to 2021. Immigrants & newcomers ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A median age of 48: Colebrook is older than 80% of Canadian towns
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
The figure for residents aged 15 to 24 is 13% in Colebrook and 11% across Canada’s towns. More residents are 60–64 than any other five-year age: nearly one in ten residents.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Colebrook, 48. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split.
3.3 people per household, more than in 96% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against British Columbia’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
5.4% of households are one-parent families, against 8.2% across Canada’s towns.
3.1% of residents 15 and over live common-law, below 97% of Canadian towns
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
28% of adults have never married and don’t live common-law (typical: 27%). Common-law partners make up 11% across Canada’s towns. Across Colebrook, 61% of residents 15 and over are married.
Renter households: 16%, a lower share than 72% of Canadian towns
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
A quarter of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 4.4% built before 1961. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. Where 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns, Colebrook has 69%.
Median gross household income: $148,300 a year
Incomes are 2020’s, the census’s reference year, and include pandemic benefits such as CERB. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
Half of Colebrook’s households had a total income above $148,300, 72% more than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Across British Columbia’s towns the median is $87,000. COVID-19 benefits went to 28% of residents with an income (typical: 28%).
Immigrants: 42%, a higher share than 87% 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 50%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Nearly one in ten immigrants arrived between 2011 and 2021, against 27% across Canada’s towns. Against that, 17% of residents are immigrants across Canada’s towns. Residents who moved in within the year: 9.1% of the total.
Fewer residents with no religion than 86% of Canadian towns: 20%
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Other faiths: Sikh (45%), Hindu (3.9%), Muslim (3.3%) and Buddhist (2%). Typically, 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns. Indigenous residents: 2.3%, near enough the figure across Canada’s towns.
Beyond English and French: 53% grew up with another language
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
Where 1.5% of residents have French as their mother tongue across Canada’s towns, Colebrook has 0.4%. At home, 28% mostly speak another language; 4.7% speak neither English nor French. Compared with other places, bilingual residents are scarce here: 5.1%, fewer than in 73% of Canadian towns.
Colebrook: 37% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, above 68% of Canadian towns
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
At the other end, 6.7% hold no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. By way of comparison, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
56% of residents 15 and over were in work
The census was taken in May 2021, during the pandemic, so these rates show a labour market still recovering. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
About as many work here as in the typical town: 56%, against 58% across Canada’s towns.
The 12th oldest of 41 towns of 3,565 to 3,668 people
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
At one end is Opportunity No. 17 (31.2), at the other Piedmont (58). The closest ages to Colebrook’s belong to Studholm (47.2), Collectivité Nouvelle (47.9), Glendale (48.2) and Dunham (48.4).
Of the 6 towns nearest Colebrook, 1 are older
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colebrook | 3,617 | — | 48 | 23% | 42% |
| Panorama Ridge | 36,473 | 2.1 km | 35.7 | 13% | 52% |
| Strawberry Hill | 37,037 | 3.4 km | 35.2 | 14% | 51% |
| Sullivan | 42,135 | 4.8 km | 35.6 | 11% | 48% |
| Newton | 51,222 | 5.0 km | 36.2 | 15% | 48% |
| Crescent Heights | 9,033 | 6.5 km | 49.4 | 25% | 28% |
| Anderson Walk | 4,210 | 6.9 km | 39.9 | 15% | 37% |
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. These are self-reported answers: Indigenous identity, immigrant status, religion. The census’s “visible minority” comes from the Employment Equity Act (non-white in colour or race, Indigenous peoples aside), and the page sets each beside other towns without labelling any.
- Against British Columbia’s towns and Canada’s towns. For each measure we take the median of British Columbia’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, then the median of all Canadian towns. Neither counts whole cities or reserves, and every percentile is a Canadian one.
- 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 Colebrook’s residents
Is Colebrook good for families?
Children under 15 are 11% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 59% of households and one-parent families 5.4%. Schools near Colebrook are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Colebrook?
Median total household income in Colebrook was $148,300 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Colebrook?
3,617, at the 2021 Census: Statistics Canada makes no later estimate for Colebrook alone.
What is the average age in Colebrook?
Half the residents are older than 48 and half younger, older than 80% of Canadian towns; 11% are children under 15 and 23% are 65 or over.
Is Colebrook bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 5.1% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 90% speak only English and 0% only French; 0.4% grew up with French.
How diverse is Colebrook?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 42%. A visible minority makes up 66% and Indigenous residents 2.3%.
What religion are people in Colebrook?
Most often Christian (24%) or no religion (20%); other religions make up 56%.
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).