Photo: Greg Schechter from San Francisco, USA · CC BY 2.0Indigenous residents: 14%, a higher share than 92% of Canadian towns
15% of households rent their home, against 25% across Canada’s towns. The 2021 Census found 645 households in Norfolk-Treherne; by July 2025 the population was about 1,960. The share of residents who moved in within the year stands at 6.4%. More residents aged 65 and over than in three quarters of Canadian towns: 24%.
What stands out about the people of Norfolk-Treherne
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
14% of residents identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit, more than in 92% of Canadian towns; 3.7% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
A town of families
Children under 15 are 21% of residents, more than in 88% of Canadian towns. Households average 2.4 people, and 5.4% are one-parent families. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A +1% change since 2016: slower than 70% of Canadian towns
All figures are the 2021 Census’s unless another date is shown. How the population moved between the last two censuses, and since.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across Canada’s towns the median change is +4%; across Manitoba’s towns, +4%. Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 11% higher again.
More children under 15 than 88% of Canadian towns: 21%
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
Half of Norfolk-Treherne’s residents are over 43.6, older than in nearly three fifths of Canadian towns. Across the comparison, 16% of residents are under 15 across Canada’s towns. The largest age band is 0–4: 8.2% of residents, 1.7 times the share across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women.
A higher share of one-person households than 60% of Canadian towns, at 30%
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against Manitoba’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
In Norfolk-Treherne the average household is 2.4 people, beside 2.4 across Canada’s towns. Elsewhere, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns. Across Norfolk-Treherne, 5.4% of households are one-parent families.
Married residents 15 and over make up 56% in Norfolk-Treherne, more than in 84% of Canadian towns
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Across Canada’s towns, just over one in ten residents 15 and over live common-law; in Norfolk-Treherne, 9.3%. Never married and not common-law: just over a fifth of adults (typical: 27%).
Norfolk-Treherne ranks above 88% of Canadian towns on households in single-detached houses: 90%
The kinds of homes people live in, who owns and who rents, and how old the homes are. 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. 33% of homes were built before 1961 and 10% in 2001 or later. Across Canada’s towns, the share of households in single-detached houses is 64%.
The median household brings in $78,000 a year
The income year is 2020: a year of pandemic benefits such as CERB, which the figures count. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
Norfolk-Treherne’s median household took in $78,000 before tax, 9% less than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The provincial yardstick is $83,000, the median across Manitoba’s towns. 19% of income recipients received COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefits (typical: 28%).
2% of residents are immigrants
Birthplaces and arrival years of immigrants, citizenship and recent moves.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 25%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Across Canada’s towns, the share of immigrants is 17%; Norfolk-Treherne has 2%. Residents without Canadian citizenship are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns.
36% of residents said they have no religion, a share 52% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Visible minority residents are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns. On average, just over a third of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
13% of residents have French as their mother tongue, a share 77% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Who can speak English and French, mother tongue, and the language spoken most at home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
At home: English 80%, French 5.4%. The share of residents whose mother tongue is French across Canada’s towns is 1.5%. Bilingual residents are more common here than in 75% of Canadian towns.
Degree holders aged 25 to 64: 18%, a lower share than 73% of Canadian towns
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Without any certificate: 15% of 25- to 64-year-olds (typical: 9.5%).
57% of adults were employed in May 2021
Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic: some of these rates are lower than in a usual year. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
About as many work here as in the typical town: 57%, against 58% across Canada’s towns.
Around Norfolk-Treherne, 2 of 3 towns have a higher median age
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page. The nearest places to Norfolk-Treherne with figures are 21–29 km away.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norfolk-Treherne | 1,960 | — | 43.6 | 24% | 2% |
| Victoria | 1,333 | 21.2 km | 45.6 | 26% | 4.3% |
| Lorne | 3,022 | 23.2 km | 44.4 | 23% | 6.7% |
| Long Plain 6 | 1,579 | 29.1 km | 21.2 | 5.2% | 0% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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 Manitoba’s towns and Canada’s towns. Provincial and national yardsticks: Manitoba’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. For origins the charts stop at visible minority and Indigenous identity, and the Census Profile has nothing on unpaid care, cars or the internet, or on change by age since 2016.
Questions about Norfolk-Treherne’s residents
What is the median income in Norfolk-Treherne?
Half of Norfolk-Treherne’s households had more than $78,000 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of Norfolk-Treherne?
About 1,960, by Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025. The 2021 Census found 1,770 people in Norfolk-Treherne, 1% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Norfolk-Treherne?
The median age is 43.6. 21% are under 15 and 24% 65 or older.
Is Norfolk-Treherne bilingual?
21% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 0% speak French only and 79% English only. French is the mother tongue of 13%.
How diverse is Norfolk-Treherne?
Immigrants: 2% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 0%. Indigenous identity: 14%.
What religion are people in Norfolk-Treherne?
36% said they have no religion and 65% that they are Christian; 0% named another faith.
Is Norfolk-Treherne good for families?
21% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 60% of households and one-parent families 5.4%. Schools near Norfolk-Treherne are on its Schools page.
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).