Photo: Robert Linsdell from St. Andrews, Canada · CC BY 2.0A higher share of children under 15 than 94% of Canadian towns, at 23%
Just over nine in ten households live in a single-detached house, against 64% across Canada’s towns. The 2021 Census found 1,350 households in North Norfolk; by July 2025 the population was about 4,084. Across North Norfolk, 7% of residents have an Indigenous identity. The median age in the town is 37.2, lower than in 81% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of North Norfolk
A town of families
23% of residents are under 15, more than in 94% of Canadian towns; 6.3% of households are one-parent families and households average 2.6 people. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A +2% change since 2016: slower than 67% of Canadian towns
Unless a figure says otherwise, it is from the 2021 Census. The census counts of 2016 and 2021, the estimate after them, and the change set beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
The July 2025 estimate adds another 4%.
North Norfolk: 13% of residents are aged 15 to 24, above 78% of Canadian towns
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
No age band is larger than 5–9: 8% of residents, 1.5 times the share across Canada’s towns. The highest share aged 65 or over among Manitoba’s towns is Brockville’s: 54%. Measured more widely, 11% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ North Norfolk, 37.2. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
North Norfolk households average 2.6 people, larger than in 67% of Canadian towns
Private households by type and size.
Against Manitoba’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Here 6.3% of households are one-parent families, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 8.2%. The census found that a quarter of households are one person living alone in North Norfolk.
North Norfolk: 59% of residents 15 and over are married, above 92% of Canadian towns
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
24% of adults have never married and don’t live common-law (typical: 27%). Census figures put common-law partners at 6.1% in North Norfolk. The wider picture: 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns.
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
Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. Older homes outnumber new: 29% predate 1961, 14% date from 2001 or later. Elsewhere, 25% of households rent their home across Canada’s towns.
Household income at the median: $71,000 a year
Incomes here are for 2020, the year before the census, CERB and other pandemic benefits included. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
The middle household in North Norfolk had $71,000 before tax, 17% below the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Within Manitoba’s towns, the household in the middle had $83,000. In 2020, 13% of income recipients drew a COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefit; the typical town had 28%.
Only 6.2% of residents lived at another address a year earlier in North Norfolk
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 25%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
2.9% of residents are immigrants, against 17% across Canada’s towns. The share of residents without Canadian citizenship stands at 1.7%. By way of comparison, just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns.
Residents with no religion make up 27% in North Norfolk, less than in 73% of Canadian towns
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
15% of residents belong to a visible minority across Canada’s towns, against 2% in North Norfolk. Set beside that, just over a third of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
English is the mother tongue of 76%, and 2.4% speak French as well
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
Compared with 7.5% across Canada’s towns, 2.4% of residents speak English and French here. Here, 0.5% of residents have French as their mother tongue.
A smaller share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 91% of Canadian towns: 12%
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
At the other end, 18% hold no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. For comparison, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
63% of adults were employed in May 2021
Counted in May 2021, during COVID-19, these rates catch the job market before it had recovered. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
63% of residents 15 and over have a job; across Canada’s towns the typical share is 58%.
In its size band (4,020 to 4,150), the 5th youngest of 41 towns
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
Between Mistissini (29) and Alexander (58.4) lies the rest of the group. The towns whose median age is nearest to North Norfolk’s: York (37), Balwin (37.1), Tuxedo Park (37.7) and Crossfield (38.4).
Around North Norfolk, 4 of 5 towns have a higher median age
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page. Distances here run 25–41 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from North Norfolk.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Norfolk | 4,084 | — | 37.2 | 18% | 2.9% |
| Long Plain 6 | 1,579 | 25.4 km | 21.2 | 5.2% | 0% |
| WestLake-Gladstone | 3,604 | 31.3 km | 39.2 | 20% | 12% |
| Portage la Prairie | 14,738 | 34.8 km | 40 | 20% | 9.3% |
| Norfolk-Treherne | 1,960 | 37.8 km | 43.6 | 24% | 2% |
| Victoria | 1,333 | 40.7 km | 45.6 | 26% | 4.3% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against Manitoba’s towns and Canada’s towns. A figure here is set beside two middles, the median across Manitoba’s places of 2,500 people or more and the median across all Canadian towns that size; reserves and entire cities are excluded from both.
- 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.
- The census’s own words. “Visible minority” is the census’s term from the Employment Equity Act: people, other than Indigenous peoples, who are non-white in colour or race. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are as residents answered. The page compares them with other towns and never labels a town by them.
Questions about North Norfolk’s residents
Is North Norfolk bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 2.4% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 97% speak only English and 0% only French; 0.5% grew up with French.
How diverse is North Norfolk?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 2.9%. A visible minority makes up 2% and Indigenous residents 7%.
What religion are people in North Norfolk?
Most often Christian (73%) or no religion (27%); other religions make up 0.5%.
Is North Norfolk good for families?
Children under 15 are 23% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 63% of households and one-parent families 6.3%. Schools near North Norfolk are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in North Norfolk?
Median total household income in North Norfolk was $71,000 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of North Norfolk?
The latest figure is an estimate: 4,084 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, North Norfolk counted 3,915, 2% more than 2016.
What is the average age in North Norfolk?
Half the residents are older than 37.2 and half younger, younger than 81% of Canadian towns; 23% are children under 15 and 18% are 65 or over.
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).