Photo: Not specified - non spécifié · Public domainHalf of Allardville is over 53.6, older than 92% of Canadian towns
Across Canada’s towns, the share of Indigenous residents is 2.8%; Allardville has 8.5%. The town is home to some 1,919 people (July 2025 estimate), in 880 households at the 2021 Census. The share of residents who moved in within the year stands at 5.2%. Fewer children under 15 than in 96% of Canadian towns: 9.3%.
What stands out about the people of Allardville
A French-speaking community
95% of residents have French as their mother tongue, more than in 93% of Canadian towns; 55% speak both official languages and 94% speak French most often at home. English & French ↓
A bilingual town
55% of residents can hold a conversation in both English and French, more than in 92% of Canadian towns; 43% speak French only and 1.8% English only. English & French ↓
Older than most towns
Line Allardville’s residents up by age and the one in the middle is 53.6; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 31% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Fewer people than before
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Allardville went from 2,032 to 1,949 residents (−4%), slower growth than in 95% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Allardville ranks above 93% of Canadian towns on residents whose mother tongue is French: 95%
Unless a figure says otherwise, it is from the 2021 Census. 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
Here 55% of residents speak English and French, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 7.5%. Across the comparison, 1.5% of residents have French as their mother tongue across Canada’s towns.
Since 2016, Allardville has changed by −4%, slower than 95% of Canadian towns
Residents at the 2016 and 2021 censuses and the latest estimate, with the 2016–2021 change beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 2% below the census count.
A larger share of residents aged 65 and over than 94% of Canadian towns: 31%
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
The share of residents aged 15 to 24 trails 76% of Canadian towns: 9.3%. Set beside that, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
About 111 men for every 100 women.
Smaller households than 74% of Canadian towns: 2.2 people on average
Households by family type and by the number of people in them.
Against New Brunswick’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
The census found that nearly one in ten households are one-parent families in Allardville. In Allardville, 28% of households are one person living alone, beside 27% across Canada’s towns.
17% of residents 15 and over live common-law, a share 81% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Where 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns, Allardville has 43%. Common-law partners make up 11% across Canada’s towns.
Above 94% of Canadian towns: 93% of households live in a single-detached house
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
Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. The benchmark for households in single-detached houses across Canada’s towns: 64%. Locally, just over one in ten households rent their home. 13% of homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%.
Household income, middle of the range: $58,400 a year
The census asked about income in 2020: a pandemic year, with CERB and other emergency benefits counted in. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
Half of Allardville’s households had a total income below $58,400, 32% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). $73,300 is the median household income across New Brunswick’s towns. Emergency and recovery benefits reached 23% of those with an income, beside a typical 28%.
0.5% of residents are immigrants
Immigrants, newcomers and movers.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 20%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Against a figure of 17% across Canada’s towns, the share of immigrants in Allardville comes in at 0.5%. What’s more, residents without Canadian citizenship are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns.
Fewer residents with no religion than 98% of Canadian towns: 9%
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Here 0.5% of residents belong to a visible minority, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 15%. As a yardstick, 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
7.9% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, below 98% of Canadian towns
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Holding no credential: 20% (typical 9.5%). Measured more widely, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
In work on census day: 41% of adults
May 2021 was still a pandemic month: the census’s work figures reflect that. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
41% of residents 15 and over have a job, against a typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 31% are 65 or more.
No nearby town is as old as Allardville
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page. No closer places have figures: these lie 27–33 km from Allardville.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allardville | 1,919 | — | 53.6 | 31% | 0.5% |
| Bathurst | 13,331 | 26.8 km | 53.2 | 31% | 4.4% |
| Saint-Isidore | 1,372 | 28.4 km | 52 | 24% | 1.5% |
| Alnwick | 3,767 | 30.6 km | 53.6 | 28% | 0.7% |
| Bathurst | 4,840 | 31.7 km | 52.4 | 27% | 1.6% |
| Esgenoôpetitj 14 | 1,326 | 33.0 km | 31.4 | 6.9% | 0% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The census’s own words. In the census, “visible minority” is the Employment Equity Act’s term for people who are non-white in colour or race and not Indigenous. Like immigrant status, Indigenous identity and religion, which residents reported themselves, it is compared with other towns, never turned into a label.
- Against New Brunswick’s towns and Canada’s towns. The middle of New Brunswick’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.
- What these tables don’t give. Not in the Census Profile: unpaid care, cars, internet access, and how each age group has changed since 2016. We also chart no ethnic origins besides visible minority and Indigenous identity.
Questions about Allardville’s residents
Is Allardville bilingual?
English and French: 55% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 1.8%. French only: 43%. French mother tongue: 95%.
How diverse is Allardville?
0.5% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 0.5% belong to a visible minority and 8.5% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Allardville?
90% are Christian and 9% have no religion; 0.6% follow another religion.
Is Allardville good for families?
Under 15: 9.3% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 53% of households. One-parent families: 8.5%. Schools near Allardville are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Allardville?
The median household in Allardville took in $58,400 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Allardville?
Allardville had about 1,919 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 1,949, 4% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Allardville?
A median age of 53.6. Children under 15 make up 9.3%, and people 65 and over 31%.
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).