3.2% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, fewer than in 99% of Canadian towns
The median age in Balmoral is 49.6, higher than in 84% of Canadian towns. Across Balmoral, 15% of residents said they have no religion. There are 4% fewer residents than in 2016. Where 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns, Balmoral has 86%.
What stands out about the people of Balmoral
A French-speaking community
90% of residents have French as their mother tongue, more than in 90% of Canadian towns; 68% speak both official languages and 89% speak French most often at home. English & French ↓
A bilingual town
68% of residents can hold a conversation in both English and French, more than in 97% of Canadian towns; 29% speak French only and 3.2% English only. English & French ↓
Fewer people than before
Balmoral went from 1,674 people in 2016 to 1,603 in 2021, −4%: slower growth than in 95% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A higher share of bilingual residents than 97% of Canadian towns, at 68%
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. 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: English 8.6%, French 89%. As a reference point, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns. Nine in ten residents have French as their mother tongue, more than in 90% of Canadian towns.
Slower than most: −4% since 2016, behind 95% of Canadian towns
How the population moved between the last two censuses, and since.
Change, 2016 to 2021
By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 2%.
A higher share of residents aged 65 and over than 81% of Canadian towns, at 25%
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
Residents aged 15 to 24: 10%, below 65% of Canadian towns. More residents are 60–64 than any other five-year age: 9.7% of residents, 1.4 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.
2.3 people per household, fewer than in 64% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against New Brunswick’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Here 25% of households are one person living alone, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 27%. Locally, 8% of households are one-parent families.
Above 79% of Canadian towns: 16% of residents 15 and over live common-law
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Singles who have never married make up 23% of adults, beside a typical 27%. Against that, 11% of residents 15 and over live common-law across Canada’s towns.
Only 18% of households rent their home in Balmoral
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
24% of homes were built before 1961 and 7.7% in 2001 or later. For renter households, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 25%. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns.
$69,000 a year: the median household income
Incomes are 2020’s, the census’s reference year, and include pandemic benefits such as CERB. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
Balmoral’s median household took in $69,000 before tax, 20% less than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). New Brunswick’s towns have a median of $73,300. Emergency and recovery benefits reached 21% of those with an income, beside a typical 28%.
1.3% 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
Residents without Canadian citizenship are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns. What’s more, across Canada’s towns, 17% of residents are immigrants; in Balmoral, 1.3%.
7.1% of residents have an Indigenous identity, more than in 79% of Canadian towns
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Visible minority residents: 1.6% here and 15% across Canada’s towns. Indigenous residents: 2.8% across Canada’s towns, for comparison.
Below 75% of Canadian towns: 17% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Without any certificate: 12% of 25- to 64-year-olds (typical: 9.5%).
In work on census day: 53% of adults
These rates date from May 2021, during the pandemic, and run lower than a normal year’s. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
With 25% of residents 65 or over, the employment rate of 53% sits under the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
Every neighbour of Balmoral has an older population
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balmoral | 1,628 | — | 49.6 | 25% | 1.3% |
| Eel River Crossing | 1,918 | 3.5 km | 52 | 24% | 1.1% |
| Dalhousie | 1,132 | 8.7 km | 54.8 | 25% | 0.9% |
| Charlo | 1,386 | 8.8 km | 56 | 31% | 0.7% |
| Dalhousie | 3,255 | 11.2 km | 58 | 37% | 2.3% |
| Campbellton | 7,485 | 17.2 km | 53.6 | 30% | 3.7% |
| Pointe-à-la-Croix | 1,294 | 18.4 km | 51.2 | 26% | 0.8% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against New Brunswick’s towns and Canada’s towns. Each comparison is its own median: over New Brunswick’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, and over all Canadian towns of that size (whole cities and First Nations reserves left out). Percentiles are within Canada only.
- What these tables don’t give. Unpaid care, car ownership and internet access aren’t in the Census Profile, nor is the change by age since 2016. Ethnic origins other than visible minority and Indigenous identity are left out of the charts.
- 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.
Questions about Balmoral’s residents
Is Balmoral bilingual?
68% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 29% speak French only and 3.2% English only. French is the mother tongue of 90%.
How diverse is Balmoral?
Immigrants make up 1.3% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 1.6% are members of a visible minority, and 7.1% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Balmoral?
Christian: 85%. No religion: 15%. Another religion: 0.4%.
Is Balmoral good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 13%. 60% of households are couple families and 8% one-parent families. Schools near Balmoral are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Balmoral?
$69,000 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Balmoral (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Balmoral?
Statistics Canada estimates 1,628 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 1,603 in Balmoral, 4% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Balmoral?
49.6 is the median age. Under 15: 13%. 65 and over: 25%.
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).