Photo: JP3G · CC BY-SA 3.0A median age of 56: Bertrand is older than 96% of Canadian towns
Here 5.6% of residents said they have no religion, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 35%. The latest estimate, for July 2025, is 1,209 residents; the 2021 Census found 580 households. Locally, nearly one in ten residents are under 15. Residents who moved in within the year are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Bertrand
A French-speaking community
97% of residents have French as their mother tongue, more than in 95% of Canadian towns; 46% speak both official languages and 98% speak French most often at home. English & French ↓
Older than most towns
Line Bertrand’s residents up by age and the one in the middle is 56; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 32% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
A bilingual town
Both official languages: 46% of residents speak English and French, more than in 88% of Canadian towns. Another 54% speak only French and 0% only English. English & French ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A larger share of residents whose mother tongue is French than 95% of Canadian towns: 97%
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. 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
7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns, against 46% in Bertrand. Mother tongue: English 2.2%, French 97%.
A change of −1% since 2016 leaves Bertrand behind 85% 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
Medians for comparison: +4% across Canada’s towns; +3% across New Brunswick’s towns. By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 5%.
Bertrand: 32% of residents are 65 or over, above 95% of Canadian towns
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
By its share of residents aged 15 to 24 (6.1%), Bertrand is below 99% of Canadian towns. Set beside that, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split.
Smaller households than 90% of Canadian towns: 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.
Across Canada’s towns, 27% of households are one person living alone; in Bertrand, 35%. On top of that, at 10%, the share of one-parent families is higher than in nearly four fifths of Canadian towns.
Bertrand ranks above 84% of Canadian towns on common-law partners: 20%
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
With married residents 15 and over at 38%, Bertrand is behind 73% of Canadian towns on that count. Across Canada’s towns, common-law partners come to 11%.
12% of households rent their home, fewer than in 83% 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
There is little gap on households in buildings of five or more storeys: 0.9%, about the same as across Canada’s towns. Measured more widely, a quarter of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. In Bertrand, 88% of households live in a single-detached house.
A median household income of $54,800 a year
Census incomes are for 2020, the year before the census, when CERB and other pandemic benefits topped up many households. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
At $54,800, the middle household in Bertrand earned 36% less than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). For New Brunswick’s towns, the median household income is $73,300. Pandemic benefits reached 26% of residents with an income, against a typical 28%.
1.3% of residents are immigrants
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 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. Where 17% of residents are immigrants across Canada’s towns, Bertrand has 1.3%.
Bertrand: 4.3% of residents have an Indigenous identity, above 65% of Canadian towns
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Visible minority residents are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns. Across Canada’s towns, Indigenous residents come to 2.8%.
16% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, fewer than in 78% of Canadian towns
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
19% have no certificate, diploma or degree (typical: 9.5%). For comparison, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
Employment: 44% of residents 15 and over had a job
May 2021 was still a pandemic month: the census’s work figures reflect that. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
44% of residents 15 and over have a job, against a typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 32% are 65 or more.
Older than Bertrand: 1 of the 4 towns nearby
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bertrand | 1,209 | — | 56 | 32% | 1.3% |
| Paquetville | 2,225 | 8.1 km | 54.8 | 27% | 0% |
| Caraquet | 4,572 | 11.9 km | 54.4 | 31% | 1.8% |
| New Bandon | 1,245 | 15.7 km | 58 | 33% | 1.7% |
| Inkerman | 2,462 | 18.8 km | 55.2 | 30% | 0.7% |
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. 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.
Questions about Bertrand’s residents
What is the population of Bertrand?
Bertrand had about 1,209 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 1,153, 1% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Bertrand?
A median age of 56. Children under 15 make up 9.5%, and people 65 and over 32%.
Is Bertrand bilingual?
English and French: 46% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 0%. French only: 54%. French mother tongue: 97%.
How diverse is Bertrand?
1.3% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 0% belong to a visible minority and 4.3% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Bertrand?
94% are Christian and 5.6% have no religion; 0.9% follow another religion.
Is Bertrand good for families?
Under 15: 9.5% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 48% of households. One-parent families: 10%. Schools near Bertrand are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Bertrand?
The median household in Bertrand took in $54,800 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
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).