Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainRenter households make up 6% in Burton, less than in 98% of Canadian towns
44% of residents said they have no religion; across Canada’s towns the figure is 35%. Burton is home to some 5,424 people (July 2025 estimate), in 2,005 households at the 2021 Census. The share of one-person households stands at 19%. Fewer residents aged 65 and over than in 72% of Canadian towns: 15%.
A change of +1% since 2016 leaves Burton behind 70% of Canadian towns
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. Two census counts, five years apart, and Statistics Canada’s newest estimate.
Change, 2016 to 2021
For comparison, the median is +4% across Canada’s towns and +3% across New Brunswick’s towns. By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 5%.
In Burton, 18% of residents are under 15, more than in 66% of Canadian towns
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
The largest age band is 55–59: nearly one in ten residents. With a median age of 42, Burton is younger than just over half of Canadian towns. Set beside that, 16% of residents are under 15 across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Burton, 42. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
2.6 people per household, more than in 67% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against New Brunswick’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
One-parent families account for 7.8%.
Married residents 15 and over: 51%, a higher share than 66% of Canadian towns
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Where just over one in ten residents 15 and over live common-law across Canada’s towns, Burton has 13%. Nearly a quarter of adults are single and have never married; the typical town has 27%.
A higher share of households in single-detached houses than 80% of Canadian towns, at 85%
Dwelling types, tenure and age of the housing. 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
Newer homes outnumber old: 22% date from 2001 or later, 11% from before 1961. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. Across Canada’s towns, the share of households in single-detached houses is 64%.
The median household brings in $89,000 a year
Incomes are 2020’s, the census’s reference year, and include pandemic benefits such as CERB. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
The median across Canada’s towns is $86,000, and Burton’s, at $89,000, is close to it. The figure for New Brunswick’s towns: $73,300. Emergency and recovery benefits reached 20% of those with an income, beside a typical 28%.
A smaller share of residents who moved in within the year than 59% of Canadian towns: 10%
Where immigrants were born and when they came, and how recently residents moved in.
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
Of the immigrants living here, 23% came between 2011 and 2021; across Canada’s towns the share is 27%. The census found that 0.6% of residents are not Canadian citizens in Burton. Few places have so few immigrants: 2.1% here, fewer than in 93% of Canadian towns. As a yardstick, 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns.
A larger share of Indigenous residents than 78% of Canadian towns: 6.8%
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
2% of residents belong to a visible minority (Canada’s towns: 15%). Elsewhere, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns.
8.3% of residents have French as their mother tongue, a share 75% of Canadian towns don’t reach
The official languages residents can speak, and the ones they learned first.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
At home: English 94%, French 4.8%. More bilingual residents than in 73% of Canadian towns: 18%. Across the comparison, 1.5% of residents have French as their mother tongue across Canada’s towns.
Fewer degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 86% of Canadian towns: 14%
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No certificate at all: 12%, against 9.5%. As a yardstick, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
A job for 57% of residents aged 15 and over
Counted in May 2021, during COVID-19, these rates catch the job market before it had recovered. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, much like this 57%.
41 towns of 5,333 to 5,504 people: this is the 15th youngest
The Canadian towns closest in population, from youngest to oldest.
The group spans Chisasibi, youngest at 26.6, to Electoral Area L, Cariboo, oldest at 60. The closest ages to Burton’s belong to Saint-Boniface (41.6), Garner (42), Hillview (42.7) and Riverdale (43.2).
Burton sits below 1 of its 3 closest neighbours on median age
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burton | 5,424 | — | 42 | 15% | 2.1% |
| Oromocto | 9,451 | 7.0 km | 31.8 | 11% | 3.5% |
| Lincoln | 8,093 | 12.4 km | 40 | 12% | 2.2% |
| Maugerville | 1,808 | 16.5 km | 44 | 17% | 2.8% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What these tables don’t give. Missing from the census as published: unpaid care, cars and internet access, and the shift in each age band since 2016. Ethnic origins past visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted here.
- 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 New Brunswick’s towns and Canada’s towns. Provincial and national yardsticks: New Brunswick’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.
Questions about Burton’s residents
What is the population of Burton?
The latest figure is an estimate: 5,424 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Burton counted 5,176, 1% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Burton?
Half the residents are older than 42 and half younger, younger than 51% of Canadian towns; 18% are children under 15 and 15% are 65 or over.
Is Burton bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 18% are. Another 0.9% speak only French and 81% only English, and French is the first language of 8.3%.
How diverse is Burton?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 2.1%. A visible minority makes up 2% and Indigenous residents 6.8%.
What religion are people in Burton?
Most often Christian (55%) or no religion (44%); other religions make up 1%.
Is Burton good for families?
Children under 15 are 18% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 61% of households and one-parent families 7.8%. Schools near Burton are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Burton?
Median total household income in Burton was $89,000 in 2020, against a median of $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).