Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Older than 92% of Canadian towns: half of Campbellton is over 53.6
The share of renter households is 46%, against 25% across Canada’s towns. More Indigenous residents than in 85% of Canadian towns: 9.2%. With about 7,485 residents in July 2025, Campbellton counted 3,255 households at the 2021 Census. One-parent families: just over a tenth of the total.
What stands out about the people of Campbellton
A bilingual town
Both official languages: 59% of residents speak English and French, more than in 94% of Canadian towns. Another 11% speak only French and 30% only English. English & French ↓
Older than most towns
Campbellton’s median age is 53.6; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 30% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Many people living alone
42% of households are one person living alone, more than in 91% of Canadian towns; 30% of residents are 65 or over. Households ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Campbellton: 59% of residents speak English and French, above 94% of Canadian towns
The 2021 Census is the source of every figure here unless a date says 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
In Campbellton, half of residents have French as their mother tongue, beside 1.5% across Canada’s towns. The wider picture: 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
A +2% change since 2016: slower than 61% of Canadian towns
How the population moved between the last two censuses, and since.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 6% higher again. Across New Brunswick’s towns the median is +3%, and across Canada’s towns +4%.
A larger share of residents aged 65 and over than 93% of Canadian towns: 30%
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
Here nearly one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 11%. The usual figure: 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns. The largest age band is 55–59: 9.1% of residents.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Campbellton, 53.6. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Campbellton ranks above 91% of Canadian towns on one-person households: 42%
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against New Brunswick’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
A household here has 2 people on average; across Canada’s towns, 2.4. One-person households make up 27% across Canada’s towns.
32% of residents 15 and over are married, fewer than in 83% of Canadian towns
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
In Campbellton, 13% of residents 15 and over live common-law, beside 11% across Canada’s towns. Just over a third of adults have never married and don’t live common-law (typical: 27%).
A lower share of households in single-detached houses than 69% of Canadian towns, at 49%
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
43% of homes were built before 1961 and 7.7% in 2001 or later. Across Canada’s towns, the share of households in single-detached houses is 64%. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns.
$48,400 a year is the median household income here
Incomes here are for 2020, the year before the census, CERB and other pandemic benefits included. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
Half of Campbellton’s households had a total income below $48,400, 44% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The provincial yardstick is $73,300, the median across New Brunswick’s towns. COVID-19 benefits went to 26% of residents with an income (typical: 28%).
3.7% 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
Where 5.8% of residents are not Canadian citizens across Canada’s towns, Campbellton has 2.5%. Immigrants here were most often born in Asia (38%), then in Africa (23%). Lower than in 86% of Canadian towns: 3.7% of residents are immigrants.
A lower share of residents with no religion than 89% of Canadian towns, at 19%
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
By its share of visible minority residents (4.3%), Campbellton is below 71% of Canadian towns. Measured more widely, just over a third of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
Degree holders aged 25 to 64 make up 21% in Campbellton, less than in 63% of Canadian towns
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
At the bottom of the ladder, 17% hold no certificate of any kind, against 9.5% in the typical town. Elsewhere, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
In work on census day: 45% of adults
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.
With 30% of residents 65 or over, the employment rate of 45% sits under the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
The 4th oldest of 41 towns of 7,323 to 7,653 people
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
The group spans Blairmore Suburban Centre, youngest at 31.8, to Trent Lakes, oldest at 58. The towns whose median age is nearest to Campbellton’s: Parry Sound (53.2), Digby (53.6), Chandler (56) and Louiseville (57.6).
Campbellton is younger than 1 of its 5 nearest neighbours
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campbellton | 7,485 | — | 53.6 | 30% | 3.7% |
| Pointe-à-la-Croix | 1,294 | 3.4 km | 51.2 | 26% | 0.8% |
| Atholville | 3,346 | 8.7 km | 52.8 | 25% | 0.3% |
| Listuguj | 1,646 | 9.3 km | — | — | — |
| Dalhousie | 1,132 | 13.0 km | 54.8 | 25% | 0.9% |
| Balmoral | 1,628 | 17.2 km | 49.6 | 25% | 1.3% |
| Eel River Crossing | 1,918 | 18.3 km | 52 | 24% | 1.1% |
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. 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.
Questions about Campbellton’s residents
Is Campbellton bilingual?
59% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 11% speak French only and 30% English only. French is the mother tongue of 50%.
How diverse is Campbellton?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 3.7%. A visible minority makes up 4.3% and Indigenous residents 9.2%.
What religion are people in Campbellton?
Most often Christian (78%) or no religion (19%); other religions make up 3.3%.
Is Campbellton good for families?
Children under 15 are 11% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 39% of households and one-parent families 12%. Schools near Campbellton are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Campbellton?
Median total household income in Campbellton was $48,400 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Campbellton?
The latest figure is an estimate: 7,485 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Campbellton counted 7,047, 2% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Campbellton?
Half the residents are older than 53.6 and half younger, older than 92% of Canadian towns; 11% are children under 15 and 30% 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).