Photo: Gorob · CC BY-SA 3.0Half of Canning is over 57.6, older than 97% of Canadian towns
Residents aged 15 to 24: 5.8% here and 11% across Canada’s towns. Census figures put households in single-detached houses at 90% in Canning. Visible minority residents are rarer here than in 95% of Canadian towns. This New Brunswick town had about 1,151 residents in July 2025, by Statistics Canada’s estimate, and 510 households at the 2021 Census.
What stands out about the people of Canning
Older than most towns
The middle resident of Canning is 57.6; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 33% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Growing faster than most
Canning went from 924 people in 2016 to 1,028 in 2021, +11%: faster growth than in 85% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A +11% change since 2016: Canning grew faster than 85% of Canadian towns
The figures are the 2021 Census’s, except where another date is given. 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 12% higher again. The median across Canada’s towns is +4%, and across New Brunswick’s towns +3%.
Canning: 33% of residents are 65 or over, above 96% of Canadian towns
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
One in ten residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%). Against 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 106 men for every 100 women.
Canning households average 2 people, smaller than in 90% of Canadian towns
Private households by type and size.
Against New Brunswick’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
The figure for one-person households is 31% in Canning and 27% across Canada’s towns. For Canning, the census puts one-parent families at 4.9%.
A larger share of married residents 15 and over than 90% of Canadian towns: 58%
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Here, 10% of residents 15 and over live common-law.
Renter households make up 4.9% in Canning, less than in 99% of Canadian towns
The kinds of homes people live in, who owns and who rents, and how old the homes are. 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 nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. The share of renter households across Canada’s towns is 25%. 27% of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 19% built before 1961.
Household income, middle of the range: $71,000 a year
The income year is 2020: a year of pandemic benefits such as CERB, which the figures count. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
Canning’s median household took in $71,000 before tax, 17% less than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Among New Brunswick’s towns, the typical figure is $73,300. COVID-19 benefits went to 18% of residents with an income (typical: 28%).
Residents who moved in within the year make up 15% in Canning, more than in 80% of Canadian towns
Birthplaces and arrival years of immigrants, citizenship and recent moves.
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. The wider picture: just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns. The census found that 2.4% of residents are immigrants in Canning.
Canning ranks above 65% of Canadian towns on residents with no religion: 40%
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns, against 1.5% in Canning. Across Canada’s towns, just over a third of residents said they have no religion.
Residents whose mother tongue is French: 4.9%, a higher share than 71% of Canadian towns
Who can speak English and French, mother tongue, and the language spoken most at home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
With bilingual residents at 11%, Canning is ahead of 64% of Canadian towns on that count. By way of comparison, 1.5% of residents have French as their mother tongue across Canada’s towns.
Canning sits below 97% of Canadian towns for degree holders aged 25 to 64 (9.3%)
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Across Canada’s towns, 27% of 25- to 64-year-olds hold a degree; in Canning, 9.3%, and 46% have a college or trades credential (typical: 29%).
An employment rate of 46%
These rates date from May 2021, during the pandemic, and run lower than a normal year’s. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
The employment rate of 46% is below the typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 33% of residents are 65 or over.
The towns around Canning are all younger
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page. No closer places have figures: these lie 14–36 km from Canning.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canning | 1,151 | — | 57.6 | 33% | 2.4% |
| Minto | 2,349 | 13.8 km | 54 | 31% | 3.7% |
| Chipman | 1,301 | 28.3 km | 56 | 32% | 2.1% |
| Maugerville | 1,808 | 33.8 km | 44 | 17% | 2.8% |
| Oromocto | 9,451 | 35.5 km | 31.8 | 11% | 3.5% |
| Springfield | 1,751 | 35.7 km | 48.4 | 23% | 1.8% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. 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 Canning’s residents
How diverse is Canning?
2.4% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 1% belong to a visible minority and 1.5% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Canning?
60% are Christian and 40% have no religion; 0.5% follow another religion.
Is Canning good for families?
Under 15: 9.7% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 60% of households. One-parent families: 4.9%. Schools near Canning are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Canning?
The median household in Canning took in $71,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Canning?
Canning had about 1,151 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 1,028, 11% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Canning?
A median age of 57.6. Children under 15 make up 9.7%, and people 65 and over 33%.
Is Canning bilingual?
English and French: 11% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 89%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 4.9%.
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).