Photo: Dr Wilson · CC BY-SA 3.0Cap-Pelé is older than 87% of Canadian towns: a median age of 50.8
Set against 16% across Canada’s towns, 13% of residents are under 15 in Cap-Pelé. About 3,092 people lived in the town in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates. Residents who moved in within the year: 9.1% of the total. Fewer immigrants than in 74% of Canadian towns: 6.9%.
What stands out about the people of Cap-Pelé
A bilingual town
76% of residents can hold a conversation in both English and French, more than in 99% of Canadian towns; 5.9% speak French only and 18% English only. English & French ↓
Older than most towns
Half of Cap-Pelé’s residents are under 50.8 and half over; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 27% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A higher share of bilingual residents than 99% of Canadian towns, at 76%
Unless a figure says otherwise, it is from the 2021 Census. 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
By its share of residents whose mother tongue is French (74%), Cap-Pelé is above 85% of Canadian towns. For comparison, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
A change of +1% since 2016 leaves Cap-Pelé behind 72% of Canadian towns
How the population moved between the last two censuses, and since.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across Canada’s towns, half of towns changed by more than +4%; across New Brunswick’s towns, by more than +3%. The July 2025 estimate adds another 27%.
In Cap-Pelé, 27% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 85% of Canadian towns
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
8.2% of residents are aged 15 to 24 (Canada’s towns: 11%). As a yardstick, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Cap-Pelé, 50.8. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
In Cap-Pelé, 25% of households are one person living alone, fewer than in 58% of Canadian towns
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.
At 2.4 people, the average household compares with 2.4 across Canada’s towns. Typically, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns. 5.9% of households are one-parent families.
Common-law partners: 14%, a higher share than 71% of Canadian towns
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 22% of adults, beside a typical 27%. The wider picture: 11% of residents 15 and over live common-law across Canada’s towns.
76% of households live in a single-detached house, a share 66% of Canadian towns don’t reach
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
Newer homes outnumber old: 21% date from 2001 or later, 14% from before 1961. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. The wider picture: 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. Where a quarter of households rent their home across Canada’s towns, Cap-Pelé has 23%.
$76,000 a year is the median household income here
The census asked about income in 2020: a pandemic year, with CERB and other emergency benefits counted in. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
Half of Cap-Pelé’s households had a total income below $76,000, 12% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The median across New Brunswick’s towns is $73,300. COVID-19 benefits went to 23% of residents with an income (typical: 28%).
7.4% of residents are not Canadian citizens, more than in 58% of Canadian towns
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
76% of immigrants arrived between 2011 and 2021, against 27% across Canada’s towns. By way of comparison, 5.8% of residents are not Canadian citizens across Canada’s towns. Most immigrants were born in the Americas (46%) or in Asia (39%).
Only 19% of residents said they have no religion in Cap-Pelé
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Visible minority residents: 8.8%, below 60% of Canadian towns. Residents with no religion make up 35% across Canada’s towns. Locally, 2.3% of residents have an Indigenous identity.
Degree holders aged 25 to 64: 8.8%, a lower share than 98% of Canadian towns
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Some 13% have no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. Set beside that, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
53% of adults were employed in May 2021
May 2021 was still a pandemic month: the census’s work figures reflect that. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
With 27% of residents 65 or over, the employment rate of 53% sits under the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
In its size band (3,045 to 3,139), the 12th oldest of 41 towns
Median age of the Canadian towns nearest in population; hover a dot.
Median ages here range from 25.6 in La Loche to 59.6 in Trois-Pistoles. Nearest to Cap-Pelé in age: Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot (50.4), Athens (50.8), Cap-Saint-Ignace (51.2) and Shippagan (51.2).
Of the 5 towns nearest Cap-Pelé, 4 are older
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page. The nearest places to Cap-Pelé with figures are 5–26 km away.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cap-Pelé | 3,092 | — | 50.8 | 27% | 6.9% |
| Beaubassin East / Beaubassin-est | 8,138 | 5.0 km | 50.8 | 24% | 3.4% |
| Shediac | 9,849 | 19.7 km | 52.8 | 31% | 5.9% |
| Shediac | 5,699 | 23.1 km | 51.2 | 27% | 3.1% |
| Dundas | 4,733 | 25.3 km | 51.6 | 26% | 4.9% |
| Botsford | 1,240 | 26.2 km | 59.6 | 36% | 4.1% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The census’s own words. “Visible minority” is the census’s term from the Employment Equity Act: people, other than Indigenous peoples, who are non-white in colour or race. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are as residents answered. The page compares them with other towns and never labels a town by them.
- 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.
- 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.
Questions about Cap-Pelé’s residents
What is the population of Cap-Pelé?
Statistics Canada estimates 3,092 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 2,441 in Cap-Pelé, about the same as 2016.
What is the average age in Cap-Pelé?
50.8 is the median age, older than 87% of Canadian towns. Under 15: 13%. 65 and over: 27%.
Is Cap-Pelé bilingual?
76% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 5.9% speak French only and 18% English only. French is the mother tongue of 74%.
How diverse is Cap-Pelé?
Immigrants make up 6.9% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 8.8% are members of a visible minority, and 2.3% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Cap-Pelé?
Christian: 80%. No religion: 19%. Another religion: 0.4%.
Is Cap-Pelé good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 13%. 57% of households are couple families and 5.9% one-parent families. Schools near Cap-Pelé are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Cap-Pelé?
$76,000 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Cap-Pelé (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
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).