Photo: Dr Wilson · CC BY-SA 3.0Half of Charlo is over 56, older than 96% of Canadian towns
7.2% of residents are aged 15 to 24; across Canada’s towns the figure is 11%. At 18%, the share of residents with no religion is lower than in 91% of Canadian towns. Its population is up 1% on 2016. Locally, 6% of residents lived at another address a year earlier.
What stands out about the people of Charlo
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
11% of residents identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit, more than in 89% of Canadian towns; 3.5% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
A bilingual town
71% of residents can hold a conversation in both English and French, more than in 98% of Canadian towns; 7.5% speak French only and 21% English only. English & French ↓
Older than most towns
Charlo’s median age is 56; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 31% 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 98% of Canadian towns, at 71%
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. 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
Compared with 1.5% across Canada’s towns, 63% of residents have French as their mother tongue here. Across Canada’s towns, the share of bilingual residents is 7.5%. At home: English 38%, French 59%.
A change of +1% since 2016 leaves Charlo behind 71% of Canadian towns
How the population moved between the last two censuses, and since.
Change, 2016 to 2021
The July 2025 estimate adds another 5%. Across New Brunswick’s towns the median is +3%, and across Canada’s towns +4%.
31% of residents are 65 or over, a share 93% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
13% of residents are under 15; across Canada’s towns the figure is 16%. As a yardstick, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split.
Smaller households than 83% of Canadian towns: 2.1 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.
One-parent families: 6.3% here and 8.2% across Canada’s towns. Locally, 31% of households are one person living alone.
Above 79% of Canadian towns: 16% of residents 15 and over live common-law
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Nearly a fifth of adults are single and have never married; the typical town has 27%. For comparison, 11% of residents 15 and over live common-law across Canada’s towns.
Only 11% of households rent their home in Charlo
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
Across Canada’s towns, 64% of households live in a single-detached house; in Charlo, 87%. 28% of homes were built before 1961 and 14% in 2001 or later. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. Measured more widely, a quarter of households rent their home across Canada’s towns.
$74,000 a year: the median household income
The income year is 2020: a year of pandemic benefits such as CERB, which the figures count. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
The middle household in Charlo had $74,000 before tax, 14% below the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). $73,300 is the median household income across New Brunswick’s towns. Pandemic benefits reached 20% of residents with an income, against a typical 28%.
0.7% of residents are immigrants
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
Set against 17% across Canada’s towns, 0.7% of residents are immigrants in Charlo. Residents without Canadian citizenship are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns.
11% of residents have an Indigenous identity, a share 89% of Canadian towns don’t reach
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. As a yardstick, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns.
Below 66% of Canadian towns: 20% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Some 6.6% have no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. Measured more widely, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
Employment: 47% of residents 15 and over had a job
Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic: some of these rates are lower than in a usual year. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
At 47%, fewer residents are in work than the typical 58% across Canada’s towns, and 31% are 65 or over.
1 in 5 nearby towns have a higher median age than Charlo
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlo | 1,386 | — | 56 | 31% | 0.7% |
| Eel River Crossing | 1,918 | 7.3 km | 52 | 24% | 1.1% |
| Dalhousie | 3,255 | 8.2 km | 58 | 37% | 2.3% |
| Balmoral | 1,628 | 8.8 km | 49.6 | 25% | 1.3% |
| Dalhousie | 1,132 | 14.1 km | 54.8 | 25% | 0.9% |
| Nouvelle | 1,819 | 16.4 km | 50.4 | 25% | 2.3% |
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. These are self-reported answers: Indigenous identity, immigrant status, religion. The census’s “visible minority” comes from the Employment Equity Act (non-white in colour or race, Indigenous peoples aside), and the page sets each beside other towns without labelling any.
- Against New Brunswick’s towns and Canada’s towns. For each measure we take the median of New Brunswick’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, then the median of all Canadian towns. Neither counts whole cities or reserves, and every percentile is a Canadian one.
Questions about Charlo’s residents
Is Charlo good for families?
Children under 15 are 13% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 58% of households and one-parent families 6.3%. Schools near Charlo are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Charlo?
Median total household income in Charlo was $74,000 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Charlo?
The latest figure is an estimate: 1,386 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Charlo counted 1,323, 1% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Charlo?
Half the residents are older than 56 and half younger; 13% are children under 15 and 31% are 65 or over.
Is Charlo bilingual?
71% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 7.5% speak French only and 21% English only. French is the mother tongue of 63%.
How diverse is Charlo?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 0.7%. A visible minority makes up 0% and Indigenous residents 11%.
What religion are people in Charlo?
Most often Christian (82%) or no religion (18%); other religions make up 0.4%.
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).