Photo: Verne Equinox at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.05.1% of households rent their home, fewer than in 99% of Canadian towns
Two in five immigrants arrived between 2011 and 2021, against 27% across Canada’s towns. The latest estimate, for July 2025, is 5,167 residents; the 2021 Census found 1,870 households. In Coverdale, 44% of residents said they have no religion. One-person households are rarer here than in 79% of Canadian towns.
From 2016 to 2021, Coverdale outgrew 66% of Canadian towns: +7%
Unless a figure says otherwise, it is from the 2021 Census. Residents at the 2016 and 2021 censuses and the latest estimate, with the 2016–2021 change beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
The July 2025 estimate adds another 8%. Across Canada’s towns, half of towns changed by more than +4%; across New Brunswick’s towns, by more than +3%.
Half of Coverdale is over 44.8, older than 66% of Canadian towns
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
More residents are 55–59 than any other five-year age: nearly one in ten residents. Few places have so few residents aged 15 to 24: 9.5% here, fewer than in 73% of Canadian towns. The figure for residents aged 65 and over is 18% in Coverdale and 19% across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Coverdale, 44.8. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% 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.
7% of households are one-parent families (Canada’s towns: 8.2%).
Above 80% of Canadian towns: 55% of residents 15 and over are married
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Never married and not common-law: a fifth of adults (typical: 27%). On the census count, 12% of residents 15 and over live common-law.
Coverdale ranks above 93% of Canadian towns on households in single-detached houses: 93%
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
25% of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 13% built before 1961. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. By way of comparison, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns.
Household income, middle of the range: $88,000 a year
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
Coverdale’s median household took in $88,000 before tax, about the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). New Brunswick’s towns have a median of $73,300. COVID-19 benefits were paid to 23% of residents with an income, where the typical town had 28%.
Fewer residents who moved in within the year than 73% of Canadian towns: 8.9%
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
In Coverdale, 2.6% of residents are immigrants, beside 17% across Canada’s towns. Residents without Canadian citizenship: 1.4% of the total. By way of comparison, 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns.
56% said they are Christian and 44% that they have no religion
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Visible minority residents: 2.3%, below just over four fifths of Canadian towns. On the census count, 2.1% of residents have an Indigenous identity.
Coverdale ranks above 77% of Canadian towns on bilingual residents: 24%
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
Residents whose mother tongue is French: 5.5% here and 1.5% across Canada’s towns. As a reference point, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
17% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, fewer than in 77% of Canadian towns
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Holding no credential: 9.1% (typical 9.5%). Across Canada’s towns, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.
In work on census day: 58% of adults
These rates date from May 2021, during the pandemic, and run lower than a normal year’s. 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 58%.
Among 41 towns of 5,090 to 5,248 people, the 15th oldest
The Canadian towns closest in population, from youngest to oldest.
The youngest is River-Osborne (31.6) and the oldest Gibsons (56). The towns whose median age is nearest to Coverdale’s: Starlight Village (44), Electoral Area D, Peace River (44), Didsbury (45.2) and Grand Bay-Westfield (45.2).
Coverdale and its 6 nearest towns: 4 of them are older
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coverdale | 5,167 | — | 44.8 | 18% | 2.6% |
| Riverview | 22,614 | 7.0 km | 45.2 | 22% | 6% |
| Hillsborough | 1,569 | 10.7 km | 48.8 | 21% | 2.5% |
| Dieppe | 35,986 | 12.2 km | 40.8 | 17% | 9.7% |
| Moncton | 102,378 | 12.8 km | 40.8 | 19% | 11% |
| Hillsborough | 1,414 | 13.2 km | 47.2 | 26% | 2.3% |
| Memramcook | 5,616 | 18.6 km | 45.6 | 21% | 3.6% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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. 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.
Questions about Coverdale’s residents
What is the median income in Coverdale?
Median total household income in Coverdale was $88,000 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Coverdale?
The latest figure is an estimate: 5,167 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Coverdale counted 4,766, 7% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Coverdale?
Half the residents are older than 44.8 and half younger, older than 66% of Canadian towns; 17% are children under 15 and 18% are 65 or over.
Is Coverdale bilingual?
English and French: 24% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 76%. French only: 0.1%. French mother tongue: 5.5%.
How diverse is Coverdale?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 2.6%. A visible minority makes up 2.3% and Indigenous residents 2.1%.
What religion are people in Coverdale?
Most often Christian (56%) or no religion (44%); other religions make up 0.5%.
Is Coverdale good for families?
Children under 15 are 17% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 64% of households and one-parent families 7%. Schools near Coverdale are on its Schools page.
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).