Half of Dalhousie is over 54.8, older than 95% of Canadian towns
Where 25% of households rent their home across Canada’s towns, Dalhousie has 12%. 6.4% of residents are aged 15 to 24. Lower than in 97% of Canadian towns: 5.6% of residents lived at another address a year earlier. The latest estimate, for July 2025, is 1,132 residents; the 2021 Census found 500 households.
What stands out about the people of Dalhousie
A bilingual town
Both official languages: 62% of residents speak English and French, more than in 96% of Canadian towns. Another 6.5% speak only French and 30% only English. English & French ↓
Older than most towns
Half of Dalhousie’s residents are under 54.8 and half over; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 25% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A larger share of bilingual residents than 96% of Canadian towns: 62%
The 2021 Census is the source of every figure here unless a date says otherwise. 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
1.5% of residents have French as their mother tongue across Canada’s towns, against 49% in Dalhousie. Typically, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
Since 2016, Dalhousie has changed by +2%, slower than 63% of Canadian towns
Two census counts, five years apart, and Statistics Canada’s newest estimate.
Change, 2016 to 2021
The median across Canada’s towns is +4%, and across New Brunswick’s towns +3%.
Dalhousie ranks below 88% of Canadian towns on children under 15: 12%
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
The biggest five-year age group is 55–59, with 13% of residents, 1.8 times the share across Canada’s towns. By way of comparison, 16% of residents are under 15 across Canada’s towns. Residents aged 65 and over: a quarter of the total.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
Smaller households than 74% of Canadian towns: 2.2 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.
In Dalhousie, 7.1% of households are one-parent families. Little separates the share of one-person households here, 27%, from the figure across Canada’s towns.
Above 82% of Canadian towns: 18% of residents 15 and over live common-law
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Single and never married: 20% of adults, against a typical 27%. Elsewhere, 11% of residents 15 and over live common-law across Canada’s towns.
In Dalhousie, 84% of households live in a single-detached house, more than in 79% 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
30% of homes were built before 1961 and 17% in 2001 or later. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. Across the comparison, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns.
$70,000 a year: the median household income
The census asked about income in 2020: a pandemic year, with CERB and other emergency benefits counted in. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
At $70,000, the middle household in Dalhousie earned 19% less than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Across New Brunswick’s towns the median is $73,300. Pandemic payments such as CERB reached 19% of income recipients here, against 28% in the typical town.
0.9% of residents are immigrants
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. Against a figure of 17% across Canada’s towns, the share of immigrants in Dalhousie comes in at 0.9%.
Dalhousie sits above 85% of Canadian towns for Indigenous residents (9.2%)
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Compared with 15% across Canada’s towns, 0.9% of residents belong to a visible minority here. Census figures put residents with no religion at 19% in Dalhousie. Against that, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns.
Dalhousie ranks below 58% of Canadian towns on degree holders aged 25 to 64: 23%
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No diploma or degree: 15% here, 9.5% in the typical town. Measured more widely, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
Employment: 52% of residents 15 and over had a job
The census was taken in May 2021, during the pandemic, so these rates show a labour market still recovering. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
52% of residents 15 and over have a job, against a typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 25% are 65 or more.
Around Dalhousie, 2 of 6 towns have a higher median age
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalhousie | 1,132 | — | 54.8 | 25% | 0.9% |
| Eel River Crossing | 1,918 | 7.2 km | 52 | 24% | 1.1% |
| Balmoral | 1,628 | 8.7 km | 49.6 | 25% | 1.3% |
| Dalhousie | 3,255 | 10.2 km | 58 | 37% | 2.3% |
| Pointe-à-la-Croix | 1,294 | 12.6 km | 51.2 | 26% | 0.8% |
| Campbellton | 7,485 | 13.0 km | 53.6 | 30% | 3.7% |
| Charlo | 1,386 | 14.1 km | 56 | 31% | 0.7% |
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. 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. In the census, “visible minority” is the Employment Equity Act’s term for people who are non-white in colour or race and not Indigenous. Like immigrant status, Indigenous identity and religion, which residents reported themselves, it is compared with other towns, never turned into a label.
Questions about Dalhousie’s residents
What religion are people in Dalhousie?
Most often Christian (81%) or no religion (19%); other religions make up 0.5%.
Is Dalhousie good for families?
Children under 15 are 12% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 59% of households and one-parent families 7.1%. Schools near Dalhousie are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Dalhousie?
Median total household income in Dalhousie was $70,000 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Dalhousie?
The latest figure is an estimate: 1,132 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Dalhousie counted 1,090, 2% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Dalhousie?
Half the residents are older than 54.8 and half younger; 12% are children under 15 and 25% are 65 or over.
Is Dalhousie bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 62% are. Another 6.5% speak only French and 30% only English, and French is the first language of 49%.
How diverse is Dalhousie?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 0.9%. A visible minority makes up 0.9% and Indigenous residents 9.2%.
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).