In Grand Falls, 91% of households live in a single-detached house, more than in 91% of Canadian towns
Just over a third of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns, against 18% in Grand Falls. In Grand Falls, nearly one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier. With a median age of 48, Grand Falls is older than 80% of Canadian towns. This New Brunswick town is home to some 1,114 people (July 2025 estimate), in 455 households at the 2021 Census.
What stands out about the people of Grand Falls
A bilingual town
Both official languages: 48% of residents speak English and French, more than in 89% of Canadian towns. Another 5.1% speak only French and 47% only English. English & French ↓
Fewer people than before
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Grand Falls went from 1,109 to 1,077 residents (−3%), slower growth than in 91% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Grand Falls ranks above 89% of Canadian towns on bilingual residents: 48%
Every figure here comes from the 2021 Census unless it carries another date. 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
Set against 1.5% across Canada’s towns, 39% of residents have French as their mother tongue in Grand Falls. Typically, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
Slower than most: −3% since 2016, behind 91% of Canadian towns
Two census counts, five years apart, and Statistics Canada’s newest estimate.
Change, 2016 to 2021
For comparison, the median is +4% across Canada’s towns and +3% across New Brunswick’s towns.
In Grand Falls, 9.8% of residents are aged 15 to 24, fewer than in 68% of Canadian towns
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
More residents are 60–64 than any other five-year age: 11% of residents, 1.5 times the share across Canada’s towns. Across Grand Falls, 16% of residents are under 15. Among New Brunswick’s towns, Dalhousie has the highest share aged 65 or over, at 37%.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women.
In Grand Falls, 22% of households are one person living alone, fewer than in 69% 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 8.9%, the share of one-parent families is in line with the figure across Canada’s towns. Elsewhere, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns. A household here holds 2.4 people on average.
16% of residents 15 and over live common-law, more than in 79% of Canadian towns
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Singles who have never married make up 20% of adults, beside a typical 27%. By way of comparison, 11% of residents 15 and over live common-law across Canada’s towns.
A smaller share of renter households than 71% of Canadian towns: 17%
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
9.9% of homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%. The share of renter households across Canada’s towns is 25%. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns.
Median household income: $74,500 a year
The census asked about income in 2020: a pandemic year, with CERB and other emergency benefits counted in. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
Household incomes run lower in Grand Falls: half had less than $74,500, 13% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Among New Brunswick’s towns, the typical figure is $73,300. Emergency and recovery benefits reached 22% of those with an income, beside a typical 28%.
3.7% 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
By its share of residents without Canadian citizenship (2.3%), Grand Falls is below 72% of Canadian towns. Fewer immigrants than in 86% of Canadian towns: 3.7%.
81% said they are Christian and 18% that they have no religion
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. The census found that 1.9% of residents have an Indigenous identity in Grand Falls.
Grand Falls ranks below 83% of Canadian towns on degree holders aged 25 to 64: 15%
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
With no certificate, diploma or degree: 11%, beside a typical 9.5%. Measured more widely, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
A job for 57% of residents aged 15 and over
The census counted work in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so read these rates as a pandemic snapshot. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, much like this 57%.
Among its 5 nearest neighbours, 2 are older than Grand Falls
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Falls | 1,114 | — | 48 | 19% | 3.7% |
| Denmark | 1,412 | 11.2 km | 48.8 | 25% | 4.2% |
| Grand Falls / Grand-Sault | 5,465 | 11.4 km | 52.8 | 29% | 3.6% |
| Drummond | 2,113 | 13.9 km | 46.4 | 18% | 1.2% |
| Saint-André | 1,987 | 17.4 km | 45.2 | 20% | 2.2% |
| Tobique 20 | 1,042 | 18.9 km | 33.2 | 11% | 0% |
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 Grand Falls’s residents
Is Grand Falls bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 48% are. Another 5.1% speak only French and 47% only English, and French is the first language of 39%.
How diverse is Grand Falls?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 3.7%. A visible minority makes up 0% and Indigenous residents 1.9%.
What religion are people in Grand Falls?
Most often Christian (81%) or no religion (18%); other religions make up 1%.
Is Grand Falls good for families?
Children under 15 are 16% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 62% of households and one-parent families 8.9%. Schools near Grand Falls are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Grand Falls?
Median total household income in Grand Falls was $74,500 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Grand Falls?
The latest figure is an estimate: 1,114 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Grand Falls counted 1,077, 3% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Grand Falls?
Half the residents are older than 48 and half younger; 16% are children under 15 and 19% are 65 or over.
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).