Photo: Meantimeus · Public domainOnly 6.4% of residents lived at another address a year earlier in Grand Manan
With residents aged 15 to 24 at 8.9%, Grand Manan is behind just over four fifths of Canadian towns on that count. More households in single-detached houses than in 86% of Canadian towns: 89%. The town had about 2,648 residents in July 2025, by Statistics Canada’s estimate, and 1,180 households at the 2021 Census. Here, 34% of households are one person living alone.
From 2016 to 2021, Grand Manan outgrew 81% of Canadian towns: +10%
Unless a figure says otherwise, it is from the 2021 Census. The census counts of 2016 and 2021, the estimate after them, and the change set beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 2%. Across Canada’s towns, half of towns changed by more than +4%; across New Brunswick’s towns, by more than +3%.
More residents aged 65 and over than 68% of Canadian towns: 22%
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
Half of Grand Manan’s residents are over 43.6, older than in nearly three fifths of Canadian towns. For comparison, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns. Across Grand Manan, 18% of residents are under 15.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Grand Manan, 43.6. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
2.2 people per household, fewer than in 74% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against New Brunswick’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
There is little gap on one-parent families: 8.9%, about the same as across Canada’s towns.
Grand Manan sits above 76% of Canadian towns for common-law partners (15%)
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: just over a fifth of adults, against a typical 27%. Typically, 11% of residents 15 and over live common-law across Canada’s towns.
Below 58% of Canadian towns: 22% of households rent their home
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
Just over a third 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. Against that, 25% of households rent their home across Canada’s towns.
Households here have a median income of $76,000 a year
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
The middle household in Grand Manan had $76,000 before tax, 12% below the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Household incomes across New Brunswick’s towns have a median of $73,300. Pandemic payments such as CERB reached 28% of income recipients here, against 28% in the typical town.
1.4% 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
Compared with 17% across Canada’s towns, 1.4% of residents are immigrants here. Residents without Canadian citizenship are rarer here than in 83% of Canadian towns.
Grand Manan ranks above 64% of Canadian towns on residents with no religion: 40%
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Across Canada’s towns, 15% of residents belong to a visible minority; in Grand Manan, 1%. As a reference point, 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns. The census found that 3.7% of residents have an Indigenous identity locally.
English is the mother tongue of 98%, and 4.9% speak French as well
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
Compared with 7.5% across Canada’s towns, 4.9% of residents speak English and French here. 1% of residents have French as their mother tongue.
Only 13% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher in Grand Manan
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
At the other end, 16% hold no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. Elsewhere, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
57% of residents 15 and over were in work
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.
The employment rate of 57% is close to the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
Of 41 towns its size (2,607 to 2,687 people), the 18th oldest
Towns of about this size, placed by median age.
The span goes from 31 (La Ronge) up to 67.7 (Brockville). Closest in median age to Grand Manan are Saint-Martin (42.8), Adelaide/Churchill (43.1), Outlook (44) and Highlands (44).
No nearby town is as young as Grand Manan
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are. The nearest places to Grand Manan with figures are 42–48 km away.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Manan | 2,648 | — | 43.6 | 22% | 1.4% |
| Saint George | 2,675 | 41.5 km | 46.8 | 21% | 6.4% |
| Pennfield | 2,309 | 43.3 km | 48.8 | 22% | 3.4% |
| Saint Andrews | 2,167 | 47.2 km | 57.2 | 34% | 13% |
| St. George | 1,757 | 48.2 km | 47.2 | 24% | 12% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- What these tables don’t give. Some things the page can’t show: the Census Profile asks nothing about unpaid care, cars or internet access, and gives no change by age since 2016. Ethnic origins beyond visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted.
- The census’s own words. The census takes “visible minority” from the Employment Equity Act: anyone other than Indigenous peoples who is non-white in colour or race. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are what residents reported, compared here with other towns and never used as a label.
Questions about Grand Manan’s residents
What religion are people in Grand Manan?
60% are Christian and 40% have no religion; 1% follow another religion.
Is Grand Manan good for families?
Under 15: 18% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 52% of households. One-parent families: 8.9%. Schools near Grand Manan are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Grand Manan?
The median household in Grand Manan took in $76,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Grand Manan?
Grand Manan had about 2,648 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 2,595, 10% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Grand Manan?
A median age of 43.6, older than 59% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 18%, and people 65 and over 22%.
Is Grand Manan bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 4.9% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 95% speak only English and 0% only French; 1% grew up with French.
How diverse is Grand Manan?
1.4% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 1% belong to a visible minority and 3.7% have an Indigenous identity.
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).