96% of households live in a single-detached house, a share 98% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Children under 15: 13%, below 78% of Canadian towns. Statistics Canada puts Greenwich’s population at 1,272 for July 2025. In Greenwich, 3.3% of residents are immigrants. 1% of residents are not Canadian citizens, fewer than in 89% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Greenwich
Older than most towns
Greenwich’s median age is 50.4; 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.
Greenwich grew +6% from 2016 to 2021, faster than 65% of Canadian towns
Every figure here comes from the 2021 Census unless it carries another date. Residents at the 2016 and 2021 censuses and the latest estimate, with the 2016–2021 change beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
For comparison, the median is +4% across Canada’s towns and +3% across New Brunswick’s towns. By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 13%.
A median age of 50.4: Greenwich is older than 86% of Canadian towns
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
Where 11% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across Canada’s towns, Greenwich has 8.8%. Census figures put residents aged 65 and over at 25% locally.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
2.3 people per household, fewer than in 64% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against New Brunswick’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
One-parent families make up 9%, close to the figure across Canada’s towns. Census figures put one-person households at 27% in Greenwich.
Greenwich ranks above 68% of Canadian towns on married residents 15 and over: 52%
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
21% of adults have never married and don’t live common-law (typical: 27%). On average, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. Census figures put common-law partners at 11% in Greenwich.
Greenwich sits below 85% of Canadian towns for renter households (12%)
Houses and apartments, owners and renters, older and newer homes. 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
Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. The share of renter households across Canada’s towns is 25%. Newer homes outnumber old: 23% date from 2001 or later, 20% from before 1961. 10% of homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%.
$65,500 a year is the median household income here
Census incomes cover 2020, when emergency benefits like CERB lifted many households’ totals. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
At $65,500, the middle household in Greenwich earned 24% less than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Across New Brunswick’s towns, half of households had more than $73,300 before tax. Pandemic payments such as CERB reached 20% of income recipients here, against 28% in the typical town.
Greenwich ranks below 58% of Canadian towns on residents who moved in within the year: 10%
Immigrants by continent of birth and when they arrived, citizenship, and who moved in recently.
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
Immigrants here were most often born in Europe (57%), then in the Americas (29%). The usual figure: 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns.
4.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity, a share 69% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
The share of visible minority residents trails 86% of Canadian towns: 1.9%. Measured more widely, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns. 36% of residents said they have no religion.
97% have English as their mother tongue; 8% also speak French
English, French and the other languages people grew up with or speak at home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
Residents whose mother tongue is French account for 1.8%.
Greenwich sits below 96% of Canadian towns for degree holders aged 25 to 64 (9.6%)
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
12% have no certificate, diploma or degree (typical: 9.5%). As a reference point, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
An employment rate of 48%
May 2021 was still a pandemic month: the census’s work figures reflect that. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
48% of residents 15 and over have a job, against a typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 25% are 65 or more.
Greenwich is older than every town around it
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenwich | 1,272 | — | 50.4 | 25% | 3.3% |
| Westfield | 2,245 | 10.5 km | 48 | 21% | 1.7% |
| Kingston | 3,577 | 10.7 km | 48.4 | 23% | 2.7% |
| Quispamsis | 20,240 | 16.1 km | 43.2 | 18% | 6.9% |
| Grand Bay-Westfield | 5,202 | 17.1 km | 45.2 | 20% | 2.8% |
| Rothesay | 12,626 | 17.3 km | 45.6 | 21% | 7.4% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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. Not in the Census Profile: unpaid care, cars, internet access, and how each age group has changed since 2016. We also chart no ethnic origins besides visible minority and Indigenous identity.
Questions about Greenwich’s residents
What is the population of Greenwich?
Greenwich had about 1,272 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 1,126, 6% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Greenwich?
A median age of 50.4. Children under 15 make up 13%, and people 65 and over 25%.
Is Greenwich bilingual?
English and French: 8% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 92%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 1.8%.
How diverse is Greenwich?
3.3% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 1.9% belong to a visible minority and 4.8% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Greenwich?
63% are Christian and 36% have no religion; 0.4% follow another religion.
Is Greenwich good for families?
Under 15: 13% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 58% of households. One-parent families: 9%. Schools near Greenwich are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Greenwich?
The median household in Greenwich took in $65,500 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
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).