Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center · Public domain6.8% of households rent their home, fewer than in 96% of Canadian towns
The median age in Havelock is 47.6, higher than in nearly four fifths of Canadian towns. About 1,105 people lived locally in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates. For Havelock, the census puts residents with no religion at 50%. The share of residents who moved in within the year is 8.7%, against 11% across Canada’s towns.
−2% since 2016: slower than 88% of Canadian towns
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. Residents at the 2016 and 2021 censuses and the latest estimate, with the 2016–2021 change beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across New Brunswick’s towns the median is +3%, and across Canada’s towns +4%. Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 6% higher again.
Havelock ranks above 59% of Canadian towns on residents aged 65 and over: 20%
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
11% of residents are aged 15 to 24. On children under 15, 16% here is much the same as across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women.
A lower share of one-person households than 57% of Canadian towns, at 25%
Private households by type and size.
Against New Brunswick’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
One-parent families are about as common here as across Canada’s towns: 9.1%. Typically, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns. Each household has 2.4 people on average.
Above 69% of Canadian towns: 13% of residents 15 and over live common-law
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns, against 50% in Havelock. Across Canada’s towns, common-law partners come to 11%.
96% of households live in a single-detached house, a share 97% of Canadian towns don’t reach
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
Older homes outnumber new: 40% predate 1961, 14% date from 2001 or later. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. On average, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. 15% of homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%.
$63,200 a year: the median household income
The income year is 2020: a year of pandemic benefits such as CERB, which the figures count. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
Half of Havelock’s households had a total income below $63,200, 27% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The middle household across New Brunswick’s towns has $73,300 before tax. Emergency and recovery benefits reached 21% of those with an income, beside a typical 28%.
6.2% of residents are immigrants
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
Most immigrants were born in Europe (54%) or in the Americas (31%). Lower than in 77% of Canadian towns: 6.2% of residents are immigrants. The share of residents without Canadian citizenship trails 71% of Canadian towns: 2.4%.
51% said they are Christian and 50% that they have no religion
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Indigenous residents are rarer here than in 98% of Canadian towns. In Havelock, 1.4% of residents belong to a visible minority.
A higher share of bilingual residents than 64% of Canadian towns, at 11%
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
At home: English 98%, French 1.9%. Havelock has more residents whose mother tongue is French than 68% of Canadian towns, at 2.9%. The usual figure: 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
11% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, fewer than in 95% of Canadian towns
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
14% of those aged 25 to 64 have no formal credential, where the typical town has 9.5%.
53% of residents 15 and over were in work
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.
Fewer work here than in the typical town: 53%, against 58% across Canada’s towns. 20% of residents are 65 or over.
Havelock is older than every town around it
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Havelock | 1,105 | — | 47.6 | 20% | 6.2% |
| Salisbury | 3,806 | 15.3 km | 46.8 | 21% | 2.7% |
| Petitcodiac | 1,610 | 17.0 km | 45.6 | 26% | 1.4% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. 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.
- Against New Brunswick’s towns and Canada’s towns. The middle of New Brunswick’s towns of 2,500 or more comes first, the middle of all Canadian towns second; cities as a whole and First Nations reserves stay out, and percentiles are within Canada.
Questions about Havelock’s residents
Is Havelock bilingual?
English and French: 11% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 89%. French only: 0.5%. French mother tongue: 2.9%.
How diverse is Havelock?
6.2% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 1.4% belong to a visible minority and 0% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Havelock?
51% are Christian and 50% have no religion; 0% follow another religion.
Is Havelock good for families?
Under 15: 16% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 58% of households. One-parent families: 9.1%. Schools near Havelock are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Havelock?
The median household in Havelock took in $63,200 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Havelock?
Havelock had about 1,105 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 1,042, 2% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Havelock?
A median age of 47.6. Children under 15 make up 16%, and people 65 and over 20%.
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).