Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0A smaller share of renter households than 98% of Canadian towns: 5.7%
Set against 11% across Canada’s towns, 7.6% of residents are aged 15 to 24 in Musquash. At the same time, the median age in the town is 46, higher than in 72% of Canadian towns. The latest estimate, for July 2025, is 1,378 residents; the 2021 Census found 530 households. Immigrants: 4% of the total.
Faster growth than 55% of Canadian towns: Musquash changed by +5% since 2016
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. 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. The July 2025 estimate adds another 10%.
20% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 60% of Canadian towns
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
No age band is larger than 55–59: 11% of residents, 1.5 times the share across Canada’s towns. In Musquash, 17% of residents are under 15. Elsewhere, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
About 112 men for every 100 women.
A lower share of one-person households than 67% of Canadian towns, at 23%
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against New Brunswick’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
In Musquash the average household is 2.4 people, beside 2.4 across Canada’s towns. Locally, 8.5% of households are one-parent families. Measured more widely, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns.
55% of residents 15 and over are married, more than in 79% of Canadian towns
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Singles who have never married make up 20% of adults, beside a typical 27%. By way of comparison, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. Common-law partners account for 11%.
Households in single-detached houses: 96%, a higher share than 98% of Canadian towns
Occupied homes by type, by owners and renters, and by when they were built. 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
19% of homes were built before 1961 and 16% in 2001 or later. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. By way of comparison, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns.
Households here have a median income of $82,000 a year
The income year is 2020: a year of pandemic benefits such as CERB, which the figures count. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
Household incomes sit at the middle in Musquash: half had more than $82,000, near the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Household incomes across New Brunswick’s towns have a median of $73,300. 23% of income recipients received COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefits (typical: 28%).
Residents who moved in within the year make up 12% in Musquash, more than in 60% of Canadian towns
Immigrants, newcomers and movers.
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. As a yardstick, 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns. Recent arrivals are half of immigrants (2011 to 2021), beside 27% across Canada’s towns.
Musquash ranks above 57% of Canadian towns on residents with no religion: 37%
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Visible minority residents are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns. Census figures put Indigenous residents at 2% in Musquash. For residents with no religion, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 35%.
A higher share of residents whose mother tongue is French than 70% of Canadian towns, at 4%
Knowledge of the two official languages, first languages, and the language of home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
At home: English 98%, French 2%. Bilingual residents are more common here than in 63% of Canadian towns. Against that, 1.5% of residents have French as their mother tongue across Canada’s towns.
Musquash ranks below 96% of Canadian towns on degree holders aged 25 to 64: 9.9%
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Across Canada’s towns, 27% of 25- to 64-year-olds hold a degree; in Musquash, 9.9%, and 43% have a college or trades credential (typical: 29%).
A job for 50% of residents aged 15 and over
Counted in May 2021, during COVID-19, these rates catch the job market before it had recovered. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
50% of residents 15 and over have a job, against a typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 20% are 65 or more.
Nearby, 1 of 3 towns have older populations than Musquash
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page. Distances here run 26–30 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Musquash.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Musquash | 1,378 | — | 46 | 20% | 4% |
| Grand Bay-Westfield | 5,202 | 25.6 km | 45.2 | 20% | 2.8% |
| Pennfield | 2,309 | 28.7 km | 48.8 | 22% | 3.4% |
| Saint John | 79,371 | 29.6 km | 44 | 21% | 8.1% |
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. 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 Musquash’s residents
What is the average age in Musquash?
The median age is 46. 17% are under 15 and 20% 65 or older.
Is Musquash bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 11% are. Another 0% speak only French and 90% only English, and French is the first language of 4%.
How diverse is Musquash?
Immigrants: 4% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 0%. Indigenous identity: 2%.
What religion are people in Musquash?
37% said they have no religion and 62% that they are Christian; 0.8% named another faith.
Is Musquash good for families?
17% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 62% of households and one-parent families 8.5%. Schools near Musquash are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Musquash?
Half of Musquash’s households had more than $82,000 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of Musquash?
About 1,378, by Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025. The 2021 Census found 1,253 people in Musquash, 5% more than 2016.
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).