Photo: Ultimograph5 · CC BY-SA 4.0Older than 91% of Canadian towns: half of Neguac is over 52.8
By its share of residents aged 15 to 24 (8.3%), Neguac is below 88% of Canadian towns. Statistics Canada puts the town’s population at 1,733 for July 2025. The census found that 14% of residents said they have no religion locally. The town has fewer residents who moved in within the year than 95% of Canadian towns, at 6.1%.
What stands out about the people of Neguac
A bilingual town
74% of residents can hold a conversation in both English and French, more than in 99% of Canadian towns; 16% speak French only and 10% English only. English & French ↓
Older than most towns
Half of Neguac’s residents are under 52.8 and half over; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 30% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Neguac: 74% of residents speak English and French, above 99% of Canadian towns
The figures are the 2021 Census’s, except where another date is given. 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
The figure for residents whose mother tongue is French is 82% in Neguac and 1.5% across Canada’s towns. The share of bilingual residents across Canada’s towns is 7.5%. At home: English 17%, French 79%.
+1% since 2016: slower than 74% of Canadian towns
How the population moved between the last two censuses, and since.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across Canada’s towns, half of towns changed by more than +4%; across New Brunswick’s towns, by more than +3%. The July 2025 estimate adds another 2%.
In Neguac, 30% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 92% of Canadian towns
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
The biggest five-year age group is 55–59, with 8.6% of residents. Set beside that, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns. Just over one in ten residents are under 15, fewer than in 90% of Canadian towns.
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.
9.7% of households are one-parent families; across Canada’s towns the figure is 8.2%. One-person households: 33% of the total.
Neguac sits below 67% of Canadian towns for married residents 15 and over (41%)
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Across Canada’s towns, the share of common-law partners is 11%; Neguac has 13%. Against that, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns.
Neguac ranks above 74% of Canadian towns on households in single-detached houses: 81%
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
Households in buildings of five or more storeys: 0.7%, near enough the figure across Canada’s towns. Against that, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. Census figures put renter households at 22% in Neguac.
Before tax, the median household income is $62,400 a year
Census incomes are for 2020, the year before the census, when CERB and other pandemic benefits topped up many households. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
Neguac’s median household took in $62,400 before tax, 27% less than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). $73,300 is the median household income across New Brunswick’s towns. 23% of income recipients received COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefits (typical: 28%).
1.9% 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
Across Canada’s towns, the share of residents without Canadian citizenship is 5.8%; Neguac has 0.6%. Lower than in 94% of Canadian towns: 1.9% of residents are immigrants.
Neguac sits above 87% of Canadian towns for Indigenous residents (10%)
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
In Neguac, 2.2% of residents belong to a visible minority, beside 15% across Canada’s towns. Across Canada’s towns, the share of Indigenous residents is 2.8%.
Degree holders aged 25 to 64: 11%, a lower share than 92% of Canadian towns
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
At the bottom of the ladder, 20% hold no certificate of any kind, against 9.5% in the typical town. Set beside that, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
45% of adults were employed in May 2021
Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic: some of these rates are lower than in a usual year. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
With 30% of residents 65 or over, the employment rate of 45% sits under the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
1 of the 2 nearest towns are older than Neguac
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neguac | 1,733 | — | 52.8 | 30% | 1.9% |
| Alnwick | 3,767 | 5.0 km | 53.6 | 28% | 0.7% |
| Esgenoôpetitj 14 | 1,326 | 5.5 km | 31.4 | 6.9% | 0% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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. 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.
Questions about Neguac’s residents
How diverse is Neguac?
1.9% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 2.2% belong to a visible minority and 10% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Neguac?
85% are Christian and 14% have no religion; 0.4% follow another religion.
Is Neguac good for families?
Under 15: 12% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 49% of households. One-parent families: 9.7%. Schools near Neguac are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Neguac?
The median household in Neguac took in $62,400 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Neguac?
Neguac had about 1,733 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 1,692, about the same as 2016.
What is the average age in Neguac?
A median age of 52.8. Children under 15 make up 12%, and people 65 and over 30%.
Is Neguac bilingual?
74% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 16% speak French only and 10% English only. French is the mother tongue of 82%.
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).