Photo: Patrick Emond (mon conjoint) et moi même (Isabelle Provencher). · Public domainA median age of 50: Nigadoo is older than 85% of Canadian towns
Residents with no religion: 14% here and 35% across Canada’s towns. 8% of residents are aged 15 to 24. Nigadoo has more households in single-detached houses than 72% of Canadian towns, at 79%. The latest estimate, for July 2025, is 1,102 residents; the 2021 Census found 435 households.
What stands out about the people of Nigadoo
A French-speaking community
87% of residents have French as their mother tongue, more than in 89% of Canadian towns; 72% speak both official languages and 87% speak French most often at home. English & French ↓
A bilingual town
72% of residents can hold a conversation in both English and French, more than in 99% of Canadian towns; 24% speak French only and 4.5% English only. English & French ↓
Older than most towns
Nigadoo’s median age is 50; 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.
72% of residents speak English and French, a share 99% of Canadian towns don’t reach
All figures are the 2021 Census’s unless another date is shown. 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
Residents whose mother tongue is French: 87% here and 1.5% across Canada’s towns. The benchmark for bilingual residents across Canada’s towns: 7.5%.
Nigadoo’s population moved +4% on 2016, less than in 53% of Canadian towns
Residents at the 2016 and 2021 censuses and the latest estimate, with the 2016–2021 change beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 11% higher again.
Residents aged 65 and over make up 25% in Nigadoo, more than in 80% of Canadian towns
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
The biggest five-year age group is 60–64, with 9% of residents, 1.3 times the share across Canada’s towns. Fewer children under 15 than in 80% of Canadian towns: 13%. On average, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
Nigadoo households average 2.3 people, smaller than in 64% of Canadian towns
Private households by type and size.
Against New Brunswick’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
5.7% of households are one-parent families; across Canada’s towns the figure is 8.2%. The census found that a quarter of households are one person living alone in Nigadoo.
In Nigadoo, 21% of residents 15 and over live common-law, more than in 85% of Canadian towns
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Never married and not common-law: 20% of adults (typical: 27%). On the census count, 45% of residents 15 and over are married. Common-law partners: 11% across Canada’s towns, for comparison.
Renter households: 16%, a lower share than 72% of Canadian towns
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 are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. By way of comparison, a quarter of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. 15% of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 10% built before 1961.
A median household income of $70,500 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
The median across Canada’s towns is $86,000; Nigadoo’s, at $70,500, is 18% lower. The provincial yardstick is $73,300, the median across New Brunswick’s towns. In 2020, 27% of income recipients drew a COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefit; the typical town had 28%.
In Nigadoo, 8.5% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, fewer than in 77% of Canadian towns
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
Immigrants: 2% here and 17% across Canada’s towns. Residents without Canadian citizenship are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns. To put it in context, just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns.
86% said they are Christian and 14% 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
Against a figure of 2.8% across Canada’s towns, the share of Indigenous residents in Nigadoo comes in at 1%. Visible minority residents are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns.
7.4% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, below 99% of Canadian towns
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Holding no credential: 13% (typical 9.5%). As a yardstick, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
In work on census day: 45% of adults
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.
The employment rate of 45% is below the typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 25% of residents are 65 or over.
Every nearby town is older than Nigadoo
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigadoo | 1,102 | — | 50 | 25% | 2% |
| Beresford | 6,543 | 3.7 km | 50.8 | 23% | 0.9% |
| Beresford | 4,389 | 4.6 km | 54.4 | 30% | 1.5% |
| Petit-Rocher | 2,019 | 5.8 km | 56 | 33% | 1.3% |
| Bathurst | 4,840 | 13.0 km | 52.4 | 27% | 1.6% |
| Bathurst | 13,331 | 13.2 km | 53.2 | 31% | 4.4% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- What these tables don’t give. Missing from the census as published: unpaid care, cars and internet access, and the shift in each age band since 2016. Ethnic origins past visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted here.
- 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.
Questions about Nigadoo’s residents
What is the median income in Nigadoo?
$70,500 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Nigadoo (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Nigadoo?
Statistics Canada estimates 1,102 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 997 in Nigadoo, 4% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Nigadoo?
50 is the median age. Under 15: 13%. 65 and over: 25%.
Is Nigadoo bilingual?
English and French: 72% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 4.5%. French only: 24%. French mother tongue: 87%.
How diverse is Nigadoo?
Immigrants make up 2% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 0% are members of a visible minority, and 1% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Nigadoo?
Christian: 86%. No religion: 14%. Another religion: 0%.
Is Nigadoo good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 13%. 60% of households are couple families and 5.7% one-parent families. Schools near Nigadoo are on its Schools page.
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).