Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainHalf of Northesk is over 52, older than 90% of Canadian towns
The share of children under 15 is 11%, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Northesk had about 2,301 residents in July 2025, by Statistics Canada’s estimate, and 970 households at the 2021 Census. Across Northesk, one in ten households rent their home. Few places have so few residents who moved in within the year: 7.7% here, fewer than in 85% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Northesk
Fewer people than before
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Northesk went from 2,263 to 2,169 residents (−4%), slower growth than in 95% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Older than most towns
Half of Northesk’s residents are under 52 and half over; 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.
Slower than most: −4% since 2016, behind 95% of Canadian towns
The 2021 Census is the source of every figure here unless a date says otherwise. How the population moved between the last two censuses, and since.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 6% higher again.
Residents aged 65 and over make up 25% in Northesk, more than in 80% of Canadian towns
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
10% of residents are aged 15 to 24; across Canada’s towns the figure is 11%. Set beside that, 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.
Northesk households average 2.2 people, smaller than in 74% of Canadian towns
Private households by type and size.
Against New Brunswick’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
With one-parent families at 9.3%, Northesk is ahead of 66% of Canadian towns on that count. Just over a quarter of households are one person living alone.
Above 68% of Canadian towns: 52% of residents 15 and over are married
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
9.3% of residents 15 and over live common-law (Canada’s towns: 11%). Single and never married: 23% of adults, against a typical 27%.
Households in single-detached houses make up 93% in Northesk, more than in 93% of Canadian towns
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 74% of Canadian towns. As a reference point, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. Nearly a quarter of homes were built before 1961 and 12% in 2001 or later.
$72,500 a year: where the middle household sits
Census incomes cover 2020, when emergency benefits like CERB lifted many households’ totals. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
At $72,500, the middle household in Northesk earned 16% less than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). New Brunswick’s towns have a median of $73,300. In 2020, 24% of income recipients drew a COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefit; the typical town had 28%.
1.8% of residents are immigrants
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
17% of residents are immigrants across Canada’s towns, against 1.8% in Northesk. The share of residents without Canadian citizenship stands at 0.9%.
Only 21% of residents said they have no religion in Northesk
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Visible minority residents are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns. Across Northesk, 3.2% of residents have an Indigenous identity. On average, just over a third of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
A larger share of bilingual residents than 63% of Canadian towns: 11%
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
Set against 1.5% across Canada’s towns, 3.2% of residents have French as their mother tongue in Northesk. Across Canada’s towns, bilingual residents come to 7.5%.
Degree holders aged 25 to 64: 14%, a lower share than 86% of Canadian towns
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Some 12% have no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. Elsewhere, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
A job for 49% of residents aged 15 and over
Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic: some of these rates are lower than in a usual year. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
With 25% of residents 65 or over, the employment rate of 49% sits under the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
Older than Northesk: 1 of the 2 towns nearby
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page.
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against New Brunswick’s towns and Canada’s towns. Two medians frame each figure: one for New Brunswick’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, one for all Canadian towns of that size, with whole cities and First Nations reserves left out. Percentiles rank the town within Canada.
- 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.
- 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.
Questions about Northesk’s residents
What is the population of Northesk?
Northesk had about 2,301 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 2,169, 4% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Northesk?
A median age of 52. Children under 15 make up 11%, and people 65 and over 25%.
Is Northesk bilingual?
11% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 0% speak French only and 89% English only. French is the mother tongue of 3.2%.
How diverse is Northesk?
1.8% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 0% belong to a visible minority and 3.2% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Northesk?
79% are Christian and 21% have no religion; 0% follow another religion.
Is Northesk good for families?
Under 15: 11% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 56% of households. One-parent families: 9.3%. Schools near Northesk are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Northesk?
The median household in Northesk took in $72,500 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).