Photo: Skaarup.HA · CC BY-SA 3.0Oromocto is younger than 98% of Canadian towns: a median age of 31.8
Set against 35% across Canada’s towns, 48% of residents said they have no religion in Oromocto. Compared with other places, residents who moved in within the year are common here: 16%, more than in 85% of Canadian towns. The town had about 9,451 residents in July 2025, by Statistics Canada’s estimate, and 3,660 households at the 2021 Census. Census figures put immigrants at 3.5% in the town.
What stands out about the people of Oromocto
Younger than most towns
The middle resident of Oromocto is 31.8; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 22% are under 15 and 11% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
Fewer people than before
Oromocto went from 9,223 people in 2016 to 9,045 in 2021, −2%: slower growth than in 88% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
A town of renters
51% of households rent their home, more than in 86% of Canadian towns; 17% live in an apartment. Homes ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A −2% change since 2016: slower than 88% of Canadian towns
All figures are the 2021 Census’s unless another date is shown. Two census counts, five years apart, and Statistics Canada’s newest estimate.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across New Brunswick’s towns the median is +3%, and across Canada’s towns +4%.
Residents aged 65 and over: 11%, a lower share than 90% of Canadian towns
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
The share of residents aged 15 to 24 tops 81% of Canadian towns: 13%. Measured more widely, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Oromocto, 31.8. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 111 men for every 100 women.
Oromocto households average 2.5 people, larger than in 58% of Canadian towns
Private households by type and size.
Against New Brunswick’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Shared houses stand out: 7% of households are unrelated adults living together, more than in 86% of Canadian towns. In Oromocto, 7.5% of households are one-parent families. At 27%, the share of one-person households is in line with the figure across Canada’s towns.
More common-law partners than 80% of Canadian towns: 17%
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Across Canada’s towns, the share of married residents 15 and over is 46%; Oromocto has 44%. The benchmark for common-law partners across Canada’s towns: 11%.
Oromocto ranks above 86% of Canadian towns on renter households: 51%
The kinds of homes people live in, who owns and who rents, and how old the homes are. 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
Here 61% of households live in a single-detached house, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 64%. The benchmark for renter households across Canada’s towns: 25%. 29% of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 18% built before 1961.
The median household brings in $91,000 a year
Census incomes are for 2020, the year before the census, when CERB and other pandemic benefits topped up many households. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
At $91,000, the middle household in Oromocto out-earned the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000) by 6%. Household incomes across New Brunswick’s towns have a median of $73,300. In 2020, 16% of income recipients drew a COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefit; the typical town had 28%.
3.5% of residents are immigrants
Birthplaces and arrival years of immigrants, citizenship and recent moves.
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 (45%) or in Asia (32%). 1.2% of residents are not Canadian citizens, fewer than in 86% of Canadian towns. Recent arrivals are 27% of immigrants (2011 to 2021), beside 27% across Canada’s towns.
A higher share of Indigenous residents than 64% of Canadian towns, at 4.2%
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Visible minority residents: 3.7% here and 15% across Canada’s towns. The usual figure: 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns.
Oromocto sits above 78% of Canadian towns for bilingual residents (25%)
Who can speak English and French, mother tongue, and the language spoken most at home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
In Oromocto, 14% of residents have French as their mother tongue, beside 1.5% across Canada’s towns. The usual figure: 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns. At home: English 88%, French 9.7%.
Oromocto ranks below 59% of Canadian towns on degree holders aged 25 to 64: 23%
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No diploma or degree: 5.2% here, 9.5% in the typical town. Measured more widely, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
In work on census day: 67% of adults
Counted in May 2021, during COVID-19, these rates catch the job market before it had recovered. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
More people work here than in the typical town: 67%, against 58% across Canada’s towns.
Among 41 towns of 9,247 to 9,660 people, the 1st youngest
Towns of about this size, placed by median age.
They run from Oromocto, at 31.8, to Qualicum Beach, at 67.5. Closest in median age to Oromocto are Silver Berry (33.6) and Amber Trails (33.7).
Every nearby town is older than Oromocto
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oromocto | 9,451 | — | 31.8 | 11% | 3.5% |
| Burton | 5,424 | 7.0 km | 42 | 15% | 2.1% |
| Lincoln | 8,093 | 8.7 km | 40 | 12% | 2.2% |
| Maugerville | 1,808 | 9.6 km | 44 | 17% | 2.8% |
| New Maryland | 4,455 | 15.8 km | 43.6 | 20% | 6.4% |
| New Maryland | 3,198 | 17.4 km | 40.8 | 15% | 3.8% |
| Fredericton | 74,655 | 17.5 km | 40 | 20% | 13% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. 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.
- 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 Oromocto’s residents
What is the median income in Oromocto?
The median household in Oromocto took in $91,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Oromocto?
Oromocto had about 9,451 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 9,045, 2% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Oromocto?
A median age of 31.8, younger than 98% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 22%, and people 65 and over 11%.
Is Oromocto bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 25% are. Another 1.9% speak only French and 73% only English, and French is the first language of 14%.
How diverse is Oromocto?
3.5% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 3.7% belong to a visible minority and 4.2% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Oromocto?
49% are Christian and 48% have no religion; 2.5% follow another religion.
Is Oromocto good for families?
Under 15: 22% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 54% of households. One-parent families: 7.5%. Schools near Oromocto 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).