Photo: Christopherdunlap · Public domainHalf of Perth-Andover is over 53.6, older than 92% of Canadian towns
Households in Perth-Andover hold 2 people on average (Canada’s towns: 2.4). On the census count, just over one in ten residents are under 15. 36% of households rent their home, more than in 69% of Canadian towns. The latest estimate, for July 2025, is 1,609 residents; the 2021 Census found 740 households.
What stands out about the people of Perth-Andover
Older than most towns
Half of Perth-Andover’s residents are under 53.6 and half over; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 32% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
From 2016 to 2021, 85% of Canadian towns grew faster than Perth-Andover: −1%
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. By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 2%.
32% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 96% of Canadian towns
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
The largest age band is 70–74: 8.6% of residents, 1.8 times the share across Canada’s towns. By way of comparison, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns. Census figures put residents aged 15 to 24 at 11% in Perth-Andover.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
56% women, 44% men
About 80 men for every 100 women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
A higher share of one-person households than 86% of Canadian towns, at 39%
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against New Brunswick’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
The figure for one-parent families is 11% in Perth-Andover and 8.2% across Canada’s towns. For comparison, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns.
Perth-Andover sits below 65% of Canadian towns for married residents 15 and over (42%)
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
23% of adults have never married and don’t live common-law (typical: 27%). Across the comparison, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. Census figures put common-law partners at 11% in Perth-Andover.
63% of households live in a single-detached house, below 51% 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
25% of homes were built before 1961 and 11% in 2001 or later. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. The benchmark for households in single-detached houses across Canada’s towns: 64%.
Households here have a median income of $49,600 a year
Incomes are 2020’s, the census’s reference year, and include pandemic benefits such as CERB. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
The middle household in Perth-Andover had $49,600 before tax, 42% below the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). New Brunswick’s towns have a median of $73,300. Pandemic payments such as CERB reached 23% of income recipients here, against 28% in the typical town.
In Perth-Andover, 12% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, more than in 59% 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
Immigrants here were most often born in the Americas (73%), then in Europe (13%). Against that, 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns. Fewer residents without Canadian citizenship than in 89% of Canadian towns: 1%. Across Canada’s towns, the share of immigrants is 17%; Perth-Andover has 5.4%.
Indigenous residents make up 6% in Perth-Andover, more than in 75% of Canadian towns
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Compared with 15% across Canada’s towns, 1.3% of residents belong to a visible minority here. The comparison figure for Indigenous residents is 2.8% across Canada’s towns. Locally, nearly a third of residents said they have no religion.
More bilingual residents than 70% of Canadian towns: 15%
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
Across Canada’s towns, the share of residents whose mother tongue is French is 1.5%; Perth-Andover has 4.3%. Elsewhere, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns. At home: English 98%, French 1%.
In Perth-Andover, 18% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, fewer than in 74% of Canadian towns
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No certificate at all: 14%, against 9.5%. The wider picture: 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
Employment: 45% of residents 15 and over had a job
The census was taken in May 2021, during the pandemic, so these rates show a labour market still recovering. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
The employment rate of 45% is below the typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 32% of residents are 65 or over.
Of the 2 towns nearest Perth-Andover, 1 are older
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perth-Andover | 1,609 | — | 53.6 | 32% | 5.4% |
| Tobique 20 | 1,042 | 3.6 km | 33.2 | 11% | 0% |
| Perth | 1,113 | 5.9 km | 54.4 | 28% | 7.2% |
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. 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.
- 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.
Questions about Perth-Andover’s residents
What is the population of Perth-Andover?
The latest figure is an estimate: 1,609 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Perth-Andover counted 1,574, 1% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Perth-Andover?
Half the residents are older than 53.6 and half younger; 12% are children under 15 and 32% are 65 or over.
Is Perth-Andover bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 15% are. Another 0% speak only French and 85% only English, and French is the first language of 4.3%.
How diverse is Perth-Andover?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 5.4%. A visible minority makes up 1.3% and Indigenous residents 6%.
What religion are people in Perth-Andover?
Most often Christian (68%) or no religion (32%); other religions make up 0.3%.
Is Perth-Andover good for families?
Children under 15 are 12% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 44% of households and one-parent families 11%. Schools near Perth-Andover are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Perth-Andover?
Median total household income in Perth-Andover was $49,600 in 2020, against a median of $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).