Photo: Dr Wilson · CC BY-SA 3.0Older than 94% of Canadian towns: half of Perth is over 54.4
6.2% of residents are aged 15 to 24 (Canada’s towns: 11%). On renter households, Perth sits lower than 95% of Canadian towns: 7.6%. This New Brunswick town is home to some 1,113 people (July 2025 estimate), in 470 households at the 2021 Census. The share of residents who moved in within the year stands at 5.3%.
What stands out about the people of Perth
Older than most towns
Perth’s median age is 54.4; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 28% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Fewer people than before
Perth went from 1,082 people in 2016 to 1,047 in 2021, −3%: slower growth than in 92% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A change of −3% since 2016 leaves Perth behind 92% of Canadian towns
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
The July 2025 estimate adds another 6%.
A larger share of residents aged 65 and over than 87% of Canadian towns: 28%
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
15% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%). Against that, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split.
Perth 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.
One-parent families make up 6.3%, against 8.2% across Canada’s towns. On the census count, just over a quarter of households are one person living alone.
Perth sits above 94% of Canadian towns for married residents 15 and over (60%)
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
11% of residents 15 and over live common-law.
In Perth, 97% of households live in a single-detached house, more than in 98% 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
13% of homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%. For households in single-detached houses, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 64%. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns.
Households here have a median income of $60,000 a year
The income year is 2020: a year of pandemic benefits such as CERB, which the figures count. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
Perth’s median household took in $60,000 before tax, 30% less than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Across New Brunswick’s towns the median is $73,300. COVID-19 benefits went to 19% of residents with an income (typical: 28%).
7.2% 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
Compared with 17% across Canada’s towns, 7.2% of residents are immigrants here. Residents without Canadian citizenship account for 1.4%.
Above 74% of Canadian towns: 5.7% of residents have an Indigenous identity
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Visible minority residents make up 1.9%, against 15% across Canada’s towns. Typically, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns. Residents with no religion account for 34%.
4.8% of residents have French as their mother tongue, more than in 71% of Canadian towns
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
Set against 7.5% across Canada’s towns, 13% of residents speak English and French in Perth. By way of comparison, 1.5% of residents have French as their mother tongue across Canada’s towns. At home: English 98%, French 1.4%.
Fewer degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 81% of Canadian towns: 15%
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No diploma or degree: 11% 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: 51% of adults
Counted in May 2021, during COVID-19, these rates catch the job market before it had recovered. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
At 51%, fewer residents are in work than the typical 58% across Canada’s towns, and 28% are 65 or over.
Every neighbour of Perth has a younger population
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perth | 1,113 | — | 54.4 | 28% | 7.2% |
| Perth-Andover | 1,609 | 5.9 km | 53.6 | 32% | 5.4% |
| Tobique 20 | 1,042 | 9.2 km | 33.2 | 11% | 0% |
| Kent | 2,028 | 17.6 km | 49.2 | 23% | 3.1% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What these tables don’t give. Unpaid care, car ownership and internet access aren’t in the Census Profile, nor is the change by age since 2016. Ethnic origins other than visible minority and Indigenous identity are left out of the charts.
- The census’s own words. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are as residents answered them. “Visible minority” follows the Employment Equity Act, meaning people other than Indigenous peoples who are non-white in colour or race. We compare these figures across towns; none is a label for a town.
- 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.
Questions about Perth’s residents
What is the average age in Perth?
54.4 is the median age. Under 15: 15%. 65 and over: 28%.
Is Perth bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 13% are. Another 0% speak only French and 87% only English, and French is the first language of 4.8%.
How diverse is Perth?
Immigrants make up 7.2% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 1.9% are members of a visible minority, and 5.7% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Perth?
Christian: 65%. No religion: 34%. Another religion: 1.4%.
Is Perth good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 15%. 63% of households are couple families and 6.3% one-parent families. Schools near Perth are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Perth?
$60,000 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Perth (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Perth?
Statistics Canada estimates 1,113 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 1,047 in Perth, 3% fewer than 2016.
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).