Photo: Larry from Charlottetown, PEI, Canada · CC BY 2.0Sackville: 16% of residents are aged 15 to 24, above 96% of Canadian towns
Residents who moved in within the year are more common here than in 81% of Canadian towns. Sackville had about 6,572 residents in July 2025, by Statistics Canada’s estimate, and 2,685 households at the 2021 Census. The share of residents aged 65 and over stands at 25%. 47% of residents said they have no religion (Canada’s towns: 35%).
What stands out about the people of Sackville
Growing faster than most
Sackville went from 5,331 people in 2016 to 6,099 in 2021, +14%: faster growth than in 91% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Since 2016, Sackville has grown +14%, faster than 91% of Canadian towns
The figures are the 2021 Census’s, except where another date is given. Two census counts, five years apart, and Statistics Canada’s newest estimate.
Change, 2016 to 2021
The July 2025 estimate adds another 8%. Medians for comparison: +4% across Canada’s towns; +3% across New Brunswick’s towns.
A median age of 46: Sackville is older than 72% of Canadian towns
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
With children under 15 at 14%, Sackville is behind 77% of Canadian towns on that count. 20–24 is the most common age band: 9.9% of residents, 1.8 times the share across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Sackville, 46. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
2.2 people per household, fewer than in 74% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against New Brunswick’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Compared with 27% across Canada’s towns, 32% of households are one person living alone here. Here, 7.8% of households are one-parent families.
In Sackville, 44% of residents 15 and over are married, fewer than in 57% of Canadian towns
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Never married and not common-law: 29% of adults (typical: 27%). Common-law partners account for 11%. The wider picture: 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns.
34% of households rent their home, a share 66% of Canadian towns don’t reach
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
Older homes outnumber new: 33% predate 1961, 21% date from 2001 or later. The share of renter households across Canada’s towns is 25%. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. Where 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns, Sackville has 65%.
$68,500 a year is the median household income here
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
The middle household in Sackville had $68,500 before tax, 20% below the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). For New Brunswick’s towns, the median household income is $73,300. Pandemic benefits reached 27% of residents with an income, against a typical 28%.
7.4% 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
The largest groups of immigrants were born in Europe (40%) and in Asia (30%). On immigrants, Sackville sits lower than 72% of Canadian towns: 7.4%. Recent arrivals, from 2011 to 2021, are just over a fifth of immigrants (typical: 27%); non-permanent residents add 2.4% of residents.
48% said they are Christian and 47% that they have no religion
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
In Sackville, 6.4% of residents belong to a visible minority, beside 15% across Canada’s towns. The census found that 2.3% of residents have an Indigenous identity in the town.
Sackville: 22% of residents speak English and French, above 75% of Canadian towns
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
The share of residents whose mother tongue is French is 3.5%, against 1.5% across Canada’s towns. At home: English 96%, French 0.9%. As a yardstick, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
Sackville ranks above 68% of Canadian towns on degree holders aged 25 to 64: 37%
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No certificate at all: 4.6%, against 9.5%. On average, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
A job for 51% of residents aged 15 and over
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.
51% of residents 15 and over have a job, against a typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 25% are 65 or more.
Of 41 towns its size (6,462 to 6,690 people), the 12th oldest
Towns of about this size, placed by median age.
Median ages climb from 33.5 (City View) to 61.2 (Centre) across the group. The closest ages to Sackville’s belong to St. Paul County No. 19 (45.6), Oliver Paipoonge (46), Corman (47.1) and Antigonish County, Subdivision B (48).
A younger town than 2 of the 4 around it: Sackville
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sackville | 6,572 | — | 46 | 25% | 7.4% |
| Sackville | 1,286 | 8.1 km | 46.4 | 22% | 5% |
| Dorchester | 1,130 | 10.9 km | 44.4 | 16% | 4.7% |
| Amherst | 10,072 | 15.1 km | 48.8 | 26% | 3.1% |
| Memramcook | 5,616 | 17.8 km | 45.6 | 21% | 3.6% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. “Visible minority” is the census’s term from the Employment Equity Act: people, other than Indigenous peoples, who are non-white in colour or race. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are as residents answered. The page compares them with other towns and never labels a town by them.
- Against New Brunswick’s towns and Canada’s towns. For each measure we take the median of New Brunswick’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, then the median of all Canadian towns. Neither counts whole cities or reserves, and every percentile is a Canadian one.
Questions about Sackville’s residents
What religion are people in Sackville?
Most often Christian (48%) or no religion (47%); other religions make up 4.8%.
Is Sackville good for families?
Children under 15 are 14% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 50% of households and one-parent families 7.8%. Schools near Sackville are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Sackville?
Median total household income in Sackville was $68,500 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Sackville?
The latest figure is an estimate: 6,572 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Sackville counted 6,099, 14% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Sackville?
Half the residents are older than 46 and half younger, older than 72% of Canadian towns; 14% are children under 15 and 25% are 65 or over.
Is Sackville bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 22% are. Another 0% speak only French and 78% only English, and French is the first language of 3.5%.
How diverse is Sackville?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 7.4%. A visible minority makes up 6.4% and Indigenous residents 2.3%.
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).