Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domain7.2% of households rent their home, fewer than in 95% of Canadian towns
63% of immigrants arrived between 2011 and 2021, against 27% across Canada’s towns. Compared with other places, residents who moved in within the year are scarce here: 5.7%, fewer than in 97% of Canadian towns. The 2021 Census found 1,045 households in Saint George; by July 2025 the population was about 2,675. The census found that 3.8% of residents belong to a visible minority in the town.
Growth of +7% since 2016 puts Saint George ahead of 66% 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
Across Canada’s towns the median change is +4%; across New Brunswick’s towns, +3%.
Older than 76% of Canadian towns: half of Saint George is over 46.8
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
Across Canada’s towns, 19% of residents are 65 or over; in Saint George, 21%. The biggest five-year age group is 55–59, with 8.8% of residents. Few places have so few residents aged 15 to 24: 10% here, fewer than in just over three fifths of Canadian towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Saint George, 46.8. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
23% of households are one person living alone, fewer than in 65% of Canadian towns
Households by family type and by the number of people in them.
Against New Brunswick’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Households average 2.4 people, against 2.4 across Canada’s towns. In Saint George, nearly one in ten households are one-parent families. Against that, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns.
More married residents 15 and over than 73% of Canadian towns: 53%
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
22% of adults are single and have never married; the typical town has 27%. As a yardstick, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. For Saint George, the census puts common-law partners at 11%.
Above 88% of Canadian towns: 90% of households live in a single-detached house
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
A quarter of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 20% built before 1961. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. As a reference point, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns.
Household income at the median: $76,500 a year
Incomes here are for 2020, the year before the census, CERB and other pandemic benefits included. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
The middle household in Saint George had $76,500 before tax, 11% below the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). $73,300 is the median household income across New Brunswick’s towns. Pandemic benefits reached 21% of residents with an income, against a typical 28%.
6.4% of residents are immigrants
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
Set against 17% across Canada’s towns, 6.4% of residents are immigrants in Saint George. The largest groups of immigrants were born in Asia (38%) and in the Americas (31%).
Below 63% of Canadian towns: 31% of residents said they have no religion
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
On the census count, 3% of residents have an Indigenous identity. For comparison, 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
93% have English as their mother tongue; 7.8% also speak French
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
Here, 1.2% of residents have French as their mother tongue.
Degree holders aged 25 to 64: 9.4%, a lower share than 97% of Canadian towns
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Without any certificate: 11% of 25- to 64-year-olds (typical: 9.5%).
An employment rate of 54%
These rates date from May 2021, during the pandemic, and run lower than a normal year’s. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
54% of residents 15 and over have a job, against a typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 21% are 65 or more.
10th highest median age among 41 towns of 2,632 to 2,718
Median age of the Canadian towns nearest in population; hover a dot.
The youngest is La Ronge (31) and the oldest Electoral Area A, Central Kootenay (60). In age, Saint George keeps company with Meadow Lake No. 588 (46), Saint-Chrysostome (46.8), Meadowlark Park (47.1) and Sundre (47.6).
Every neighbour of Saint George has an older population
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint George | 2,675 | — | 46.8 | 21% | 6.4% |
| St. George | 1,757 | 7.3 km | 47.2 | 24% | 12% |
| Pennfield | 2,309 | 9.8 km | 48.8 | 22% | 3.4% |
| Saint Andrews | 2,167 | 15.9 km | 57.2 | 34% | 13% |
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. 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.
Questions about Saint George’s residents
How diverse is Saint George?
Immigrants make up 6.4% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 3.8% are members of a visible minority, and 3% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Saint George?
Christian: 68%. No religion: 31%. Another religion: 1%.
Is Saint George good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 15%. 60% of households are couple families and 8.1% one-parent families. Schools near Saint George are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Saint George?
$76,500 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Saint George (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Saint George?
Statistics Canada estimates 2,675 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 2,495 in Saint George, 7% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Saint George?
46.8 is the median age, older than 76% of Canadian towns. Under 15: 15%. 65 and over: 21%.
Is Saint George bilingual?
7.8% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 0% speak French only and 92% English only. French is the mother tongue of 1.2%.
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).