Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domain5.4% of households rent their home, fewer than in 98% of Canadian towns
Compared with 11% across Canada’s towns, 4.6% of residents lived at another address a year earlier here. In Simonds, 0.4% of residents are not Canadian citizens. Lower than in 68% of Canadian towns: 22% of households are one person living alone. With about 4,263 residents in July 2025, Simonds counted 1,585 households at the 2021 Census.
A +2% change since 2016: slower than 66% of Canadian towns
The 2021 Census is the source of every figure here unless a date says otherwise. Two census counts, five years apart, and Statistics Canada’s newest estimate.
Change, 2016 to 2021
The July 2025 estimate adds another 9%. Across Canada’s towns, half of towns changed by more than +4%; across New Brunswick’s towns, by more than +3%.
Half of Simonds is over 44.4, older than 64% of Canadian towns
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
Across Canada’s towns, the share of residents aged 15 to 24 is 11%; Simonds has 10%. The census found that 17% of residents are 65 or over locally.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Simonds, 44.4. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split.
2.5 people per household, more than in 58% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against New Brunswick’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Census figures put one-parent families at 8.8% in Simonds.
Married residents 15 and over: 51%, a higher share than 64% of Canadian towns
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
With common-law partners at 12%, Simonds is ahead of 64% of Canadian towns on that count. The usual figure: 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns.
89% of households live in a single-detached house, more than in 87% of Canadian towns
Houses and apartments, owners and renters, older and newer homes. 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
Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. 21% of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 8.5% built before 1961. Set beside that, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns.
Median household income: $81,000 a year
The census asked about income in 2020: a pandemic year, with CERB and other emergency benefits counted in. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
Simonds’s median household took in $81,000 before tax, 6% less than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). New Brunswick’s towns have a median of $73,300. COVID-19 benefits were paid to 25% of residents with an income, where the typical town had 28%.
0.9% of residents are immigrants
Immigrants by continent of birth and when they arrived, citizenship, and who moved in recently.
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
Against a figure of 17% across Canada’s towns, the share of immigrants in Simonds comes in at 0.9%.
In Simonds, 36% of residents said they have no religion, more than in 54% of Canadian towns
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Set against 15% across Canada’s towns, 3.8% of residents belong to a visible minority in Simonds. Across Canada’s towns, residents with no religion come to 35%. Indigenous residents account for 3.4%.
More bilingual residents than 64% of Canadian towns: 12%
English, French and the other languages people grew up with or speak at home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
2.7% of residents have French as their mother tongue, against 1.5% across Canada’s towns. Across Canada’s towns, the share of bilingual residents is 7.5%.
Simonds ranks below 98% of Canadian towns on degree holders aged 25 to 64: 7.8%
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No diploma or degree: 8.2% here, 9.5% in the typical town. Across Canada’s towns, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.
In work on census day: 55% of adults
Counted in May 2021, during COVID-19, these rates catch the job market before it had recovered. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Fewer work here than in the typical town: 55%, against 58% across Canada’s towns. 17% of residents are 65 or over.
41 towns of 4,188 to 4,331 people: this is the 20th youngest
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
Median ages climb from 33.6 (Fraipont) to 56.8 (Claresholm) across the group. Closest in median age to Simonds are Mayliewan (43.7), Invermere (44), Discovery Ridge (44.6) and Saint-Ambroise (44.8).
Of the 5 towns nearest Simonds, 2 are older
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simonds | 4,263 | — | 44.4 | 17% | 0.9% |
| Rothesay | 12,626 | 13.7 km | 45.6 | 21% | 7.4% |
| Saint Martins | 1,280 | 15.5 km | 51.2 | 25% | 3.2% |
| Quispamsis | 20,240 | 15.6 km | 43.2 | 18% | 6.9% |
| Saint John | 79,371 | 18.2 km | 44 | 21% | 8.1% |
| Hampton | 3,268 | 18.2 km | 44.4 | 20% | 2.9% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The census’s own words. The census takes “visible minority” from the Employment Equity Act: anyone other than Indigenous peoples who is non-white in colour or race. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are what residents reported, compared here with other towns and never used as a label.
- 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. 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.
Questions about Simonds’s residents
Is Simonds bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 12% are. Another 0.1% speak only French and 88% only English, and French is the first language of 2.7%.
How diverse is Simonds?
0.9% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 3.8% belong to a visible minority and 3.4% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Simonds?
63% are Christian and 36% have no religion; 0.4% follow another religion.
Is Simonds good for families?
Under 15: 16% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 59% of households. One-parent families: 8.8%. Schools near Simonds are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Simonds?
The median household in Simonds took in $81,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Simonds?
Simonds had about 4,263 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 3,913, 2% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Simonds?
A median age of 44.4, older than 64% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 16%, and people 65 and over 17%.
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).