Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Half of St. George is over 47.2, older than 77% of Canadian towns
Most recent wave: 75% of immigrants arrived in 2011–2021 (Canada’s towns: 27%). St. George has fewer children under 15 than 70% of Canadian towns, at 14%. Statistics Canada puts the town’s population at 1,757 for July 2025. Across St. George, just over a third of households are one person living alone.
A growing town: +4% since 2016, faster than 50% of Canadian towns
All figures are the 2021 Census’s unless another date is shown. Two census counts, five years apart, and Statistics Canada’s newest estimate.
Change, 2016 to 2021
The July 2025 estimate adds another 11%.
Above 75% of Canadian towns: 24% of residents are 65 or over
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
The largest age band is 50–54: 7.6% of residents. As a yardstick, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns. Residents aged 15 to 24: 11%, near enough the figure across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 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.
In St. George, 7.2% of households are one-parent families.
A smaller share of common-law partners than 69% of Canadian towns: 8.5%
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Across Canada’s towns, the share of married residents 15 and over is 46%; St. George has 51%. The benchmark for common-law partners across Canada’s towns: 11%.
Households in single-detached houses make up 69% in St. George, more than in 58% of Canadian towns
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
32% of homes were built before 1961 and 17% in 2001 or later. 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. Across Canada’s towns, a quarter of households rent their home; in St. George, 27%.
Household income at the median: $68,500 a year
Census incomes are for 2020, the year before the census, when CERB and other pandemic benefits topped up many households. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
Half of St. George’s households had a total income below $68,500, 20% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The provincial yardstick is $73,300, the median across New Brunswick’s towns. COVID-19 benefits went to 23% of residents with an income (typical: 28%).
St. George sits below 77% of Canadian towns for residents who moved in within the year (8.6%)
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 Asia (53%) and in Europe (39%). Elsewhere, 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns. Just over one in ten residents are immigrants, a lower share than in 60% of Canadian towns. On residents without Canadian citizenship, 5.2% here is much the same as across Canada’s towns.
Below 55% of Canadian towns: 34% of residents said they have no religion
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
8.1% of residents belong to a visible minority; across Canada’s towns the figure is 15%. The usual figure: 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns. The share of Indigenous residents stands at 2.6%.
Above 60% of Canadian towns: 9.6% of residents speak English and French
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
There is little gap on residents whose mother tongue is French: 1.9%, about the same as across Canada’s towns. To put it in context, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns. At home: English 94%, French 0.3%.
Fewer degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 93% of Canadian towns: 11%
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
56% of adults were employed in May 2021
The census was taken in May 2021, during the pandemic, so these rates show a labour market still recovering. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
56% of residents 15 and over have a job, in line with the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
Nearby, 2 of 3 towns have older populations than St. George
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. George | 1,757 | — | 47.2 | 24% | 12% |
| Saint George | 2,675 | 7.3 km | 46.8 | 21% | 6.4% |
| Pennfield | 2,309 | 9.0 km | 48.8 | 22% | 3.4% |
| Saint Andrews | 2,167 | 19.1 km | 57.2 | 34% | 13% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What these tables don’t give. For origins the charts stop at visible minority and Indigenous identity, and the Census Profile has nothing on unpaid care, cars or the internet, or on change by age since 2016.
- 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. 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.
Questions about St. George’s residents
What is the median income in St. George?
Median total household income in St. George was $68,500 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of St. George?
The latest figure is an estimate: 1,757 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, St. George counted 1,579, 4% more than 2016.
What is the average age in St. George?
Half the residents are older than 47.2 and half younger; 14% are children under 15 and 24% are 65 or over.
Is St. George bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 9.6% are. Another 0% speak only French and 90% only English, and French is the first language of 1.9%.
How diverse is St. George?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 12%. A visible minority makes up 8.1% and Indigenous residents 2.6%.
What religion are people in St. George?
Most often Christian (65%) or no religion (34%); other religions make up 1.3%.
Is St. George good for families?
Children under 15 are 14% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 53% of households and one-parent families 7.2%. Schools near St. George are on its Schools page.
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).