Photo: P199 · CC06.5% of households rent their home, fewer than in 97% of Canadian towns
Residents who moved in within the year are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns. Some 1,041 people live in Stanley, by the estimate for July 2025. Locally, 7.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity. The share of residents aged 15 to 24 is 8.7%, against 11% across Canada’s towns.
What stands out about the people of Stanley
Older than most towns
Line Stanley’s residents up by age and the one in the middle is 50; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 27% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Faster growth than 83% of Canadian towns: Stanley changed by +11% since 2016
Unless a figure says otherwise, it is from the 2021 Census. Residents at the 2016 and 2021 censuses and the latest estimate, with the 2016–2021 change beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 13% higher again. Across Canada’s towns, half of towns changed by more than +4%; across New Brunswick’s towns, by more than +3%.
Older than 85% of Canadian towns: half of Stanley is over 50
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
No age band is larger than 65–69: 11% of residents, 1.8 times the share across Canada’s towns. Locally, 15% of residents are under 15.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women.
One-person households make up 23% in Stanley, less than in 65% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against New Brunswick’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
A household here has 2.4 people on average; across Canada’s towns, 2.4. More one-parent families than in 62% of Canadian towns: 9%. By way of comparison, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns.
Above 84% of Canadian towns: 56% of residents 15 and over are married
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Never married and not common-law: 21% of adults (typical: 27%). To put it in context, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. Census figures put common-law partners at 9% in Stanley.
Stanley: 95% of households live in a single-detached house, above 96% 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
18% of homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. To put it in context, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. Older homes outnumber new: 31% predate 1961, 17% date from 2001 or later.
Households here have a median income of $65,000 a year
Incomes here are for 2020, the year before the census, CERB and other pandemic benefits included. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
At $65,000, the middle household in Stanley earned 24% less than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The figure for New Brunswick’s towns: $73,300. In 2020, 22% of income recipients drew a COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefit; the typical town had 28%.
3.6% 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
Compared with 17% across Canada’s towns, 3.6% of residents are immigrants here. For Stanley, the census puts residents without Canadian citizenship at 2.1%.
In Stanley, 30% of residents said they have no religion, fewer than in 65% of Canadian towns
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Visible minority residents are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns. The comparison figure for residents with no religion is 35% across Canada’s towns.
A higher share of residents whose mother tongue is French than 67% of Canadian towns, at 2.7%
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
Here 8.7% of residents speak English and French, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 7.5%. The share of residents whose mother tongue is French across Canada’s towns is 1.5%.
9.9% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, fewer than in 96% of Canadian towns
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Holding no credential: 11% (typical 9.5%). Across the comparison, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
An employment rate of 43%
Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic: some of these rates are lower than in a usual year. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, above this 43%; 27% of residents are 65 or over.
No nearby town is as old as Stanley
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are. The nearest places to Stanley with figures are 24–30 km away.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanley | 1,041 | — | 50 | 27% | 3.6% |
| Douglas | 6,840 | 23.7 km | 43.2 | 17% | 3.9% |
| Saint Marys | 5,701 | 26.6 km | 42 | 14% | 3.3% |
| Bright | 3,648 | 29.8 km | 47.2 | 22% | 2.9% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The census’s own words. These are self-reported answers: Indigenous identity, immigrant status, religion. The census’s “visible minority” comes from the Employment Equity Act (non-white in colour or race, Indigenous peoples aside), and the page sets each beside other towns without labelling any.
- Against New Brunswick’s towns and Canada’s towns. Provincial and national yardsticks: New Brunswick’s towns and neighbourhoods of at least 2,500 residents, and all Canadian towns of that size. No whole city and no First Nations reserve is in either median.
- 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 Stanley’s residents
What is the median income in Stanley?
$65,000 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Stanley (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Stanley?
Statistics Canada estimates 1,041 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 920 in Stanley, 11% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Stanley?
50 is the median age. Under 15: 15%. 65 and over: 27%.
Is Stanley bilingual?
English and French: 8.7% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 91%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 2.7%.
How diverse is Stanley?
Immigrants make up 3.6% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 0% are members of a visible minority, and 7.8% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Stanley?
Christian: 68%. No religion: 30%. Another religion: 1.6%.
Is Stanley good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 15%. 62% of households are couple families and 9% one-parent families. Schools near Stanley 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).