Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domain4.7% of households rent their home, below 99% of Canadian towns
The figure for one-person households is 17% in Starlight Village and 27% across Canada’s towns. Compared with other places, immigrants are scarce here: 5.5%, fewer than in four fifths of Canadian towns. With about 5,108 residents in July 2025, Starlight Village counted 1,800 households at the 2021 Census. Locally, 8.8% of residents lived at another address a year earlier. Statistics Canada counts Starlight Village as part of Hanwell: the figures on this page are the municipality’s.
+1% since 2016: slower than 71% of Canadian towns
Every figure here comes from the 2021 Census unless it carries another date. Residents at the 2016 and 2021 censuses and the latest estimate, with the 2016–2021 change beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
For comparison, the median is +4% across Canada’s towns and +3% across New Brunswick’s towns. By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 8%.
A lower share of residents aged 65 and over than 68% of Canadian towns, at 16%
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
No age band is larger than 55–59: 8.6% of residents. Half of Starlight Village’s residents are over 44, older than in 62% of Canadian towns. For comparison, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns. The share of children under 15 is 18%, against 16% across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Starlight Village, 44. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
Larger households than 67% of Canadian towns: 2.6 people on average
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.
One-parent families: 6.9% here and 8.2% across Canada’s towns.
Starlight Village ranks above 92% of Canadian towns on married residents 15 and over: 59%
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Here 9.2% of residents 15 and over live common-law, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 11%. 22% of adults are single and have never married; the typical town has 27%.
81% of households live in a single-detached house, a share 75% of Canadian towns don’t reach
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
Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. Across Canada’s towns, the share of households in single-detached houses is 64%. Newer homes outnumber old: 29% date from 2001 or later, 2.2% from before 1961.
Median household income here: $106,000 a year
Census incomes cover 2020, when emergency benefits like CERB lifted many households’ totals. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
At $106,000, the middle household in Starlight Village out-earned the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000) by 23%. The median across New Brunswick’s towns is $73,300. Pandemic payments such as CERB reached 20% of income recipients here, against 28% in the typical town.
5.5% 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
Residents without Canadian citizenship make up 2.2%, against 5.8% across Canada’s towns. The largest groups of immigrants were born in Europe (50%) and in Asia (25%).
63% said they are Christian and 35% that they have no religion
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
The share of visible minority residents trails 75% of Canadian towns: 3.3%. 1.9% of residents have an Indigenous identity.
Starlight Village sits above 80% of Canadian towns for bilingual residents (30%)
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
Residents whose mother tongue is French make up 10%, against 1.5% across Canada’s towns. Bilingual residents: 7.5% across Canada’s towns, for comparison.
Starlight Village sits above 75% of Canadian towns for degree holders aged 25 to 64 (42%)
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Holding no credential: 2.3% (typical 9.5%). The usual figure: 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
Employment: 63% of residents 15 and over had a job
Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic: some of these rates are lower than in a usual year. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
The employment rate of 63% is above the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
18th highest median age among 41 towns of 5,029 to 5,187
Median age of the Canadian towns nearest in population; hover a dot.
They run from River-Osborne, at 31.6, to Saint-Donat, at 60.4. Closest in median age to Starlight Village are Rushdale (42.8), Electoral Area D, Peace River (44), Coverdale (44.8) and Didsbury (45.2).
A younger town than 1 of the 6 around it: Starlight Village
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starlight Village | 5,108 | — | 44 | 16% | 5.5% |
| New Maryland | 4,455 | 5.3 km | 43.6 | 20% | 6.4% |
| New Maryland | 3,198 | 7.1 km | 40.8 | 15% | 3.8% |
| Kingsclear | 3,158 | 10.0 km | 46 | 20% | 5.9% |
| Fredericton | 74,655 | 11.2 km | 40 | 20% | 13% |
| Lincoln | 8,093 | 12.5 km | 40 | 12% | 2.2% |
| Devon 30 | 1,105 | 13.7 km | 32.8 | 9.3% | 0% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- What these tables don’t give. Some things the page can’t show: the Census Profile asks nothing about unpaid care, cars or internet access, and gives no change by age since 2016. Ethnic origins beyond visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted.
Questions about Starlight Village’s residents
Is Starlight Village bilingual?
English and French: 30% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 70%. French only: 0.4%. French mother tongue: 10%.
How diverse is Starlight Village?
5.5% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 3.3% belong to a visible minority and 1.9% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Starlight Village?
63% are Christian and 35% have no religion; 2.3% follow another religion.
Is Starlight Village good for families?
Under 15: 18% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 69% of households. One-parent families: 6.9%. Schools near Starlight Village are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Starlight Village?
The median household in Starlight Village took in $106,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Starlight Village?
Starlight Village had about 5,108 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 4,743, about the same as 2016.
What is the average age in Starlight Village?
A median age of 44, older than 62% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 18%, and people 65 and over 16%.
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).