Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainHalf of Tobique 20 is under 33.2, younger than 95% of Canadian towns
Tobique 20 is a First Nations reserve, home to Tobique. 16% of residents are aged 15 to 24, against 11% across Canada’s towns. The latest estimate, for July 2025, is 1,042 residents; the 2021 Census found 410 households. Locally, 26% of households are one-parent families. Few places have so few renter households: 6.1% here, fewer than in 98% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Tobique 20
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
90% of residents identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit, more than in 99% of Canadian towns; 88% are Registered or Treaty Indians, and 8.3% have an Indigenous mother tongue. Identity & religion ↓
Younger than most towns
The middle resident of Tobique 20 is 33.2; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 25% are under 15 and 11% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
Growing faster than most
Tobique 20 went from 968 people in 2016 to 1,080 in 2021, +12%: faster growth than in 86% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A growing town: +12% since 2016, faster than 86% of Canadian towns
The figures are the 2021 Census’s, except where another date is given. Two census counts, five years apart, and Statistics Canada’s newest estimate.
Change, 2016 to 2021
The median across Canada’s towns is +4%, and across New Brunswick’s towns +3%.
Tobique 20 sits above 97% of Canadian towns for children under 15 (25%)
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
Where 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns, Tobique 20 has 11%. For comparison, 16% of residents are under 15 across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 89 men for every 100 women.
2.6 people per household, more than in 67% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against New Brunswick’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
The figure for one-person households is 29% in Tobique 20 and 27% across Canada’s towns.
Married residents 15 and over: 21%, a lower share than 99% of Canadian towns
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Where 11% of residents 15 and over live common-law across Canada’s towns, Tobique 20 has 15%. 46% of adults are single and have never married; the typical town has 27%.
Tobique 20 sits above 87% of Canadian towns for households in single-detached houses (89%)
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
Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. By way of comparison, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. Newer homes outnumber old: 24% date from 2001 or later, 4.9% from before 1961. 52% of homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%.
Households here have a median income of $54,000 a year
The income year is 2020: a year of pandemic benefits such as CERB, which the figures count. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
The middle household in Tobique 20 had $54,000 before tax, 37% below the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The middle household across New Brunswick’s towns has $73,300 before tax. The pandemic’s benefits: 50% of income recipients, against 28% in the typical town.
Indigenous residents: 90%, a higher share than 99% of Canadian towns
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
0.9% of residents belong to a visible minority, against 15% across Canada’s towns. As a reference point, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns. Census figures put residents with no religion at 49% in Tobique 20.
English is the mother tongue of 79%, and 4.2% speak French as well
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
Against a figure of 7.5% across Canada’s towns, the share of bilingual residents in Tobique 20 comes in at 4.2%. An Indigenous language is the mother tongue of 8.3%. 0.5% of residents have French as their mother tongue, fewer than in 92% of Canadian towns.
Fewer degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 92% of Canadian towns: 12%
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No diploma or degree: 22% here, 9.5% in the typical town. Across the comparison, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
In work on census day: 44% of adults
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.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, above this 44%; 11% of residents are 65 or over.
Every nearby town is older than Tobique 20
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tobique 20 | 1,042 | — | 33.2 | 11% | 0% |
| Perth-Andover | 1,609 | 3.6 km | 53.6 | 32% | 5.4% |
| Perth | 1,113 | 9.2 km | 54.4 | 28% | 7.2% |
| Grand Falls | 1,114 | 18.9 km | 48 | 19% | 3.7% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. 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.
- A First Nations reserve. Reserves are compared with Canada’s towns but aren’t counted among them: they have no overall grade and no place in ranked lists. Census figures for small reserves are rounded, and some are suppressed.
Questions about Tobique 20’s residents
Is Tobique 20 bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 4.2% are. Another 0% speak only French and 96% only English, and French is the first language of 0.5%.
How diverse is Tobique 20?
Indigenous identity: 90%. Visible minority: 0.9%. Statistics Canada publishes no immigration figures for Tobique 20.
What religion are people in Tobique 20?
49% said they have no religion and 37% that they are Christian; 14% named another faith.
Is Tobique 20 good for families?
25% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 32% of households and one-parent families 26%. Schools near Tobique 20 are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Tobique 20?
Half of Tobique 20’s households had more than $54,000 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of Tobique 20?
About 1,042, by Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025. The 2021 Census found 1,080 people in Tobique 20, 12% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Tobique 20?
The median age is 33.2. 25% are under 15 and 11% 65 or older.
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).