Photo: Bethanyamurray · CC BY-SA 3.0Older than 94% of Canadian towns: half of Upper Miramichi is over 54.4
In Upper Miramichi, 12% of households rent their home, beside 25% across Canada’s towns. For Upper Miramichi, the census puts residents who moved in within the year at 5.6%. At 1.4%, the share of immigrants is lower than in 96% of Canadian towns. This New Brunswick town had about 2,222 residents in July 2025, by Statistics Canada’s estimate, and 955 households at the 2021 Census.
What stands out about the people of Upper Miramichi
Older than most towns
The middle resident of Upper Miramichi is 54.4; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 31% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Fewer people than before
Upper Miramichi went from 2,218 people in 2016 to 2,175 in 2021, −2%: slower growth than in 88% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Slower growth than 88% of Canadian towns: Upper Miramichi changed by −2% since 2016
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%.
Upper Miramichi sits above 93% of Canadian towns for residents aged 65 and over (31%)
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
Residents aged 15 to 24: 8.5%, below 86% of Canadian towns. Across Canada’s towns, 19% of residents are 65 or over.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
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.
Upper Miramichi sits close to the norm on one-parent families: 8.9%, about the same as across Canada’s towns. Census figures put one-person households at 29% locally.
Below 73% of Canadian towns: 7.9% of residents 15 and over live common-law
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
52% of residents 15 and over are married, against 46% across Canada’s towns. For common-law partners, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 11%.
Households in single-detached houses make up 93% in Upper Miramichi, more than in 94% 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 nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. Older homes outnumber new: 31% predate 1961, 6.2% date from 2001 or later. Typically, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. 15% of homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%.
$57,600 a year: where the middle household sits
Census incomes are for 2020, the year before the census, when CERB and other pandemic benefits topped up many households. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
Household incomes run lower in Upper Miramichi: half had less than $57,600, 33% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The median across New Brunswick’s towns is $73,300. COVID-19 benefits went to 24% of residents with an income (typical: 28%).
1.4% 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
Residents without Canadian citizenship are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns.
Upper Miramichi sits above 79% of Canadian towns for Indigenous residents (7%)
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
The share of visible minority residents is 0.7%, against 15% across Canada’s towns. The comparison figure for Indigenous residents is 2.8% across Canada’s towns. The census found that 29% of residents said they have no religion in Upper Miramichi.
English is the mother tongue of 98%, and 2.6% speak French as well
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
Across Canada’s towns, the share of bilingual residents is 7.5%; Upper Miramichi has 2.6%. Residents whose mother tongue is French account for 1.4%.
Upper Miramichi ranks below 99% of Canadian towns on degree holders aged 25 to 64: 6.3%
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No certificate at all: 12%, against 9.5%. For comparison, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
A job for 36% of residents aged 15 and over
The census counted work in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so read these rates as a pandemic snapshot. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
With 31% of residents 65 or over, the employment rate of 36% sits under the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
Median age: 1 of the 5 towns around Upper Miramichi are older
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are. The nearest places to Upper Miramichi with figures are 39–60 km away.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Miramichi | 2,222 | — | 54.4 | 31% | 1.4% |
| Stanley | 1,041 | 38.9 km | 50 | 27% | 3.6% |
| Saint Marys | 5,701 | 53.1 km | 42 | 14% | 3.3% |
| Minto | 2,349 | 56.9 km | 54 | 31% | 3.7% |
| Blackville | 2,104 | 57.1 km | 51.6 | 27% | 2.4% |
| Chipman | 1,301 | 59.8 km | 56 | 32% | 2.1% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What these tables don’t give. Not in the Census Profile: unpaid care, cars, internet access, and how each age group has changed since 2016. We also chart no ethnic origins besides visible minority and Indigenous identity.
- 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. The middle of New Brunswick’s towns of 2,500 or more comes first, the middle of all Canadian towns second; cities as a whole and First Nations reserves stay out, and percentiles are within Canada.
Questions about Upper Miramichi’s residents
What religion are people in Upper Miramichi?
Most often Christian (71%) or no religion (29%); other religions make up 0%.
Is Upper Miramichi good for families?
Children under 15 are 13% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 53% of households and one-parent families 8.9%. Schools near Upper Miramichi are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Upper Miramichi?
Median total household income in Upper Miramichi was $57,600 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Upper Miramichi?
The latest figure is an estimate: 2,222 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Upper Miramichi counted 2,175, 2% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Upper Miramichi?
Half the residents are older than 54.4 and half younger; 13% are children under 15 and 31% are 65 or over.
Is Upper Miramichi bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 2.6% are. Another 0% speak only French and 97% only English, and French is the first language of 1.4%.
How diverse is Upper Miramichi?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 1.4%. A visible minority makes up 0.7% and Indigenous residents 7%.
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).