Photo: Verne Equinox · CC BY 3.0Weldford sits below 99% of Canadian towns for renter households (4.8%)
Across Canada’s towns, the share of children under 15 is 16%; Weldford has 11%. 7.1% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, fewer than in 90% of Canadian towns. The town is home to some 1,510 people (July 2025 estimate), in 620 households at the 2021 Census. The share of residents with no religion stands at 29%.
What stands out about the people of Weldford
Older than most towns
The middle resident of Weldford is 53.2; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 28% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Weldford changed by ±0% from 2016 to 2021, slower than 76% of Canadian towns
The figures are the 2021 Census’s, except where another date is given. The census counts of 2016 and 2021, the estimate after them, and the change set beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across Canada’s towns the median change is +4%; across New Brunswick’s towns, +3%. Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 13% higher again.
A median age of 53.2: Weldford is older than 92% of Canadian towns
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
The biggest five-year age group is 55–59, with one in ten residents, 1.4 times the share across Canada’s towns. Locally, 28% of residents are 65 or over. Lower than in 70% of Canadian towns: 9.7% of residents are aged 15 to 24.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women.
Households here average 2.2 people, below 74% of Canadian towns
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against New Brunswick’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
The figure for one-person households is 30% in Weldford and 27% across Canada’s towns. Across Weldford, 8.1% of households are one-parent families.
More common-law partners than 63% of Canadian towns: 12%
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Singles who have never married make up nearly a quarter of adults, beside a typical 27%. Across the comparison, just over one in ten residents 15 and over live common-law across Canada’s towns.
94% of households live in a single-detached house, a share 94% of Canadian towns don’t reach
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 74% of Canadian towns. For comparison, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. Older homes outnumber new: 28% predate 1961, 16% date from 2001 or later. Nearly a fifth of homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%.
Median household income here: $56,400 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 Weldford’s households had a total income below $56,400, 34% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Within New Brunswick’s towns, the household in the middle had $73,300. 25% of income recipients received COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefits (typical: 28%).
4.9% 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
The share of immigrants trails 82% of Canadian towns: 4.9%. On the census count, 1.5% of residents are not Canadian citizens.
Weldford: 7.1% of residents have an Indigenous identity, above 79% of Canadian towns
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Visible minority residents are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns. Indigenous residents: 2.8% across Canada’s towns, for comparison.
Weldford sits above 80% of Canadian towns for bilingual residents (29%)
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
At home: English 88%, French 9.4%. More residents whose mother tongue is French than in 77% of Canadian towns: 14%. Measured more widely, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
Only 9.9% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher in Weldford
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No certificate, diploma or degree is held by 17%; in the typical town the share is 9.5%. On average, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
46% of residents 15 and over were in work
Counted in May 2021, during COVID-19, these rates catch the job market before it had recovered. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
With 28% of residents 65 or over, the employment rate of 46% sits under the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
1 in 4 nearby towns have a higher median age than Weldford
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weldford | 1,510 | — | 53.2 | 28% | 4.9% |
| Richibucto 15 | 2,126 | 5.1 km | 30.8 | 9% | 0% |
| Rexton | 1,059 | 16.0 km | 56 | 32% | 6.7% |
| Saint-Charles | 2,189 | 16.3 km | 53.2 | 28% | 1.2% |
| Richibucto | 1,745 | 19.0 km | 53.2 | 34% | 4.5% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against New Brunswick’s towns and Canada’s towns. For each measure we take the median of New Brunswick’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, then the median of all Canadian towns. Neither counts whole cities or reserves, and every percentile is a Canadian one.
- 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.
- 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.
Questions about Weldford’s residents
Is Weldford bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 29% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 70% speak only English and 1.1% only French; 14% grew up with French.
How diverse is Weldford?
Immigrants make up 4.9% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 0% are members of a visible minority, and 7.1% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Weldford?
Christian: 68%. No religion: 29%. Another religion: 2.6%.
Is Weldford good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 11%. 52% of households are couple families and 8.1% one-parent families. Schools near Weldford are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Weldford?
$56,400 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Weldford (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Weldford?
Statistics Canada estimates 1,510 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 1,335 in Weldford, about the same as 2016.
What is the average age in Weldford?
53.2 is the median age. Under 15: 11%. 65 and over: 28%.
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).