Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainIn Westmorland, 7.2% of households rent their home, fewer than in 95% of Canadian towns
In Westmorland, 46% of residents said they have no religion, beside 35% across Canada’s towns. Fewer residents aged 15 to 24 than in 86% of Canadian towns: 8.5%. Some 1,060 people live here, by the estimate for July 2025. Across Westmorland, nearly one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier.
What stands out about the people of Westmorland
Older than most towns
The middle resident of Westmorland is 51.2; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 26% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Since 2016, Westmorland has grown +10%, faster than 81% of Canadian towns
Every figure here comes from the 2021 Census unless it carries another date. 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, half of towns changed by more than +4%; across New Brunswick’s towns, by more than +3%. Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 6% higher again.
Older than 88% of Canadian towns: half of Westmorland is over 51.2
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
15% of residents are under 15, against 16% across Canada’s towns. In Westmorland, just over a quarter of residents are 65 or over.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women.
In Westmorland, 24% of households are one person living alone, fewer than in 62% of Canadian towns
Private households by type and size.
Against New Brunswick’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
The typical household size is 2.4 people, against 2.4 across Canada’s towns. In Westmorland, 7.1% of households are one-parent families. The comparison figure for one-person households is 27% across Canada’s towns.
Westmorland: 54% of residents 15 and over are married, above 74% of Canadian towns
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 just over a fifth of adults, beside a typical 27%. For comparison, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. Common-law partners account for 12%.
Above 94% of Canadian towns: 93% of households live in a single-detached house
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
Older homes outnumber new: 41% predate 1961, 12% date from 2001 or later. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. By way of comparison, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. 9.6% of homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%.
$66,500 a year is the median household income here
The census asked about income in 2020: a pandemic year, with CERB and other emergency benefits counted in. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
The middle household in Westmorland had $66,500 before tax, 23% below the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Within New Brunswick’s towns, the household in the middle had $73,300. The pandemic’s benefits: 23% of income recipients, against 28% in the typical town.
6.6% 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
Where 17% of residents are immigrants across Canada’s towns, Westmorland has 6.6%. Most immigrants were born in Europe (77%) or in the Americas (23%). Few places have so few residents without Canadian citizenship: 3% here, fewer than in 65% of Canadian towns.
Westmorland sits above 63% of Canadian towns for Indigenous residents (4.1%)
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Against a figure of 15% across Canada’s towns, the share of visible minority residents in Westmorland comes in at 2.5%. The usual figure: 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns.
A larger share of bilingual residents than 68% of Canadian towns: 14%
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 4% of residents have French as their mother tongue, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 1.5%. To put it in context, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
A lower share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 71% of Canadian towns, at 19%
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Across Canada’s towns, 27% of 25- to 64-year-olds hold a degree; in Westmorland, 19%, and 44% have a college or trades credential (typical: 29%). Those with no credential make up 7.7%, next to 9.5% in the typical town.
In work on census day: 55% of adults
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 26% of residents 65 or over, the employment rate of 55% sits under the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
No nearby town is as young as Westmorland
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westmorland | 1,060 | — | 51.2 | 26% | 6.6% |
| Cumberland County, Subdivision C | 6,040 | 18.7 km | 52.8 | 28% | 2.2% |
| Botsford | 1,240 | 18.7 km | 59.6 | 36% | 4.1% |
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. “Visible minority” is the census’s term from the Employment Equity Act: people, other than Indigenous peoples, who are non-white in colour or race. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are as residents answered. The page compares them with other towns and never labels a town by them.
- 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 Westmorland’s residents
What religion are people in Westmorland?
Most often Christian (53%) or no religion (46%); other religions make up 0.5%.
Is Westmorland good for families?
Children under 15 are 15% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 58% of households and one-parent families 7.1%. Schools near Westmorland are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Westmorland?
Median total household income in Westmorland was $66,500 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Westmorland?
The latest figure is an estimate: 1,060 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Westmorland counted 997, 10% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Westmorland?
Half the residents are older than 51.2 and half younger; 15% are children under 15 and 26% are 65 or over.
Is Westmorland bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 14% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 86% speak only English and 0% only French; 4% grew up with French.
How diverse is Westmorland?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 6.6%. A visible minority makes up 2.5% and Indigenous residents 4.1%.
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).