Photo: Dr Wilson · CC BY-SA 3.0Renter households make up 6.4% in Wicklow, less than in 97% of Canadian towns
With a median age of 46.8, Wicklow is older than just over three quarters of Canadian towns. The 2021 Census found 645 households here; by July 2025 the population was about 1,558. Locally, 22% of residents are 65 or over. Set against 35% across Canada’s towns, 44% of residents said they have no religion locally.
What stands out about the people of Wicklow
Fewer people than before
Wicklow went from 1,697 people in 2016 to 1,591 in 2021, −6%: slower growth than in 98% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A −6% change since 2016: slower than 98% 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
For comparison, the median is +4% across Canada’s towns and +3% across New Brunswick’s towns. Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 2% below the census count.
A smaller share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 63% of Canadian towns: 10%
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
No age band is larger than 60–64: nearly one in ten residents, 1.3 times the share across Canada’s towns. 17% of residents are under 15, more than in 61% of Canadian towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split.
22% of households are one person living alone, below 70% of Canadian towns
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.
The typical household size is 2.5 people, against 2.4 across Canada’s towns. The share of one-person households across Canada’s towns is 27%. Locally, 7% of households are one-parent families.
Wicklow ranks above 80% of Canadian towns on married residents 15 and over: 55%
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Singles who have never married make up just over a fifth of adults, beside a typical 27%. Common-law partners account for 11%. As a yardstick, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns.
Households in single-detached houses: 92%, a higher share than 91% of Canadian towns
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 nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. 27% of homes were built before 1961 and 16% in 2001 or later. Set beside that, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns.
Before tax, the median household income is $70,500 a year
Census incomes are for 2020, the year before the census, when CERB and other pandemic benefits topped up many households. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
Wicklow’s median household took in $70,500 before tax, 18% less than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Across New Brunswick’s towns the median is $73,300. COVID-19 benefits were paid to 20% of residents with an income, where the typical town had 28%.
A smaller share of residents who moved in within the year than 77% of Canadian towns: 8.5%
Birthplaces and arrival years of immigrants, citizenship and recent moves.
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
Immigrants make up 3.1%, against 17% across Canada’s towns. Across Wicklow, 1.3% of residents are not Canadian citizens. Elsewhere, 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns.
56% said they are Christian and 44% that they have no religion
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Visible minority residents are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns. On the census count, 2.5% of residents have an Indigenous identity.
English is the mother tongue of 96%, and 6.6% 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
At home: English 99%, French 0.3%. There is little gap on residents whose mother tongue is French: 1.6%, about the same as across Canada’s towns.
A lower share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 94% of Canadian towns, at 11%
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
In work on census day: 59% of adults
The census counted work in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so read these rates as a pandemic snapshot. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, much like this 59%.
Median age: 2 of the 4 towns around Wicklow are older
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wicklow | 1,558 | — | 46.8 | 22% | 3.1% |
| Florenceville-Bristol | 1,583 | 6.2 km | 46.8 | 22% | 7% |
| Kent | 2,028 | 8.6 km | 49.2 | 23% | 3.1% |
| Wilmot | 1,057 | 14.3 km | 50 | 22% | 8.4% |
| Peel | 1,176 | 14.8 km | 45.2 | 19% | 3.5% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What these tables don’t give. Unpaid care, car ownership and internet access aren’t in the Census Profile, nor is the change by age since 2016. Ethnic origins other than visible minority and Indigenous identity are left out of the charts.
- 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 Wicklow’s residents
How diverse is Wicklow?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 3.1%. A visible minority makes up 0% and Indigenous residents 2.5%.
What religion are people in Wicklow?
Most often Christian (56%) or no religion (44%); other religions make up 0.3%.
Is Wicklow good for families?
Children under 15 are 17% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 63% of households and one-parent families 7%. Schools near Wicklow are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Wicklow?
Median total household income in Wicklow was $70,500 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Wicklow?
The latest figure is an estimate: 1,558 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Wicklow counted 1,591, 6% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Wicklow?
Half the residents are older than 46.8 and half younger; 17% are children under 15 and 22% are 65 or over.
Is Wicklow bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 6.6% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 93% speak only English and 0% only French; 1.6% grew up with French.
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).