Photo: WoodstockTourism · CC BY-SA 3.0Residents aged 65 and over: 25%, a higher share than 80% of Canadian towns
Against a figure of 11% across Canada’s towns, the share of residents who moved in within the year in Woodstock comes in at 15%. Here, 44% of households rent their home. The median age in the town is 45.6, higher than in 71% of Canadian towns. The 2021 Census found 2,485 households in the town; by July 2025 the population was about 6,260.
Woodstock grew +6% from 2016 to 2021, ahead of 64% of Canadian towns
The 2021 Census is the source of every figure here unless a date says otherwise. How the population moved between the last two censuses, and since.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 13% higher again. Across Canada’s towns, half of towns changed by more than +4%; across New Brunswick’s towns, by more than +3%.
Woodstock sits below 62% of Canadian towns for children under 15 (15%)
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
No age band is larger than 65–69: 7.4% of residents. Against that, 16% of residents are under 15 across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Woodstock, 45.6. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
35% of households are one person living alone, a share 77% of Canadian towns don’t reach
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.
Across Canada’s towns, nearly one in ten households are one-parent families; in Woodstock, 10%. As a reference point, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns. Households average 2.2 people.
Woodstock ranks below 62% of Canadian towns on married residents 15 and over: 43%
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
26% of adults are single and have never married; the typical town has 27%. In Woodstock, 11% of residents 15 and over live common-law.
56% of households live in a single-detached house, below 61% of Canadian towns
Occupied homes by type, by owners and renters, and by when they were built. 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. By way of comparison, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. 35% of homes were built before 1961 and 19% in 2001 or later.
Household income at the median: $60,000 a year
Census incomes cover 2020, when emergency benefits like CERB lifted many households’ totals. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
Half of Woodstock’s households had a total income below $60,000, 30% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Across New Brunswick’s towns the median is $73,300. COVID-19 benefits were paid to 25% of residents with an income, where the typical town had 28%.
10% of residents are not Canadian citizens, a share 68% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Immigrants, newcomers and movers.
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
Set against 17% across Canada’s towns, 7.8% of residents are immigrants in Woodstock. Immigrants here were most often born in Asia (49%), then in Europe (33%). Residents without Canadian citizenship make up 5.8% across Canada’s towns.
Residents with no religion: 37%, a higher share than 55% of Canadian towns
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
At 3.7%, the share of Indigenous residents is in line with the figure across Canada’s towns. The comparison figure for residents with no religion is 35% across Canada’s towns. For Woodstock, the census puts visible minority residents at 8.8%.
Bilingual residents: 12%, a higher share than 65% of Canadian towns
Knowledge of the two official languages, first languages, and the language of home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
At home, 6.7% mostly speak another language; 0.4% speak neither English nor French. Measured more widely, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns. Residents whose mother tongue is French: 1.8%, near enough the figure across Canada’s towns.
Below 54% of Canadian towns: 25% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Without any certificate: 8.5% of 25- to 64-year-olds (typical: 9.5%).
55% of adults were employed in May 2021
May 2021 was still a pandemic month: the census’s work figures reflect that. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
With 25% of residents 65 or over, the employment rate of 55% sits under the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
In its size band (6,139 to 6,372), the 10th oldest of 41 towns
Median age of the Canadian towns nearest in population; hover a dot.
The Orchards At Ellerslie is the youngest of them at 31.3; Peachland, at 60, the oldest. Closest in median age to Woodstock are Dutch Settlement (45.4), Cachet (45.6), Hubley (46.4) and Electoral Area A, Cariboo (46.4).
Of the 5 towns nearest Woodstock, 2 are older
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodstock | 6,260 | — | 45.6 | 25% | 7.8% |
| Woodstock | 2,371 | 3.4 km | 44 | 19% | 6.4% |
| Northampton | 1,981 | 7.8 km | 43.6 | 17% | 10% |
| Wakefield | 2,749 | 12.4 km | 46 | 22% | 4.1% |
| Richmond | 1,516 | 13.7 km | 43.2 | 19% | 5.2% |
| Hartland | 1,025 | 17.2 km | 48.4 | 26% | 4.7% |
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. The Census Profile has no unpaid care, cars or internet access, and no change by age since 2016; ethnic origins beyond visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted here.
- The census’s own words. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are as residents answered them. “Visible minority” follows the Employment Equity Act, meaning people other than Indigenous peoples who are non-white in colour or race. We compare these figures across towns; none is a label for a town.
Questions about Woodstock’s residents
Is Woodstock good for families?
Under 15: 15% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 45% of households. One-parent families: 10%. Schools near Woodstock are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Woodstock?
The median household in Woodstock took in $60,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Woodstock?
Woodstock had about 6,260 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 5,553, 6% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Woodstock?
A median age of 45.6, older than 71% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 15%, and people 65 and over 25%.
Is Woodstock bilingual?
12% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 0.2% speak French only and 88% English only. French is the mother tongue of 1.8%.
How diverse is Woodstock?
7.8% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 8.8% belong to a visible minority and 3.7% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Woodstock?
58% are Christian and 37% have no religion; 5.6% follow another religion.
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).