Photo: Kyla Curtis · Public domainHalf of Botwood is over 56.4, older than 96% of Canadian towns
Across Canada’s towns, the share of children under 15 is 16%; Botwood has 11%. At 12%, the share of residents with no religion is lower than in 97% of Canadian towns. The latest estimate, for July 2025, is 2,884 residents; the 2021 Census found 1,250 households. The share of immigrants stands at 0.4%.
What stands out about the people of Botwood
Older than most towns
The middle resident of Botwood is 56.4; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 34% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Fewer people than before
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Botwood went from 2,875 to 2,778 residents (−3%), slower growth than in 93% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A change of −3% since 2016 leaves Botwood behind 93% of Canadian towns
Unless a figure says otherwise, it is from the 2021 Census. The census counts of 2016 and 2021, the estimate after them, and the change set beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 4%.
A larger share of residents aged 65 and over than 97% of Canadian towns: 34%
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
No age band is larger than 70–74: 9.7% of residents, 2 times the share across Canada’s towns. Typically, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns. Nearly one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Botwood, 56.4. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 88 men for every 100 women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Households here average 2.1 people, below 83% of Canadian towns
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Across Canada’s towns, 8.2% of households are one-parent families; in Botwood, 9.6%. In Botwood, 28% of households are one person living alone.
Botwood: 51% of residents 15 and over are married, above 66% of Canadian towns
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
20% of adults have never married and don’t live common-law (typical: 27%). Measured more widely, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. Common-law partners: a tenth of the total.
83% of households live in a single-detached house, more than in 78% 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
Older homes outnumber new: 24% predate 1961, 13% date from 2001 or later. For comparison, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. 29% of households rent, against a typical 25% across Canada’s towns.
$54,800 a year: the median household income
The census asked about income in 2020: a pandemic year, with CERB and other emergency benefits counted in. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
Household incomes run lower in Botwood: half had less than $54,800, 36% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The figure for Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns: $63,600. Emergency and recovery benefits reached 24% of those with an income, beside a typical 28%.
9.5% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, fewer than in 65% of Canadian towns
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
Residents without Canadian citizenship are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns. The benchmark for residents who moved in within the year across Canada’s towns: 11%.
3.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity, a share 61% of Canadian towns don’t reach
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. The share of Indigenous residents across Canada’s towns is 2.8%.
English is the mother tongue of 99%, and 1.1% 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
Compared with 1.5% across Canada’s towns, 0.2% of residents have French as their mother tongue here. Across Canada’s towns, 7.5% of residents speak English and French; in Botwood, 1.1%.
Only 5.3% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher in Botwood
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Across Canada’s towns, 27% of 25- to 64-year-olds hold a degree; in Botwood, 5.3%, and 38% have a college or trades credential (typical: 29%). Those with no credential make up 24%, next to 9.5% in the typical town.
34% 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. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, above this 34%; 34% of residents are 65 or over.
Oldest by rank: 4th of 41 towns of 2,849 to 2,922 people
Towns of about this size, placed by median age.
The youngest of these towns is McKernan, at 30; the oldest, Parry Sound, Unorganized, Centre Part, is at 61.2. By median age, Botwood sits among Saint-Anicet (55.2), Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon (56.4), Sicamous (57.6) and Algonquin Highlands (60.4).
Botwood is older than every town around it
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page. No closer places have figures: these lie 17–30 km from Botwood.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Botwood | 2,884 | — | 56.4 | 34% | 0.4% |
| Bishop's Falls | 3,162 | 17.1 km | 53.2 | 28% | 0.8% |
| Lewisporte | 3,405 | 24.7 km | 55.6 | 37% | 0.5% |
| Grand Falls-Windsor | 14,510 | 30.2 km | 49.2 | 25% | 1.9% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. The census takes “visible minority” from the Employment Equity Act: anyone other than Indigenous peoples who is non-white in colour or race. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are what residents reported, compared here with other towns and never used as a label.
- Against Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns and Canada’s towns. Two medians frame each figure: one for Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, one for all Canadian towns of that size, with whole cities and First Nations reserves left out. Percentiles rank the town within Canada.
Questions about Botwood’s residents
Is Botwood bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 1.1% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 99% speak only English and 0% only French; 0.2% grew up with French.
How diverse is Botwood?
0.4% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 0% belong to a visible minority and 3.8% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Botwood?
88% are Christian and 12% have no religion; 0.1% follow another religion.
Is Botwood good for families?
Under 15: 11% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 55% of households. One-parent families: 9.6%. Schools near Botwood are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Botwood?
The median household in Botwood took in $54,800 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Botwood?
Botwood had about 2,884 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 2,778, 3% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Botwood?
A median age of 56.4, older than 96% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 11%, and people 65 and over 34%.
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).