Photo: Rioux Photography Edmonton, AB · Public domainA lower share of residents with no religion than 91% of Canadian towns, at 17%
Of the immigrants living here, 69% came between 2011 and 2021; across Canada’s towns the share is 27%. Higher than in 70% of Canadian towns: 22% of residents are 65 or over. The 2021 Census found 2,805 households in Clarenville; by July 2025 the population was about 7,441. Across Clarenville, just over a third of households rent their home.
Clarenville grew +7% from 2016 to 2021, faster than 66% of Canadian towns
The 2021 Census is the source of every figure here unless a date says otherwise. Two census counts, five years apart, and Statistics Canada’s newest estimate.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 11% higher again. Across Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns the median is −2%, and across Canada’s towns +4%.
A median age of 45.2: Clarenville is older than 69% of Canadian towns
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
The largest age band is 50–54: 7.7% of residents. At 16%, children under 15 sit close to the figure across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Clarenville, 45.2. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women.
Smaller households than 64% of Canadian towns: 2.3 people on average
Households by family type and by the number of people in them.
Against Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
One-parent families are about as common here as across Canada’s towns: 8.9%. Here, 28% of households are one person living alone.
Above 57% of Canadian towns: 49% of residents 15 and over are married
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Single and never married: 24% of adults, against a typical 27%. At 12%, the share of common-law partners is higher than in 61% of Canadian towns. The wider picture: 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns.
A higher share of households in single-detached houses than 52% of Canadian towns, at 66%
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
Newer homes outnumber old: 36% date from 2001 or later, 9.3% from before 1961. Measured more widely, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. Clarenville sits close to the norm on households in buildings of five or more storeys: 0.2%, about the same as across Canada’s towns.
A median household income of $72,000 a year
Census incomes cover 2020, when emergency benefits like CERB lifted many households’ totals. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
The middle household in Clarenville had $72,000 before tax, 16% below the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Across Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns, half of households had more than $63,600 before tax. In 2020, 28% of income recipients drew a COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefit; the typical town had 28%.
2.7% 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
Across Canada’s towns, the share of residents without Canadian citizenship is 5.8%; Clarenville has 2.1%. Lower than in 91% of Canadian towns: 2.7% of residents are immigrants. Residents who moved in within the year: just over a tenth of the total.
81% said they are Christian and 17% that they have no religion
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Compared with 15% across Canada’s towns, 3.3% of residents belong to a visible minority here. Indigenous residents account for 2.8%.
English is the mother tongue of 98%, and 3.5% speak French as well
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
Across Canada’s towns, 7.5% of residents speak English and French; in Clarenville, 3.5%. Compared with other places, residents whose mother tongue is French are scarce here: 0.2%, fewer than in 99% of Canadian towns.
In Clarenville, 20% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, fewer than in 68% of Canadian towns
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
With no certificate, diploma or degree: 9.7%, beside a typical 9.5%. Measured more widely, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
54% of adults were employed in May 2021
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.
54% of residents 15 and over have a job, against a typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 22% are 65 or more.
The 14th oldest of 41 towns of 7,290 to 7,597 people
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
They run from Blairmore Suburban Centre, at 31.8, to Trent Lakes, at 58. By median age, Clarenville sits among Westlock County (44), Whyte Ridge (44.5), Kentville (45.6) and Fairview (45.9).
Clarenville is younger than every town around it
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarenville | 7,441 | — | 45.2 | 22% | 2.7% |
| Division No. 7, Subdivision K | 1,116 | 9.0 km | 52.8 | 26% | 0% |
| Division No. 7, Subdivision L | 1,248 | 17.0 km | 53.6 | 29% | 0.9% |
| Division No. 7, Subdivision M | 1,878 | 18.1 km | 58 | 35% | 0.8% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. “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 Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns and Canada’s towns. A figure here is set beside two middles, the median across Newfoundland and Labrador’s places of 2,500 people or more and the median across all Canadian towns that size; reserves and entire cities are excluded from both.
Questions about Clarenville’s residents
What is the median income in Clarenville?
The median household in Clarenville took in $72,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Clarenville?
Clarenville had about 7,441 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 6,704, 7% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Clarenville?
A median age of 45.2, older than 69% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 16%, and people 65 and over 22%.
Is Clarenville bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 3.5% are. Another 0% speak only French and 96% only English, and French is the first language of 0.2%.
How diverse is Clarenville?
2.7% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 3.3% belong to a visible minority and 2.8% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Clarenville?
81% are Christian and 17% have no religion; 1.6% follow another religion.
Is Clarenville good for families?
Under 15: 16% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 57% of households. One-parent families: 8.9%. Schools near Clarenville are on its Schools page.
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).