Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainA median age of 53.6: Division No. 1, Subdivision Y is older than 92% of Canadian towns
Here 96% of households live in a single-detached house, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 64%. Still, 14% of residents said they have no religion, fewer than in 95% of Canadian towns. There are 8% more residents than in 2016. Residents aged 15 to 24 account for 7%.
What stands out about the people of Division No. 1, Subdivision Y
Older than most towns
The middle resident of Division No. 1, Subdivision Y is 53.6; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 29% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A growing town: +8% since 2016, faster than 74% of Canadian towns
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. Two census counts, five years apart, and Statistics Canada’s newest estimate.
Change, 2016 to 2021
The July 2025 estimate adds another 13%. For comparison, the median is +4% across Canada’s towns and −2% across Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns.
29% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 90% of Canadian towns
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
The share of children under 15 trails 76% of Canadian towns: 14%. Across the comparison, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
A lower share of one-person households than 68% of Canadian towns, at 22%
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.
With one-parent families at 4.7%, Division No. 1, Subdivision Y is behind 94% of Canadian towns on that count. Households here average 2.3 people each. Typically, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns.
Above 99% of Canadian towns: 66% 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
Common-law partners: 7.7%, below 75% of Canadian towns. To put it in context, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns.
Only 11% of households rent their home in Division No. 1, Subdivision Y
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: 37% date from 2001 or later, 10% from before 1961. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. As a yardstick, 25% of households rent their home across Canada’s towns.
$69,500 a year: where the middle household sits
The income year is 2020: a year of pandemic benefits such as CERB, which the figures count. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
At $69,500, the middle household in Division No. 1, Subdivision Y earned 19% less than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The middle household across Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns has $63,600 before tax. The pandemic’s benefits: 23% of income recipients, against 28% in the typical town.
In Division No. 1, Subdivision Y, 8.8% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, fewer than in 74% of Canadian towns
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
Residents without Canadian citizenship are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns. By way of comparison, 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns.
2.9% of residents have an Indigenous identity, more than in 51% of Canadian towns
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. The comparison figure for Indigenous residents is 2.8% across Canada’s towns.
English is the mother tongue of 99%, and 4.1% 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
0.8% of residents have French as their mother tongue, about the same as across Canada’s towns. In Division No. 1, Subdivision Y, 4.1% of residents speak English and French.
Division No. 1, Subdivision Y ranks below 84% of Canadian towns on degree holders aged 25 to 64: 15%
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No diploma or degree: 14% here, 9.5% in the typical town. By way of comparison, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
A job for 45% of residents aged 15 and over
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.
Fewer work here than in the typical town: 45%, against 58% across Canada’s towns. 29% of residents are 65 or over.
The towns around Division No. 1, Subdivision Y are all younger
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division No. 1, Subdivision Y | 1,374 | — | 53.6 | 29% | 0% |
| Whitbourne | 1,126 | 9.2 km | 51.6 | 25% | 2.6% |
| Division No. 1, Subdivision E | 2,978 | 13.6 km | 52.8 | 29% | 1.2% |
| Division No. 1, Subdivision M | 1,270 | 18.2 km | 52.8 | 24% | 0% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. Provincial and national yardsticks: Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns and neighbourhoods of at least 2,500 residents, and all Canadian towns of that size. No whole city and no First Nations reserve is in either median.
- What these tables don’t give. Missing from the census as published: unpaid care, cars and internet access, and the shift in each age band since 2016. Ethnic origins past visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted here.
Questions about Division No. 1, Subdivision Y’s residents
What is the average age in Division No. 1, Subdivision Y?
A median age of 53.6. Children under 15 make up 14%, and people 65 and over 29%.
Is Division No. 1, Subdivision Y bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 4.1% are. Another 0% speak only French and 96% only English, and French is the first language of 0.8%.
How diverse is Division No. 1, Subdivision Y?
0% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 0% belong to a visible minority and 2.9% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Division No. 1, Subdivision Y?
87% are Christian and 14% have no religion; 0% follow another religion.
Is Division No. 1, Subdivision Y good for families?
Under 15: 14% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 68% of households. One-parent families: 4.7%. Schools near Division No. 1, Subdivision Y are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Division No. 1, Subdivision Y?
The median household in Division No. 1, Subdivision Y took in $69,500 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Division No. 1, Subdivision Y?
Division No. 1, Subdivision Y had about 1,374 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 1,211, 8% more than 2016.
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).