Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainOlder than 99% of Canadian towns: half of Division No. 4, Subdivision A is over 59.2
Compared with 64% across Canada’s towns, 96% of households live in a single-detached house here. Locally, 6.5% of residents are aged 15 to 24. Lower than in 98% of Canadian towns: 5.3% of residents lived at another address a year earlier. The latest estimate, for July 2025, is 1,625 residents; the 2021 Census found 750 households.
What stands out about the people of Division No. 4, Subdivision A
Older than most towns
The middle resident of Division No. 4, Subdivision A is 59.2; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 36% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Fewer people than before
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Division No. 4, Subdivision A went from 1,743 to 1,530 residents (−12%), slower growth than in 99% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A change of −12% since 2016 leaves Division No. 4, Subdivision A behind 99% of Canadian towns
Every figure here comes from the 2021 Census unless it carries another date. How the population moved between the last two censuses, and since.
Change, 2016 to 2021
By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 6%.
A larger share of residents aged 65 and over than 98% of Canadian towns: 36%
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
More residents are 60–64 than any other five-year age: 13% of residents, 1.8 times the share across Canada’s towns. As a reference point, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns. Children under 15 account for 8.8%.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 104 men for every 100 women.
2 people per household, fewer than in 90% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Set against 8.2% across Canada’s towns, 6% of households are one-parent families in Division No. 4, Subdivision A. On the census count, 31% of households are one person living alone.
Division No. 4, Subdivision A ranks above 74% of Canadian towns on married residents 15 and over: 53%
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
19% of adults have never married and don’t live common-law (typical: 27%). As a reference point, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. Common-law partners: 12% of the total.
6.7% of households rent their home, below 97% 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 74% of Canadian towns. Across Canada’s towns, renter households come to 25%. Newer homes outnumber old: 22% date from 2001 or later, 17% from before 1961.
$55,200 a year is the median household income here
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
Division No. 4, Subdivision A’s median household took in $55,200 before tax, 36% less than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The middle household across Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns has $63,600 before tax. Emergency and recovery benefits reached 22% of those with an income, beside a typical 28%.
1.3% of residents are immigrants
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
Residents without Canadian citizenship are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns. Across Division No. 4, Subdivision A, 1.3% of residents are immigrants.
A lower share of residents with no religion than 97% of Canadian towns, at 12%
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Visible minority residents are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns. Across the comparison, 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns. Here, 5% of residents have an Indigenous identity.
99% have English as their mother tongue; 1.6% also speak French
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
7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns, against 1.6% in Division No. 4, Subdivision A. Locally, 0.3% of residents have French as their mother tongue.
Below 98% of Canadian towns: 8.8% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Some 14% have no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. The wider picture: 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
Employment: 33% of residents 15 and over had a job
Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic: some of these rates are lower than in a usual year. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, above this 33%; 36% of residents are 65 or over.
The towns around Division No. 4, Subdivision A are all younger
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are. Division No. 4, Subdivision A has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 26–97 km out.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division No. 4, Subdivision A | 1,625 | — | 59.2 | 36% | 1.3% |
| Channel-Port aux Basques | 3,379 | 25.8 km | 54 | 30% | 1% |
| Division No. 4, Subdivision B | 1,184 | 57.6 km | 57.6 | 36% | 1.3% |
| Division No. 4, Subdivision E | 1,681 | 86.6 km | 54 | 26% | 0.7% |
| St. George's | 1,181 | 90.8 km | 55.6 | 29% | 0% |
| Kippens | 1,927 | 96.6 km | 53.2 | 27% | 0.8% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. 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. These are self-reported answers: Indigenous identity, immigrant status, religion. The census’s “visible minority” comes from the Employment Equity Act (non-white in colour or race, Indigenous peoples aside), and the page sets each beside other towns without labelling any.
Questions about Division No. 4, Subdivision A’s residents
What religion are people in Division No. 4, Subdivision A?
Christian: 88%. No religion: 12%. Another religion: 0%.
Is Division No. 4, Subdivision A good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 8.8%. 57% of households are couple families and 6% one-parent families. Schools near Division No. 4, Subdivision A are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Division No. 4, Subdivision A?
$55,200 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Division No. 4, Subdivision A (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Division No. 4, Subdivision A?
Statistics Canada estimates 1,625 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 1,530 in Division No. 4, Subdivision A, 12% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Division No. 4, Subdivision A?
59.2 is the median age. Under 15: 8.8%. 65 and over: 36%.
Is Division No. 4, Subdivision A bilingual?
1.6% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 0% speak French only and 98% English only. French is the mother tongue of 0.3%.
How diverse is Division No. 4, Subdivision A?
Immigrants make up 1.3% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 0% are members of a visible minority, and 5% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
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).