Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainDivision No. 7, Subdivision M is older than 98% of Canadian towns: a median age of 58
Here 4.6% of households rent their home, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 25%. Children under 15 account for 9.7%. 11% of residents said they have no religion, a lower share than in 97% of Canadian towns. The latest estimate, for July 2025, is 1,878 residents; the 2021 Census found 875 households.
What stands out about the people of Division No. 7, Subdivision M
Older than most towns
The middle resident of Division No. 7, Subdivision M is 58; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 35% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Fewer people than before
Division No. 7, Subdivision M went from 1,966 people in 2016 to 1,856 in 2021, −6%: slower growth than in 97% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Slower growth than 97% of Canadian towns: Division No. 7, Subdivision M changed by −6% since 2016
The figures are the 2021 Census’s, except where another date is given. Two census counts, five years apart, and Statistics Canada’s newest estimate.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 1% higher again. Across Canada’s towns, the typical town changed +4%; across Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns, −2%.
Residents aged 65 and over make up 35% in Division No. 7, Subdivision M, more than in 98% of Canadian towns
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
With residents aged 15 to 24 at 6.2%, Division No. 7, Subdivision M is behind 98% of Canadian towns on that count. Across Canada’s towns, 19% of residents are 65 or over.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
Division No. 7, Subdivision M households average 2.1 people, smaller than in 83% of Canadian towns
Private households by type and size.
Against Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Against a figure of 27% across Canada’s towns, the share of one-person households in Division No. 7, Subdivision M comes in at 25%. One-parent families account for 5.2%.
Division No. 7, Subdivision M sits above 97% of Canadian towns for married residents 15 and over (61%)
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
8.7% of residents 15 and over live common-law (Canada’s towns: 11%).
Division No. 7, Subdivision M ranks above 99% of Canadian towns on households in single-detached houses: 98%
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
Older homes outnumber new: 13% predate 1961, 11% date from 2001 or later. Households in single-detached houses: 64% across Canada’s towns, for comparison.
The middle household earns $58,400 a year
Incomes are 2020’s, the census’s reference year, and include pandemic benefits such as CERB. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
The median across Canada’s towns is $86,000; Division No. 7, Subdivision M’s, at $58,400, is 32% lower. The figure for Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns: $63,600. The pandemic’s benefits: 24% of income recipients, against 28% in the typical town.
Division No. 7, Subdivision M ranks below 99% of Canadian towns on residents who moved in within the year: 4.3%
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
Immigrants: 0.8%, below 98% of Canadian towns. Residents who moved in within the year: 11% across Canada’s towns, for comparison.
88% said they are Christian and 11% that they have no religion
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Indigenous residents: 0.8%, below 85% of Canadian towns. 0.5% of residents belong to a visible minority, fewer than in 98% of Canadian towns.
English is the mother tongue of 99%, and 1.6% speak French as well
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
The share of residents whose mother tongue is French trails 97% of Canadian towns: 0.3%. Division No. 7, Subdivision M has fewer bilingual residents than 99% of Canadian towns, at 1.6%.
Fewer degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 99% of Canadian towns: 6%
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No diploma or degree: 18% here, 9.5% in the typical town. Set beside that, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
Employment: 32% of residents 15 and over had a job
The census was taken in May 2021, during the pandemic, so these rates show a labour market still recovering. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Fewer work here than in the typical town: 32%, against 58% across Canada’s towns. 35% of residents are 65 or over.
The towns around Division No. 7, Subdivision M are all younger
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division No. 7, Subdivision M | 1,878 | — | 58 | 35% | 0.8% |
| Division No. 7, Subdivision L | 1,248 | 13.3 km | 53.6 | 29% | 0.9% |
| Clarenville | 7,441 | 18.1 km | 45.2 | 22% | 2.7% |
| Division No. 7, Subdivision K | 1,116 | 18.7 km | 52.8 | 26% | 0% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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.
Questions about Division No. 7, Subdivision M’s residents
What religion are people in Division No. 7, Subdivision M?
11% said they have no religion and 88% that they are Christian; 0.3% named another faith.
Is Division No. 7, Subdivision M good for families?
9.7% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 64% of households and one-parent families 5.2%. Schools near Division No. 7, Subdivision M are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Division No. 7, Subdivision M?
Half of Division No. 7, Subdivision M’s households had more than $58,400 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of Division No. 7, Subdivision M?
About 1,878, by Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025. The 2021 Census found 1,856 people in Division No. 7, Subdivision M, 6% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Division No. 7, Subdivision M?
The median age is 58. 9.7% are under 15 and 35% 65 or older.
Is Division No. 7, Subdivision M bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 1.6% are. Another 0.3% speak only French and 98% only English, and French is the first language of 0.3%.
How diverse is Division No. 7, Subdivision M?
Immigrants: 0.8% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 0.5%. Indigenous identity: 0.8%.
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).