Photo: Tango7174 · CC BY-SA 4.0Irishtown-Summerside: 33% of residents have an Indigenous identity, above 99% of Canadian towns
The share of renter households trails 89% of Canadian towns: 10%. Residents aged 15 to 24: 8.3% of the total. Irishtown-Summerside has fewer immigrants than 98% of Canadian towns, at 0.9%. Its population is down 11% on 2016.
What stands out about the people of Irishtown-Summerside
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
33% of residents identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit, more than in 99% of Canadian towns; 26% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Fewer people than before
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Irishtown-Summerside went from 1,418 to 1,260 residents (−11%), slower growth than in 99% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Older than most towns
Line Irishtown-Summerside’s residents up by age and the one in the middle is 51.6; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 28% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Irishtown-Summerside’s population moved −11% on 2016, less than in 99% of Canadian towns
Unless a figure says otherwise, it is from the 2021 Census. Residents at the 2016 and 2021 censuses and the latest estimate, with the 2016–2021 change beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across Canada’s towns, half of towns changed by more than +4%; across Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns, by more than −2%. The July 2025 estimate adds another 3%.
A median age of 51.6: Irishtown-Summerside is older than 89% of Canadian towns
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
Just over one in ten residents are under 15; across Canada’s towns the figure is 16%. Compared with other places, residents aged 65 and over are common here: 28%, more than in 89% of Canadian towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
Irishtown-Summerside households average 2.3 people, smaller than in 64% 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.
Where 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns, Irishtown-Summerside has 25%. At 7.5%, the share of one-parent families is lower than in 62% of Canadian towns.
Irishtown-Summerside ranks below 75% of Canadian towns on common-law partners: 7.7%
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Here 55% of residents 15 and over are married, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 46%. The benchmark for common-law partners across Canada’s towns: 11%.
Above 99% of Canadian towns: 99% of households live in a single-detached house
Dwelling types, tenure and age of the housing. 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. As a yardstick, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. Newer homes outnumber old: 22% date from 2001 or later, 11% from before 1961. Nearly one in ten homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%.
The middle household earns $69,500 a year
Incomes here are for 2020, the year before the census, CERB and other pandemic benefits included. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
At $69,500, the middle household in Irishtown-Summerside 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. In 2020, 24% of income recipients drew a COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefit; the typical town had 28%.
4% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, fewer than in 99% of Canadian towns
Where immigrants were born and when they came, and how recently residents moved in.
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
Irishtown-Summerside sits below 97% of Canadian towns for residents with no religion (12%)
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Visible minority residents are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns. Residents with no religion make up 35% across Canada’s towns.
99% have English as their mother tongue; 2% also speak French
The official languages residents can speak, and the ones they learned first.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
Residents whose mother tongue is French: 0.4%, below 95% of Canadian towns. Bilingual residents are rarer here than in 98% of Canadian towns.
8.8% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, fewer than in 98% of Canadian towns
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
11% have no certificate, diploma or degree (typical: 9.5%). For comparison, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
45% of residents 15 and over were in work
May 2021 was still a pandemic month: the census’s work figures reflect that. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
45% of residents 15 and over have a job, against a typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 28% are 65 or more.
Irishtown-Summerside is older than every town around it
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irishtown-Summerside | 1,296 | — | 51.6 | 28% | 0.9% |
| Corner Brook | 20,549 | 4.3 km | 49.6 | 27% | 2.5% |
| Massey Drive | 1,760 | 6.4 km | 39.2 | 11% | 2.2% |
| Humber Arm South | 1,595 | 15.7 km | 51.2 | 24% | 0% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The census’s own words. In the census, “visible minority” is the Employment Equity Act’s term for people who are non-white in colour or race and not Indigenous. Like immigrant status, Indigenous identity and religion, which residents reported themselves, it is compared with other towns, never turned into a label.
- Against Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns and Canada’s towns. The middle of Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns of 2,500 or more comes first, the middle of all Canadian towns second; cities as a whole and First Nations reserves stay out, and percentiles are within Canada.
- What these tables don’t give. For origins the charts stop at visible minority and Indigenous identity, and the Census Profile has nothing on unpaid care, cars or the internet, or on change by age since 2016.
Questions about Irishtown-Summerside’s residents
What is the median income in Irishtown-Summerside?
$69,500 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Irishtown-Summerside (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Irishtown-Summerside?
Statistics Canada estimates 1,296 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 1,260 in Irishtown-Summerside, 11% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Irishtown-Summerside?
51.6 is the median age. Under 15: 12%. 65 and over: 28%.
Is Irishtown-Summerside bilingual?
English and French: 2% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 98%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 0.4%.
How diverse is Irishtown-Summerside?
Immigrants make up 0.9% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 0% are members of a visible minority, and 33% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Irishtown-Summerside?
Christian: 87%. No religion: 12%. Another religion: 0.9%.
Is Irishtown-Summerside good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 12%. 59% of households are couple families and 7.5% one-parent families. Schools near Irishtown-Summerside 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).