47% of residents have an Indigenous identity, a share 99% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Against a figure of 64% across Canada’s towns, the share of households in single-detached houses in Kippens comes in at 97%. The 2021 Census found 760 households locally; by July 2025 the population was about 1,927. Locally, just over one in ten residents are under 15. One-person households are rarer here than in three quarters of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Kippens
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
47% of residents identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit, more than in 99% of Canadian towns; 35% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Fewer people than before
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Kippens went from 2,008 to 1,842 residents (−8%), slower growth than in 99% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Older than most towns
Half of Kippens’s residents are under 53.2 and half over; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 27% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
−8% since 2016: slower than 99% of Canadian towns
Unless a figure says otherwise, it is from the 2021 Census. How the population moved between the last two censuses, and since.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 5% higher again. The median across Canada’s towns is +4%, and across Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns −2%.
Older than 92% of Canadian towns: half of Kippens is over 53.2
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
No age band is larger than 50–54: nearly one in ten residents, 1.5 times the share across Canada’s towns. Residents aged 65 and over are more common here than in 87% of Canadian towns. Here, 11% of residents are aged 15 to 24.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women.
Smaller households than 53% of Canadian towns: 2.4 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 account for 8.6%.
Married residents 15 and over: 53%, a higher share than 73% of Canadian towns
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Across Canada’s towns, the share of common-law partners is 11%; Kippens has 9.5%. As a yardstick, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns.
A smaller share of renter households than 86% of Canadian towns: 11%
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
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%.
The midpoint household income is $82,000 a year
The census asked about income in 2020: a pandemic year, with CERB and other emergency benefits counted in. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
The middle household in Kippens had $82,000 before tax, near the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). For Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns, the median household income is $63,600. 21% of income recipients received COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefits (typical: 28%).
Residents who moved in within the year: 5.1%, a lower share than 99% 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
17% of residents are immigrants across Canada’s towns, against 0.8% in Kippens. Residents who moved in within the year: 11% across Canada’s towns, for comparison.
Below 94% of Canadian towns: 15% of residents said they have no religion
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
With visible minority residents at 0.6%, Kippens is behind 98% of Canadian towns on that count. Against that, 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
8.4% of residents speak English and French, more than in 55% of Canadian towns
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
Residents whose mother tongue is French: 1.1% of the total. Against that, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
Degree holders aged 25 to 64: 23%, a lower share than 59% of Canadian towns
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Without any certificate: 7.5% of 25- to 64-year-olds (typical: 9.5%).
A job for 44% of residents aged 15 and over
May 2021 was still a pandemic month: the census’s work figures reflect that. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
The employment rate of 44% is below the typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 27% of residents are 65 or over.
Median age: 2 of the 3 towns around Kippens are older
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kippens | 1,927 | — | 53.2 | 27% | 0.8% |
| Stephenville | 6,840 | 2.9 km | 50.8 | 26% | 2.3% |
| Stephenville Crossing | 1,731 | 14.6 km | 56 | 33% | 1% |
| St. George's | 1,181 | 16.7 km | 55.6 | 29% | 0% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The census’s own words. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are as residents answered them. “Visible minority” follows the Employment Equity Act, meaning people other than Indigenous peoples who are non-white in colour or race. We compare these figures across towns; none is a label for a town.
- Against Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns and Canada’s towns. Two medians frame each figure: one for Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, one for all Canadian towns of that size, with whole cities and First Nations reserves left out. Percentiles rank the town within Canada.
- What these tables don’t give. Unpaid care, car ownership and internet access aren’t in the Census Profile, nor is the change by age since 2016. Ethnic origins other than visible minority and Indigenous identity are left out of the charts.
Questions about Kippens’s residents
Is Kippens good for families?
Under 15: 11% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 63% of households. One-parent families: 8.6%. Schools near Kippens are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Kippens?
The median household in Kippens took in $82,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Kippens?
Kippens had about 1,927 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 1,842, 8% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Kippens?
A median age of 53.2. Children under 15 make up 11%, and people 65 and over 27%.
Is Kippens bilingual?
8.4% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 0% speak French only and 92% English only. French is the mother tongue of 1.1%.
How diverse is Kippens?
0.8% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 0.6% belong to a visible minority and 47% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Kippens?
85% are Christian and 15% have no religion; 0.6% follow another religion.
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).