Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainNew-Wes-Valley is older than 97% of Canadian towns: a median age of 56.8
14% of residents said they have no religion; across Canada’s towns the figure is 35%. For New-Wes-Valley, the census puts residents aged 15 to 24 at 7.8%. The town has fewer residents who moved in within the year than 99% of Canadian towns, at 4.6%. With about 2,011 residents in July 2025, New-Wes-Valley counted 905 households at the 2021 Census.
What stands out about the people of New-Wes-Valley
Older than most towns
Half of New-Wes-Valley’s residents are under 56.8 and half over; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 34% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Fewer people than before
New-Wes-Valley went from 2,172 people in 2016 to 2,044 in 2021, −6%: slower growth than in 97% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Since 2016, New-Wes-Valley has changed by −6%, slower than 97% of Canadian towns
All figures are the 2021 Census’s unless another date is shown. Two census counts, five years apart, and Statistics Canada’s newest estimate.
Change, 2016 to 2021
By July 2025, the estimate was 2% lower.
New-Wes-Valley: 34% of residents are 65 or over, above 97% of Canadian towns
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
9.5% of residents are under 15, against 16% across Canada’s towns. For comparison, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women.
2.2 people per household, fewer than in 74% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
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, New-Wes-Valley has 23%. One-parent families: 8.3% of the total.
56% of residents 15 and over are married, more than in 85% of Canadian towns
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
The share of common-law partners trails 63% of Canadian towns: 9.2%. Measured more widely, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns.
In New-Wes-Valley, 93% of households live in a single-detached house, more than in 93% of Canadian towns
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
The figure for renter households is 16% in New-Wes-Valley and 25% across Canada’s towns. Across Canada’s towns, the share of households in single-detached houses is 64%. Older homes outnumber new: 32% predate 1961, 11% date from 2001 or later. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns.
The midpoint household income is $69,000 a year
Census incomes are for 2020, the year before the census, when CERB and other pandemic benefits topped up many households. 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; New-Wes-Valley’s, at $69,000, is 20% lower. For Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns, the median household income is $63,600. The pandemic’s benefits: 21% of income recipients, against 28% in the typical town.
0.8% of residents are immigrants
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
Compared with 5.8% across Canada’s towns, 2% of residents are not Canadian citizens here. Fewer immigrants than in 98% of Canadian towns: 0.8%.
85% said they are Christian and 14% that they have no religion
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Set against 2.8% across Canada’s towns, 1.5% of residents have an Indigenous identity in New-Wes-Valley. Census figures put visible minority residents at 2% locally.
English is the mother tongue of 99%, and 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
The share of residents whose mother tongue is French trails 97% of Canadian towns: 0.3%. Where 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns, New-Wes-Valley has 1%.
Fewer degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 92% of Canadian towns: 12%
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
With no certificate, diploma or degree: 16%, beside a typical 9.5%. As a yardstick, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
48% of adults were employed in May 2021
Counted in May 2021, during COVID-19, these rates catch the job market before it had recovered. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
At 48%, fewer residents are in work than the typical 58% across Canada’s towns, and 34% are 65 or over.
Around New-Wes-Valley, 1 of 5 towns have a higher median age
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are. New-Wes-Valley has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 26–65 km out.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New-Wes-Valley | 2,011 | — | 56.8 | 34% | 0.8% |
| Centreville-Wareham-Trinity | 1,100 | 26.1 km | 59.6 | 39% | 1.4% |
| Glovertown | 2,014 | 61.8 km | 54.8 | 31% | 1.1% |
| Gambo | 1,859 | 62.1 km | 52.4 | 29% | 1.4% |
| Bonavista | 3,293 | 65.0 km | 54.8 | 31% | 1.6% |
| Division No. 8, Subdivision L | 2,724 | 65.3 km | 53.6 | 29% | 0% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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.
Questions about New-Wes-Valley’s residents
Is New-Wes-Valley good for families?
9.5% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 64% of households and one-parent families 8.3%. Schools near New-Wes-Valley are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in New-Wes-Valley?
Half of New-Wes-Valley’s households had more than $69,000 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of New-Wes-Valley?
About 2,011, by Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025. The 2021 Census found 2,044 people in New-Wes-Valley, 6% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in New-Wes-Valley?
The median age is 56.8. 9.5% are under 15 and 34% 65 or older.
Is New-Wes-Valley bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 1% are. Another 0% speak only French and 99% only English, and French is the first language of 0.3%.
How diverse is New-Wes-Valley?
Immigrants: 0.8% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 2%. Indigenous identity: 1.5%.
What religion are people in New-Wes-Valley?
14% said they have no religion and 85% that they are Christian; 0.2% named another faith.
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).