Photo: Ryan Hodnett · CC BY-SA 4.0Springdale is older than 92% of Canadian towns: a median age of 53.6
With residents with no religion at 14%, Springdale is behind 95% of Canadian towns on that count. Statistics Canada puts the town’s population at 2,893 for July 2025. Children under 15: 13% of the total. Lower than in 97% of Canadian towns: 1.2% of residents are immigrants.
What stands out about the people of Springdale
Older than most towns
Line Springdale’s residents up by age and the one in the middle is 53.6; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 32% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Springdale changed by ±0% from 2016 to 2021, behind 78% of Canadian towns
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. Residents at the 2016 and 2021 censuses and the latest estimate, with the 2016–2021 change beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
By July 2025, the estimate was 2% lower.
32% of residents are 65 or over, a share 95% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
The biggest five-year age group is 60–64, with 9.4% of residents, 1.3 times the share across Canada’s towns. Across Springdale, 8.6% of residents are aged 15 to 24. As a yardstick, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Springdale, 53.6. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 88 men for every 100 women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Smaller households than 74% of Canadian towns: 2.2 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.
Set against 8.2% across Canada’s towns, nearly one in ten households are one-parent families in Springdale. On the census count, 27% of households are one person living alone.
Married residents 15 and over: 55%, a higher share than 81% of Canadian towns
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
20% of adults have never married and don’t live common-law (typical: 27%). Lower than in 74% of Canadian towns: 7.8% of residents 15 and over live common-law.
Springdale: 32% of households rent their home, above 62% 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
Older homes outnumber new: 17% predate 1961, 16% date from 2001 or later. Few places have as many households in single-detached houses: 72% here, more than in 61% of Canadian towns. Against that, a quarter of households rent their home across Canada’s towns.
Median household income: $58,000 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; Springdale’s, at $58,000, is 33% lower. The figure for Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns: $63,600. Pandemic benefits reached 24% of residents with an income, against a typical 28%.
8.8% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, fewer than in 74% 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
Residents without Canadian citizenship are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns. Set beside that, 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns.
3% of residents have an Indigenous identity, more than in 52% of Canadian towns
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Visible minority residents are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns. The wider picture: 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns.
99% have English as their mother tongue; 1.2% also speak French
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
Across Canada’s towns, 7.5% of residents speak English and French; in Springdale, 1.2%. Compared with other places, residents whose mother tongue is French are scarce here: 0.2%, fewer than in 99% of Canadian towns.
13% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, below 89% of Canadian towns
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Holding no credential: 18% (typical 9.5%). Across the comparison, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
Employment: 37% of residents 15 and over had a job
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 37% is below the typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 32% of residents are 65 or over.
The 8th oldest of 41 towns of 2,854 to 2,928 people
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
The group spans McKernan, youngest at 30, to Parry Sound, Unorganized, Centre Part, oldest at 61.2. By median age, Springdale sits among Perry (51.6), Labelle (52.4), Harbour Grace (54) and Saint-Anicet (55.2).
Springdale is younger than 2 of its 5 nearest neighbours
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page. The nearest places to Springdale with figures are 51–79 km away.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springdale | 2,893 | — | 53.6 | 32% | 1.2% |
| Baie Verte | 1,386 | 51.0 km | 46.4 | 23% | 1.9% |
| Botwood | 2,884 | 65.4 km | 56.4 | 34% | 0.4% |
| Bishop's Falls | 3,162 | 68.6 km | 53.2 | 28% | 0.8% |
| Grand Falls-Windsor | 14,510 | 69.0 km | 49.2 | 25% | 1.9% |
| Lewisporte | 3,405 | 78.8 km | 55.6 | 37% | 0.5% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns and Canada’s towns. Each comparison is its own median: over Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, and over all Canadian towns of that size (whole cities and First Nations reserves left out). Percentiles are within Canada only.
- 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. 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.
Questions about Springdale’s residents
Is Springdale bilingual?
English and French: 1.2% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 99%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 0.2%.
How diverse is Springdale?
1.2% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 0% belong to a visible minority and 3% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Springdale?
86% are Christian and 14% have no religion; 0% follow another religion.
Is Springdale good for families?
Under 15: 13% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 58% of households. One-parent families: 9.3%. Schools near Springdale are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Springdale?
The median household in Springdale took in $58,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Springdale?
Springdale had about 2,893 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 2,965, about the same as 2016.
What is the average age in Springdale?
A median age of 53.6, older than 92% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 13%, and people 65 and over 32%.
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).