Photo: Original Uploader was Sheldoncoles at 07:56, 17. Feb. 2007. · Public domainA median age of 51.6: St. Anthony is older than 89% of Canadian towns
The figure for residents with no religion is 13% in St. Anthony and 35% across Canada’s towns. Children under 15 are rarer here than in 83% of Canadian towns. The 2021 Census found 925 households in the town; by July 2025 the population was about 2,203. On the census count, four in five households live in a single-detached house.
What stands out about the people of St. Anthony
Fewer people than before
St. Anthony went from 2,258 people in 2016 to 2,180 in 2021, −4%: slower growth than in 93% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Older than most towns
The middle resident of St. Anthony is 51.6; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 29% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
St. Anthony changed by −4% from 2016 to 2021, slower than 93% of Canadian towns
The figures are the 2021 Census’s, except where another date is given. Residents at the 2016 and 2021 censuses and the latest estimate, with the 2016–2021 change beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns the median is −2%, and across Canada’s towns +4%. By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 1%.
29% of residents are 65 or over, a share 90% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
Set against 11% across Canada’s towns, 8.5% of residents are aged 15 to 24 in St. Anthony. For comparison, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 87 men for every 100 women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Smaller households than 64% of Canadian towns: 2.3 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.
Across Canada’s towns, 27% of households are one person living alone; in St. Anthony, 25%. Locally, 7% of households are one-parent families.
A higher share of married residents 15 and over than 74% of Canadian towns, at 54%
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
The share of common-law partners is 12%, against 11% across Canada’s towns. Elsewhere, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns.
Renter households make up 22% in St. Anthony, less than in 57% of Canadian towns
The kinds of homes people live in, who owns and who rents, and how old the homes are. 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 nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. Older homes outnumber new: 16% predate 1961, 11% date from 2001 or later. By way of comparison, 25% of households rent their home across Canada’s towns.
Median household income here: $77,000 a year
The income year is 2020: a year of pandemic benefits such as CERB, which the figures count. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
The median across Canada’s towns is $86,000; St. Anthony’s, at $77,000, is 10% lower. The figure for Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns: $63,600. Pandemic benefits reached 23% of residents with an income, against a typical 28%.
16% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, a share 85% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Birthplaces and arrival years of immigrants, citizenship and recent moves.
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
Most immigrants were born in Asia (68%) or in Europe (21%). 4.6% of residents are immigrants, fewer than in 83% of Canadian towns. By way of comparison, just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns. Recent arrivals are just over two in five immigrants (2011 to 2021), beside 27% across Canada’s towns.
St. Anthony: 6.5% of residents have an Indigenous identity, above 77% of Canadian towns
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
By its share of visible minority residents (6.3%), St. Anthony is below nearly two thirds of Canadian towns. Across Canada’s towns, Indigenous residents come to 2.8%.
98% have English as their mother tongue; 1.4% also speak French
Who can speak English and French, mother tongue, and the language spoken most at home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
Residents whose mother tongue is French are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns. On top of that, across Canada’s towns, the share of bilingual residents is 7.5%; St. Anthony has 1.4%.
18% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, fewer than in 72% of Canadian towns
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
13% of those aged 25 to 64 have no formal credential, where the typical town has 9.5%.
An employment rate of 44%
These rates date from May 2021, during the pandemic, and run lower than a normal year’s. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
With 29% of residents 65 or over, the employment rate of 44% sits under the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
1 of the 2 nearest towns are older than St. Anthony
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page. St. Anthony has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 86–110 km out.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Anthony | 2,203 | — | 51.6 | 29% | 4.6% |
| Division No. 9, Subdivision C | 2,137 | 85.9 km | 56.4 | 30% | 0.5% |
| Blanc-Sablon | 1,090 | 110.3 km | 46 | 20% | 1.4% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns and Canada’s towns. Provincial and national yardsticks: Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns and neighbourhoods of at least 2,500 residents, and all Canadian towns of that size. No whole city and no First Nations reserve is in either median.
- What these tables don’t give. Not in the Census Profile: unpaid care, cars, internet access, and how each age group has changed since 2016. We also chart no ethnic origins besides visible minority and Indigenous identity.
- 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 St. Anthony’s residents
What is the median income in St. Anthony?
The median household in St. Anthony took in $77,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of St. Anthony?
St. Anthony had about 2,203 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 2,180, 4% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in St. Anthony?
A median age of 51.6. Children under 15 make up 13%, and people 65 and over 29%.
Is St. Anthony bilingual?
English and French: 1.4% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 99%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 0%.
How diverse is St. Anthony?
4.6% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 6.3% belong to a visible minority and 6.5% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in St. Anthony?
83% are Christian and 13% have no religion; 4.4% follow another religion.
Is St. Anthony good for families?
Under 15: 13% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 63% of households. One-parent families: 7%. Schools near St. Anthony 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).