Photo: JohnHinks · CC BY-SA 3.0Stephenville: 38% of residents have an Indigenous identity, above 99% of Canadian towns
With households in buildings of five or more storeys at 4.1%, Stephenville is ahead of 71% of Canadian towns on that count. The town had about 6,840 residents in July 2025, by Statistics Canada’s estimate, and 3,185 households at the 2021 Census. Across Stephenville, 13% of residents are under 15. One-parent families are more common here than in 93% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Stephenville
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
38% of residents identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit, more than in 99% of Canadian towns; 27% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Older than most towns
Half of Stephenville’s residents are under 50.8 and half over; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 26% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Many people living alone
40% of households are one person living alone, more than in 89% of Canadian towns; 26% of residents are 65 or over. Households ↓
A town of renters
Renters are 51% of households, more than in 86% of Canadian towns, and 16% of households live in an apartment. Homes ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
−1% since 2016, a pace below 86% 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 Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns the median is −2%, and across Canada’s towns +4%. Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 5% higher again.
Stephenville is older than 87% of Canadian towns: a median age of 50.8
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
Residents aged 65 and over: 26%, above 84% of Canadian towns. The share of residents aged 15 to 24 stands at 9.4%.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Stephenville, 50.8. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
One-person households: 40%, a higher share than 89% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
In Stephenville the average household is 2 people, beside 2.4 across Canada’s towns. Across Canada’s towns, the share of one-person households is 27%.
In Stephenville, 38% of residents 15 and over are married, fewer than in 71% of Canadian towns
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Single and never married: 32% of adults, against a typical 27%. 9% of residents 15 and over live common-law, fewer than in 65% of Canadian towns.
51% of households rent their home, more than in 86% 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: 39% predate 1961, 14% date from 2001 or later. The comparison figure for renter households is 25% across Canada’s towns. 53% of households live in a single-detached house, a lower share than in 64% of Canadian towns.
$50,000 a year: the median household income
Census incomes cover 2020, when emergency benefits like CERB lifted many households’ totals. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
The middle household in Stephenville had $50,000 before tax, 42% below the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Across Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns, half of households had more than $63,600 before tax. In 2020, 25% of income recipients drew a COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefit; the typical town had 28%.
Residents who moved in within the year: 10%, a lower share than 58% 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
Against a figure of 17% across Canada’s towns, the share of immigrants in Stephenville comes in at 2.3%. Add to that, on residents without Canadian citizenship, Stephenville sits lower than 77% of Canadian towns: 1.9%. For comparison, just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns.
Only 14% of residents said they have no religion in Stephenville
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
The figure for visible minority residents is 3% in Stephenville and 15% across Canada’s towns. Measured more widely, 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
97% have English as their mother tongue; 5.4% 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
7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns, against 5.4% in Stephenville. Fewer residents whose mother tongue is French than in 77% of Canadian towns: 0.9%.
Stephenville sits below 84% of Canadian towns for degree holders aged 25 to 64 (15%)
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
16% have no certificate, diploma or degree (typical: 9.5%). As a yardstick, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
A job for 39% 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.
With 26% of residents 65 or over, the employment rate of 39% sits under the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
The 6th oldest of 41 towns of 6,685 to 6,997 people
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
Median ages climb from 27.2 (Rhineland) to 61.6 (Southern Gulf Islands) across the group. In age, Stephenville keeps company with Charlemagne (49.2), Barrington (50), Thunder Bay, Unorganized (51.6) and Annapolis County, Subdivision A (57.2).
Every neighbour of Stephenville has an older population
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephenville | 6,840 | — | 50.8 | 26% | 2.3% |
| Kippens | 1,927 | 2.9 km | 53.2 | 27% | 0.8% |
| Stephenville Crossing | 1,731 | 11.9 km | 56 | 33% | 1% |
| St. George's | 1,181 | 15.3 km | 55.6 | 29% | 0% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. 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 Stephenville’s residents
What is the median income in Stephenville?
$50,000 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Stephenville (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Stephenville?
Statistics Canada estimates 6,840 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 6,540 in Stephenville, 1% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Stephenville?
50.8 is the median age, older than 87% of Canadian towns. Under 15: 13%. 65 and over: 26%.
Is Stephenville bilingual?
English and French: 5.4% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 94%. French only: 0.1%. French mother tongue: 0.9%.
How diverse is Stephenville?
Immigrants make up 2.3% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 3% are members of a visible minority, and 38% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Stephenville?
Christian: 84%. No religion: 14%. Another religion: 1.4%.
Is Stephenville good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 13%. 39% of households are couple families and 13% one-parent families. Schools near Stephenville 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).