Photo: James Cullin · CC BY-SA 3.0A median age of 58.4: Twillingate is older than 98% of Canadian towns
Where 11% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across Canada’s towns, Twillingate has 5.9%. The 2021 Census found 1,005 households here; by July 2025 the population was about 2,044. 4.9% of residents lived at another address a year earlier. At 89%, the share of households in single-detached houses is higher than in 87% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Twillingate
Older than most towns
Half of Twillingate’s residents are under 58.4 and half over; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 37% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Fewer people than before
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Twillingate went from 2,196 to 2,121 residents (−3%), slower growth than in 93% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A change of −3% since 2016 leaves Twillingate behind 93% of Canadian towns
The 2021 Census is the source of every figure here unless a date says otherwise. Two census counts, five years apart, and Statistics Canada’s newest estimate.
Change, 2016 to 2021
For comparison, the median is +4% across Canada’s towns and −2% across Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns.
A larger share of residents aged 65 and over than 98% of Canadian towns: 37%
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
Children under 15 make up 9.4%, against 16% across Canada’s towns. To put it in context, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
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.
Twillingate households average 2.1 people, smaller than in 83% of Canadian towns
Private households by type and size.
Against Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Here 6.5% of households are one-parent families, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 8.2%. Census figures put one-person households at 30% in Twillingate.
Married residents 15 and over make up 56% in Twillingate, 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
Never married and not common-law: 18% of adults (typical: 27%). On the census count, 8.6% of residents 15 and over live common-law.
A smaller share of renter households than 74% of Canadian towns: 15%
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: 25% predate 1961, 11% date from 2001 or later.
Household income at the median: $55,200 a year
Census incomes cover 2020, when emergency benefits like CERB lifted many households’ totals. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
Household incomes run lower in Twillingate: half had less than $55,200, 36% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Across Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns, half of households had more than $63,600 before tax. Emergency and recovery benefits reached 21% of those with an income, beside a typical 28%.
0.7% 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
Residents without Canadian citizenship are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns. Compared with 17% across Canada’s towns, 0.7% of residents are immigrants here.
Residents with no religion: 8%, a lower share than 99% of Canadian towns
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
The figure for Indigenous residents is 1.5% in Twillingate and 2.8% across Canada’s towns. Fewer visible minority residents than in 97% of Canadian towns: 0.7%. The comparison figure for residents with no religion is 35% across Canada’s towns.
English is the mother tongue of 100%, 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
Residents whose mother tongue is French are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns. What’s more, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns, against 1% in Twillingate.
Fewer degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 89% of Canadian towns: 12%
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
With no certificate, diploma or degree: 21%, beside a typical 9.5%. Elsewhere, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
30% 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.
The employment rate of 30% is below the typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 37% of residents are 65 or over.
Every nearby town is younger than Twillingate
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page. The nearest places to Twillingate with figures are 10–41 km away.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twillingate | 2,044 | — | 58.4 | 37% | 0.7% |
| Division No. 8, Subdivision H | 1,798 | 9.7 km | 56 | 32% | 0% |
| Division No. 8, Subdivision L | 2,724 | 40.8 km | 53.6 | 29% | 0% |
| Fogo Island | 1,979 | 41.1 km | 56.4 | 31% | 0.5% |
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. For each measure we take the median of Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, then the median of all Canadian towns. Neither counts whole cities or reserves, and every percentile is a Canadian one.
Questions about Twillingate’s residents
What religion are people in Twillingate?
Christian: 92%. No religion: 8%. Another religion: 0%.
Is Twillingate good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 9.4%. 59% of households are couple families and 6.5% one-parent families. Schools near Twillingate are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Twillingate?
$55,200 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Twillingate (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Twillingate?
Statistics Canada estimates 2,044 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 2,121 in Twillingate, 3% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Twillingate?
58.4 is the median age. Under 15: 9.4%. 65 and over: 37%.
Is Twillingate 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%.
How diverse is Twillingate?
Immigrants make up 0.7% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 0.7% are members of a visible minority, and 1.5% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
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).