Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainOlder than 77% of Canadian towns: half of Antigonish County, Subdivision A is over 47.2
Set against 35% across Canada’s towns, a quarter of residents said they have no religion in Antigonish County, Subdivision A. A fifth of households rent their home. Residents aged 65 and over are more common here than in 81% of Canadian towns. The town had about 9,682 residents in July 2025, by Statistics Canada’s estimate, and 3,775 households at the 2021 Census.
Since 2016, Antigonish County, Subdivision A has grown +8%, faster than 74% of Canadian towns
The figures are the 2021 Census’s, except where another date is given. Two census counts, five years apart, and Statistics Canada’s newest estimate.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across Canada’s towns, half of towns changed by more than +4%; across Nova Scotia’s towns, by more than +2%.
11% of residents are aged 15 to 24, fewer than in 50% of Canadian towns
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
The biggest five-year age group is 60–64, with 8% of residents. At 16%, the share of children under 15 is in line with the figure across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Antigonish County, Subdivision A, 47.2. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
2.4 people per household, fewer than in 53% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Nova Scotia’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
The census found that 28% of households are one person living alone in Antigonish County, Subdivision A. On one-parent families, 8.1% here is much the same as across Canada’s towns.
A higher share of married residents 15 and over than 67% of Canadian towns, at 52%
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Across Canada’s towns, the share of common-law partners is 11%; Antigonish County, Subdivision A has 9.7%. On average, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns.
Households in single-detached houses make up 73% in Antigonish County, Subdivision A, more than in 62% of Canadian towns
Occupied homes by type, by owners and renters, and by when they were built. 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
A third of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 12% built before 1961. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. Measured more widely, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns.
Half of households earn more than $82,000 a year
Incomes are 2020’s, the census’s reference year, and include pandemic benefits such as CERB. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
Half of Antigonish County, Subdivision A’s households had a total income above $82,000 and half below, close to the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Across Nova Scotia’s towns the median is $69,100. COVID-19 benefits were paid to 23% of residents with an income, where the typical town had 28%.
6.5% of residents are immigrants
Immigrants, newcomers and movers.
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 Europe (38%) or in Asia (34%). Immigrants are rarer here than in 75% of Canadian towns. Just over a third of immigrants arrived between 2011 and 2021, against 27% across Canada’s towns.
3.4% of residents have an Indigenous identity, more than in 57% of Canadian towns
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
The share of visible minority residents is 6.5%, against 15% across Canada’s towns. By way of comparison, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns.
Bilingual residents: 11%, a higher share than 62% of Canadian towns
Knowledge of the two official languages, first languages, and the language of home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
At home: English 98%, French 0.3%. Across the comparison, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns. 1.6% of residents have French as their mother tongue, about the same as across Canada’s towns.
Antigonish County, Subdivision A ranks above 71% of Canadian towns on degree holders aged 25 to 64: 39%
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
With no certificate, diploma or degree: 6.2%, beside a typical 9.5%. The wider picture: 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
Employment: 54% of residents 15 and over had a job
The census counted work in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so read these rates as a pandemic snapshot. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Fewer work here than in the typical town: 54%, against 58% across Canada’s towns. 25% of residents are 65 or over.
11th highest median age among 41 towns of 9,464 to 9,903
Median age of the Canadian towns nearest in population; hover a dot.
Median ages here range from 32.1 in Rosenberg to 67.5 in Qualicum Beach. In age, Antigonish County, Subdivision A keeps company with Plympton-Wyoming (45.6), Castlegar (45.6), Manor Park (47.8) and Guildwood (49.4).
Nearby, 4 of 5 towns have older populations than Antigonish County, Subdivision A
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are. The nearest places to Antigonish County, Subdivision A with figures are 4–47 km away.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antigonish County, Subdivision A | 9,682 | — | 47.2 | 25% | 6.5% |
| Antigonish | 5,175 | 3.7 km | 42 | 25% | 6.8% |
| Antigonish County, Subdivision B | 6,486 | 22.1 km | 48 | 23% | 2.4% |
| Pictou County, Subdivision C | 8,847 | 41.1 km | 52 | 26% | 1.6% |
| Trenton | 2,499 | 46.0 km | 47.6 | 23% | 1.1% |
| New Glasgow | 10,378 | 47.3 km | 47.6 | 26% | 5.1% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against Nova Scotia’s towns and Canada’s towns. For each measure we take the median of Nova Scotia’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.
- 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. The census takes “visible minority” from the Employment Equity Act: anyone other than Indigenous peoples who is non-white in colour or race. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are what residents reported, compared here with other towns and never used as a label.
Questions about Antigonish County, Subdivision A’s residents
Is Antigonish County, Subdivision A bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 11% are. Another 0.1% speak only French and 89% only English, and French is the first language of 1.6%.
How diverse is Antigonish County, Subdivision A?
Immigrants make up 6.5% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 6.5% are members of a visible minority, and 3.4% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Antigonish County, Subdivision A?
Christian: 73%. No religion: 25%. Another religion: 1.6%.
Is Antigonish County, Subdivision A good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 16%. 57% of households are couple families and 8.1% one-parent families. Schools near Antigonish County, Subdivision A are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Antigonish County, Subdivision A?
$82,000 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Antigonish County, Subdivision A (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Antigonish County, Subdivision A?
Statistics Canada estimates 9,682 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 8,963 in Antigonish County, Subdivision A, 8% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Antigonish County, Subdivision A?
47.2 is the median age, older than 77% of Canadian towns. Under 15: 16%. 65 and over: 25%.
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).