Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainColchester County, Subdivision A is older than 88% of Canadian towns: a median age of 51.2
The share of immigrants is 3.5%, against 17% across Canada’s towns. Renter households account for 11%. More residents with no religion than in nearly four fifths of Canadian towns: 46%. Statistics Canada puts Colchester County, Subdivision A’s population at 3,891 for July 2025.
What stands out about the people of Colchester County, Subdivision A
Older than most towns
Line Colchester County, Subdivision A’s residents up by age and the one in the middle is 51.2; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 26% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A +9% change since 2016: Colchester County, Subdivision A grew faster than 76% of Canadian towns
Unless a figure says otherwise, it is from the 2021 Census. The census counts of 2016 and 2021, the estimate after them, and the change set beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across Nova Scotia’s towns the median is +2%, and across Canada’s towns +4%. The July 2025 estimate adds another 3%.
A larger share of residents aged 65 and over than 83% of Canadian towns: 26%
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
Where 16% of residents are under 15 across Canada’s towns, Colchester County, Subdivision A has 14%. Elsewhere, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Colchester County, Subdivision A, 51.2. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
2.2 people per household, fewer than in 74% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Nova Scotia’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Against a figure of 27% across Canada’s towns, the share of one-person households in Colchester County, Subdivision A comes in at 30%. 7.6% of households are one-parent families, fewer than in 61% of Canadian towns.
49% of residents 15 and over are married, a share 59% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
With common-law partners at 12%, Colchester County, Subdivision A is ahead of 64% of Canadian towns on that count. As a reference point, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns.
Households in single-detached houses: 92%, a higher share than 93% of Canadian towns
Dwelling types, tenure and age of the housing. 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: 36% predate 1961, 13% date from 2001 or later. On average, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. Nearly one in ten homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%.
Household income, middle of the range: $63,200 a year
The census asked about income in 2020: a pandemic year, with CERB and other emergency benefits counted in. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
Household incomes run lower in Colchester County, Subdivision A: half had less than $63,200, 27% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The median across Nova Scotia’s towns is $69,100. 22% of income recipients received COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefits (typical: 28%).
Residents who moved in within the year: 9.9%, a lower share than 61% of Canadian towns
Where immigrants were born and when they came, and how recently residents moved in.
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
Immigrants here were most often born in Europe (77%), then in the Americas (23%). 0.9% of residents are not Canadian citizens, fewer than in 91% of Canadian towns. Set beside that, 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns.
3.1% of residents have an Indigenous identity, more than in 53% 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 trails 98% of Canadian towns: 0.5%. To put it in context, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns.
English is the mother tongue of 98%, and 3.7% speak French as well
The official languages residents can speak, and the ones they learned first.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
Nothing unusual on residents whose mother tongue is French: 0.9%, close to the figure across Canada’s towns. On bilingual residents, Colchester County, Subdivision A sits lower than 90% of Canadian towns: 3.7%.
A lower share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 81% of Canadian towns, at 16%
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No certificate, diploma or degree is held by 14%; in the typical town the share is 9.5%. The wider picture: 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
48% of residents 15 and over were in work
The census counted work in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so read these rates as a pandemic snapshot. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, above this 48%; 26% of residents are 65 or over.
41 towns of 3,812 to 3,970 people: this is the 5th oldest
The Canadian towns closest in population, from youngest to oldest.
They run from Maple, at 30.9, to Electoral Area F, East Kootenay, at 56.8. Next to Colchester County, Subdivision A on this scale come Danville (50.8), New Richmond (50.8), L'Islet (52) and Saint-André-Avellin (54).
Every nearby town is younger than Colchester County, Subdivision A
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are. The nearest places to Colchester County, Subdivision A with figures are 30–39 km away.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colchester County, Subdivision A | 3,891 | — | 51.2 | 26% | 3.5% |
| Millbrook 27 | 1,122 | 30.2 km | 34.8 | 13% | 0% |
| Colchester County, Subdivision B | 21,578 | 30.6 km | 48.8 | 25% | 4.5% |
| Truro | 14,652 | 31.1 km | 47.6 | 27% | 6.3% |
| Colchester County, Subdivision C | 14,211 | 36.4 km | 47.2 | 22% | 3.4% |
| Oxford | 1,261 | 38.7 km | 46 | 22% | 5.7% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against Nova Scotia’s towns and Canada’s towns. Two medians frame each figure: one for Nova Scotia’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. 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. 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 Colchester County, Subdivision A’s residents
Is Colchester County, Subdivision A good for families?
14% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 55% of households and one-parent families 7.6%. Schools near Colchester County, Subdivision A are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Colchester County, Subdivision A?
Half of Colchester County, Subdivision A’s households had more than $63,200 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of Colchester County, Subdivision A?
About 3,891, by Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025. The 2021 Census found 3,762 people in Colchester County, Subdivision A, 9% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Colchester County, Subdivision A?
The median age is 51.2, older than 88% of Canadian towns. 14% are under 15 and 26% 65 or older.
Is Colchester County, Subdivision A bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 3.7% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 96% speak only English and 0% only French; 0.9% grew up with French.
How diverse is Colchester County, Subdivision A?
Immigrants: 3.5% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 0.5%. Indigenous identity: 3.1%.
What religion are people in Colchester County, Subdivision A?
46% said they have no religion and 54% that they are Christian; 0.2% named another faith.
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).