Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainHalf of Colchester County, Subdivision B is over 48.8, older than 82% of Canadian towns
Compared with 19% across Canada’s towns, a quarter of residents are 65 or over here. Some 21,578 people live in Colchester County, Subdivision B, by the estimate for July 2025. For Colchester County, Subdivision B, the census puts immigrants at 4.5%. More residents with no religion than in 66% of Canadian towns: 40%.
+1% since 2016: slower than 68% of Canadian towns
Every figure here comes from the 2021 Census unless it carries another date. Two census counts, five years apart, and Statistics Canada’s newest estimate.
Change, 2016 to 2021
The July 2025 estimate adds another 9%. Across Canada’s towns, half of towns changed by more than +4%; across Nova Scotia’s towns, by more than +2%.
Colchester County, Subdivision B ranks below 66% of Canadian towns on children under 15: 15%
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
The biggest five-year age group is 55–59, with nearly one in ten residents. The wider picture: 16% of residents are under 15 across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Colchester County, Subdivision B, 48.8. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 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 Nova Scotia’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Census figures put one-parent families at 8.6% in Colchester County, Subdivision B. Against a figure of 27% across Canada’s towns, the share of one-person households in Colchester County, Subdivision B comes in at 28%.
50% of residents 15 and over are married, a share 60% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Nearly a quarter of adults are single and have never married; the typical town has 27%. On average, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. Census figures put common-law partners at 12% in Colchester County, Subdivision B.
Households in single-detached houses make up 74% in Colchester County, Subdivision B, more than in 64% 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
In Colchester County, Subdivision B, 22% of households rent their home, beside 25% across Canada’s towns. Newer homes outnumber old: 21% date from 2001 or later, 20% from before 1961.
Median gross household income: $70,000 a year
Incomes here are for 2020, the year before the census, CERB and other pandemic benefits included. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
Colchester County, Subdivision B’s median household took in $70,000 before tax, 19% less than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Across Nova Scotia’s towns, half of households had more than $69,100 before tax. COVID-19 benefits went to 23% of residents with an income (typical: 28%).
Colchester County, Subdivision B ranks below 60% of Canadian towns on residents who moved in within the year: 10%
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
Immigrants here were most often born in Europe (48%), then in the Americas (22%). By way of comparison, just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns. 2.7% of residents are not Canadian citizens, fewer than in 68% of Canadian towns. Recent arrivals, from 2011 to 2021, are 26% of immigrants (typical: 27%); non-permanent residents add 1% of residents.
3.5% of residents have an Indigenous identity, more than in 58% of Canadian towns
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Across Canada’s towns, 15% of residents belong to a visible minority; in Colchester County, Subdivision B, 3.6%. As a yardstick, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns.
English is the mother tongue of 96%, and 6.3% 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
Little separates the share of residents whose mother tongue is French here, 1%, from the figure across Canada’s towns. Where 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns, Colchester County, Subdivision B has 6.3%.
Fewer degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 60% of Canadian towns: 23%
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No diploma or degree: 12% here, 9.5% in the typical town. To put it in context, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
53% of adults were employed in May 2021
The census counted work in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so read these rates as a pandemic snapshot. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
At 53%, fewer residents are in work than the typical 58% across Canada’s towns, and 25% are 65 or over.
The 3rd oldest of 41 towns of 21,108 to 22,055 people
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
Between Electoral Area A, Metro Vancouver (31.4) and Port Colborne (50.4) lies the rest of the group. By median age, Colchester County, Subdivision B sits among L'Amoreaux West (47.6), South Frontenac (48.8), Tillsonburg (49.2) and Port Colborne (50.4).
Every nearby town is younger than Colchester County, Subdivision B
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colchester County, Subdivision B | 21,578 | — | 48.8 | 25% | 4.5% |
| Truro | 14,652 | 9.9 km | 47.6 | 27% | 6.3% |
| Millbrook 27 | 1,122 | 13.2 km | 34.8 | 13% | 0% |
| Colchester County, Subdivision C | 14,211 | 17.4 km | 47.2 | 22% | 3.4% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What these tables don’t give. The Census Profile has no unpaid care, cars or internet access, and no change by age since 2016; ethnic origins beyond visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted here.
- 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 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.
Questions about Colchester County, Subdivision B’s residents
What religion are people in Colchester County, Subdivision B?
58% are Christian and 40% have no religion; 1.9% follow another religion.
Is Colchester County, Subdivision B good for families?
Under 15: 15% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 56% of households. One-parent families: 8.6%. Schools near Colchester County, Subdivision B are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Colchester County, Subdivision B?
The median household in Colchester County, Subdivision B took in $70,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Colchester County, Subdivision B?
Colchester County, Subdivision B had about 21,578 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 19,806, 1% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Colchester County, Subdivision B?
A median age of 48.8, older than 82% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 15%, and people 65 and over 25%.
Is Colchester County, Subdivision B bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 6.3% are. Another 0% speak only French and 94% only English, and French is the first language of 1%.
How diverse is Colchester County, Subdivision B?
4.5% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 3.6% belong to a visible minority and 3.5% have an Indigenous identity.
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).