Half of Eskasoni 3 is under 25.4, younger than 99% of Canadian towns
Eskasoni 3 is a First Nations reserve, the home of Eskasoni. 19% of residents are aged 15 to 24, against 11% across Canada’s towns. The latest estimate, for July 2025, is 3,911 residents; the 2021 Census found 1,080 households. Here, 28% of households are one-parent families. At 12%, the share of renter households is lower than in 84% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Eskasoni 3
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
99% of residents identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit, more than in 99% of Canadian towns; 98% are Registered or Treaty Indians, and 54% have an Indigenous mother tongue. Identity & religion ↓
Younger than most towns
Eskasoni 3’s median age is 25.4; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 31% are under 15 and 6.4% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
+3% since 2016: slower than 58% of Canadian towns
Every figure here comes from the 2021 Census unless it carries another date. How the population moved between the last two censuses, and since.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across Canada’s towns the median change is +4%; across Nova Scotia’s towns, +2%. The July 2025 estimate adds another 11%.
A smaller share of residents aged 65 and over than 98% of Canadian towns: 6.4%
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
Children under 15: 31% here and 16% across Canada’s towns. By way of comparison, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Eskasoni 3, 25.4. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women.
Bigger households than 96% of Canadian towns: 3.3 people each on average
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against Nova Scotia’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
One-person households account for 26%.
Eskasoni 3 ranks below 99% of Canadian towns on married residents 15 and over: 19%
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Single and never married: 59% of adults, against a typical 27%. Measured more widely, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. Census figures put common-law partners at 10% in Eskasoni 3.
In Eskasoni 3, 78% of households live in a single-detached house, more than in 70% 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
Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. For comparison, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. 39% of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 5.6% built before 1961.
The median household brings in $49,200 a year
The census asked about income in 2020: a pandemic year, with CERB and other emergency benefits counted in. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
The median across Canada’s towns is $86,000; Eskasoni 3’s, at $49,200, is 43% lower. Nova Scotia’s towns have a median of $69,100. In 2020, 50% of income recipients drew a COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefit; the typical town had 28%.
A higher share of Indigenous residents than 99% of Canadian towns, at 99%
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
The figure for residents with no religion is 12% in Eskasoni 3 and 35% across Canada’s towns. Across Canada’s towns, the share of Indigenous residents is 2.8%. Visible minority residents account for 0.3%.
9.9% have a mother tongue other than English or 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
Residents whose mother tongue is French: 0.1%, below 99% of Canadian towns. For Eskasoni 3, the census puts bilingual residents at 1.3%.
Degree holders aged 25 to 64 make up 19% in Eskasoni 3, less than in 70% of Canadian towns
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Without any certificate: 30% of 25- to 64-year-olds (typical: 9.5%).
In work on census day: 35% of adults
These rates date from May 2021, during the pandemic, and run lower than a normal year’s. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
At 35%, fewer residents are in work than the typical 58% across Canada’s towns, and 6.4% are 65 or over.
Eskasoni 3 is younger than every town around it
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page. Eskasoni 3 has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 21–45 km out.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eskasoni 3 | 3,911 | — | 25.4 | 6.4% | 0% |
| Victoria County, Subdivision B | 4,258 | 21.2 km | 56 | 32% | 5.8% |
| Richmond County, Subdivision B | 1,853 | 33.7 km | 59.2 | 36% | 6.2% |
| Membertou 28B | 1,266 | 40.6 km | 30.4 | 8.2% | 0% |
| Richmond County, Subdivision A | 4,305 | 40.7 km | 54.4 | 33% | 4.1% |
| Cape Breton | 106,752 | 45.1 km | 50.4 | 27% | 2.3% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What these tables don’t give. Missing from the census as published: unpaid care, cars and internet access, and the shift in each age band since 2016. Ethnic origins past visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted here.
- 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.
- Against Nova Scotia’s towns and Canada’s towns. Provincial and national yardsticks: Nova Scotia’s towns and neighbourhoods of at least 2,500 residents, and all Canadian towns of that size. No whole city and no First Nations reserve is in either median.
- A First Nations reserve. Reserves are compared with Canada’s towns but aren’t counted among them: they have no overall grade and no place in ranked lists. Census figures for small reserves are rounded, and some are suppressed.
Questions about Eskasoni 3’s residents
Is Eskasoni 3 good for families?
Children under 15 are 31% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 23% of households and one-parent families 28%. Schools near Eskasoni 3 are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Eskasoni 3?
Median total household income in Eskasoni 3 was $49,200 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Eskasoni 3?
The latest figure is an estimate: 3,911 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Eskasoni 3 counted 3,521, 3% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Eskasoni 3?
Half the residents are older than 25.4 and half younger, younger than 99% of Canadian towns; 31% are children under 15 and 6.4% are 65 or over.
Is Eskasoni 3 bilingual?
1.3% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 0% speak French only and 98% English only. French is the mother tongue of 0.1%.
How diverse is Eskasoni 3?
0.3% of residents belong to a visible minority and 99% have an Indigenous identity; Statistics Canada suppresses the immigration figures for Eskasoni 3.
What religion are people in Eskasoni 3?
Most often Christian (80%) or no religion (12%); other religions make up 8.1%.
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).