Photo: CP Hoffman from Washington, DC, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0Schmidtville is younger than 99% of Canadian towns: a median age of 29
Across Canada’s towns, the share of one-person households is 27%; Schmidtville has 51%. Locally, 3.6% of households live in a single-detached house. Residents with no religion are more common here than in 91% of Canadian towns. The 2021 Census put the neighbourhood’s population at 18,105, in 10,310 households.
What stands out about the people of Schmidtville
Younger than most towns
Half of Schmidtville’s residents are under 29 and half over; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 5% are under 15 and 13% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
A neighbourhood of renters
Renters are 86% of households, more than in 99% of Canadian towns, and 94% of households live in an apartment. Homes ↓
A neighbourhood people move to
39% of residents lived at another address a year before the census, 3.6 times the typical share; 80% moved within five years. Immigrants & newcomers ↓
A neighbourhood of high-rises
66% of households live in a building of five or more storeys, more than in 98% of Canadian towns; 15% of homes are condominiums. Homes ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
5% of residents are under 15, below 99% of Canadian towns
The 2021 Census is the source of every figure here unless a date says otherwise. Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
The share of residents aged 65 and over trails 84% of Canadian towns: 13%. Across Schmidtville, 27% of residents are aged 15 to 24.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Schmidtville, 29. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
Households here average 1.7 people, below 98% of Canadian towns
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against Nova Scotia’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
2.5% of households are one-parent families; across Canada’s towns the figure is 8.2%. Shared houses stand out: 18% of households are unrelated adults living together, more than in 99% of Canadian towns.
A smaller share of married residents 15 and over than 99% of Canadian towns: 20%
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Set against 11% across Canada’s towns, 16% of residents 15 and over live common-law in Schmidtville. Single and never married: 55% of adults, against a typical 27%.
Above 99% of Canadian towns: 86% of households rent their home
The kinds of homes people live in, who owns and who rents, and how old the homes are. 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
Newer homes outnumber old: 32% date from 2001 or later, 20% from before 1961. Few places have as many households in buildings of five or more storeys: 66% here, more than in 98% of Canadian towns. Renter households: 25% across Canada’s towns, for comparison.
Household income at the median: $55,800 a year
Incomes here are for 2020, the year before the census, CERB and other pandemic benefits included. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
At $55,800, the middle household in Schmidtville earned 35% less than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The median across Nova Scotia’s towns is $69,100. Pandemic payments such as CERB reached 36% of income recipients here, against 28% in the typical town.
More residents who moved in within the year than 99% of Canadian towns: 39%
Birthplaces and arrival years of immigrants, citizenship and recent moves.
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
60% of immigrants arrived between 2011 and 2021, against 27% across Canada’s towns. Residents without Canadian citizenship are more common here than in 97% of Canadian towns. Across Canada’s towns, the share of residents who moved in within the year is 11%. The largest groups of immigrants were born in Asia (54%) and in Europe (18%).
Schmidtville: 32% of residents belong to a visible minority, above 70% of Canadian towns
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Among other religions: Hindu (5.5%) and Muslim (4.8%). The share of visible minority residents across Canada’s towns is 15%. At 2.3%, the share of Indigenous residents is in line with the figure across Canada’s towns.
Bilingual residents: 17%, a higher share than 72% of Canadian towns
Who can speak English and French, mother tongue, and the language spoken most at home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
Residents whose mother tongue is French are about as common here as across Canada’s towns: 2.4%. Typically, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns. At home, 14% mostly speak another language; 0.9% speak neither English nor French.
In Schmidtville, 71% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, more than in 98% of Canadian towns
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No diploma or degree: 1.6% here, 9.5% in the typical town. The wider picture: 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
An employment rate of 60%
Counted in May 2021, during COVID-19, these rates catch the job market before it had recovered. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
At 60%, the share in work is about the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
Among 41 towns of 17,632 to 18,626 people, the 1st youngest
Towns of about this size, placed by median age.
Schmidtville is the youngest of them at 29; Oak Bay, at 54.4, the oldest. In age, Schmidtville keeps company with Cold Lake (32.4) and Taradale (32.7).
Every neighbour of Schmidtville has an older population
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schmidtville | 18,105 | — | 29 | 13% | 15% |
| North End | 19,733 | 1.8 km | 33.3 | 14% | 14% |
| South End | 22,012 | 2.8 km | 34.3 | 14% | 16% |
| Westmount | 23,207 | 3.3 km | 40.4 | 20% | 14% |
| Windsor Park | 13,044 | 3.4 km | 35.4 | 14% | 14% |
| Manor Park | 14,148 | 3.7 km | 41.2 | 19% | 8.4% |
| Austinville | 28,021 | 4.0 km | 41 | 18% | 9.2% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Neighbourhoods are sums of small areas. Statistics Canada reports the census by municipality; a neighbourhood’s figures are the sum of its dissemination areas, rounded counts and all, with medians estimated from age and income groups and no 2016 count, as the 2016 areas don’t fit.
- 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. 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.
- Against Nova Scotia’s towns and Canada’s towns. A figure here is set beside two middles, the median across Nova Scotia’s places of 2,500 people or more and the median across all Canadian towns that size; reserves and entire cities are excluded from both.
Questions about Schmidtville’s residents
Is Schmidtville bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 17% are. Another 0% speak only French and 82% only English, and French is the first language of 2.4%.
How diverse is Schmidtville?
Immigrants make up 15% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 32% are members of a visible minority, and 2.3% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Schmidtville?
Christian: 32%. No religion: 54%. Another religion: 14%.
Is Schmidtville good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 5%. 27% of households are couple families and 2.5% one-parent families. Schools near Schmidtville are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Schmidtville?
$55,800 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Schmidtville (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Schmidtville?
Schmidtville had 18,105 residents at the 2021 Census.
What is the average age in Schmidtville?
29 is the median age, younger than 99% of Canadian towns. Under 15: 5%. 65 and over: 13%.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population. 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).