Photo: Ann Baekken · CC BY 2.0One-parent families make up 12% in Stellarton, more than in 91% of Canadian towns
Half of Stellarton’s residents are over 47.2, older than in 77% of Canadian towns. With about 4,251 residents in July 2025, Stellarton counted 1,885 households at the 2021 Census. The census found that 38% of households rent their home locally. Recent arrivals are 20% of immigrants (2011 to 2021), beside 27% across Canada’s towns.
What stands out about the people of Stellarton
Fewer people than before
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Stellarton went from 4,208 to 4,007 residents (−5%), slower growth than in 96% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
From 2016 to 2021, 96% of Canadian towns grew faster than Stellarton: −5%
Every figure here comes from the 2021 Census unless it carries another date. Residents at the 2016 and 2021 censuses and the latest estimate, with the 2016–2021 change beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 6%. Medians for comparison: +4% across Canada’s towns; +2% across Nova Scotia’s towns.
23% of residents are 65 or over, a share 71% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
Across Canada’s towns, just over one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24; in Stellarton, 12%. As a yardstick, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Stellarton, 47.2. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 89 men for every 100 women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
One-person households make up 37% in Stellarton, more than in 82% of Canadian towns
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.
A household here has 2.1 people on average; across Canada’s towns, 2.4. For one-person households, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 27%.
A smaller share of married residents 15 and over than 66% of Canadian towns: 41%
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Never married and not common-law: 29% of adults (typical: 27%). The wider picture: 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. Common-law partners account for 10%.
Stellarton ranks below 55% of Canadian towns on households in single-detached houses: 60%
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
Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. 43% of homes were built before 1961 and 6.4% in 2001 or later. For households in single-detached houses, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 64%.
The middle household earns $60,400 a year
Census incomes cover 2020, when emergency benefits like CERB lifted many households’ totals. 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; Stellarton’s, at $60,400, is 30% lower. Across Nova Scotia’s towns the median is $69,100. Pandemic benefits reached 25% of residents with an income, against a typical 28%.
2.5% of residents are immigrants
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
Where 17% of residents are immigrants across Canada’s towns, Stellarton has 2.5%. On top of that, 1.8% of residents are not Canadian citizens, a lower share than in 78% of Canadian towns. Residents who moved in within the year: 11% of the total.
31% of residents said they have no religion, fewer than in 64% of Canadian towns
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Visible minority residents: 3.9%, below 72% of Canadian towns. Across the comparison, just over a third of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns. 2.1% of residents have an Indigenous identity.
96% have English as their mother tongue; 4.5% also speak French
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
Set against 7.5% across Canada’s towns, 4.5% of residents speak English and French in Stellarton. This Nova Scotia town has fewer residents whose mother tongue is French than just over four fifths of Canadian towns, at 0.8%.
Stellarton sits below 58% of Canadian towns for degree holders aged 25 to 64 (23%)
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
11% have no certificate, diploma or degree (typical: 9.5%). The wider picture: 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
A job for 50% of residents aged 15 and over
May 2021 was still a pandemic month: the census’s work figures reflect that. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
At 50%, fewer residents are in work than the typical 58% across Canada’s towns, and 23% are 65 or over.
Among 41 towns of 4,180 to 4,326 people, the 13th oldest
The Canadian towns closest in population, from youngest to oldest.
At one end is Callaghan (33.3), at the other Claresholm (56.8). The towns whose median age is nearest to Stellarton’s: Ormstown (47.2), Electoral Area F, Central Kootenay (47.2), Métabetchouan--Lac-à-la-Croix (49.6) and La Pocatière (50.4).
Stellarton and its 6 nearest towns: 5 of them are older
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stellarton | 4,251 | — | 47.2 | 23% | 2.5% |
| New Glasgow | 10,378 | 3.7 km | 47.6 | 26% | 5.1% |
| Westville | 3,731 | 4.2 km | 47.2 | 24% | 2.7% |
| Trenton | 2,499 | 6.4 km | 47.6 | 23% | 1.1% |
| Pictou County, Subdivision B | 6,482 | 6.9 km | 51.6 | 27% | 2.7% |
| Pictou County, Subdivision C | 8,847 | 7.9 km | 52 | 26% | 1.6% |
| Pictou | 3,307 | 13.6 km | 53.2 | 30% | 4.3% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The census’s own words. In the census, “visible minority” is the Employment Equity Act’s term for people who are non-white in colour or race and not Indigenous. Like immigrant status, Indigenous identity and religion, which residents reported themselves, it is compared with other towns, never turned into a label.
- Against Nova Scotia’s towns and Canada’s towns. Each comparison is its own median: over Nova Scotia’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, and over all Canadian towns of that size (whole cities and First Nations reserves left out). Percentiles are within Canada only.
- What these tables don’t give. Not in the Census Profile: unpaid care, cars, internet access, and how each age group has changed since 2016. We also chart no ethnic origins besides visible minority and Indigenous identity.
Questions about Stellarton’s residents
How diverse is Stellarton?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 2.5%. A visible minority makes up 3.9% and Indigenous residents 2.1%.
What religion are people in Stellarton?
Most often Christian (68%) or no religion (31%); other religions make up 1.2%.
Is Stellarton good for families?
Children under 15 are 14% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 44% of households and one-parent families 12%. Schools near Stellarton are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Stellarton?
Median total household income in Stellarton was $60,400 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Stellarton?
The latest figure is an estimate: 4,251 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Stellarton counted 4,007, 5% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Stellarton?
Half the residents are older than 47.2 and half younger, older than 77% of Canadian towns; 14% are children under 15 and 23% are 65 or over.
Is Stellarton bilingual?
English and French: 4.5% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 96%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 0.8%.
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).