Photo: Amakuha · CC BY 4.0Marmora is older than 96% of Canadian towns: a median age of 56
Set against 16% across Canada’s towns, 12% of residents are under 15 in Marmora. Locally, 87% of households live in a single-detached house. 0.7% of residents are not Canadian citizens, a lower share than in 94% of Canadian towns. Its population is up 8% on 2016. Statistics Canada counts Marmora as part of Marmora and Lake: the figures on this page are the municipality’s.
What stands out about the people of Marmora
Older than most towns
Line Marmora’s residents up by age and the one in the middle is 56; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 30% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Growth of +8% since 2016 puts Marmora ahead of 72% of Canadian towns
The figures are the 2021 Census’s, except where another date is given. Residents at the 2016 and 2021 censuses and the latest estimate, with the 2016–2021 change beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 12% higher again. Across Canada’s towns, half of towns changed by more than +4%; across Ontario’s towns, by more than +6%.
Marmora ranks above 91% of Canadian towns on residents aged 65 and over: 30%
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
11% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across Canada’s towns, against 8.2% in Marmora. To put it in context, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Marmora, 56. 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 2.2 people, below 74% of Canadian towns
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Where 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns, Marmora has 32%. 6.6% of households are one-parent families, a lower share than in 76% of Canadian towns.
Above 66% of Canadian towns: 13% of residents 15 and over live common-law
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
21% of adults have never married and don’t live common-law (typical: 27%). On average, 11% of residents 15 and over live common-law across Canada’s towns.
Only 18% of households rent their home in Marmora
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
Older homes outnumber new: 34% predate 1961, 19% date from 2001 or later. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. On average, a quarter of households rent their home across Canada’s towns.
Before tax, the median household income is $62,800 a year
Census incomes are for 2020, the year before the census, when CERB and other pandemic benefits topped up many households. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
Marmora’s median household took in $62,800 before tax, 27% less than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The middle household across Ontario’s towns has $91,600 before tax. COVID-19 benefits were paid to 24% of residents with an income, where the typical town had 28%.
Residents who moved in within the year make up 10% in Marmora, less than in 59% of Canadian towns
Birthplaces and arrival years of immigrants, citizenship and recent moves.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 35%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Immigrants here were most often born in Europe (74%), then in the Americas (17%). Few places have so few immigrants: 8.2% here, fewer than in 69% of Canadian towns. For residents who moved in within the year, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 11%. Most recent wave: 7.2% of immigrants arrived in 2011–2021 (Canada’s towns: 27%).
A larger share of residents with no religion than 67% of Canadian towns: 41%
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
The share of Indigenous residents tops 64% of Canadian towns: 4.2%. Elsewhere, just over a third of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns. Here, 2.1% of residents belong to a visible minority.
95% have English as their mother tongue; 3% also speak French
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
At 0.8%, the share of residents whose mother tongue is French is in line with the figure across Canada’s towns. Lower than in 94% of Canadian towns: 3% of residents speak English and French.
Marmora sits below 98% of Canadian towns for degree holders aged 25 to 64 (8.6%)
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
16% have no certificate, diploma or degree (typical: 9.5%). Measured more widely, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
39% of residents 15 and over were in work
These rates date from May 2021, during the pandemic, and run lower than a normal year’s. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
With 30% of residents 65 or over, the employment rate of 39% sits under the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
Of 41 towns its size (4,675 to 4,842 people), the 6th oldest
Towns of about this size, placed by median age.
Between Empire Park (30.9) and Electoral Area B, Nanaimo (63.2) lies the rest of the group. By median age, Marmora sits among Bathurst (52.4), Shippagan (54.8), Guysborough (58.4) and Cumberland County, Subdivision D (58.4).
Every neighbour of Marmora has a younger population
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marmora | 4,761 | — | 56 | 30% | 8.2% |
| Havelock | 5,663 | 16.0 km | 54.4 | 30% | 7% |
| Madoc | 2,467 | 18.6 km | 49.6 | 23% | 5.6% |
| Centre Hastings | 5,170 | 18.9 km | 49.2 | 26% | 6.2% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns. Provincial and national yardsticks: Ontario’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.
- 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. These are self-reported answers: Indigenous identity, immigrant status, religion. The census’s “visible minority” comes from the Employment Equity Act (non-white in colour or race, Indigenous peoples aside), and the page sets each beside other towns without labelling any.
Questions about Marmora’s residents
What is the average age in Marmora?
A median age of 56, older than 96% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 12%, and people 65 and over 30%.
Is Marmora bilingual?
English and French: 3% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 97%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 0.8%.
How diverse is Marmora?
8.2% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 2.1% belong to a visible minority and 4.2% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Marmora?
59% are Christian and 41% have no religion; 0.5% follow another religion.
Is Marmora good for families?
Under 15: 12% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 51% of households. One-parent families: 6.6%. Schools near Marmora are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Marmora?
The median household in Marmora took in $62,800 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Marmora?
Marmora had about 4,761 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 4,267, 8% more than 2016.
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).