Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domain7% of households rent their home, fewer than in 96% of Canadian towns
By its share of residents who moved in within the year (5.8%), Murray River, Part 1 is below 97% of Canadian towns. There are 4% more residents than in 2016. The share of residents aged 65 and over stands at 22%. Visible minority residents are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns.
A +4% change since 2016: slower than 53% of Canadian towns
All figures are the 2021 Census’s unless another date is shown. Two census counts, five years apart, and Statistics Canada’s newest estimate.
Change, 2016 to 2021
By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 15%. Across Prince Edward Island’s towns the median is +11%, and across Canada’s towns +4%.
Half of Murray River, Part 1 is over 49.2, older than 83% of Canadian towns
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
Children under 15: 14%, below 68% of Canadian towns. More residents are 55–59 than any other five-year age: 9.9% of residents, 1.4 times the share across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
About 114 men for every 100 women.
In Murray River, Part 1, 24% of households are one person living alone, fewer than in 63% of Canadian towns
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against Prince Edward Island’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Households average 2.4 people, against 2.4 across Canada’s towns. One-parent families account for 7.8%. Set beside that, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns.
In Murray River, Part 1, 52% of residents 15 and over are married, more than in 69% of Canadian towns
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Single and never married: 26% of adults, against a typical 27%. On average, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. The share of common-law partners stands at 11%.
Above 86% of Canadian towns: 89% of households live in a single-detached house
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
32% of homes were built before 1961 and 25% in 2001 or later. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. The benchmark for households in single-detached houses across Canada’s towns: 64%.
$72,500 a year: the median household income
The income year is 2020: a year of pandemic benefits such as CERB, which the figures count. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
The middle household in Murray River, Part 1 had $72,500 before tax, 16% below the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Across Prince Edward Island’s towns the median is $82,500. In 2020, 23% of income recipients drew a COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefit; the typical town had 28%.
3.3% of residents are immigrants
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
Most recent wave: 22% of immigrants arrived in 2011–2021 (Canada’s towns: 27%). Lower than in 88% of Canadian towns: 3.3% of residents are immigrants. On the census count, 0.7% of residents are not Canadian citizens.
A smaller share of residents with no religion than 60% of Canadian towns: 32%
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Where 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns, Murray River, Part 1 has 4.3%. As a yardstick, 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
English is the mother tongue of 92%, and 7.7% 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
At home: English 95%, French 0.7%. Fewer residents whose mother tongue is French than in 67% of Canadian towns: 1.1%. Murray River, Part 1 sits close to the norm on bilingual residents: 7.7%, about the same as across Canada’s towns.
In Murray River, Part 1, 11% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, fewer than in 94% of Canadian towns
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
With no certificate, diploma or degree: 10%, beside a typical 9.5%. Across the comparison, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
56% 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.
56% of residents 15 and over have a job, against a typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 22% are 65 or more.
Older than Murray River, Part 1: 1 of the 3 towns nearby
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page. Murray River, Part 1 has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 16–30 km out.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murray River, Part 1 | 1,638 | — | 49.2 | 22% | 3.3% |
| Three Rivers | 9,322 | 15.7 km | 44.8 | 23% | 4.9% |
| Belfast | 2,110 | 22.4 km | 51.2 | 29% | 7.1% |
| Vernon River | 2,779 | 29.6 km | 37.2 | 15% | 3.5% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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 Prince Edward Island’s towns and Canada’s towns. For each measure we take the median of Prince Edward Island’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, then the median of all Canadian towns. Neither counts whole cities or reserves, and every percentile is a Canadian one.
- What these tables don’t give. For origins the charts stop at visible minority and Indigenous identity, and the Census Profile has nothing on unpaid care, cars or the internet, or on change by age since 2016.
Questions about Murray River, Part 1’s residents
What religion are people in Murray River, Part 1?
Most often Christian (66%) or no religion (32%); other religions make up 1.8%.
Is Murray River, Part 1 good for families?
Children under 15 are 14% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 62% of households and one-parent families 7.8%. Schools near Murray River, Part 1 are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Murray River, Part 1?
Median total household income in Murray River, Part 1 was $72,500 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Murray River, Part 1?
The latest figure is an estimate: 1,638 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Murray River, Part 1 counted 1,422, 4% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Murray River, Part 1?
Half the residents are older than 49.2 and half younger; 14% are children under 15 and 22% are 65 or over.
Is Murray River, Part 1 bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 7.7% are. Another 0% speak only French and 89% only English, and French is the first language of 1.1%.
How diverse is Murray River, Part 1?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 3.3%. A visible minority makes up 0% and Indigenous residents 4.3%.
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).