Photo: David Broad · CC BY 3.0New London is older than 91% of Canadian towns: a median age of 52.8
Across Canada’s towns, a quarter of households rent their home; in New London, 9.4%. There are 15% more residents than in 2016. Visible minority residents account for 1.7%. 24% of households are one person living alone, a lower share than in 63% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of New London
Older than most towns
New London’s median age is 52.8; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 26% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Growing faster than most
New London went from 1,321 people in 2016 to 1,521 in 2021, +15%: faster growth than in 92% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
+15% since 2016, a pace 92% of Canadian towns didn’t match
All figures are the 2021 Census’s unless another date is shown. The census counts of 2016 and 2021, the estimate after them, and the change set beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 5% below the census count. Medians for comparison: +4% across Canada’s towns; +11% across Prince Edward Island’s towns.
A lower share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 89% of Canadian towns, at 8.2%
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
The largest age band is 55–59: just over one in ten residents, 1.5 times the share across Canada’s towns. Across New London, just over a quarter of residents are 65 or over. Lower than in 79% of Canadian towns: 13% of residents are under 15.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women.
2.3 people per household, fewer than in 64% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Prince Edward Island’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
One-parent families: 4.7%, below 94% of Canadian towns.
New London ranks above 89% of Canadian towns on married residents 15 and over: 58%
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Single and never married: 18% of adults, against a typical 27%. Across the comparison, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. Common-law partners: 11% of the total.
Households in single-detached houses: 95%, a higher share than 97% of Canadian towns
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: 31% date from 2001 or later, 25% from before 1961. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. Elsewhere, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. 8.7% of homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%.
The midpoint household income is $88,000 a year
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
At $88,000, the middle household in New London earned close to the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). For Prince Edward Island’s towns, the median household income is $82,500. Pandemic benefits reached 21% of residents with an income, against a typical 28%.
4.1% of residents are immigrants
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
Residents without Canadian citizenship: 1% here and 5.8% across Canada’s towns. On top of that, on immigrants, New London sits lower than 85% of Canadian towns: 4.1%. The largest groups of immigrants were born in Europe (46%) and in the Americas (39%).
Below 61% of Canadian towns: 31% of residents said they have no religion
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
With Indigenous residents at 1.4%, New London is behind 73% of Canadian towns on that count. For residents with no religion, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 35%.
Bilingual residents make up 12% in New London, more than in 64% 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
Compared with 1.5% across Canada’s towns, 2.7% of residents have French as their mother tongue here. Across Canada’s towns, bilingual residents come to 7.5%. At home: English 97%, French 1.4%.
A lower share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 55% of Canadian towns, at 25%
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Across Canada’s towns, 27% of 25- to 64-year-olds hold a degree; in New London, 25%, and 42% have a college or trades credential (typical: 29%). Those with no credential make up 10%, next to 9.5% in the typical town.
58% of adults were employed in May 2021
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 58%, the share in work is about the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
No nearby town is as old as New London
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New London | 1,443 | — | 52.8 | 26% | 4.1% |
| Kensington | 2,016 | 7.8 km | 50 | 27% | 5.2% |
| Kensington, Part 1 | 3,357 | 8.5 km | 45.6 | 19% | 3.4% |
| Malpeque Bay | 1,351 | 10.3 km | 50.8 | 27% | 3.8% |
| Kinkora | 1,416 | 13.2 km | 50.8 | 22% | 3.5% |
| New Glasgow | 5,502 | 19.1 km | 44.8 | 19% | 4.8% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against Prince Edward Island’s towns and Canada’s towns. Two medians frame each figure: one for Prince Edward Island’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, one for all Canadian towns of that size, with whole cities and First Nations reserves left out. Percentiles rank the town within Canada.
- 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.
- 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.
Questions about New London’s residents
How diverse is New London?
Immigrants make up 4.1% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 1.7% are members of a visible minority, and 1.4% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in New London?
Christian: 68%. No religion: 31%. Another religion: 0.7%.
Is New London good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 13%. 66% of households are couple families and 4.7% one-parent families. Schools near New London are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in New London?
$88,000 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in New London (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of New London?
Statistics Canada estimates 1,443 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 1,521 in New London, 15% more than 2016.
What is the average age in New London?
52.8 is the median age. Under 15: 13%. 65 and over: 26%.
Is New London bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 12% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 88% speak only English and 0.3% only French; 2.7% grew up with French.
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).