Photo: Dennis G. Jarvis · CC BY-SA 2.0A smaller share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 93% of Canadian towns: 7.6%
Renter households make up 14%, against 25% across Canada’s towns. One-person households account for 19%. At 4.8%, the share of immigrants is lower than in just over four fifths of Canadian towns. North Shore had about 2,994 residents in July 2025, by Statistics Canada’s estimate, and 980 households at the 2021 Census.
What stands out about the people of North Shore
Growing faster than most
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, North Shore went from 2,152 to 2,500 residents (+16%), faster growth than in 94% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Since 2016, North Shore has grown +16%, faster than 94% of Canadian towns
Every figure here comes from the 2021 Census unless it carries another date. How the population moved between the last two censuses, and since.
Change, 2016 to 2021
The July 2025 estimate adds another 20%. Across Canada’s towns the median change is +4%; across Prince Edward Island’s towns, +11%.
North Shore: 20% of residents are under 15, above 84% of Canadian towns
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
35–39 is the most common age band: 8.8% of residents, 1.4 times the share across Canada’s towns. As a reference point, 16% of residents are under 15 across Canada’s towns. Across North Shore, 18% of residents are 65 or over. The median age in the town is 42.4, higher than in 52% of Canadian towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ North Shore, 42.4. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women.
Larger households than 58% of Canadian towns: 2.5 people on average
Households by family type and by the number of people in them.
Against Prince Edward Island’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Across Canada’s towns, couple families are 53% of households and one-parent families 8.2%; here, 68% and 5.6%.
Married residents 15 and over make up 59% in North Shore, more than in 92% of Canadian towns
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
With common-law partners at 12%, North Shore is ahead of 64% of Canadian towns on that count. Against that, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns.
North Shore: 88% of households live in a single-detached house, above 86% of Canadian towns
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
Newer homes outnumber old: 42% date from 2001 or later, 8.7% from before 1961. Elsewhere, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns.
Half above, half below $98,000 a year in household income
Incomes here are for 2020, the year before the census, CERB and other pandemic benefits included. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
The middle household in North Shore had $98,000 before tax, 14% above the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The middle household across Prince Edward Island’s towns has $82,500 before tax. The pandemic’s benefits: 22% of income recipients, against 28% in the typical town.
4.8% 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
Residents without Canadian citizenship make up 2.4%, against 5.8% across Canada’s towns. Most immigrants were born in Europe (44%) or in the Americas (26%). A year before the census, 11% lived somewhere else: fewer than the typical 11% across Canada’s towns.
Residents with no religion: 32%, a lower share than 58% of Canadian towns
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Across Canada’s towns, the share of Indigenous residents is 2.8%; North Shore has 1%. On the census count, 3.6% of residents belong to a visible minority. Typically, 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
Bilingual residents: 12%, a higher share than 66% of Canadian towns
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
2% of residents have French as their mother tongue, about the same as across Canada’s towns. Typically, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
Degree holders aged 25 to 64 make up 30% in North Shore, more than in 56% of Canadian towns
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Without any certificate: 6.9% of 25- to 64-year-olds (typical: 9.5%).
64% of residents 15 and over were in work
Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic: some of these rates are lower than in a usual year. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
64% of residents 15 and over have a job; across Canada’s towns the typical share is 58%.
Of 41 towns its size (2,951 to 3,040 people), the 19th youngest
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
The youngest of these towns is Albany, at 29.9; the oldest, Electoral Area C, Strathcona, is at 58.4. The towns whose median age is nearest to North Shore’s: Skyrattler (42.3), Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard (42.4), Kirkendall South (42.9) and Bainbridge (43.3).
North Shore sits below 1 of its 6 closest neighbours on median age
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Shore | 2,994 | — | 42.4 | 18% | 4.8% |
| North Shore | 1,609 | 4.6 km | 42 | 15% | 5.1% |
| Charlottetown | 48,118 | 12.6 km | 40.8 | 21% | 14% |
| Miltonvale Park | 1,279 | 12.9 km | 45.2 | 18% | 4.4% |
| East River, Part 1 | 2,657 | 14.1 km | 41.2 | 19% | 3.5% |
| Crossroads | 2,366 | 14.5 km | 41.2 | 14% | 3.5% |
| Stratford | 13,152 | 16.5 km | 40.4 | 18% | 13% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. “Visible minority” is the census’s term from the Employment Equity Act: people, other than Indigenous peoples, who are non-white in colour or race. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are as residents answered. The page compares them with other towns and never labels a town by them.
- Against Prince Edward Island’s towns and Canada’s towns. Provincial and national yardsticks: Prince Edward Island’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.
Questions about North Shore’s residents
How diverse is North Shore?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 4.8%. A visible minority makes up 3.6% and Indigenous residents 1%.
What religion are people in North Shore?
Most often Christian (67%) or no religion (32%); other religions make up 0.8%.
Is North Shore good for families?
Children under 15 are 20% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 68% of households and one-parent families 5.6%. Schools near North Shore are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in North Shore?
Median total household income in North Shore was $98,000 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of North Shore?
The latest figure is an estimate: 2,994 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, North Shore counted 2,500, 16% more than 2016.
What is the average age in North Shore?
Half the residents are older than 42.4 and half younger, older than 52% of Canadian towns; 20% are children under 15 and 18% are 65 or over.
Is North Shore bilingual?
12% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 0% speak French only and 88% English only. French is the mother tongue of 2%.
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).