Photo: Fralambert · CC BY-SA 3.020% of residents said they have no religion, below 87% of Canadian towns
Of the immigrants living here, 39% came between 2011 and 2021; across Canada’s towns the share is 27%. For Warwick, the census puts residents aged 65 and over at 23%. At 3.1%, the share of immigrants is lower than in 89% of Canadian towns. The 2021 Census found 2,060 households here; by July 2025 the population was about 4,939.
What stands out about the people of Warwick
Common-law couples
29% of residents 15 and over live common-law, more than in 93% of Canadian towns; 31% are married. Couples ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
In Warwick, 26% of residents speak English and French, more than in 78% of Canadian towns
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. 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
Where 66% of residents have English as their mother tongue across Canada’s towns, Warwick has 0.9%. Against that, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
Since 2016, Warwick has changed by +2%, slower than 64% of Canadian towns
The census counts of 2016 and 2021, the estimate after them, and the change set beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
The July 2025 estimate adds another 4%.
A median age of 44.4: Warwick is older than 64% of Canadian towns
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
55–59 is the most common age band: 8.2% of residents. On children under 15, Warwick sits higher than 74% of Canadian towns: 18%.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Warwick, 44.4. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
One-person households make up 35% in Warwick, more than in 79% of Canadian towns
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
In Warwick the average household is 2.2 people, beside 2.4 across Canada’s towns. The wider picture: 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns. Nearly one in ten households are one-parent families.
29% of residents 15 and over live common-law, a share 93% of Canadian towns don’t reach
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns, against 31% in Warwick. The comparison figure for common-law partners is 11% across Canada’s towns.
A larger share of renter households than 65% of Canadian towns: 33%
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: 29% predate 1961, 16% date from 2001 or later. As a yardstick, 25% of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns, against 65% in Warwick.
Median household income: $67,500 a year
Census incomes are for 2020, the year before the census, when CERB and other pandemic benefits topped up many households. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
The middle household in Warwick had $67,500 before tax, 22% below the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The figure for Quebec’s towns: $74,000. In 2020, 27% of income recipients drew a COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefit; the typical town had 28%.
12% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, a share 58% of Canadian towns don’t reach
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
With residents without Canadian citizenship at 1.9%, Warwick is behind 77% of Canadian towns on that count. Immigrants here were most often born in Europe (52%), then in Asia (31%). Residents who moved in within the year make up 11% across Canada’s towns.
78% said they are Christian and 20% that they have no religion
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns, against 0.8% in Warwick. Visible minority residents: 2.7% of the total.
Only 14% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher in Warwick
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No certificate, diploma or degree is held by 18%; in the typical town the share is 9.5%. Elsewhere, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
An employment rate of 60%
The census was taken in May 2021, during the pandemic, so these rates show a labour market still recovering. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, below this 60%.
Oldest by rank: 18th of 41 towns of 4,829 to 5,048 people
Towns of about this size, placed by median age.
The youngest is Westdale South (31.1) and the oldest Northern Bruce Peninsula (61.6). Saint-Jacques (44), Glenwood (44.4), Idlewood (45.5) and York Road (45.9): the towns nearest Warwick in median age.
Nearby, 3 of 6 towns have older populations than Warwick
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warwick | 4,939 | — | 44.4 | 23% | 3.1% |
| Tingwick | 1,567 | 8.6 km | 46 | 19% | 2.7% |
| Saint-Albert | 1,744 | 8.9 km | 39.6 | 14% | 0.9% |
| Saint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska | 3,307 | 9.1 km | 41.6 | 15% | 2.4% |
| Victoriaville | 49,863 | 12.0 km | 47.2 | 28% | 3.2% |
| Kingsey Falls | 2,072 | 12.8 km | 41.6 | 15% | 1.3% |
| Saint-Valère | 1,187 | 14.0 km | 46 | 19% | 3.4% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns. The middle of Quebec’s towns of 2,500 or more comes first, the middle of all Canadian towns second; cities as a whole and First Nations reserves stay out, and percentiles are within Canada.
- 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.
- 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 Warwick’s residents
What is the population of Warwick?
About 4,939, by Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025. The 2021 Census found 4,729 people in Warwick, 2% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Warwick?
The median age is 44.4, older than 64% of Canadian towns. 18% are under 15 and 23% 65 or older.
Is Warwick bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 26% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 0.1% speak only English and 74% only French; 96% grew up with French.
How diverse is Warwick?
Immigrants: 3.1% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 2.7%. Indigenous identity: 0.8%.
What religion are people in Warwick?
20% said they have no religion and 78% that they are Christian; 2.1% named another faith.
Is Warwick good for families?
18% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 53% of households and one-parent families 8.2%. Schools near Warwick are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Warwick?
Half of Warwick’s households had more than $67,500 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
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).