Glovertown
Small town · Newfoundland and Labrador · Population 1,948
People and homes
Who lives here and what homes are like, from the 2021 Census. Shown for context: these figures are never part of a score.
Who lives here
- Median age
- 54.8 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 48.2 years (estimated) · 2016: 51.7 years
- Average household size
- 2.3
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.6 · 2011: 2.5 · 2016: 2.4
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 24.4%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 27.9% · 2016: 28.1%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%12.6%2016: 12.7%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%8.2%2016: 9.9%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%16.2%2016: 17.8%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%32.1%2016: 32.7%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%30.8%2016: 26.9%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%23.8%2011: 30.3%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%43.3%2011: 40%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%4.9%2011: 5.5%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%22.6%2016: 20.2%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%5.5%2011: 7.9%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%12%2016: 17.2%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%28.3%2016: 27.4%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%12.5%2016: 15.8%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%36.4%2016: 27.4%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%9.8%2016: 12.6%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%97.9%2016: 98.1%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%1.9%2016: 1.9%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.3%2016: 0%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%98.4%2016: 99.3%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.5%2016: 0.2%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%1.1%2006: 1.3%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 0%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 1.2%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%84.8%2016: 85.7%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%15.2%2016: 13.7%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%93.9%2016: 94%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%1.8%2016: 0.6%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%1.8%2016: 1.8%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0%2016: 1.2%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%1.8%2016: 2.4%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%0.6%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%21.3%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%39.6%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%23.2%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%12.2%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%4.9%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%85.4%2016: 86.9%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 2.5%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%6.2%2016: 4.1%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%9.4%2016: 5.7%
Statistics Canada, 2021