Kingston
Small town · New Brunswick · Population 3,202
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
- 48.4 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 45.8 years (estimated) · 2016: 48.7 years
- Average household size
- 2.4
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.5 · 2011: 2.5 · 2016: 2.4
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 27%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 25.3% · 2016: 22.7%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%14.5%2016: 14.3%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%9.4%2016: 10.7%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%22%2016: 20.6%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%32%2016: 34.7%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%22.5%2016: 19.6%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%25.1%2011: 29.5%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%36.2%2011: 35.9%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%6.6%2011: 6.8%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%25.5%2016: 24.4%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%6.6%2011: 5.5%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%7.4%2016: 8.4%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%30.1%2016: 32.8%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%7.7%2016: 13.8%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%31.8%2016: 30.3%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%22.9%2016: 14.7%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%86.9%2016: 87.9%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%13.1%2016: 12.3%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.2%2016: 0.2%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%95.9%2016: 96.4%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%2.7%2016: 2.4%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%1.4%2016: 1.2%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 0%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 0%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%94.1%2016: 92.7%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%6.3%2016: 6.9%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%94.8%2016: 94.3%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%0.7%2016: 0.8%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%0.4%2016: 0%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0.7%2016: 0.8%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%1.1%2016: 1.2%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%2.2%2016: 2.8%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%13.7%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%25.9%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%40.7%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%15.2%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%4.4%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%93.5%2016: 97.6%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 0.8%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%2.8%2016: 0.8%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%3.3%2016: 0.8%
Statistics Canada, 2021