McAdam
Small town · New Brunswick · Population 1,173
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 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 48.3 years (estimated) · 2016: 52.3 years
- Average household size
- 2.1
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.3 · 2011: 2.2 · 2016: 2.2
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 33.8%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 21.9% · 2016: 23.8%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%14%2016: 13.9%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%8.1%2016: 9.6%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%17%2016: 17.4%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%32.8%2016: 34.8%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%28.5%2016: 25.2%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%18.9%2011: 25%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%35.8%2011: 33.9%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%9.4%2011: 6.2%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%33%2016: 30.8%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%2.8%2011: 2.7%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%10.8%2016: 18.4%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%37.5%2016: 32.5%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%10%2016: 14.9%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%36.7%2016: 30.7%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%5%2016: 5.3%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%97.4%2016: 97.3%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%3.1%2016: 3.6%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%97.4%2016: 97.8%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1.8%2016: 2.2%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%0.9%2011: 0.8%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 0%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 0%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%83.2%2016: 87.5%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%15.9%2016: 12.5%
- Band or local government housing0.9%2006: 0.8%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%92.5%2016: 94.2%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%1.9%2016: 1.9%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%0%2016: 0%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%1.9%2016: 1%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%1.9%2016: 1.9%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%1.9%2016: 1%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%70.1%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%15%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%7.5%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%6.5%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%1.9%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%86.5%2016: 91.4%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 3.7%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%9.5%2016: 3.7%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%2.7%2016: 2.5%
Statistics Canada, 2021