New-Wes-Valley
Small town · Newfoundland and Labrador · Population 2,044
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
- 56.8 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 51.9 years (estimated) · 2016: 54.3 years
- Average household size
- 2.2
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.6 · 2011: 2.4 · 2016: 2.3
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 20.5%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 12.4% · 2016: 19.2%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%9.5%2016: 11%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%7.8%2016: 7.6%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%14.4%2016: 15.9%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%34.2%2016: 39.5%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%33.7%2016: 26.4%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%18.3%2011: 25.7%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%45.6%2011: 43.3%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%8.3%2011: 5.9%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%22.8%2016: 19.2%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%5%2011: 7%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%15.9%2016: 22.4%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%34.3%2016: 28%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%11.6%2016: 17.1%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%27.1%2016: 24.4%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%11.6%2016: 7.7%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%98.8%2016: 99.5%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%1%2016: 0.7%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%99%2016: 98.8%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.2%2016: 0%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%0.8%2016: 1.2%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 1.1%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 1.1%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%84.5%2016: 86.9%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%15.5%2016: 12.6%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%92.8%2016: 92.3%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%3.9%2016: 4.9%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%0%2016: 0%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%1.1%2016: 0%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%2.2%2016: 1.6%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%32%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%24.9%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%32%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%9.4%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%1.1%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%83.1%2016: 85.4%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 2.5%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%9.6%2016: 7.6%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%7.2%2016: 4.5%
Statistics Canada, 2021