Norton
Small town · New Brunswick · Population 1,410
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
- 43.2 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 41.8 years (estimated) · 2016: 42.5 years
- Average household size
- 2.6
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.7 · 2011: 2.5 · 2016: 2.6
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 26.3%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 18.4% · 2016: 28.6%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%18.8%2016: 18.5%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%12.1%2016: 12.7%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%22%2016: 22.1%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%29.1%2016: 30.1%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%18.4%2016: 16.3%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%30.9%2011: 33%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%29.1%2011: 31%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%7.3%2011: 4%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%24.5%2016: 21.9%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%8.2%2011: 9%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%8.2%2016: 9.3%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%37.7%2016: 42.9%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%12.3%2016: 14.3%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%29.5%2016: 23.6%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%11.6%2016: 9.3%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%89.6%2016: 89.8%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%10.4%2016: 10.2%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%97.1%2016: 97.8%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.7%2016: 1.5%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%2.1%2016: 0.7%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 0%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 0%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%90.8%2016: 86.7%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%9.2%2016: 13.3%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%89%2016: 88.6%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%0%2016: 0%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%0%2016: 0%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0.9%2016: 0%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%6.4%2016: 6.7%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%3.7%2016: 4.8%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%38.5%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%21.1%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%27.5%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%8.3%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%5.5%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%99.1%2016: 95.1%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 0%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%0%2016: 2.5%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%0%2016: 2.5%
Statistics Canada, 2021