Oromocto
Small town · New Brunswick · Population 9,045
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
- 31.8 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 31.9 years (estimated) · 2016: 30.2 years
- Average household size
- 2.5
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.6 (estimated) · 2011: 2.6 (estimated) · 2016: 2.5
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 59%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 67.7% (estimated) · 2016: 58.3%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%21.8%2016: 21.2%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%13.1%2016: 16%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%36%2016: 35.8%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%18.1%2016: 17.9%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%10.8%2016: 9.1%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%28.8%2011: 36.4% (estimated)
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%25.4%2011: 24.1% (estimated)
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%7.5%2011: 7.3% (estimated)
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%26.5%2016: 25.6%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%11.7%2011: 10.6% (estimated)
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%5.2%2016: 7.7%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%37.6%2016: 38%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%9.6%2016: 8.2%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%24.7%2016: 26.2%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%22.8%2016: 19.7%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%72.6%2016: 71%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%1.9%2016: 2.9%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%25.3%2016: 26.1%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.1%2016: 0.1%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%81.5%2016: 80.4%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%13.9%2016: 16%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%4.7%2016: 3.6%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 3.3%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 4.2%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%49.4%2016: 49.9%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%50.6%2016: 50.1%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%60.6%2016: 60.8%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%9.7%2016: 9.1%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%12.8%2016: 12.9%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%1.1%2016: 1.2%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%14.5%2016: 15.2%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%1.1%2016: 1.2%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%17.9%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%28.4%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%24.4%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%26.6%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%2.7%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%95.5%2016: 94.7%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 0.2%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%3%2016: 3.6%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0.7%2016: 0.8%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%0.7%2016: 0.9%
Statistics Canada, 2021