Perth-Andover
Small town · New Brunswick · Population 1,574
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
- 53.6 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 48.2 years (estimated) · 2016: 51.4 years
- Average household size
- 2
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.2 · 2011: 2.1 · 2016: 2.1
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 35.9%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 34.2% · 2016: 43.8%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%12.1%2016: 14.2%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%10.5%2016: 11%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%18.1%2016: 18.2%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%27.3%2016: 27.4%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%32.4%2016: 29.2%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%15.4%2011: 21%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%29.5%2011: 27.4%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%11.4%2011: 9.6%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%38.3%2016: 36.8%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%5.4%2011: 6.4%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%14%2016: 10.1%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%36%2016: 40.5%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%4.4%2016: 10.8%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%27.9%2016: 22.3%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%17.6%2016: 16.2%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%85.1%2016: 87%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%14.9%2016: 12.7%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0.3%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%93.4%2016: 94.3%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%4.3%2016: 3.7%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%2.3%2016: 2%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 4%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 2.8%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%63.1%2016: 57.3%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%36.2%2016: 42.7%
- Band or local government housing0.7%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%63.1%2016: 63.2%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%6.7%2016: 6.9%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%6.7%2016: 5.6%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%2%2016: 2.1%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%17.4%2016: 17.4%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%4%2016: 4.9%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%24.8%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%31.5%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%32.2%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%9.4%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%2%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%94.5%2016: 95.9%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 0%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%1.8%2016: 5.1%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%2.8%2016: 0%
Statistics Canada, 2021