St. George's
Small town · Newfoundland and Labrador · Population 1,139
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
- 55.6 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 48.6 years (estimated) · 2016: 50.4 years
- Average household size
- 2.1
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.5 · 2011: 2.3 · 2016: 2.2
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 19.1%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 19.6% · 2016: 18.6%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%10.6%2016: 13.3%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%8.4%2016: 10.8%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%15%2016: 18.3%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%37%2016: 37.8%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%29.1%2016: 19.9%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%15.6%2011: 21.2%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%31.2%2011: 26.9%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%10.1%2011: 13.5%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%32.1%2016: 28.7%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%11%2011: 10.6%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%16%2016: 15%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%24.8%2016: 18%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%11.2%2016: 18.8%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%27.2%2016: 38.3%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%20.8%2016: 9%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%98.2%2016: 97.9%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%1.8%2016: 2.1%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%99.6%2016: 99.2%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.4%2016: 0.4%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 0%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 1.8%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%82.1%2016: 82.7%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%17%2016: 17.3%
- Band or local government housing0.9%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%91.7%2016: 92.6%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%1.8%2016: 2.8%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%0%2016: 0%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%3.7%2016: 1.9%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%0%2016: 0%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%2.8%2016: 2.8%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%29.2%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%41.5%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%17.9%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%6.6%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%0%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%93.1%2016: 83.1%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 3.9%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%3.4%2016: 7.8%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%0%2016: 5.2%
Statistics Canada, 2021