Weldford
Small town · New Brunswick · Population 1,335
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
- 53.2 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 47.4 years (estimated) · 2016: 50.4 years
- Average household size
- 2.2
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.4 · 2011: 2.3 · 2016: 2.2
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 21.7%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 17.5% · 2016: 21.8%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%10.5%2016: 12.7%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%9.7%2016: 10.5%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%18%2016: 18.4%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%33.7%2016: 36%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%27.7%2016: 22.8%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%18.5%2011: 21.9%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%33.9%2011: 33.3%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%8.1%2011: 7.9%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%30.6%2016: 29.4%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%8.9%2011: 9.6%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%16.8%2016: 26.7%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%31.3%2016: 34.2%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%9.9%2016: 5.5%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%31.3%2016: 25.3%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%9.9%2016: 8.2%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%69.7%2016: 69.8%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%1.1%2016: 1.1%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%29.2%2016: 29.1%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.4%2016: 0.4%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%81.3%2016: 82.8%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%14.2%2016: 14.2%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%4.5%2016: 3%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 0%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 0%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%95.2%2016: 91.7%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%4.8%2016: 8.3%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%93.5%2016: 93.3%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%0%2016: 0%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%0%2016: 0%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0%2016: 0%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%0%2016: 0.8%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%6.5%2016: 5.8%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%28.2%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%27.4%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%27.4%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%12.9%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%3.2%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%97.1%2016: 96.8%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 0%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%0%2016: 2.2%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%0%2016: 0%
Statistics Canada, 2021