In Malpeque Bay, 47.5% of private dwellings had no usual residents at the 2021 Census, a sign of how many homes are cottages or second properties. For web design in Malpeque Bay, it is a useful starting point: who is searching, and what they need to see. Aria builds the whole site for CA$119 a month, with your domain, business email and hosting, and you only pay after approving it.
No setup fee: you only pay the CA$119 monthly fee after you approve your website.
The local picture in Malpeque Bay
A 15.6% rise in five years means a steady stream of people who are new to Malpeque Bay. They do not know which local businesses have been around for years, so they compare websites. Showing how long you have served the area, with real photos, closes that gap.
Malpeque Bay in numbers
Households in Malpeque Bay reported a median total income of $82,000 in 2020, above the Prince Edward Island median of $73,500. The municipality covers 99 square kilometres of land, about 12.0 people per square kilometre. The census counted 520 households in Malpeque Bay, and 90.4% of them own their home.
Malpeque Bay: more from the census
- No fixed workplace (trades, delivery, sales): 12.8%
- Density: 12.0 people per km²
- Households of couples with children: 24.0%
- Private dwellings: 991
- One-person and shared households: 26.9%
- Residents who immigrated to Canada: 3.4%
- Children under 5: 4.2%
Side by side with Prince Edward Island
Households that own their home: 90.4% in Malpeque Bay, against 68.8% across Prince Edward Island. The share of households that rent is 10.6% in Malpeque Bay and 31.0% in Prince Edward Island. On driving to work, Malpeque Bay (100.0%) compares with 92.4% for the province as a whole.
Around Malpeque Bay
Within a short drive of Malpeque Bay: Kensington (8.6 km), New London (12 km), Sherbrooke (14 km), Summerside (16 km) and Linkletter (18 km). Administratively, Malpeque Bay belongs to Prince County. If you work in New London or Kensington as well, the site can say so on a service area page.
In Kensington, 55.5% of households own their home; in Malpeque Bay, 90.4%. Median household income was $63,600 in Kensington and $88,000 in New London, compared with $82,000 in Malpeque Bay.
Malpeque Bay since 2016
The population went from 1,030 in 2016 to 1,191 in 2021, a gain of 15.6%. Across Prince Edward Island, the population grew 8.0% over the same period.
Customers in Malpeque Bay: what the census shows
Most workers (100.0%) commute by car, truck or van. Drivers search on the way, so your address should open in a map with one tap.
Single-detached houses hold 89.4% of households in Malpeque Bay. Home services and trades should show photos of finished jobs.
26.9% of residents are 65 or older (Prince Edward Island: 21.2%). Opening hours and the address should be right at the top of the page.
Who is in business in Malpeque Bay
Of the 46 businesses with employees counted in Malpeque Bay (June 2026), these groups stand out against the provincial mix:
- Farms and agricultural businesses, 5 in Malpeque Bay: the site should show where to buy their products and seasonal opening times.
- Hotels, inns and other places to stay, 3 in Malpeque Bay: the site should show how to get there and what is nearby.
- Repair and maintenance shops, 3 in Malpeque Bay: the site should show a request form and what they repair.
- Home builders and renovators, 3 in Malpeque Bay: the site should show the areas they build in and photos of finished projects, room by room.
Most are small: 54.3% of them had one to four employees. Whatever the sector, customers check the same things first: what you do, where, and how to reach you.
The jobs residents hold are mostly in agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (15.4%), manufacturing (12.0%) and health care and social assistance (12.0%).
What working with Aria looks like
Since 2008, Aria has been setting up websites, domains and business email for small companies. Every step happens online, so your business in Malpeque Bay pays the same CA$119 a month as anyone else in Canada.
- Sign up online in roughly 5 minutes, then email us your logo and a few photos.
- Within 3 business days, your website is ready on a temporary link, built with your brand on a proven professional template.
- Once you approve it, the first monthly fee is issued and the website goes live on your domain, together with your business email.
Hosting, the SSL certificate, daily backups and security updates stay with us, and content changes you email in are included.
- A business website or an online store, for the same monthly fee
- Your own domain: bring the one you have, or we help you pick one
- Email on your domain: unlimited accounts, 5 GB in total, webmail and spam filtering
- Hosting, an SSL certificate and a daily backup
- Text, photo and price updates whenever you email us
- Ready within 3 business days on a temporary link
Running a business website from Malpeque Bay: the rules
Some homework for Malpeque Bay businesses before the website goes live:
- PIPEDA sets the ground rules for how private-sector organizations collect, use and disclose personal information. Office of the Privacy Commissioner: PIPEDA
- Consent is at the heart of Canada’s anti-spam legislation (CASL): express consent means someone has agreed, verbally or in writing, to receive a commercial electronic message from you, and senders should be ready to provide proof of that consent. Canada’s anti-spam legislation
General information, not legal advice. Each link goes to the official page, where the details for your situation are.
What business owners in Malpeque Bay ask us
Is a website worth it in a municipality of 1,191 people?
Your market is bigger than the municipality. People across Prince County look up services online, and a clear website brings them to you.
Most of my customers are seasonal. Is a website still worth it?
Yes. Send us the dates and hours for each season by email and we keep the site current; it is included in the plan.
What do I need to send?
Real photos taken with a good phone often work better than stock images. Email them with your logo and a list of services.
Is there a minimum contract?
No lock-in. The plan is month to month at CA$119, with nothing to pay before you approve the website.
How do I keep in touch with the team?
No meetings needed: support@ariaserv.com is where the conversation happens, and you see the full website on a temporary link before approving it.
Can I have an email address with my business name?
Email on your own domain comes with the plan, such as info@yourbusiness: unlimited accounts, 5 GB of storage in total, webmail and spam filtering.
Will customers in Kensington and New London see that I serve them?
Of course. A section on the site can name Kensington, New London, Sherbrooke and the rest of the places you cover; just send us the list by email.
Do I pay anything to get started?
No. No setup fee: you only pay the CA$119 monthly fee after you approve your website. No long-term contract. You can stop the service whenever you need to.
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- Census figures for Malpeque Bay: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population, data tables 98-10-0002 to 98-10-0458. Reproduced and distributed on an 'as is' basis with the permission of Statistics Canada.
- Business counts for Malpeque Bay: Statistics Canada, Canadian Business Counts with employees, June 2026 (tables 33-10-1176 and 33-10-1174).
- Locations: Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB), contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada; distances are straight-line.
- Communities within the municipality: Statistics Canada, Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2021.
- Figures are the latest official releases when this page was written; distances are straight-line.