Photo: Sylgja · CC BY-SA 4.0Indigenous residents make up 18% in Arborg, more than in 96% of Canadian towns
Most recent wave: two thirds of immigrants arrived in 2011–2021 (Canada’s towns: 27%). The 2021 Census found 500 households in Arborg; by July 2025 the population was about 1,455. Locally, 20% of residents are under 15. Residents aged 65 and over are more common here than in 85% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Arborg
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
18% of residents identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit, more than in 96% of Canadian towns; 5.9% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Arborg changed by +4% from 2016 to 2021, slower than 52% of Canadian towns
All figures are the 2021 Census’s unless another date is shown. Residents at the 2016 and 2021 censuses and the latest estimate, with the 2016–2021 change beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 14%.
Older than 54% of Canadian towns: half of Arborg is over 42.8
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
0–4 is the most common age band: 7% of residents, 1.5 times the share across Canada’s towns. Census figures put residents aged 15 to 24 at 11% in Arborg.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women.
More one-person households than 72% of Canadian towns: 33%
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against Manitoba’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Households in Arborg hold 2.4 people on average (Canada’s towns: 2.4). Across Canada’s towns, the share of one-person households is 27%. One-parent families: 8% of the total.
Fewer common-law partners than 81% of Canadian towns: 6.8%
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Nearly a quarter of adults have never married and don’t live common-law (typical: 27%). The usual figure: just over one in ten residents 15 and over live common-law across Canada’s towns.
Above 77% of Canadian towns: 42% of households rent their home
Houses and apartments, owners and renters, older and newer homes. Prices, rents and shelter costs are on Cost of living.
Type of home
Owners and renters · share of households
When homes were built · share of homes
Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. The usual figure: a quarter of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. 21% of homes were built before 1961 and 20% in 2001 or later.
Median household income here: $64,500 a year
Incomes are 2020’s, the census’s reference year, and include pandemic benefits such as CERB. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
Arborg’s median household took in $64,500 before tax, 25% less than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Household incomes across Manitoba’s towns have a median of $83,000. COVID-19 benefits were paid to 17% of residents with an income, where the typical town had 28%.
Arborg ranks above 71% of Canadian towns on residents who moved in within the year: 14%
Immigrants by continent of birth and when they arrived, citizenship, and who moved in recently.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 25%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Most immigrants were born in Asia (72%) or in the Americas (28%). Residents who moved in within the year: 11% across Canada’s towns, for comparison. Across Canada’s towns, the share of immigrants is 17%; Arborg has 14%.
41% of residents said they have no religion, a share 69% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Just over one in ten residents belong to a visible minority, against 15% across Canada’s towns. The benchmark for residents with no religion across Canada’s towns: 35%. Other faiths: Muslim (3.8%).
74% have English as their mother tongue; 1.2% also speak French
English, French and the other languages people grew up with or speak at home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
Across Canada’s towns, the share of bilingual residents is 7.5%; Arborg has 1.2%. At home, 12% mostly speak another language; 0.8% speak neither English nor French. Residents whose mother tongue is French are rarer here than in 95% of Canadian towns.
12% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, below 90% of Canadian towns
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Holding no credential: 18% (typical 9.5%). The wider picture: 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
Employment: 60% of residents 15 and over had a job
May 2021 was still a pandemic month: the census’s work figures reflect that. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
About as many work here as in the typical town: 60%, against 58% across Canada’s towns.
2 of the 5 nearest towns are older than Arborg
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page. The nearest places to Arborg with figures are 10–48 km away.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arborg | 1,455 | — | 42.8 | 27% | 14% |
| Bifrost-Riverton | 3,518 | 10.0 km | 38 | 18% | 11% |
| Gimli | 6,914 | 34.0 km | 59.2 | 37% | 6.7% |
| Fisher | 1,800 | 34.0 km | 41.6 | 21% | 8% |
| Armstrong | 2,062 | 41.3 km | 46.8 | 23% | 8.1% |
| Peguis 1B | 3,313 | 48.5 km | 29 | 9.5% | 0% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What these tables don’t give. For origins the charts stop at visible minority and Indigenous identity, and the Census Profile has nothing on unpaid care, cars or the internet, or on change by age since 2016.
- The census’s own words. The census takes “visible minority” from the Employment Equity Act: anyone other than Indigenous peoples who is non-white in colour or race. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are what residents reported, compared here with other towns and never used as a label.
- Against Manitoba’s towns and Canada’s towns. Each comparison is its own median: over Manitoba’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, and over all Canadian towns of that size (whole cities and First Nations reserves left out). Percentiles are within Canada only.
Questions about Arborg’s residents
Is Arborg bilingual?
English and French: 1.2% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 98%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 0.4%.
How diverse is Arborg?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 14%. A visible minority makes up 11% and Indigenous residents 18%.
What religion are people in Arborg?
Most often Christian (53%) or no religion (41%); other religions make up 5.9%.
Is Arborg good for families?
Children under 15 are 20% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 51% of households and one-parent families 8%. Schools near Arborg are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Arborg?
Median total household income in Arborg was $64,500 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Arborg?
The latest figure is an estimate: 1,455 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Arborg counted 1,279, 4% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Arborg?
Half the residents are older than 42.8 and half younger; 20% are children under 15 and 27% are 65 or over.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population · Statistics Canada, population estimates for 1 July 2025 (table 17-10-0155). Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).