Younger than 99% of Canadian towns: half of Berens River 13 is under 23
Berens River 13 is a First Nations reserve, the home of Berens River. In Berens River 13, 16% of residents are aged 15 to 24, beside 11% across Canada’s towns. Its population is up 12% on 2016. The share of one-person households stands at 17%. Renter households are rarer here than in 98% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Berens River 13
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
An Indigenous identity is reported by 99% of residents, more than in 99% of Canadian towns. 98% are Registered or Treaty Indians and 14% grew up speaking an Indigenous language. Identity & religion ↓
Younger than most towns
Berens River 13’s median age is 23; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 37% are under 15 and 3.9% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
Growing faster than most
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Berens River 13 went from 1,039 to 1,161 residents (+12%), faster growth than in 87% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A +12% change since 2016: Berens River 13 grew faster than 87% of Canadian towns
The 2021 Census is the source of every figure here unless a date says otherwise. How the population moved between the last two censuses, and since.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across Canada’s towns, the typical town changed +4%; across Manitoba’s towns, +4%. By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 9%.
Only 3.9% of residents are 65 or over in Berens River 13
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
0–4 is the most common age band: 14% of residents, 3 times the share across Canada’s towns. As a yardstick, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns. Census figures put children under 15 at 37% in Berens River 13.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split.
4.4 people per household, more than in 99% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Manitoba’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
14% of households are one-parent families (Canada’s towns: 8.2%).
Berens River 13 ranks below 94% of Canadian towns on married residents 15 and over: 27%
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
11% of residents 15 and over live common-law across Canada’s towns, against 15% in Berens River 13. Never married and not common-law: 48% of adults (typical: 27%).
Berens River 13: 85% of households live in a single-detached house, above 80% of Canadian towns
Occupied homes by type, by owners and renters, and by when they were built. 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
45% of homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%. The usual figure: 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns.
Half of households earn more than $67,500 a year
Census incomes cover 2020, when emergency benefits like CERB lifted many households’ totals. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
The median across Canada’s towns is $86,000; Berens River 13’s, at $67,500, is 22% lower. Within Manitoba’s towns, the household in the middle had $83,000. Pandemic benefits reached 54% of residents with an income, against a typical 28%.
Berens River 13 ranks above 99% of Canadian towns on Indigenous residents: 99%
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Compared with 35% across Canada’s towns, 46% of residents said they have no religion here. The usual figure: 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns.
82% have English as their mother tongue; 0.4% also speak French
Knowledge of the two official languages, first languages, and the language of home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
Residents whose mother tongue is French are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns. For Berens River 13, the census puts bilingual residents at 0.4%.
Degree holders aged 25 to 64: 5%, a lower share than 99% of Canadian towns
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Some 57% have no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. To put it in context, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
Employment: 32% of residents 15 and over had a job
These rates date from May 2021, during the pandemic, and run lower than a normal year’s. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
At 32%, fewer residents are in work than the typical 58% across Canada’s towns, and 3.9% are 65 or over.
Berens River 13 sits below 4 of its 5 closest neighbours on median age
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are. Berens River 13 has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 105–148 km out.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berens River 13 | 1,271 | — | 23 | 3.9% | 0% |
| Fisher River 44 | 1,687 | 104.7 km | 31.4 | 13% | 0% |
| Obushkudayang | 1,018 | 124.3 km | 20 | 4.7% | 0% |
| Peguis 1B | 3,313 | 124.8 km | 29 | 9.5% | 0% |
| Fairford 50 | 1,218 | 143.9 km | 26 | 7% | 0% |
| Fisher | 1,800 | 147.8 km | 41.6 | 21% | 8% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The census’s own words. These are self-reported answers: Indigenous identity, immigrant status, religion. The census’s “visible minority” comes from the Employment Equity Act (non-white in colour or race, Indigenous peoples aside), and the page sets each beside other towns without labelling any.
- Against Manitoba’s towns and Canada’s towns. Provincial and national yardsticks: Manitoba’s towns and neighbourhoods of at least 2,500 residents, and all Canadian towns of that size. No whole city and no First Nations reserve is in either median.
- A First Nations reserve. Reserves are compared with Canada’s towns but aren’t counted among them: they have no overall grade and no place in ranked lists. Census figures for small reserves are rounded, and some are suppressed.
- 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.
Questions about Berens River 13’s residents
How diverse is Berens River 13?
0% of residents belong to a visible minority and 99% have an Indigenous identity; Statistics Canada suppresses the immigration figures for Berens River 13.
What religion are people in Berens River 13?
Christian: 49%. No religion: 46%. Another religion: 4.8%.
Is Berens River 13 good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 37%. 35% of households are couple families and 14% one-parent families. Schools near Berens River 13 are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Berens River 13?
$67,500 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Berens River 13 (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Berens River 13?
Statistics Canada estimates 1,271 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 1,161 in Berens River 13, 12% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Berens River 13?
23 is the median age. Under 15: 37%. 65 and over: 3.9%.
Is Berens River 13 bilingual?
0.4% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 0% speak French only and 99% English only. French is the mother tongue of 0%.
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).