Photo: Greg N · CC BY-SA 3.032% of residents have an Indigenous identity, a share 99% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Half of Coldwell’s residents are over 47.2, older than in 77% of Canadian towns. The 2021 Census found 550 households in the town; by July 2025 the population was about 1,368. In Coldwell, nearly nine in ten households live in a single-detached house. Compared with 19% across Canada’s towns, a quarter of residents are 65 or over here.
What stands out about the people of Coldwell
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
32% of residents identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit, more than in 99% of Canadian towns; 3.5% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A growing town: +5% since 2016, faster than 54% of Canadian towns
Every figure here comes from the 2021 Census unless it carries another date. 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 4%.
Coldwell sits above 70% of Canadian towns for children under 15 (18%)
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
Just over one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24; across Canada’s towns the figure is 11%. More residents are 60–64 than any other five-year age: 8% of residents.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 111 men for every 100 women.
One-person households make up 34% in Coldwell, more than in 74% of Canadian towns
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against Manitoba’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
10% of households are one-parent families, against 8.2% across Canada’s towns. Set beside that, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns. Average household size: 2.3 people.
44% of residents 15 and over are married, below 58% of Canadian towns
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Never married and not common-law: just over a quarter of adults (typical: 27%). At 12%, the share of common-law partners is higher than in just over three fifths of Canadian towns. To put it in context, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns.
Coldwell ranks below 72% of Canadian towns on renter households: 16%
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
Newer homes outnumber old: 22% date from 2001 or later, 18% from before 1961. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. Measured more widely, a quarter of households rent their home across Canada’s towns.
Median household income: $68,000 a year
Incomes here are for 2020, the year before the census, CERB and other pandemic benefits included. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
The median across Canada’s towns is $86,000; Coldwell’s, at $68,000, is 21% lower. The figure for Manitoba’s towns: $83,000. In 2020, 18% of income recipients drew a COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefit; the typical town had 28%.
3.6% of residents are immigrants
Immigrants, newcomers and movers.
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
Across Canada’s towns, the share of immigrants is 17%; Coldwell has 3.6%. Residents without Canadian citizenship are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns. In Coldwell, 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier.
In Coldwell, 47% of residents said they have no religion, more than in 82% of Canadian towns
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Across Canada’s towns, the share of visible minority residents is 15%; Coldwell has 3.1%. Set beside that, just over a third of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
94% have English as their mother tongue; 3.1% 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: 0.8%, near enough the figure across Canada’s towns. On bilingual residents, Coldwell sits lower than 93% of Canadian towns: 3.1%.
11% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, below 93% of Canadian towns
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
20% of those aged 25 to 64 have no formal credential, where the typical town has 9.5%.
A job for 60% of residents aged 15 and over
May 2021 was still a pandemic month: the census’s work figures reflect that. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Employment here, 60%, matches the middle of Canada’s towns (58%) within a couple of points.
1 of the 3 nearest towns are older than Coldwell
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page. Coldwell has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 35–47 km out.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coldwell | 1,368 | — | 47.2 | 25% | 3.6% |
| St. Laurent | 1,577 | 35.5 km | 50.4 | 26% | 5.8% |
| West Interlake | 2,349 | 46.8 km | 47.2 | 27% | 7.6% |
| Sandy Bay 5 | 2,906 | 47.5 km | 21.8 | 4.4% | 0% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- What these tables don’t give. Missing from the census as published: unpaid care, cars and internet access, and the shift in each age band since 2016. Ethnic origins past visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted here.
- The census’s own words. In the census, “visible minority” is the Employment Equity Act’s term for people who are non-white in colour or race and not Indigenous. Like immigrant status, Indigenous identity and religion, which residents reported themselves, it is compared with other towns, never turned into a label.
Questions about Coldwell’s residents
What is the average age in Coldwell?
Half the residents are older than 47.2 and half younger; 18% are children under 15 and 25% are 65 or over.
Is Coldwell bilingual?
English and French: 3.1% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 97%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 0.8%.
How diverse is Coldwell?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 3.6%. A visible minority makes up 3.1% and Indigenous residents 32%.
What religion are people in Coldwell?
Most often Christian (52%) or no religion (47%); other religions make up 0.7%.
Is Coldwell good for families?
Children under 15 are 18% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 49% of households and one-parent families 10%. Schools near Coldwell are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Coldwell?
Median total household income in Coldwell was $68,000 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Coldwell?
The latest figure is an estimate: 1,368 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Coldwell counted 1,313, 5% more than 2016.
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).