Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainIn Dauphin, 7.8% of households rent their home, fewer than in 94% of Canadian towns
2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns, against 9.9% in Dauphin. This Manitoba town had about 2,295 residents in July 2025, by Statistics Canada’s estimate, and 895 households at the 2021 Census. The share of residents who moved in within the year stands at 6.6%. The median age in the town is 47.2, higher than in 77% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Dauphin
Fewer people than before
Dauphin went from 2,298 people in 2016 to 2,136 in 2021, −7%: slower growth than in 98% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
−7% since 2016, a pace below 98% of Canadian towns
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. How the population moved between the last two censuses, and since.
Change, 2016 to 2021
The median across Canada’s towns is +4%, and across Manitoba’s towns +4%.
Dauphin: 22% of residents are 65 or over, above 69% of Canadian towns
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
17% of residents are under 15; across Canada’s towns the figure is 16%. Typically, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
About 112 men for every 100 women.
A lower share of one-person households than 59% of Canadian towns, at 25%
Households by family type and by the number of people in them.
Against Manitoba’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
The typical household size is 2.4 people, against 2.4 across Canada’s towns. Typically, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns. Across Dauphin, 5.6% of households are one-parent families.
A larger share of married residents 15 and over than 87% of Canadian towns: 57%
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
The figure for common-law partners is 12% in Dauphin and 11% across Canada’s towns. Across Canada’s towns, 46% of residents 15 and over are married.
Households in single-detached houses: 94%, a higher share than 95% of Canadian towns
Dwelling types, tenure and age of the housing. 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
27% of homes were built before 1961 and 14% in 2001 or later. The share of households in single-detached houses across Canada’s towns is 64%. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns.
The midpoint household income is $84,000 a year
Census incomes are for 2020, the year before the census, when CERB and other pandemic benefits topped up many households. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
Half of Dauphin’s households had a total income above $84,000 and half below, close to the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Household incomes across Manitoba’s towns have a median of $83,000. In 2020, 16% of income recipients drew a COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefit; the typical town had 28%.
4.9% of residents are immigrants
Where immigrants were born and when they came, and how recently residents moved in.
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
Compared with 5.8% across Canada’s towns, 3.5% of residents are not Canadian citizens here. Immigrants are rarer here than in 82% of Canadian towns. The largest groups of immigrants were born in Europe (71%) and in the Americas (29%).
Residents with no religion: 42%, a higher share than 70% of Canadian towns
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Visible minority residents make up 1.9%, against 15% across Canada’s towns. Across the comparison, 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
90% have English as their mother tongue; 4.7% also speak French
The official languages residents can speak, and the ones they learned first.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
0.9% of residents have French as their mother tongue, about the same as across Canada’s towns. On bilingual residents, Dauphin sits lower than 78% of Canadian towns: 4.7%.
Below 78% of Canadian towns: 16% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Some 9.3% have no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. Measured more widely, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
Employment: 64% of residents 15 and over had a job
May 2021 was still a pandemic month: the census’s work figures reflect that. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
More people work here than in the typical town: 64%, against 58% across Canada’s towns.
Older than Dauphin: 4 of the 5 towns nearby
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page. Dauphin has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 7–45 km out.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dauphin | 2,295 | — | 47.2 | 22% | 4.9% |
| Dauphin | 8,587 | 7.0 km | 41.2 | 24% | 6.7% |
| Gilbert Plains | 1,350 | 24.3 km | 48.4 | 25% | 4% |
| Lakeshore | 1,344 | 30.6 km | 51.6 | 26% | 5.5% |
| Grandview | 1,387 | 39.0 km | 52.4 | 34% | 4% |
| Ste. Rose | 1,651 | 45.4 km | 52 | 33% | 3% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- Against Manitoba’s towns and Canada’s towns. Two medians frame each figure: one for Manitoba’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, one for all Canadian towns of that size, with whole cities and First Nations reserves left out. Percentiles rank the town within Canada.
- What these tables don’t give. Some things the page can’t show: the Census Profile asks nothing about unpaid care, cars or internet access, and gives no change by age since 2016. Ethnic origins beyond visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted.
Questions about Dauphin’s residents
Is Dauphin bilingual?
4.7% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 0% speak French only and 95% English only. French is the mother tongue of 0.9%.
How diverse is Dauphin?
4.9% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 1.9% belong to a visible minority and 9.9% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Dauphin?
58% are Christian and 42% have no religion; 0.8% follow another religion.
Is Dauphin good for families?
Under 15: 17% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 66% of households. One-parent families: 5.6%. Schools near Dauphin are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Dauphin?
The median household in Dauphin took in $84,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Dauphin?
Dauphin had about 2,295 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 2,136, 7% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Dauphin?
A median age of 47.2. Children under 15 make up 17%, and people 65 and over 22%.
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).