Photo: Intermedichbo · CC BY-SA 4.0A larger share of Indigenous residents than 98% of Canadian towns: 28%
Across Canada’s towns, the share of one-parent families is 8.2%; Dauphin has 13%. 24% of residents are 65 or over. This Manitoba town has more children under 15 than 77% of Canadian towns, at 19%. The latest estimate, for July 2025, is 8,587 residents; the 2021 Census found 3,775 households.
What stands out about the people of Dauphin
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
28% of residents identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit, more than in 98% of Canadian towns; 11% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Dauphin’s population moved ±0% on 2016, less than in 77% of Canadian towns
The figures are the 2021 Census’s, except where another date is given. Residents at the 2016 and 2021 censuses and the latest estimate, with the 2016–2021 change beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 3% higher again. For comparison, the median is +4% across Canada’s towns and +4% across Manitoba’s towns.
Dauphin is younger than 55% of Canadian towns: a median age of 41.2
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
No age band is larger than 10–14: 6.6% of residents. Higher than in 70% of Canadian towns: 12% of residents are aged 15 to 24.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Dauphin, 41.2. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 88 men for every 100 women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Dauphin: 39% of households are one person living alone, above 86% of Canadian towns
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.
A household here has 2.2 people on average; across Canada’s towns, 2.4. The benchmark for one-person households across Canada’s towns: 27%.
Only 40% of residents 15 and over are married in Dauphin
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Singles who have never married make up 31% of adults, beside a typical 27%. Measured more widely, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. Census figures put common-law partners at 10% in Dauphin.
Renter households make up 38% in Dauphin, more than in 72% of Canadian towns
The kinds of homes people live in, who owns and who rents, and how old the homes are. 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
A third of homes were built before 1961 and 10% in 2001 or later. Renter households make up 25% across Canada’s towns. Higher than in 63% of Canadian towns: 73% of households live in a single-detached house.
Half above, half below $60,800 a year in household income
The income year is 2020: a year of pandemic benefits such as CERB, which the figures count. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
Half of Dauphin’s households had a total income below $60,800, 29% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Across Manitoba’s towns the median is $83,000. Emergency and recovery benefits reached 23% of those with an income, beside a typical 28%.
15% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, more than in 76% of Canadian towns
Birthplaces and arrival years of immigrants, citizenship and recent moves.
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
Just over half of immigrants arrived from 2011 to 2021 (typical: 27%), and non-permanent residents make up a further 1.2% of residents. The usual figure: just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns. Locally, 6.7% of residents are immigrants.
Residents with no religion make up 42% in Dauphin, more than in 71% of Canadian towns
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Across Canada’s towns, 15% of residents belong to a visible minority; in Dauphin, 7.1%. The wider picture: just over a third of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
86% have English as their mother tongue; 6% also speak French
Who can speak English and French, mother tongue, and the language spoken most at home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
At home: English 95%, French 0.3%. Lower than in 63% of Canadian towns: 6% of residents speak English and French. 1.5% of residents have French as their mother tongue, about the same as across Canada’s towns.
Dauphin sits below 65% of Canadian towns for degree holders aged 25 to 64 (21%)
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
14% have no certificate, diploma or degree (typical: 9.5%). Against that, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
An employment rate of 54%
May 2021 was still a pandemic month: the census’s work figures reflect that. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
54% of residents 15 and over have a job, against a typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 24% are 65 or more.
Oldest by rank: 20th of 41 towns of 8,421 to 8,758 people
Towns of about this size, placed by median age.
The youngest of these towns is Garneau, at 30.2; the oldest, Muskoka Lakes, is at 57.2. By median age, Dauphin sits among Heart Lake North (40.4), Crestview (40.9), Lac la Biche County (41.6) and Lac-Beauport (42.4).
Every nearby town is older than Dauphin
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page. No closer places have figures: these lie 7–46 km from Dauphin.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dauphin | 8,587 | — | 41.2 | 24% | 6.7% |
| Dauphin | 2,295 | 7.0 km | 47.2 | 22% | 4.9% |
| Lakeshore | 1,344 | 23.6 km | 51.6 | 26% | 5.5% |
| Gilbert Plains | 1,350 | 30.8 km | 48.4 | 25% | 4% |
| Ste. Rose | 1,651 | 38.3 km | 52 | 33% | 3% |
| Grandview | 1,387 | 45.7 km | 52.4 | 34% | 4% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What these tables don’t give. Not in the Census Profile: unpaid care, cars, internet access, and how each age group has changed since 2016. We also chart no ethnic origins besides visible minority and Indigenous identity.
- 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. A figure here is set beside two middles, the median across Manitoba’s places of 2,500 people or more and the median across all Canadian towns that size; reserves and entire cities are excluded from both.
Questions about Dauphin’s residents
What is the population of Dauphin?
Dauphin had about 8,587 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 8,368, about the same as 2016.
What is the average age in Dauphin?
A median age of 41.2, younger than 55% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 19%, and people 65 and over 24%.
Is Dauphin bilingual?
English and French: 6% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 94%. French only: 0.1%. French mother tongue: 1.5%.
How diverse is Dauphin?
6.7% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 7.1% belong to a visible minority and 28% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Dauphin?
55% are Christian and 42% have no religion; 3.3% follow another religion.
Is Dauphin good for families?
Under 15: 19% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 40% of households. One-parent families: 13%. Schools near Dauphin are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Dauphin?
The median household in Dauphin took in $60,800 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
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).