Photo: Travel Manitoba · CC BY 2.0Older than 99% of Canadian towns: half of Dunnottar is over 58.8
Set against 25% across Canada’s towns, 7.1% of households rent their home in Dunnottar. Its population is up 30% on 2016. Locally, one in ten residents are under 15. On residents with no religion, Dunnottar sits higher than 85% of Canadian towns: 49%.
What stands out about the people of Dunnottar
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
18% of residents identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit, more than in 96% of Canadian towns; 6.1% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Older than most towns
Half of Dunnottar’s residents are under 58.8 and half over; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 31% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Growing faster than most
Dunnottar went from 763 people in 2016 to 989 in 2021, +30%: faster growth than in 99% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Faster growth than 99% of Canadian towns: Dunnottar changed by +30% since 2016
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
The median across Canada’s towns is +4%, and across Manitoba’s towns +4%. The July 2025 estimate adds another 2%.
31% of residents are 65 or over, a share 95% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
No age band is larger than 60–64: 16% of residents, 2.3 times the share across Canada’s towns. Elsewhere, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns. In Dunnottar, nearly one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women.
Dunnottar households average 2 people, smaller than in 90% of Canadian towns
Private households by type and size.
Against Manitoba’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Across Canada’s towns, nearly one in ten households are one-parent families; in Dunnottar, 5%. On the census count, a third of households are one person living alone.
16% of residents 15 and over live common-law, a share 78% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
18% of adults are single and have never married; the typical town has 27%. On average, 11% of residents 15 and over live common-law across Canada’s towns.
100% of households live in a single-detached house, more than in 99% of Canadian towns
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 74% of Canadian towns. Older homes outnumber new: 27% predate 1961, 24% date from 2001 or later. By way of comparison, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns.
Households here have a median income of $72,000 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
The median across Canada’s towns is $86,000; Dunnottar’s, at $72,000, is 16% lower. Within Manitoba’s towns, the household in the middle had $83,000. In 2020, 19% of income recipients drew a COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefit; the typical town had 28%.
Residents who moved in within the year make up 13% in Dunnottar, more than in 65% of Canadian towns
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
17% of residents are immigrants across Canada’s towns, against 2.5% in Dunnottar. To put it in context, 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns. Locally, 1% of residents are not Canadian citizens.
Indigenous residents make up 18% in Dunnottar, more than in 96% of Canadian towns
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Visible minority residents make up 2%, against 15% across Canada’s towns. As a yardstick, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns.
92% have English as their mother tongue; 6.1% 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
2% of residents have French as their mother tongue, about the same as across Canada’s towns. At home: English 99%, French 0.5%. Dunnottar has fewer bilingual residents than 62% of Canadian towns, at 6.1%.
11% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, fewer than in 93% of Canadian towns
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
6.7% of those aged 25 to 64 have no formal credential, where the typical town has 9.5%.
39% of adults were employed in May 2021
These rates date from May 2021, during the pandemic, and run lower than a normal year’s. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
At 39%, fewer residents are in work than the typical 58% across Canada’s towns, and 31% are 65 or over.
Of the 4 towns nearest Dunnottar, 1 are older
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page. The nearest places to Dunnottar with figures are 6–29 km away.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunnottar | 1,012 | — | 58.8 | 31% | 2.5% |
| Winnipeg Beach | 1,480 | 5.7 km | 58.8 | 35% | 12% |
| Gimli | 6,914 | 20.8 km | 59.2 | 37% | 6.7% |
| Teulon | 1,289 | 23.0 km | 46 | 27% | 5.2% |
| Armstrong | 2,062 | 28.6 km | 46.8 | 23% | 8.1% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The census’s own words. “Visible minority” is the census’s term from the Employment Equity Act: people, other than Indigenous peoples, who are non-white in colour or race. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are as residents answered. The page compares them with other towns and never labels a town by them.
- 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 Dunnottar’s residents
How diverse is Dunnottar?
Immigrants make up 2.5% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 2% are members of a visible minority, and 18% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Dunnottar?
Christian: 50%. No religion: 49%. Another religion: 1.6%.
Is Dunnottar good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 10%. 54% of households are couple families and 5% one-parent families. Schools near Dunnottar are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Dunnottar?
$72,000 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Dunnottar (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Dunnottar?
Statistics Canada estimates 1,012 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 989 in Dunnottar, 30% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Dunnottar?
58.8 is the median age. Under 15: 10%. 65 and over: 31%.
Is Dunnottar bilingual?
English and French: 6.1% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 94%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 2%.
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).