Photo: Unknown author Unknown author · Public domain22% of residents have an Indigenous identity, more than in 97% of Canadian towns
Set against 27% across Canada’s towns, 37% of households are one person living alone in Flin Flon (Part). Here, 16% of residents lived at another address a year earlier. Few places have as many renter households: 32% here, more than in 63% of Canadian towns. The 2021 Census found 2,280 households locally; by July 2025 the population was about 4,732.
What stands out about the people of Flin Flon (Part)
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
An Indigenous identity is reported by 22% of residents, more than in 97% of Canadian towns, and 9.9% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Flin Flon (Part)’s population moved −1% on 2016, less than in 85% of Canadian towns
The 2021 Census is the source of every figure here unless a date says otherwise. The census counts of 2016 and 2021, the estimate after them, and the change set beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 4% below the census count.
Older than 54% of Canadian towns: half of Flin Flon (Part) is over 42.8
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
17% of residents are under 15; across Canada’s towns the figure is 16%. Census figures put residents aged 65 and over at 19% in Flin Flon (Part).
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Flin Flon (Part), 42.8. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split.
2.1 people per household, fewer than in 83% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Manitoba’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
The figure for one-parent families is 11% in Flin Flon (Part) and 8.2% across Canada’s towns.
13% of residents 15 and over live common-law, a share 68% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns, against 43% in Flin Flon (Part). The comparison figure for common-law partners is 11% across Canada’s towns.
Above 69% of Canadian towns: 78% of households live in a single-detached house
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
13% of homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. Across Canada’s towns, 64% of households live in a single-detached house.
Median gross household income: $80,000 a year
The census asked about income in 2020: a pandemic year, with CERB and other emergency benefits counted in. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
Household incomes run lower in Flin Flon (Part): half had less than $80,000, 7% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Household incomes across Manitoba’s towns have a median of $83,000. COVID-19 benefits were paid to 19% of residents with an income, where the typical town had 28%.
5.2% 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
Compared with 17% across Canada’s towns, 5.2% of residents are immigrants here. Immigrants here were most often born in Asia (43%), then in the Americas (20%).
More residents with no religion than 89% of Canadian towns: 53%
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
The share of visible minority residents is 7.4%, against 15% across Canada’s towns. For comparison, 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
English is the mother tongue of 92%, and 5.3% speak French as well
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
Across Canada’s towns, 7.5% of residents speak English and French; in Flin Flon (Part), 5.3%. Here, 0.9% of residents have French as their mother tongue.
Only 16% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher in Flin Flon (Part)
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Across Canada’s towns, 27% of 25- to 64-year-olds hold a degree; in Flin Flon (Part), 16%, and 35% have a college or trades credential (typical: 29%). Those with no credential make up 11%, next to 9.5% in the typical town.
An employment rate of 57%
The census was taken in May 2021, during the pandemic, so these rates show a labour market still recovering. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
About as many work here as in the typical town: 57%, against 58% across Canada’s towns.
In its size band (4,640 to 4,817), the 20th oldest of 41 towns
Median age of the Canadian towns nearest in population; hover a dot.
They run from Empire Park, at 30.9, to Electoral Area B, Nanaimo, at 63.2. In age, Flin Flon (Part) keeps company with Saint-Étienne-des-Grès (42), Amaranth (42.4), Château-Richer (43.6) and Woodlands County (43.6).
Older than Flin Flon (Part): 3 of the 5 towns nearby
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are. Flin Flon (Part) has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 4–110 km out.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flin Flon (Part) | 4,732 | — | 42.8 | 19% | 5.2% |
| Creighton | 1,238 | 4.3 km | 47.6 | 23% | 0% |
| Kelsey | 2,142 | 72.6 km | 45.2 | 19% | 0.9% |
| Pelican Narrows 184B | 1,923 | 81.7 km | 20.6 | 4.1% | 0% |
| Division No. 21, Unorganized | 1,820 | 100.5 km | 53.6 | 28% | 2.4% |
| Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21E | 2,184 | 110.0 km | 25 | 9.5% | 0% |
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. 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. 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.
Questions about Flin Flon (Part)’s residents
Is Flin Flon (Part) good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 17%. 46% of households are couple families and 11% one-parent families. Schools near Flin Flon (Part) are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Flin Flon (Part)?
$80,000 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Flin Flon (Part) (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Flin Flon (Part)?
Statistics Canada estimates 4,732 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 4,940 in Flin Flon (Part), 1% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Flin Flon (Part)?
42.8 is the median age, older than 54% of Canadian towns. Under 15: 17%. 65 and over: 19%.
Is Flin Flon (Part) bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 5.3% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 95% speak only English and 0% only French; 0.9% grew up with French.
How diverse is Flin Flon (Part)?
Immigrants make up 5.2% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 7.4% are members of a visible minority, and 22% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Flin Flon (Part)?
Christian: 44%. No religion: 53%. Another religion: 3.6%.
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).