Photo: Jasonbook99 · CC BY-SA 3.0A median age of 31.2: Gillam is younger than 99% of Canadian towns
Where just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns, Gillam has 23%. The latest estimate, for July 2025, is 1,082 residents; the 2021 Census found 355 households. The census found that 58% of residents said they have no religion here. At 13%, the share of residents aged 15 to 24 is higher than in 84% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Gillam
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
An Indigenous identity is reported by 53% of residents, more than in 99% of Canadian towns. 39% are Registered or Treaty Indians and 11% grew up speaking an Indigenous language. Identity & religion ↓
Younger than most towns
The middle resident of Gillam is 31.2; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 28% are under 15 and 3% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
Fewer people than before
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Gillam went from 1,201 to 1,007 residents (−16%), slower growth than in 99% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
A town of renters
75% of households rent their home, more than in 97% of Canadian towns; 4.3% live in an apartment. Homes ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Gillam’s population moved −16% on 2016, less than in 99% of Canadian towns
Unless a figure says otherwise, it is from the 2021 Census. The census counts of 2016 and 2021, the estimate after them, and the change set beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 7%. Across Canada’s towns, the typical town changed +4%; across Manitoba’s towns, +4%.
Only 3% of residents are 65 or over in Gillam
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
Across Canada’s towns, 16% of residents are under 15; in Gillam, 28%. For comparison, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 104 men for every 100 women.
Bigger households than 87% of Canadian towns: 2.9 people each on average
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against Manitoba’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
25% of households are one person living alone, against 27% across Canada’s towns. In Gillam, 11% of households are one-parent families.
Common-law partners: 17%, a higher share than 81% of Canadian towns
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Where 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns, Gillam has 41%. Across Canada’s towns, the share of common-law partners is 11%.
Gillam ranks above 97% of Canadian towns on renter households: 75%
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
9.9% of homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%. Measured more widely, 25% of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. In Gillam, 53% of households live in a single-detached house. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns.
$142,000 a year is the median household income here
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 high in Gillam: half had more than $142,000, 65% above the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Manitoba’s towns have a median of $83,000. Emergency and recovery benefits reached 22% of those with an income, beside a typical 28%.
4.5% of residents are immigrants
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
Where 17% of residents are immigrants across Canada’s towns, Gillam has 4.5%. Most immigrants were born in Asia (78%) or in Europe (33%). This Manitoba town has fewer residents without Canadian citizenship than just over four fifths of Canadian towns, at 1.5%.
Gillam sits above 99% of Canadian towns for Indigenous residents (53%)
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Among other religions: Sikh (2%). Fewer visible minority residents than in 63% of Canadian towns: 7%. Indigenous residents make up 2.8% across Canada’s towns.
English is the mother tongue of 81%, and 3.5% speak French as well
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
In Gillam, 0.5% of residents have French as their mother tongue, beside 1.5% across Canada’s towns. Add to that, the town has fewer bilingual residents than 91% of Canadian towns, at 3.5%.
A lower share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 72% of Canadian towns, at 18%
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
In work on census day: 68% of adults
The census counted work in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so read these rates as a pandemic snapshot. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
The employment rate of 68% is above the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
The places around Gillam
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page. The one place listed is 90 km from Gillam, the nearest with figures.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gillam | 1,082 | — | 31.2 | 3% | 4.5% |
| Split Lake 171 | 2,462 | 90.1 km | 21.2 | 4% | 0% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. 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.
Questions about Gillam’s residents
What is the median income in Gillam?
The median household in Gillam took in $142,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Gillam?
Gillam had about 1,082 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 1,007, 16% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Gillam?
A median age of 31.2. Children under 15 make up 28%, and people 65 and over 3%.
Is Gillam bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 3.5% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 97% speak only English and 0% only French; 0.5% grew up with French.
How diverse is Gillam?
4.5% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 7% belong to a visible minority and 53% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Gillam?
38% are Christian and 58% have no religion; 3.5% follow another religion.
Is Gillam good for families?
Under 15: 28% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 50% of households. One-parent families: 11%. Schools near Gillam are on its Schools page.
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).