Photo: R Reimer at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Older than 99% of Canadian towns: half of Gimli is over 59.2
Across Canada’s towns, households average 2.4 people; in Gimli, 2.1. Lower than in 97% of Canadian towns: 6.7% of residents are aged 15 to 24. The town is home to some 6,914 people (July 2025 estimate), in 3,140 households at the 2021 Census. Just over two in five residents said they have no religion.
What stands out about the people of Gimli
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
An Indigenous identity is reported by 11% of residents, more than in 89% of Canadian towns, and 2.2% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Older than most towns
Half of Gimli’s residents are under 59.2 and half over; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 37% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Faster growth than 64% of Canadian towns: Gimli changed by +6% since 2016
The figures are the 2021 Census’s, except where another date is given. Two census counts, five years apart, and Statistics Canada’s newest estimate.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across Canada’s towns, half of towns changed by more than +4%; across Manitoba’s towns, by more than +4%. Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 5% higher again.
Gimli sits above 99% of Canadian towns for residents aged 65 and over (37%)
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
Compared with 16% across Canada’s towns, 11% of residents are under 15 here. Set beside that, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Gimli, 59.2. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split.
Above 68% of Canadian towns: 32% of households are one person living alone
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.
One-parent families make up 6.1% of households and couple families 58%, against 8.2% and 53% across Canada’s towns. The wider picture: 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns.
A larger share of married residents 15 and over than 79% of Canadian towns: 55%
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
17% of adults have never married and don’t live common-law (typical: 27%). By way of comparison, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. Census figures put common-law partners at 10% in Gimli.
Renter households make up 17% in Gimli, less than in 69% 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
Newer homes outnumber old: 23% date from 2001 or later, 23% from before 1961. Single-detached houses hold 78% of households, more than in 71% of Canadian towns, and buildings of five or more storeys 1.6%. On average, 25% of households rent their home across Canada’s towns.
$70,500 a year: where the middle household sits
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
Half of Gimli’s households had a total income below $70,500, 18% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The median across Manitoba’s towns is $83,000. COVID-19 benefits went to 19% of residents with an income (typical: 28%).
6.7% 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, Gimli has 6.7%. Census figures put residents without Canadian citizenship at 1.3% here. A year before the census, 11% lived somewhere else: fewer than the typical 11% across Canada’s towns.
11% of residents have an Indigenous identity, a share 89% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Set against 15% across Canada’s towns, 2.4% of residents belong to a visible minority in Gimli. Across Canada’s towns, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity.
English is the mother tongue of 90%, and 4.1% 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
At home: English 98%, French 0.1%. Gimli has fewer bilingual residents than 85% of Canadian towns, at 4.1%. Residents whose mother tongue is French make up 1.5%, close to the figure across Canada’s towns.
In Gimli, 17% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, fewer than in 76% of Canadian towns
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No diploma or degree: 13% here, 9.5% in the typical town. Typically, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
45% of adults were employed in May 2021
The census was taken in May 2021, during the pandemic, so these rates show a labour market still recovering. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, above this 45%; 37% of residents are 65 or over.
The 1st oldest of 41 towns of 6,751 to 7,088 people
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
The youngest is Rhineland (27.2) and the oldest Gimli (59.2). The closest ages to Gimli’s belong to Algoma, Unorganized, North Part (54.4) and Perth (58.4).
Every nearby town is younger than Gimli
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page. Gimli has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 15–26 km out.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gimli | 6,914 | — | 59.2 | 37% | 6.7% |
| Winnipeg Beach | 1,480 | 15.2 km | 58.8 | 35% | 12% |
| Dunnottar | 1,012 | 20.8 km | 58.8 | 31% | 2.5% |
| Armstrong | 2,062 | 25.5 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. 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. Provincial and national yardsticks: Manitoba’s towns and neighbourhoods of at least 2,500 residents, and all Canadian towns of that size. No whole city and no First Nations reserve is in either median.
- What these tables don’t give. The Census Profile has no unpaid care, cars or internet access, and no change by age since 2016; ethnic origins beyond visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted here.
Questions about Gimli’s residents
What is the population of Gimli?
The latest figure is an estimate: 6,914 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Gimli counted 6,569, 6% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Gimli?
Half the residents are older than 59.2 and half younger, older than 99% of Canadian towns; 11% are children under 15 and 37% are 65 or over.
Is Gimli bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 4.1% are. Another 0% speak only French and 96% only English, and French is the first language of 1.5%.
How diverse is Gimli?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 6.7%. A visible minority makes up 2.4% and Indigenous residents 11%.
What religion are people in Gimli?
Most often Christian (56%) or no religion (42%); other religions make up 2.9%.
Is Gimli good for families?
Children under 15 are 11% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 58% of households and one-parent families 6.1%. Schools near Gimli are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Gimli?
Median total household income in Gimli was $70,500 in 2020, against a median of $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).