Photo: Rob Swystun from Winnipeg, Canada · CC BY 2.0Grahamdale is older than 93% of Canadian towns: a median age of 54
Residents aged 15 to 24: 6.3%, below 98% of Canadian towns. Here, 1.2% of residents belong to a visible minority. On residents who moved in within the year, Grahamdale sits lower than 78% of Canadian towns: 8.4%. This Manitoba town is home to some 1,326 people (July 2025 estimate), in 580 households at the 2021 Census.
What stands out about the people of Grahamdale
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
An Indigenous identity is reported by 21% of residents, more than in 97% of Canadian towns, and 4.7% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Older than most towns
The middle resident of Grahamdale is 54; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 27% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Fewer people than before
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Grahamdale went from 1,334 to 1,278 residents (−4%), slower growth than in 95% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Slower growth than 95% of Canadian towns: Grahamdale changed by −4% since 2016
Unless a figure says otherwise, it is from the 2021 Census. Two census counts, five years apart, and Statistics Canada’s newest estimate.
Change, 2016 to 2021
More residents aged 65 and over than 86% of Canadian towns: 27%
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
The biggest five-year age group is 60–64, with 13% of residents, 1.9 times the share across Canada’s towns. The share of children under 15 stands at 16%. Measured more widely, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women.
Households here average 2.2 people, below 74% of Canadian towns
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against Manitoba’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
In Grahamdale, 31% of households are one person living alone, beside 27% across Canada’s towns. 5.2% of households are one-parent families.
59% of residents 15 and over are married, a share 91% 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
Never married and not common-law: 17% of adults (typical: 27%). Few places have so few common-law partners: 7.9% here, fewer than in 73% of Canadian towns. On average, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns.
In Grahamdale, 95% of households live in a single-detached house, more than in 96% 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
Set against 25% across Canada’s towns, 15% of households rent their home in Grahamdale. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. Across the comparison, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns.
The median household brings in $58,000 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
The middle household in Grahamdale had $58,000 before tax, 33% below the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Across Manitoba’s towns the median is $83,000. Pandemic payments such as CERB reached 17% of income recipients here, against 28% in the typical town.
3.1% 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
Across Canada’s towns, 17% of residents are immigrants; in Grahamdale, 3.1%. At 2%, the share of residents without Canadian citizenship is lower than in three quarters of Canadian towns. The largest groups of immigrants were born in Europe (44%) and in the Americas (33%).
A higher share of Indigenous residents than 97% of Canadian towns, at 21%
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Residents with no religion: 47% here and 35% across Canada’s towns. For comparison, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns.
English is the mother tongue of 93%, and 2% 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
0.8% of residents have French as their mother tongue, about the same as across Canada’s towns. Grahamdale has fewer bilingual residents than 98% of Canadian towns, at 2%.
Grahamdale ranks below 77% of Canadian towns on degree holders aged 25 to 64: 17%
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
With no certificate, diploma or degree: 13%, beside a typical 9.5%. Across Canada’s towns, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.
An employment rate of 56%
Counted in May 2021, during COVID-19, these rates catch the job market before it had recovered. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
The employment rate of 56% is below the typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 27% of residents are 65 or over.
The towns around Grahamdale are all younger
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page. Grahamdale has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 22–49 km out.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grahamdale | 1,326 | — | 54 | 27% | 3.1% |
| Fairford 50 | 1,218 | 21.8 km | 26 | 7% | 0% |
| Obushkudayang | 1,018 | 41.9 km | 20 | 4.7% | 0% |
| West Interlake | 2,349 | 43.5 km | 47.2 | 27% | 7.6% |
| Ebb and Flow 52 | 1,751 | 47.9 km | 20.8 | 3.7% | 0% |
| Division No. 19, Unorganized | 3,324 | 49.0 km | 45.6 | 22% | 2.8% |
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. 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 Grahamdale’s residents
What is the population of Grahamdale?
The latest figure is an estimate: 1,326 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Grahamdale counted 1,278, 4% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Grahamdale?
Half the residents are older than 54 and half younger; 16% are children under 15 and 27% are 65 or over.
Is Grahamdale bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 2% are. Another 0% speak only French and 98% only English, and French is the first language of 0.8%.
How diverse is Grahamdale?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 3.1%. A visible minority makes up 1.2% and Indigenous residents 21%.
What religion are people in Grahamdale?
Most often Christian (52%) or no religion (47%); other religions make up 1.2%.
Is Grahamdale good for families?
Children under 15 are 16% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 57% of households and one-parent families 5.2%. Schools near Grahamdale are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Grahamdale?
Median total household income in Grahamdale was $58,000 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).