Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center · Public domain30% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 91% of Canadian towns
Of the immigrants living here, 58% came between 2011 and 2021; across Canada’s towns the share is 27%. Half of Hamiota’s residents are over 48.4, older than in 81% of Canadian towns. The town had about 1,210 residents in July 2025, by Statistics Canada’s estimate, and 540 households at the 2021 Census. For Hamiota, the census puts Indigenous residents at 6.9%.
What stands out about the people of Hamiota
Many older residents
30% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 91% of Canadian towns; 8.1% are 80 or over, and 32% of households are one person living alone. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Slower growth than 72% of Canadian towns: Hamiota changed by +1% since 2016
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. Residents at the 2016 and 2021 censuses and the latest estimate, with the 2016–2021 change beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across Manitoba’s towns the median is +4%, and across Canada’s towns +4%. By July 2025, the estimate was 2% lower.
Below 70% of Canadian towns: 9.7% of residents are aged 15 to 24
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
The biggest five-year age group is 65–69, with nearly one in ten residents, 1.6 times the share across Canada’s towns. On average, 11% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more 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.
8.2% of households are one-parent families across Canada’s towns, against 5.6% in Hamiota. One-person households: 32% of the total.
A higher share of married residents 15 and over than 85% of Canadian towns, at 57%
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
18% of adults are single and have never married; the typical town has 27%. Across the comparison, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. For Hamiota, the census puts common-law partners at 9.2%.
Households in single-detached houses make up 82% in Hamiota, more than in 75% of Canadian towns
The kinds of homes people live in, who owns and who rents, and how old the homes are. 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
Just over a third of homes were built before 1961 and 8.4% in 2001 or later. Across Canada’s towns, the share of households in single-detached houses is 64%. Lower than in 68% of Canadian towns: 18% of households rent their home.
Household income, middle of the range: $71,000 a year
Incomes are 2020’s, the census’s reference year, and include pandemic benefits such as CERB. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
Household incomes run lower in Hamiota: half had less than $71,000, 17% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). $83,000 is the median household income across Manitoba’s towns. COVID-19 benefits went to 14% of residents with an income (typical: 28%).
Residents who moved in within the year: 8.2%, a lower share than 80% of Canadian towns
Birthplaces and arrival years of immigrants, citizenship and recent moves.
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
The largest groups of immigrants were born in Asia (63%) and in Europe (37%). To put it in context, just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns. Compared with other places, immigrants are scarce here: 7.8%, fewer than in 70% of Canadian towns. On top of that, the share of residents without Canadian citizenship is 4.5%, against 5.8% across Canada’s towns.
More residents with no religion than 56% of Canadian towns: 37%
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
The share of visible minority residents is 6.9%, against 15% across Canada’s towns. By way of comparison, 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
91% have English as their mother tongue; 2.1% also speak French
Who can speak English and French, mother tongue, and the language spoken most at 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 Hamiota, 2.1%. Census figures put residents whose mother tongue is French at 0.8% locally.
Hamiota sits below 58% of Canadian towns for degree holders aged 25 to 64 (23%)
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
9.3% of those aged 25 to 64 have no formal credential, where the typical town has 9.5%.
62% of adults were employed in May 2021
May 2021 was still a pandemic month: the census’s work figures reflect that. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
62% of residents 15 and over have a job; across Canada’s towns the typical share is 58%.
Median age: 1 of the 5 towns around Hamiota are older
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page. Distances here run 28–41 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Hamiota.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamiota | 1,210 | — | 48.4 | 30% | 7.8% |
| Yellowhead | 1,867 | 28.0 km | 55.2 | 32% | 5.3% |
| Riverdale | 2,205 | 30.7 km | 40 | 17% | 10% |
| Oakview | 1,670 | 38.9 km | 42 | 19% | 7.3% |
| Sioux Valley Dakota Nation | 1,090 | 39.2 km | 27.8 | 6.6% | 0% |
| Prairie View | 2,149 | 41.5 km | 41.6 | 23% | 4.1% |
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. The middle of Manitoba’s towns of 2,500 or more comes first, the middle of all Canadian towns second; cities as a whole and First Nations reserves stay out, and percentiles are within Canada.
- 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 Hamiota’s residents
What is the population of Hamiota?
Hamiota had about 1,210 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 1,234, about the same as 2016.
What is the average age in Hamiota?
A median age of 48.4. Children under 15 make up 16%, and people 65 and over 30%.
Is Hamiota bilingual?
English and French: 2.1% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 98%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 0.8%.
How diverse is Hamiota?
7.8% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 6.9% belong to a visible minority and 6.9% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Hamiota?
63% are Christian and 37% have no religion; 0% follow another religion.
Is Hamiota good for families?
Under 15: 16% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 59% of households. One-parent families: 5.6%. Schools near Hamiota are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Hamiota?
The median household in Hamiota took in $71,000 in 2020, against $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).