Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Above 99% of Canadian towns: 41% of residents have an Indigenous identity
The share of residents who moved in within the year trails 85% of Canadian towns: 7.7%. The 2021 Census found 855 households in Kelsey; by July 2025 the population was about 2,142. Households in single-detached houses: 88% of the total. On immigrants, Kelsey sits lower than 98% of Canadian towns: 0.9%.
What stands out about the people of Kelsey
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
41% of residents identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit, more than in 99% of Canadian towns; 26% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Fewer people than before
Kelsey went from 2,419 people in 2016 to 2,181 in 2021, −10%: slower growth than in 99% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
From 2016 to 2021, 99% of Canadian towns grew faster than Kelsey: −10%
The figures are the 2021 Census’s, except where another date is given. How the population moved between the last two censuses, and since.
Change, 2016 to 2021
The July 2025 estimate is down 2% on the census. Across Canada’s towns, half of towns changed by more than +4%; across Manitoba’s towns, by more than +4%.
19% of residents are under 15, more than in 75% of Canadian towns
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
Half of Kelsey’s residents are over 45.2, older than in 69% of Canadian towns. To put it in context, 16% of residents are under 15 across Canada’s towns. Census figures put residents aged 65 and over at 19% locally.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women.
Kelsey sits below 64% of Canadian towns for one-person households (23%)
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against Manitoba’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Compared with 8.2% across Canada’s towns, 9.4% of households are one-parent families here. Measured more widely, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns. Average household size: 2.5 people.
Kelsey ranks above 66% of Canadian towns on common-law partners: 13%
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Never married and not common-law: 27% of adults (typical: 27%). Common-law partners make up 11% across Canada’s towns. On the census count, 49% of residents 15 and over are married.
18% of households rent their home, below 67% of Canadian towns
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
Just over one in ten 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. Set beside that, 25% of households rent their home across Canada’s towns.
The middle household earns $100,000 a year
The income year is 2020: a year of pandemic benefits such as CERB, which the figures count. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
Household incomes run high in Kelsey: half had more than $100,000, 16% above the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). For Manitoba’s towns, the median household income is $83,000. Emergency and recovery benefits reached 21% of those with an income, beside a typical 28%.
0.9% 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
5.8% of residents are not Canadian citizens across Canada’s towns, against 0.5% in Kelsey.
49% of residents said they have no religion, more than in 85% of Canadian towns
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Visible minority residents are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns. Residents with no religion make up 35% across Canada’s towns.
2.5% of residents have French as their mother tongue, more than in 66% of Canadian towns
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
At home: English 97%, French 0.2%. By way of comparison, 1.5% of residents have French as their mother tongue across Canada’s towns. 5.3% of residents speak English and French, fewer than in 71% of Canadian towns.
Below 64% of Canadian towns: 21% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Some 8.1% have no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. Elsewhere, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
In work on census day: 60% of adults
May 2021 was still a pandemic month: the census’s work figures reflect that. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
60% of residents 15 and over have a job; across Canada’s towns the typical share is 58%.
1 in 3 nearby towns have a higher median age than Kelsey
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page. The nearest places to Kelsey with figures are 28–41 km away.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelsey | 2,142 | — | 45.2 | 19% | 0.9% |
| Division No. 21, Unorganized | 1,820 | 28.1 km | 53.6 | 28% | 2.4% |
| Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21E | 2,184 | 38.6 km | 25 | 9.5% | 0% |
| The Pas | 5,634 | 41.3 km | 34.4 | 14% | 7% |
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. 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. Not in the Census Profile: unpaid care, cars, internet access, and how each age group has changed since 2016. We also chart no ethnic origins besides visible minority and Indigenous identity.
Questions about Kelsey’s residents
What is the median income in Kelsey?
Median total household income in Kelsey was $100,000 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Kelsey?
The latest figure is an estimate: 2,142 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Kelsey counted 2,181, 10% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Kelsey?
Half the residents are older than 45.2 and half younger; 19% are children under 15 and 19% are 65 or over.
Is Kelsey bilingual?
5.3% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 0% speak French only and 95% English only. French is the mother tongue of 2.5%.
How diverse is Kelsey?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 0.9%. A visible minority makes up 0% and Indigenous residents 41%.
What religion are people in Kelsey?
Most often Christian (51%) or no religion (49%); other religions make up 0.7%.
Is Kelsey good for families?
Children under 15 are 19% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 59% of households and one-parent families 9.4%. Schools near Kelsey 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).