Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 4.0A median age of 55.6: Lac du Bonnet is older than 95% of Canadian towns
Here 5.1% of households rent their home, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 25%. 9.4% of residents are under 15, fewer than in 96% of Canadian towns. Lac du Bonnet is home to some 3,592 people (July 2025 estimate), in 1,460 households at the 2021 Census. The census found that 7.6% of residents lived at another address a year earlier in the town.
What stands out about the people of Lac du Bonnet
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
An Indigenous identity is reported by 18% of residents, more than in 96% of Canadian towns, and 2.1% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Older than most towns
Lac du Bonnet’s median age is 55.6; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 28% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Growing faster than most
Lac du Bonnet went from 3,121 people in 2016 to 3,563 in 2021, +14%: faster growth than in 91% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Growth of +14% since 2016 puts Lac du Bonnet ahead of 91% of Canadian towns
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. Two census counts, five years apart, and Statistics Canada’s newest estimate.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across Canada’s towns, the typical town changed +4%; across Manitoba’s towns, +4%. The estimate for July 2025 is much the same as the census count.
A larger share of residents aged 65 and over than 89% of Canadian towns: 28%
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
Here 8.3% of residents are aged 15 to 24, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 11%. To put it in context, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Lac du Bonnet, 55.6. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
42% women, 58% men
About 73 women for every 100 men.
Lac du Bonnet households average 2.1 people, smaller than in 83% of Canadian towns
Private households by type and size.
Against Manitoba’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Across Canada’s towns, nearly one in ten households are one-parent families; in Lac du Bonnet, 3.4%. 27% of households are one person living alone.
In Lac du Bonnet, 55% of residents 15 and over are married, more than in 79% of Canadian towns
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
25% of adults are single and have never married; the typical town has 27%. Common-law partners: 8.8% of the total. By way of comparison, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns.
Lac du Bonnet ranks above 92% of Canadian towns on households in single-detached houses: 92%
Dwelling types, tenure and age of the housing. 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
Nearly one in ten homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%. Set beside that, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. Newer homes outnumber old: 24% date from 2001 or later, 14% from before 1961. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns.
Before tax, the median household income is $85,000 a year
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
The median across Canada’s towns is $86,000, and Lac du Bonnet’s, at $85,000, is close to it. For Manitoba’s towns, the median household income is $83,000. Pandemic payments such as CERB reached 17% of income recipients here, against 28% in the typical town.
6.1% of residents are immigrants
Where immigrants were born and when they came, and how recently residents moved in.
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
Set against 5.8% across Canada’s towns, 2% of residents are not Canadian citizens in Lac du Bonnet. Most immigrants were born in Europe (61%) or in the Americas (26%). Immigrants are rarer here than in 77% of Canadian towns.
Lac du Bonnet sits above 96% of Canadian towns for Indigenous residents (18%)
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
With residents with no religion at 49%, Lac du Bonnet is ahead of 86% of Canadian towns on that count. In Lac du Bonnet, 1.2% of residents belong to a visible minority. To put it in context, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns.
A higher share of residents whose mother tongue is French than 71% of Canadian towns, at 4.7%
The official languages residents can speak, and the ones they learned first.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
At home: English 95%, French 0.9%. The comparison figure for residents whose mother tongue is French is 1.5% across Canada’s towns. Bilingual residents are about as common here as across Canada’s towns: 7.1%.
In Lac du Bonnet, 13% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, fewer than in 89% of Canadian towns
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No diploma or degree: 14% here, 9.5% in the typical town. Measured more widely, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
46% of residents 15 and over were in work
The census was taken in May 2021, during the pandemic, so these rates show a labour market still recovering. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, above this 46%; 28% of residents are 65 or over.
Among 41 towns of 3,543 to 3,639 people, the 4th oldest
The Canadian towns closest in population, from youngest to oldest.
At one end is Opportunity No. 17 (31.2), at the other South Tuxedo (57.7). The towns whose median age is nearest to Lac du Bonnet’s: Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part (51.2), Electoral Area L (Grasslands), Thompson-Nicola (52.8), Electoral Area D (Rural Grand Forks), Kootenay Boundary (57.6) and Saint-Alphonse-Rodriguez (57.6).
Lac du Bonnet and its 2 nearest towns: 1 of them are older
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lac du Bonnet | 3,592 | — | 55.6 | 28% | 6.1% |
| Lac du Bonnet | 1,136 | 5.1 km | 55.6 | 35% | 4.7% |
| Pinawa | 1,653 | 14.8 km | 60.8 | 41% | 12% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against Manitoba’s towns and Canada’s towns. Each comparison is its own median: over Manitoba’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, and over all Canadian towns of that size (whole cities and First Nations reserves left out). Percentiles are within Canada only.
- What these tables don’t give. Some things the page can’t show: the Census Profile asks nothing about unpaid care, cars or internet access, and gives no change by age since 2016. Ethnic origins beyond visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted.
- The census’s own words. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are as residents answered them. “Visible minority” follows the Employment Equity Act, meaning people other than Indigenous peoples who are non-white in colour or race. We compare these figures across towns; none is a label for a town.
Questions about Lac du Bonnet’s residents
What is the population of Lac du Bonnet?
The latest figure is an estimate: 3,592 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Lac du Bonnet counted 3,563, 14% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Lac du Bonnet?
Half the residents are older than 55.6 and half younger, older than 95% of Canadian towns; 9.4% are children under 15 and 28% are 65 or over.
Is Lac du Bonnet bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 7.1% are. Another 0% speak only French and 93% only English, and French is the first language of 4.7%.
How diverse is Lac du Bonnet?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 6.1%. A visible minority makes up 1.2% and Indigenous residents 18%.
What religion are people in Lac du Bonnet?
Most often Christian (50%) or no religion (49%); other religions make up 0.8%.
Is Lac du Bonnet good for families?
Children under 15 are 9.4% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 64% of households and one-parent families 3.4%. Schools near Lac du Bonnet are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Lac du Bonnet?
Median total household income in Lac du Bonnet was $85,000 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).