Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 4.0A median age of 55.6: Lac du Bonnet is older than 95% of Canadian towns
13% of households are one-parent families; across Canada’s towns the figure is 8.2%. The share of residents with no religion stands at 54%. Lac du Bonnet has more households in single-detached houses than 65% of Canadian towns, at 75%. The latest estimate, for July 2025, is 1,136 residents; the 2021 Census found 495 households.
What stands out about the people of Lac du Bonnet
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
26% of residents identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit, more than in 98% of Canadian towns; 5.5% 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. 35% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Fewer people than before
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Lac du Bonnet went from 1,089 to 1,064 residents (−2%), slower growth than in 90% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
−2% since 2016: slower than 90% of Canadian towns
Every figure here comes from the 2021 Census unless it carries another date. Residents at the 2016 and 2021 censuses and the latest estimate, with the 2016–2021 change beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
The July 2025 estimate adds another 7%. Medians for comparison: +4% across Canada’s towns; +4% across Manitoba’s towns.
Above 97% of Canadian towns: 35% of residents are 65 or over
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
Nearly one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24, against 11% across Canada’s towns. Against that, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns. More residents are 60–64 than any other five-year age: 8.5% of residents.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 88 men for every 100 women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Above 81% of Canadian towns: 36% of households are one person living alone
Private households by type and size.
Against Manitoba’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
The typical household size is 2.1 people, against 2.4 across Canada’s towns. One-person households make up 27% across Canada’s towns.
Lac du Bonnet ranks below 58% of Canadian towns on married residents 15 and over: 44%
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Just over a fifth of adults have never married and don’t live common-law (typical: 27%). Common-law partners: just over a tenth of the total. The wider picture: 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns.
32% of households rent their home, a share 63% of Canadian towns don’t reach
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
Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. The share of renter households across Canada’s towns is 25%. Older homes outnumber new: 26% predate 1961, 14% date from 2001 or later. 9.3% of homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%.
Household income at the median: $64,000 a year
Incomes here are for 2020, the year before the census, CERB and other pandemic benefits included. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
At $64,000, the middle household in Lac du Bonnet earned 26% less than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Within Manitoba’s towns, the household in the middle had $83,000. Pandemic payments such as CERB reached 17% of income recipients here, against 28% in the typical town.
Lac du Bonnet: 14% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, above 75% of Canadian towns
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
Most immigrants were born in Europe (50%) or in Asia (33%). Compared with other places, residents without Canadian citizenship are scarce here: 1.2%, fewer than in 86% of Canadian towns. Set beside that, 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns. Against a figure of 17% across Canada’s towns, the share of immigrants in Lac du Bonnet comes in at 4.7%.
In Lac du Bonnet, 26% of residents have an Indigenous identity, more than in 98% of Canadian towns
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Here 5.1% of residents belong to a visible minority, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 15%. On average, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns.
Residents whose mother tongue is French make up 2.9% in Lac du Bonnet, more than in 68% of Canadian towns
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
Here 5.8% of residents speak English and French, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 7.5%. On average, 1.5% of residents have French as their mother tongue across Canada’s towns.
18% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, below 73% of Canadian towns
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
17% have no certificate, diploma or degree (typical: 9.5%). The usual figure: 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
A job for 49% of residents aged 15 and over
These rates date from May 2021, during the pandemic, and run lower than a normal year’s. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
With 35% of residents 65 or over, the employment rate of 49% sits under the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
Lac du Bonnet sits below 1 of its 2 closest neighbours on median age
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lac du Bonnet | 1,136 | — | 55.6 | 35% | 4.7% |
| Lac du Bonnet | 3,592 | 5.1 km | 55.6 | 28% | 6.1% |
| Pinawa | 1,653 | 17.3 km | 60.8 | 41% | 12% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The census’s own words. “Visible minority” is the census’s term from the Employment Equity Act: people, other than Indigenous peoples, who are non-white in colour or race. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are as residents answered. The page compares them with other towns and never labels a town by them.
- 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. 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.
Questions about Lac du Bonnet’s residents
What religion are people in Lac du Bonnet?
46% are Christian and 54% have no religion; 0% follow another religion.
Is Lac du Bonnet good for families?
Under 15: 15% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 46% of households. One-parent families: 13%. Schools near Lac du Bonnet are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Lac du Bonnet?
The median household in Lac du Bonnet took in $64,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Lac du Bonnet?
Lac du Bonnet had about 1,136 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 1,064, 2% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Lac du Bonnet?
A median age of 55.6. Children under 15 make up 15%, and people 65 and over 35%.
Is Lac du Bonnet bilingual?
English and French: 5.8% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 94%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 2.9%.
How diverse is Lac du Bonnet?
4.7% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 5.1% belong to a visible minority and 26% have an Indigenous identity.
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).