Photo: Masterhatch · CC BY-SA 4.0Melita: 26% of residents are 65 or over, above 83% of Canadian towns
The share of Indigenous residents tops 75% of Canadian towns: 6%. The latest estimate, for July 2025, is 1,081 residents; the 2021 Census found 465 households. Across Melita, 36% of households are one person living alone. On households in single-detached houses, Melita sits higher than nearly four fifths of Canadian towns: 84%.
Since 2016, Melita has changed by ±0%, slower than 78% of Canadian towns
All figures are the 2021 Census’s unless another date is shown. How the population moved between the last two censuses, and since.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across Canada’s towns, the typical town changed +4%; across Manitoba’s towns, +4%.
Children under 15 make up 19% in Melita, more than in 77% of Canadian towns
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
Half of Melita’s residents are over 43.2, older than in 57% of Canadian towns. On the census count, 9.6% of residents are aged 15 to 24.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 92 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.
Set against 8.2% across Canada’s towns, 4.3% of households are one-parent families in Melita.
Melita ranks above 68% of Canadian towns on married residents 15 and over: 52%
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
13% of residents 15 and over live common-law; across Canada’s towns the figure is 11%.
Melita sits below 61% of Canadian towns for renter households (20%)
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
Just over a quarter of homes were built before 1961 and 5.4% in 2001 or later. On average, a quarter of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns.
A median household income of $68,500 a year
The income year is 2020: a year of pandemic benefits such as CERB, which the figures count. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
The middle household in Melita had $68,500 before tax, 20% below the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Household incomes across Manitoba’s towns have a median of $83,000. The pandemic’s benefits: 18% of income recipients, against 28% in the typical town.
Residents who moved in within the year make up 9.2% in Melita, less than in 69% of Canadian towns
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
Immigrants here were most often born in Asia (78%), then in Europe (22%). Melita has fewer immigrants than 83% of Canadian towns, at 4.5%. Set beside that, just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns. Of the immigrants living here, 89% came between 2011 and 2021; across Canada’s towns the share is 27%.
41% of residents said they have no religion, a share 68% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Where 15% of residents belong to a visible minority across Canada’s towns, Melita has 5%. Set beside that, 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
95% have English as their mother tongue; 1% also speak French
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
Where 1.5% of residents have French as their mother tongue across Canada’s towns, Melita has 0.5%. Fewer bilingual residents than in 99% of Canadian towns: 1%.
Degree holders aged 25 to 64 make up 14% in Melita, less than in 87% of Canadian towns
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
At the bottom of the ladder, 18% hold no certificate of any kind, against 9.5% in the typical town. The wider picture: 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
55% of adults were employed in May 2021
May 2021 was still a pandemic month: the census’s work figures reflect that. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
55% of residents 15 and over have a job, against a typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 26% are 65 or more.
A younger town than 3 of the 5 around it: Melita
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page. The nearest places to Melita with figures are 22–49 km away.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melita | 1,081 | — | 43.2 | 26% | 4.5% |
| Two Borders | 1,082 | 21.7 km | 47.2 | 25% | 4% |
| Pipestone | 1,378 | 32.1 km | 42 | 22% | 5.7% |
| Deloraine-Winchester | 1,553 | 37.1 km | 51.2 | 29% | 3.1% |
| Grassland | 1,635 | 40.7 km | 38.4 | 20% | 7.6% |
| Sifton | 1,267 | 48.6 km | 44.4 | 23% | 2.4% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against Manitoba’s towns and Canada’s towns. For each measure we take the median of Manitoba’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, then the median of all Canadian towns. Neither counts whole cities or reserves, and every percentile is a Canadian one.
- 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. 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.
Questions about Melita’s residents
What religion are people in Melita?
41% said they have no religion and 57% that they are Christian; 2% named another faith.
Is Melita good for families?
19% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 57% of households and one-parent families 4.3%. Schools near Melita are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Melita?
Half of Melita’s households had more than $68,500 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of Melita?
About 1,081, by Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025. The 2021 Census found 1,041 people in Melita, about the same as 2016.
What is the average age in Melita?
The median age is 43.2. 19% are under 15 and 26% 65 or older.
Is Melita bilingual?
1% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 0% speak French only and 99% English only. French is the mother tongue of 0.5%.
How diverse is Melita?
Immigrants: 4.5% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 5%. Indigenous identity: 6%.
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).