Photo: http://collectionscanada.gc.ca/pam_archives/index.php?fuseaction=genitem.displayItem&rec_nbr=3304730&lang=eng&rec_nbr_li · Public domainA larger share of Indigenous residents than 99% of Canadian towns: 52%
27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns, against 35% in Mossey River. For Mossey River, the census puts children under 15 at 20%. More households in single-detached houses than in 92% of Canadian towns: 92%. The latest estimate, for July 2025, is 1,121 residents; the 2021 Census found 610 households.
What stands out about the people of Mossey River
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
52% of residents identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit, more than in 99% of Canadian towns; 15% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Growing faster than most
Mossey River went from 1,145 people in 2016 to 1,450 in 2021, +27%: faster growth than in 98% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Faster growth than 98% of Canadian towns: Mossey River changed by +27% 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 23% lower.
A higher share of residents aged 65 and over than 70% of Canadian towns, at 22%
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
Half of Mossey River’s residents are over 44.4, older than in 64% of Canadian towns. Census figures put residents aged 15 to 24 at 12% here. The usual figure: 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
Mossey River ranks above 98% of Canadian towns on one-parent families: 16%
Private households by type and size.
Against Manitoba’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
A household here has 2.3 people on average; across Canada’s towns, 2.4. Across Canada’s towns, nearly one in ten households are one-parent families.
Below 72% of Canadian towns: 38% of residents 15 and over are married
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Common-law partners: 9.1%, below 64% of Canadian towns. By way of comparison, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns.
A larger share of renter households than 51% of Canadian towns: 26%
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
Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. Elsewhere, 25% of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. 15% of homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%.
$53,600 a year: the median household income
The income year is 2020: a year of pandemic benefits such as CERB, which the figures count. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
The median across Canada’s towns is $86,000; Mossey River’s, at $53,600, is 38% lower. Within Manitoba’s towns, the household in the middle had $83,000. Pandemic payments such as CERB reached 24% of income recipients here, against 28% in the typical town.
Residents who moved in within the year: 8.8%, a lower share than 74% 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
In Mossey River, 1.8% of residents are immigrants, beside 17% across Canada’s towns. On top of that, residents without Canadian citizenship are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns. Across Canada’s towns, just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier.
Only 31% of residents said they have no religion in Mossey River
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Visible minority residents are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns. The comparison figure for residents with no religion is 35% across Canada’s towns.
88% have English as their mother tongue; 1.4% 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
An Indigenous language is the mother tongue of 3.2%. Fewer bilingual residents than in 99% of Canadian towns: 1.4%. On residents whose mother tongue is French, 0.7% here is much the same as across Canada’s towns.
Mossey River sits below 89% of Canadian towns for degree holders aged 25 to 64 (13%)
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
28% have no certificate, diploma or degree (typical: 9.5%). For comparison, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
49% 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.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, above this 49%; 22% of residents are 65 or over.
Mossey River and its 5 nearest towns: 4 of them are older
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page. No closer places have figures: these lie 55–68 km from Mossey River.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mossey River | 1,121 | — | 44.4 | 22% | 1.8% |
| Dauphin | 2,295 | 55.0 km | 47.2 | 22% | 4.9% |
| Dauphin | 8,587 | 55.9 km | 41.2 | 24% | 6.7% |
| Lakeshore | 1,344 | 63.9 km | 51.6 | 26% | 5.5% |
| Division No. 19, Unorganized | 3,324 | 66.5 km | 45.6 | 22% | 2.8% |
| Gilbert Plains | 1,350 | 67.7 km | 48.4 | 25% | 4% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The census’s own words. The census takes “visible minority” from the Employment Equity Act: anyone other than Indigenous peoples who is non-white in colour or race. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are what residents reported, compared here with other towns and never used as a label.
- 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.
Questions about Mossey River’s residents
What religion are people in Mossey River?
31% said they have no religion and 70% that they are Christian; 0% named another faith.
Is Mossey River good for families?
20% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 41% of households and one-parent families 16%. Schools near Mossey River are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Mossey River?
Half of Mossey River’s households had more than $53,600 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of Mossey River?
About 1,121, by Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025. The 2021 Census found 1,450 people in Mossey River, 27% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Mossey River?
The median age is 44.4. 20% are under 15 and 22% 65 or older.
Is Mossey River bilingual?
English and French: 1.4% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 98%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 0.7%.
How diverse is Mossey River?
Immigrants: 1.8% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 0%. Indigenous identity: 52%.
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).