Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainOakview ranks above 90% of Canadian towns on Indigenous residents: 12%
By its share of households in single-detached houses (94%), Oakview is above 94% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 account for 20%. Few places have so few residents who moved in within the year: 7.9% here, fewer than in 83% of Canadian towns. Statistics Canada puts the town’s population at 1,670 for July 2025.
What stands out about the people of Oakview
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
An Indigenous identity is reported by 12% of residents, more than in 90% of Canadian towns, and 3% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Growing faster than most
Oakview went from 1,626 people in 2016 to 1,928 in 2021, +19%: faster growth than in 95% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Oakview grew +19% from 2016 to 2021, faster than 95% of Canadian towns
All figures are the 2021 Census’s unless another date is shown. Two census counts, five years apart, and Statistics Canada’s newest estimate.
Change, 2016 to 2021
The July 2025 estimate is down 13% on the census. The median across Canada’s towns is +4%, and across Manitoba’s towns +4%.
Fewer residents aged 15 to 24 than 88% of Canadian towns: 8.3%
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
60–64 is the most common age band: nearly one in ten residents, 1.3 times the share across Canada’s towns. Residents aged 65 and over: nearly a fifth of the total. The median age in Oakview is 42, lower than in 51% of Canadian towns. For comparison, 11% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
Oakview households average 2.4 people, smaller than in 53% of Canadian towns
Private households by type and size.
Against Manitoba’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
With one-parent families at 5.8%, Oakview is behind 85% of Canadian towns on that count. One-person households: 28% of the total.
Oakview sits above 83% of Canadian towns for married residents 15 and over (56%)
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Across Canada’s towns, just over one in ten residents 15 and over live common-law; in Oakview, 12%. Single and never married: a fifth of adults, against a typical 27%.
In Oakview, 15% of households rent their home, fewer than in 74% of Canadian towns
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
12% of homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%. As a reference point, 25% of households rent their home across Canada’s towns.
Household income, middle of the range: $74,000 a year
Census incomes are for 2020, the year before the census, when CERB and other pandemic benefits topped up many households. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
Half of Oakview’s households had a total income below $74,000, 14% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Across Manitoba’s towns, half of households had more than $83,000 before tax. COVID-19 benefits went to 17% of residents with an income (typical: 28%).
7.3% of residents are immigrants
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
Recent arrivals are just over one in ten immigrants (2011 to 2021), beside 27% across Canada’s towns. What’s more, at 3%, the share of residents without Canadian citizenship is lower than in nearly two thirds of Canadian towns. Immigrants here were most often born in Europe (85%), then in Asia (7.4%).
Oakview ranks above 80% of Canadian towns on residents with no religion: 46%
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Visible minority residents: 0.5% here and 15% across Canada’s towns. The wider picture: just over a third of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
English is the mother tongue of 91%, and 2.3% speak French as well
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
The share of residents whose mother tongue is French is 0.3%, against 1.5% across Canada’s towns. Oakview has fewer bilingual residents than 97% of Canadian towns, at 2.3%.
Fewer degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 88% of Canadian towns: 13%
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No diploma or degree: 12% here, 9.5% in the typical town. To put it in context, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
A job for 65% of residents aged 15 and over
Counted in May 2021, during COVID-19, these rates catch the job market before it had recovered. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
The employment rate of 65% is above the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
Oakview is younger than every town around it
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakview | 1,670 | — | 42 | 19% | 7.3% |
| Minnedosa | 2,859 | 16.6 km | 46 | 26% | 3.7% |
| Minto-Odanah | 1,168 | 16.7 km | 42.4 | 20% | 6% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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.
Questions about Oakview’s residents
What is the median income in Oakview?
$74,000 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Oakview (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Oakview?
Statistics Canada estimates 1,670 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 1,928 in Oakview, 19% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Oakview?
42 is the median age. Under 15: 20%. 65 and over: 19%.
Is Oakview bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 2.3% are. Another 0% speak only French and 98% only English, and French is the first language of 0.3%.
How diverse is Oakview?
Immigrants make up 7.3% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 0.5% are members of a visible minority, and 12% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Oakview?
Christian: 53%. No religion: 46%. Another religion: 1%.
Is Oakview good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 20%. 62% of households are couple families and 5.8% one-parent families. Schools near Oakview 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).