Obushkudayang is younger than 99% of Canadian towns: a median age of 20
In Obushkudayang, 17% of residents are aged 15 to 24, beside 11% across Canada’s towns. The community is home to some 1,018 people (July 2025 estimate), in 285 households at the 2021 Census. Here, 100% of households live in a single-detached house. At 54%, the share of residents with no religion is higher than in 91% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Obushkudayang
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
97% of residents identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit, more than in 99% of Canadian towns; 95% are Registered or Treaty Indians, and 11% have an Indigenous mother tongue. Identity & religion ↓
Younger than most towns
Half of Obushkudayang’s residents are under 20 and half over; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 40% are under 15 and 4.7% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Obushkudayang sits below 99% of Canadian towns for residents aged 65 and over (4.7%)
Every figure here comes from the 2021 Census unless it carries another date. Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
Children under 15: 40%, above 99% of Canadian towns. As a reference point, 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.
More one-parent families than 99% of Canadian towns: 23%
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Manitoba’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
With one-person households at 19%, Obushkudayang is behind 79% of Canadian towns on that count. Across Canada’s towns, one-parent families come to 8.2%.
Below 99% of Canadian towns: 18% of residents 15 and over are married
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Set against 11% across Canada’s towns, just over a fifth of residents 15 and over live common-law in Obushkudayang. Single and never married: 52% of adults, against a typical 27%.
A larger share of renter households than 82% of Canadian towns: 46%
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
Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. Newer homes outnumber old: 96% date from 2001 or later, 3.6% from before 1961. For renter households, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 25%. Nearly one in ten homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%.
The median household brings in $43,600 a year
Incomes here are for 2020, the year before the census, CERB and other pandemic benefits included. 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; Obushkudayang’s, at $43,600, is 49% lower. The figure for Manitoba’s towns: $83,000. The pandemic’s benefits: 54% of income recipients, against 28% in the typical town.
A higher share of Indigenous residents than 99% of Canadian towns, at 97%
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
15% of residents belong to a visible minority across Canada’s towns, against 1% in Obushkudayang. By way of comparison, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns.
English is the mother tongue of 83%, and 0% speak French as well
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
An Indigenous language is the mother tongue of 11%. Bilingual residents are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns.
Obushkudayang ranks below 99% of Canadian towns on degree holders aged 25 to 64: 5.5%
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No certificate at all: 51%, against 9.5%. Set beside that, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
Employment: 18% of residents 15 and over had a job
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.
18% of residents 15 and over have a job, against a typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 4.7% are 65 or more.
Every nearby town is older than Obushkudayang
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are. No closer places have figures: these lie 22–42 km from Obushkudayang.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obushkudayang | 1,018 | — | 20 | 4.7% | 0% |
| Fairford 50 | 1,218 | 22.3 km | 26 | 7% | 0% |
| Division No. 19, Unorganized | 3,324 | 32.5 km | 45.6 | 22% | 2.8% |
| Grahamdale | 1,326 | 41.9 km | 54 | 27% | 3.1% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- A First Nations reserve. Reserves are compared with Canada’s towns but aren’t counted among them: they have no overall grade and no place in ranked lists. Census figures for small reserves are rounded, and some are suppressed.
- 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. These are self-reported answers: Indigenous identity, immigrant status, religion. The census’s “visible minority” comes from the Employment Equity Act (non-white in colour or race, Indigenous peoples aside), and the page sets each beside other towns without labelling any.
- Against Manitoba’s towns and Canada’s towns. A figure here is set beside two middles, the median across Manitoba’s places of 2,500 people or more and the median across all Canadian towns that size; reserves and entire cities are excluded from both.
Questions about Obushkudayang’s residents
What is the median income in Obushkudayang?
Half of Obushkudayang’s households had more than $43,600 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of Obushkudayang?
About 1,018, by Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025. The 2021 Census found 957 people in Obushkudayang.
What is the average age in Obushkudayang?
The median age is 20. 40% are under 15 and 4.7% 65 or older.
Is Obushkudayang bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 0% are. Another 0% speak only French and 100% only English, and French is the first language of 0%.
How diverse is Obushkudayang?
In Obushkudayang, 97% have an Indigenous identity and 1% belong to a visible minority; its immigration figures are suppressed.
What religion are people in Obushkudayang?
54% said they have no religion and 42% that they are Christian; 4.7% named another faith.
Is Obushkudayang good for families?
40% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 34% of households and one-parent families 23%. Schools near Obushkudayang 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).