Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 4.0Half of Pinawa is over 60.8, older than 99% of Canadian towns
Just over one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24 across Canada’s towns, against 6.7% in Pinawa. With about 1,653 residents in July 2025, Pinawa counted 710 households at the 2021 Census. Renter households account for 13%. Few places have as many Indigenous residents: 6.6% here, more than in 78% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Pinawa
Older than most towns
Line Pinawa’s residents up by age and the one in the middle is 60.8; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 41% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
+4% since 2016, a pace below 53% of Canadian towns
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
Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 6% higher again.
A higher share of residents aged 65 and over than 99% of Canadian towns, at 41%
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
Across Canada’s towns, 16% of residents are under 15; in Pinawa, 13%. 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
49% women, 51% men
About an even split.
Smaller households than 83% of Canadian towns: 2.1 people on average
Households by family type and by the number of people in them.
Against Manitoba’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
4.3% of households are one-parent families; across Canada’s towns the figure is 8.2%. The census found that 28% of households are one person living alone in Pinawa.
62% of residents 15 and over are married, a share 98% of Canadian towns don’t reach
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
14% of adults are single and have never married; the typical town has 27%. On average, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. Common-law partners account for 8%.
Pinawa: 85% of households live in a single-detached house, above 81% 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
Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. Typically, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. Newer homes outnumber old: 18% date from 2001 or later, 2.1% from before 1961.
Before tax, the median household income is $87,000 a year
The income year is 2020: a year of pandemic benefits such as CERB, which the figures count. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
The middle household in Pinawa had $87,000 before tax, near the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The figure for Manitoba’s towns: $83,000. 10% of income recipients received COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefits (typical: 28%).
A lower share of residents who moved in within the year than 73% of Canadian towns, at 8.9%
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
Immigrants here were most often born in Europe (67%), then in the Americas (31%). Elsewhere, just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns. At 0.7%, the share of residents without Canadian citizenship is lower than in 94% of Canadian towns. On top of that, in Pinawa, 12% of residents are immigrants, beside 17% across Canada’s towns.
A higher share of residents with no religion than 84% of Canadian towns, at 48%
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
With visible minority residents at 1.3%, Pinawa is behind 92% of Canadian towns on that count. Typically, just over a third of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
Pinawa sits above 68% of Canadian towns for residents whose mother tongue is French (3%)
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
At home: English 96%, French 1%. Set beside that, 1.5% of residents have French as their mother tongue across Canada’s towns. On bilingual residents, 7.2% here is much the same as across Canada’s towns.
23% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, below 58% of Canadian towns
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Holding no credential: 4% (typical 9.5%). As a reference point, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
In work on census day: 39% of adults
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.
Fewer work here than in the typical town: 39%, against 58% across Canada’s towns. 41% of residents are 65 or over.
The towns around Pinawa are all younger
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pinawa | 1,653 | — | 60.8 | 41% | 12% |
| Lac du Bonnet | 3,592 | 14.8 km | 55.6 | 28% | 6.1% |
| Lac du Bonnet | 1,136 | 17.3 km | 55.6 | 35% | 4.7% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What these tables don’t give. Unpaid care, car ownership and internet access aren’t in the Census Profile, nor is the change by age since 2016. Ethnic origins other than visible minority and Indigenous identity are left out of the charts.
- 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 Pinawa’s residents
Is Pinawa good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 13%. 66% of households are couple families and 4.3% one-parent families. Schools near Pinawa are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Pinawa?
$87,000 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Pinawa (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Pinawa?
Statistics Canada estimates 1,653 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 1,558 in Pinawa, 4% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Pinawa?
60.8 is the median age. Under 15: 13%. 65 and over: 41%.
Is Pinawa bilingual?
English and French: 7.2% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 92%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 3%.
How diverse is Pinawa?
Immigrants make up 12% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 1.3% are members of a visible minority, and 6.6% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Pinawa?
Christian: 51%. No religion: 48%. Another religion: 0.7%.
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).