Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainAbove 89% of Canadian towns: 11% of residents have an Indigenous identity
In Riverdale, 20% of residents are under 15, beside 16% across Canada’s towns. This Manitoba town had about 2,205 residents in July 2025, by Statistics Canada’s estimate, and 715 households at the 2021 Census. Census figures put households in single-detached houses at 85% here. With a median age of 40, Riverdale is younger than 63% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Riverdale
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
11% of residents identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit, more than in 89% of Canadian towns; 2.3% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Fewer people than before
Riverdale went from 2,133 people in 2016 to 1,803 in 2021, −16%: slower growth than in 99% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A −16% change since 2016: slower than 99% of Canadian towns
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. How the population moved between the last two censuses, and since.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across Canada’s towns, half of towns changed by more than +4%; across Manitoba’s towns, by more than +4%. Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 22% higher again.
Below 58% of Canadian towns: 17% of residents are 65 or over
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
The share of residents aged 15 to 24 is 10%, against 11% across Canada’s towns. As a yardstick, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns. The biggest five-year age group is 60–64, with 7.5% of residents.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 104 men for every 100 women.
Only 25% of households are one person living alone in Riverdale
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Manitoba’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Households average 2.4 people, against 2.4 across Canada’s towns. At 5.6%, the share of one-parent families is lower than in 87% of Canadian towns. On average, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns.
Riverdale sits above 82% 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
21% of adults have never married and don’t live common-law (typical: 27%). Measured more widely, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. Census figures put common-law partners at 13% in Riverdale.
In Riverdale, 21% of households rent their home, fewer than in 60% 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
Older homes outnumber new: 33% predate 1961, 22% date from 2001 or later. Renter households make up 25% across Canada’s towns. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns.
The middle household earns $82,000 a year
Census incomes are for 2020, the year before the census, when CERB and other pandemic benefits topped up many households. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
At $82,000, the middle household in Riverdale earned close to the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). For Manitoba’s towns, the median household income is $83,000. 18% of income recipients received COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefits (typical: 28%).
9.8% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, below 62% 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
29% of immigrants arrived between 2011 and 2021, against 27% across Canada’s towns. Elsewhere, 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns. Here, one in ten residents are immigrants.
49% of residents said they have no religion, more than in 85% of Canadian towns
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
The figure for visible minority residents is 4.4% in Riverdale and 15% across Canada’s towns. Residents with no religion make up 35% across Canada’s towns.
91% have English as their mother tongue; 2.8% 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
Residents whose mother tongue is French: 0.8%, near enough the figure across Canada’s towns. At home: English 95%, French 0.3%.
Below 69% of Canadian towns: 19% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Without any certificate: 12% of 25- to 64-year-olds (typical: 9.5%).
61% of residents 15 and over were in work
Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic: some of these rates are lower than in a usual year. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
At 61%, more residents are in work than the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
Riverdale sits below 3 of its 5 closest neighbours on median age
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are. The nearest places to Riverdale with figures are 22–29 km away.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverdale | 2,205 | — | 40 | 17% | 10% |
| Oakview | 1,670 | 21.8 km | 42 | 19% | 7.3% |
| Elton | 1,437 | 25.7 km | 40.8 | 16% | 4.1% |
| Whitehead | 1,824 | 26.3 km | 40.4 | 14% | 6% |
| Brandon | 59,444 | 29.3 km | 36.8 | 16% | 18% |
| Sioux Valley Dakota Nation | 1,090 | 29.4 km | 27.8 | 6.6% | 0% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What these tables don’t give. The Census Profile has no unpaid care, cars or internet access, and no change by age since 2016; ethnic origins beyond visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted here.
- 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 Riverdale’s residents
Is Riverdale bilingual?
2.8% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 0.3% speak French only and 97% English only. French is the mother tongue of 0.8%.
How diverse is Riverdale?
10% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 4.4% belong to a visible minority and 11% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Riverdale?
48% are Christian and 49% have no religion; 3.2% follow another religion.
Is Riverdale good for families?
Under 15: 20% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 64% of households. One-parent families: 5.6%. Schools near Riverdale are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Riverdale?
The median household in Riverdale took in $82,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Riverdale?
Riverdale had about 2,205 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 1,803, 16% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Riverdale?
A median age of 40. Children under 15 make up 20%, and people 65 and over 17%.
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).