Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainIndigenous residents make up 18% in Rossburn, more than in 95% of Canadian towns
The share of residents aged 15 to 24 is 7.7%, against 11% across Canada’s towns. At 10%, the share of renter households is lower than in 89% of Canadian towns. Some 1,015 people live in Rossburn, by the estimate for July 2025. In Rossburn, 37% of households are one person living alone.
What stands out about the people of Rossburn
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
An Indigenous identity is reported by 18% of residents, more than in 95% of Canadian towns, and 11% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Older than most towns
Rossburn’s median age is 52.8; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 30% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A ±0% change since 2016: slower than 79% of Canadian towns
All figures are the 2021 Census’s unless another date is shown. The census counts of 2016 and 2021, the estimate after them, and the change set beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across Manitoba’s towns the median is +4%, and across Canada’s towns +4%.
Older than 91% of Canadian towns: half of Rossburn is over 52.8
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
Here 30% of residents are 65 or over, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 19%. The biggest five-year age group is 60–64, with 8.7% of residents.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women.
2.1 people per household, fewer than in 83% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Manitoba’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
With one-parent families at 5.6%, Rossburn is behind 87% of Canadian towns on that count.
More married residents 15 and over than 72% of Canadian towns: 53%
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Never married and not common-law: 20% of adults (typical: 27%). As a yardstick, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. Common-law partners: a tenth of the total.
A larger share of households in single-detached houses than 66% of Canadian towns: 76%
Occupied homes by type, by owners and renters, and by when they were built. 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
Just over one in ten homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. The share of households in single-detached houses across Canada’s towns is 64%. Older homes outnumber new: 34% predate 1961, 11% date from 2001 or later.
$59,600 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; Rossburn’s, at $59,600, is 31% lower. For Manitoba’s towns, the median household income is $83,000. In 2020, 16% of income recipients drew a COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefit; the typical town had 28%.
A higher share of residents who moved in within the year than 79% of Canadian towns, at 15%
Immigrants, newcomers and movers.
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
The share of residents without Canadian citizenship trails 88% of Canadian towns: 1.1%. The wider picture: 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns. Here, 2.6% of residents are immigrants.
A smaller share of residents with no religion than 52% of Canadian towns: 34%
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Visible minority residents: 1.6% here and 15% across Canada’s towns. The benchmark for residents with no religion across Canada’s towns: 35%.
English is the mother tongue of 81%, and 3.7% speak French as well
Knowledge of the two official languages, first languages, and the language of home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
Against a figure of 7.5% across Canada’s towns, the share of bilingual residents in Rossburn comes in at 3.7%. At home: English 96%, French 0.5%. Fewer residents whose mother tongue is French than in two thirds of Canadian towns: 1.1%.
A lower share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 89% of Canadian towns, at 13%
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Across Canada’s towns, 27% of 25- to 64-year-olds hold a degree; in Rossburn, 13%, and 36% have a college or trades credential (typical: 29%).
61% of adults were employed in May 2021
The census was taken in May 2021, during the pandemic, so these rates show a labour market still recovering. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Employment runs above the middle of Canada’s towns (58%), at 61%.
Rossburn sits below 1 of its 5 closest neighbours on median age
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are. The nearest places to Rossburn with figures are 8–43 km away.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rossburn | 1,015 | — | 52.8 | 30% | 2.6% |
| Waywayseecappo First Nation | 1,714 | 7.7 km | 21.6 | 4.6% | 0% |
| Yellowhead | 1,867 | 30.5 km | 55.2 | 32% | 5.3% |
| Prairie View | 2,149 | 32.3 km | 41.6 | 23% | 4.1% |
| Russell | 2,715 | 36.7 km | 43.2 | 24% | 11% |
| Riding Mountain West | 1,511 | 43.1 km | 52 | 24% | 6.6% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- What these tables don’t give. For origins the charts stop at visible minority and Indigenous identity, and the Census Profile has nothing on unpaid care, cars or the internet, or on change by age since 2016.
- 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.
Questions about Rossburn’s residents
What is the population of Rossburn?
Statistics Canada estimates 1,015 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 973 in Rossburn, about the same as 2016.
What is the average age in Rossburn?
52.8 is the median age. Under 15: 16%. 65 and over: 30%.
Is Rossburn bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 3.7% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 96% speak only English and 0% only French; 1.1% grew up with French.
How diverse is Rossburn?
Immigrants make up 2.6% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 1.6% are members of a visible minority, and 18% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Rossburn?
Christian: 63%. No religion: 34%. Another religion: 2.6%.
Is Rossburn good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 16%. 54% of households are couple families and 5.6% one-parent families. Schools near Rossburn are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Rossburn?
$59,600 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Rossburn (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
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).