Photo: Felspar13 · CC BY-SA 4.0A higher share of households in single-detached houses than 99% of Canadian towns, at 100%
Compared with 27% across Canada’s towns, 21% of households are one person living alone here. The 2021 Census found 425 households in Rosser; by July 2025 the population was about 1,481. The census found that one in ten residents have an Indigenous identity in the town. Children under 15 are more common here than in 77% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Rosser
Fewer people than before
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Rosser went from 1,372 to 1,270 residents (−7%), slower growth than in 99% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A −7% change since 2016: slower than 99% of Canadian towns
Unless a figure says otherwise, it is from the 2021 Census. How the population moved between the last two censuses, and since.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across Canada’s towns, the typical town changed +4%; across Manitoba’s towns, +4%. The July 2025 estimate adds another 17%.
Above 71% of Canadian towns: 12% of residents are aged 15 to 24
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
More residents are 60–64 than any other five-year age: 8.7% of residents. Among Manitoba’s towns, Brockville has the highest share aged 65 or over, at 54%. The usual figure: 11% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women.
Larger households than 58% of Canadian towns: 2.5 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.
Against a figure of 8.2% across Canada’s towns, the share of one-parent families in Rosser comes in at 9.4%.
Above 75% of Canadian towns: 54% of residents 15 and over are married
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Never married and not common-law: 26% of adults (typical: 27%). Across the comparison, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. For Rosser, the census puts common-law partners at 10%.
Only 21% of households rent their home in Rosser
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: 24% predate 1961, 18% date from 2001 or later. Set beside that, 25% of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. Just over one in ten homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%.
Half above, half below $95,000 a year in household income
The census asked about income in 2020: a pandemic year, with CERB and other emergency benefits counted in. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
The median across Canada’s towns is $86,000; Rosser’s, at $95,000, is 10% higher. Across Manitoba’s towns, half of households had more than $83,000 before tax. Pandemic benefits reached 20% of residents with an income, against a typical 28%.
Below 72% of Canadian towns: 9% of residents lived at another address a year earlier
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
In Rosser, 8.4% of residents are immigrants, beside 17% across Canada’s towns. Few places have so few residents without Canadian citizenship: 3.7% here, fewer than in 61% of Canadian towns. Against that, just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns. The largest groups of immigrants were born in Asia (77%) and in Europe (29%).
Above 73% of Canadian towns: 43% of residents said they have no religion
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Among other religions: Sikh (5.6%). At 7%, the share of visible minority residents is lower than in 63% of Canadian towns. Across Canada’s towns, 35% of residents said they have no religion.
76% 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
At home, 17% mostly speak another language; 0.4% speak neither English nor French. On bilingual residents, Rosser sits lower than 95% of Canadian towns: 2.8%. Residents whose mother tongue is French: 1.2%, near enough the figure across Canada’s towns.
Degree holders aged 25 to 64: 19%, a lower share than 70% of Canadian towns
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
At the bottom of the ladder, 16% hold no certificate of any kind, against 9.5% in the typical town. Set beside that, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
In work on census day: 62% 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.
At 62%, more residents are in work than the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
Among its 6 nearest neighbours, 3 are older than Rosser
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosser | 1,481 | — | 42 | 18% | 8.4% |
| Buchanan | 3,473 | 10.4 km | 43.4 | 18% | 15% |
| Crestview | 8,658 | 10.7 km | 40.9 | 19% | 15% |
| Headingley | 5,368 | 11.3 km | 40.4 | 15% | 6.8% |
| St. François Xavier | 1,607 | 11.4 km | 40.4 | 14% | 5.4% |
| Heritage Park | 5,817 | 11.7 km | 45.1 | 25% | 14% |
| Sturgeon Creek | 3,202 | 11.9 km | 44.1 | 22% | 19% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The census’s own words. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are as residents answered them. “Visible minority” follows the Employment Equity Act, meaning people other than Indigenous peoples who are non-white in colour or race. We compare these figures across towns; none is a label for a town.
- Against Manitoba’s towns and Canada’s towns. Each comparison is its own median: over Manitoba’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, and over all Canadian towns of that size (whole cities and First Nations reserves left out). Percentiles are within Canada only.
- 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.
Questions about Rosser’s residents
How diverse is Rosser?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 8.4%. A visible minority makes up 7% and Indigenous residents 10%.
What religion are people in Rosser?
Most often Christian (51%) or no religion (43%); other religions make up 6.6%.
Is Rosser good for families?
Children under 15 are 19% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 62% of households and one-parent families 9.4%. Schools near Rosser are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Rosser?
Median total household income in Rosser was $95,000 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Rosser?
The latest figure is an estimate: 1,481 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Rosser counted 1,270, 7% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Rosser?
Half the residents are older than 42 and half younger; 19% are children under 15 and 18% are 65 or over.
Is Rosser bilingual?
2.8% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 0% speak French only and 97% English only. French is the mother tongue of 1.2%.
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).