Half of Sandy Bay 5 is under 21.8, younger than 99% of Canadian towns
A First Nations reserve, Sandy Bay 5 is home to Sandy Bay. One-person households make up 7.6%, against 27% across Canada’s towns. 92% of households live in a single-detached house, more than in 93% of Canadian towns. Its population is up 3% on 2016. The share of residents aged 15 to 24 stands at 21%.
What stands out about the people of Sandy Bay 5
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
An Indigenous identity is reported by 99% of residents, more than in 99% of Canadian towns. 97% are Registered or Treaty Indians and 19% grew up speaking an Indigenous language. Identity & religion ↓
Younger than most towns
Half of Sandy Bay 5’s residents are under 21.8 and half over; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 35% are under 15 and 4.4% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Sandy Bay 5 changed by +3% from 2016 to 2021, slower than 55% of Canadian towns
All figures are the 2021 Census’s unless another date is shown. 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 12% higher again. Across Manitoba’s towns the median is +4%, and across Canada’s towns +4%.
Fewer residents aged 65 and over than 99% of Canadian towns: 4.4%
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
With children under 15 at 35%, Sandy Bay 5 is ahead of 99% of Canadian towns on that count. Set beside that, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Sandy Bay 5, 21.8. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women.
Sandy Bay 5 households average 4.9 people, larger than in 99% of Canadian towns
Private households by type and size.
Against Manitoba’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Set against 8.2% across Canada’s towns, 19% of households are one-parent families in Sandy Bay 5.
A smaller share of married residents 15 and over than 99% of Canadian towns: 19%
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Across Canada’s towns, the share of common-law partners is 11%; Sandy Bay 5 has 18%. To put it in context, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns.
92% of homes are single-detached houses
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
Renter households are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns. Newer homes outnumber old: 33% date from 2001 or later, 9.5% from before 1961. 49% of homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%.
$61,600 a year: where the middle household sits
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
Household incomes run lower in Sandy Bay 5: half had less than $61,600, 28% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The median across Manitoba’s towns is $83,000. Emergency and recovery benefits reached 57% of those with an income, beside a typical 28%.
Sandy Bay 5 sits above 99% of Canadian towns for Indigenous residents (99%)
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
The share of residents with no religion is 43%, against 35% across Canada’s towns. Across Canada’s towns, Indigenous residents come to 2.8%.
76% have English as their mother tongue; 0.4% 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 make up 0.2%, against 1.5% across Canada’s towns. Across Sandy Bay 5, 0.4% of residents speak English and French.
2.9% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, fewer than in 99% of Canadian towns
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
68% of those aged 25 to 64 have no formal credential, where the typical town has 9.5%.
20% of residents 15 and over were in work
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: 20%, against 58% across Canada’s towns. 4.4% of residents are 65 or over.
No nearby town is as young as Sandy Bay 5
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page. No closer places have figures: these lie 40–48 km from Sandy Bay 5.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandy Bay 5 | 2,906 | — | 21.8 | 4.4% | 0% |
| WestLake-Gladstone | 3,604 | 39.8 km | 39.2 | 20% | 12% |
| Glenella-Lansdowne | 1,253 | 46.2 km | 41.2 | 23% | 5.1% |
| Coldwell | 1,368 | 47.5 km | 47.2 | 25% | 3.6% |
| Alonsa | 1,216 | 48.3 km | 47.2 | 23% | 2.1% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. 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. Two medians frame each figure: one for Manitoba’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, one for all Canadian towns of that size, with whole cities and First Nations reserves left out. Percentiles rank the town within Canada.
- 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.
Questions about Sandy Bay 5’s residents
How diverse is Sandy Bay 5?
0% of residents belong to a visible minority and 99% have an Indigenous identity; Statistics Canada suppresses the immigration figures for Sandy Bay 5.
What religion are people in Sandy Bay 5?
37% are Christian and 43% have no religion; 20% follow another religion.
Is Sandy Bay 5 good for families?
Under 15: 35% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 30% of households. One-parent families: 19%. Schools near Sandy Bay 5 are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Sandy Bay 5?
The median household in Sandy Bay 5 took in $61,600 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Sandy Bay 5?
Sandy Bay 5 had about 2,906 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 2,598, 3% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Sandy Bay 5?
A median age of 21.8, younger than 99% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 35%, and people 65 and over 4.4%.
Is Sandy Bay 5 bilingual?
English and French: 0.4% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 100%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 0.2%.
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).