Photo: The original uploader was Northwest at English Wikipedia . · CC BY-SA 3.0Sifton sits below 90% of Canadian towns for renter households (9.8%)
Nearly one in ten residents have an Indigenous identity; across Canada’s towns the figure is 2.8%. Statistics Canada puts Sifton’s population at 1,267 for July 2025. Here, 8.9% of residents are aged 15 to 24. On residents aged 65 and over, Sifton sits higher than 71% of Canadian towns: 23%.
Slower than most: −1% since 2016, behind 86% of Canadian towns
The 2021 Census is the source of every figure here unless a date says otherwise. Residents at the 2016 and 2021 censuses and the latest estimate, with the 2016–2021 change beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
The median across Canada’s towns is +4%, and across Manitoba’s towns +4%. The July 2025 estimate adds another 2%.
A larger share of children under 15 than 87% of Canadian towns: 21%
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
No age band is larger than 60–64: one in ten residents, 1.4 times the share across Canada’s towns. The usual figure: 16% of residents are under 15 across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
23% of households are one person living alone, fewer than in 65% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Manitoba’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Households average 2.5 people, against 2.4 across Canada’s towns. The wider picture: 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns. The census found that 6% of households are one-parent families in Sifton.
Married residents 15 and over make up 62% in Sifton, more than in 98% of Canadian towns
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
17% of adults have never married and don’t live common-law (typical: 27%). Against that, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. Census figures put common-law partners at 9.1% in Sifton.
Sifton sits above 92% of Canadian towns for households in single-detached houses (92%)
Houses and apartments, owners and renters, older and newer homes. 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
8.8% of homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%. To put it in context, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns.
A median household income of $76,000 a year
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
Sifton’s median household took in $76,000 before tax, 12% less than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Household incomes across Manitoba’s towns have a median of $83,000. COVID-19 benefits went to 15% of residents with an income (typical: 28%).
11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, fewer than in 55% of Canadian towns
Immigrants by continent of birth and when they arrived, citizenship, and who moved in recently.
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
2.4% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%). Add to that, residents without Canadian citizenship are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns.
33% of residents said they have no religion, below 56% of Canadian towns
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Visible minority residents are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns. As a reference point, 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
96% have English as their mother tongue; 4% also speak French
English, French and the other languages people grew up with or speak at home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
Residents whose mother tongue is French are about as common here as across Canada’s towns: 2%. Bilingual residents are rarer here than in 86% of Canadian towns.
Sifton sits below 88% of Canadian towns for degree holders aged 25 to 64 (13%)
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Holding no credential: 19% (typical 9.5%). To put it in context, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
An employment rate of 63%
Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic: some of these rates are lower than in a usual year. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, below this 63%.
Every neighbour of Sifton has a younger population
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are. Distances here run 23–26 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Sifton.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sifton | 1,267 | — | 44.4 | 23% | 2.4% |
| Sioux Valley Dakota Nation | 1,090 | 22.8 km | 27.8 | 6.6% | 0% |
| Virden | 3,322 | 25.2 km | 41.6 | 25% | 8.6% |
| Grassland | 1,635 | 25.6 km | 38.4 | 20% | 7.6% |
| Wallace-Woodworth | 2,983 | 26.4 km | 40.4 | 19% | 7.7% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What these tables don’t give. Not in the Census Profile: unpaid care, cars, internet access, and how each age group has changed since 2016. We also chart no ethnic origins besides visible minority and Indigenous identity.
- The census’s own words. In the census, “visible minority” is the Employment Equity Act’s term for people who are non-white in colour or race and not Indigenous. Like immigrant status, Indigenous identity and religion, which residents reported themselves, it is compared with other towns, never turned into a label.
- 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.
Questions about Sifton’s residents
How diverse is Sifton?
2.4% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 0% belong to a visible minority and 8.5% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Sifton?
62% are Christian and 33% have no religion; 4.8% follow another religion.
Is Sifton good for families?
Under 15: 21% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 67% of households. One-parent families: 6%. Schools near Sifton are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Sifton?
The median household in Sifton took in $76,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Sifton?
Sifton had about 1,267 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 1,239, 1% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Sifton?
A median age of 44.4. Children under 15 make up 21%, and people 65 and over 23%.
Is Sifton bilingual?
English and French: 4% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 96%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 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).