Photo: Matthew ave jor · CC BY-SA 3.0More Indigenous residents than 97% of Canadian towns: 20%
Here nearly one in ten households rent their home, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 25%. With a median age of 38, Ste. Anne is younger than 77% of Canadian towns. The 2021 Census found 1,980 households in the town; by July 2025 the population was about 6,387. On the census count, 18% of households are one person living alone.
What stands out about the people of Ste. Anne
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
20% of residents identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit, more than in 97% of Canadian towns; 2.5% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
A town of families
Children under 15 are 23% of residents, more than in 95% of Canadian towns. Households average 2.8 people, and 4.5% are one-parent families. Ages ↓
Growing faster than most
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Ste. Anne went from 5,003 to 5,584 residents (+12%), faster growth than in 86% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Ste. Anne’s population changed by +12% since 2016, more than in 86% 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
Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 14% higher again. Across Canada’s towns the median change is +4%; across Manitoba’s towns, +4%.
A larger share of children under 15 than 95% of Canadian towns: 23%
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
By its share of residents aged 65 and over (17%), Ste. Anne is below 62% of Canadian towns. The wider picture: 16% of residents are under 15 across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Ste. Anne, 38. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women.
2.8 people per household, more than in 82% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Manitoba’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Here 4.5% of households are one-parent families, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 8.2%.
Ste. Anne sits above 92% of Canadian towns for married residents 15 and over (59%)
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
21% of adults have never married and don’t live common-law (typical: 27%). Set beside that, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. The share of common-law partners stands at 10%.
In Ste. Anne, 84% of households live in a single-detached house, more than in 79% of Canadian towns
Dwelling types, tenure and age of the housing. 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
Newer homes outnumber old: 34% date from 2001 or later, 10% from before 1961. Across Canada’s towns, 64% of households live in a single-detached house. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns.
The median household brings in $84,000 a year
Incomes here are for 2020, the year before the census, CERB and other pandemic benefits included. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
The median across Canada’s towns is $86,000, and Ste. Anne’s, at $84,000, is close to it. The figure for Manitoba’s towns: $83,000. COVID-19 benefits were paid to 19% of residents with an income, where the typical town had 28%.
Ste. Anne ranks below 77% of Canadian towns on residents who moved in within the year: 8.5%
Where immigrants were born and when they came, and how recently residents moved in.
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 largest groups of immigrants were born in Europe (55%) and in the Americas (25%). Across Canada’s towns, residents who moved in within the year come to 11%. Immigrants are rarer here than in just over three fifths of Canadian towns. Add to that, just over a fifth of immigrants arrived between 2011 and 2021, against 27% across Canada’s towns.
63% said they are Christian and 35% that they have no religion
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
2.4% of residents belong to a visible minority, against 15% across Canada’s towns.
A higher share of residents whose mother tongue is French than 77% of Canadian towns, at 14%
The official languages residents can speak, and the ones they learned first.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
7.3% most often speak a language other than English or French at home, and 1.3% speak neither official language. As a reference point, 1.5% of residents have French as their mother tongue across Canada’s towns. At 23%, the share of bilingual residents is higher than in just over three quarters of Canadian towns.
Below 92% of Canadian towns: 11% 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
Some 17% have no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. Set beside that, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
Employment: 60% of residents 15 and over had a job
May 2021 was still a pandemic month: the census’s work figures reflect that. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Employment runs above the middle of Canada’s towns (58%), at 60%.
Of 41 towns its size (6,294 to 6,479 people), the 10th youngest
The Canadian towns closest in population, from youngest to oldest.
Median ages here range from 33.5 in City View to 60 in Peachland. Closest in median age to Ste. Anne are Cherry Hill (35.9), Highland (38), Mount Royal (38.1) and Pineview (38.1).
Every nearby town is younger than Ste. Anne
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Questions about Ste. Anne’s residents
Is Ste. Anne bilingual?
23% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 0.4% speak French only and 76% English only. French is the mother tongue of 14%.
How diverse is Ste. Anne?
12% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 2.4% belong to a visible minority and 20% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Ste. Anne?
63% are Christian and 35% have no religion; 1.8% follow another religion.
Is Ste. Anne good for families?
Under 15: 23% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 69% of households. One-parent families: 4.5%. Schools near Ste. Anne are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Ste. Anne?
The median household in Ste. Anne took in $84,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Ste. Anne?
Ste. Anne had about 6,387 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 5,584, 12% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Ste. Anne?
A median age of 38, younger than 77% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 23%, 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).