Photo: Jasonbook99 · CC BY-SA 4.0Ste. Rose ranks above 99% of Canadian towns on Indigenous residents: 38%
The figure for residents who moved in within the year is 6.7% in Ste. Rose and 11% across Canada’s towns. The latest estimate, for July 2025, is 1,651 residents; the 2021 Census found 700 households. The share of one-person households stands at 36%. Lower than in 90% of Canadian towns: 3% of residents are immigrants.
What stands out about the people of Ste. Rose
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
38% of residents identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit, more than in 99% of Canadian towns; 5% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Fewer people than before
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Ste. Rose went from 1,712 to 1,591 residents (−7%), slower growth than in 98% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Older than most towns
Ste. Rose’s median age is 52; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 33% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
−7% since 2016: slower than 98% of Canadian towns
Unless a figure says otherwise, it is from the 2021 Census. Residents at the 2016 and 2021 censuses and the latest estimate, with the 2016–2021 change beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across Manitoba’s towns the median is +4%, and across Canada’s towns +4%.
Older than 90% of Canadian towns: half of Ste. Rose is over 52
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
Residents aged 15 to 24 make up 8.5%, against 11% across Canada’s towns. In Ste. Rose, a third of residents are 65 or over.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
2.2 people per household, fewer than in 74% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Manitoba’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
The census found that 7.1% of households are one-parent families in Ste. Rose.
A larger share of married residents 15 and over than 58% of Canadian towns: 49%
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Set against 11% across Canada’s towns, one in ten residents 15 and over live common-law in Ste. Rose. Just over a fifth of adults have never married and don’t live common-law (typical: 27%).
76% of households live in a single-detached house, a share 66% of Canadian towns don’t reach
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
Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. Across the comparison, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. Older homes outnumber new: 18% predate 1961, 8.6% date from 2001 or later. 10% of homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%.
The midpoint household income is $60,000 a year
Census incomes cover 2020, when emergency benefits like CERB lifted many households’ totals. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
At $60,000, the middle household in Ste. Rose earned 30% less than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). For Manitoba’s towns, the median household income is $83,000. The pandemic’s benefits: 20% of income recipients, against 28% in the typical town.
3% of residents are immigrants
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
Most recent wave: just over a fifth of immigrants arrived in 2011–2021 (Canada’s towns: 27%). Here, 0.7% of residents are not Canadian citizens.
35% of residents said they have no religion, fewer than in 51% of Canadian towns
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Across Canada’s towns, the share of visible minority residents is 15%; Ste. Rose has 1%. On religion, 62% answered Christian and 35% no religion, against 54% and 35% across Canada’s towns.
Above 79% of Canadian towns: 27% of residents speak English and 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
Nearly a fifth of residents have French as their mother tongue, against 1.5% across Canada’s towns. The usual figure: 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
9.7% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, below 96% of Canadian towns
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
In work on census day: 46% 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.
The employment rate of 46% is below the typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 33% of residents are 65 or over.
No nearby town is as old as Ste. Rose
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are. Distances here run 15–45 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Ste. Rose.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ste. Rose | 1,651 | — | 52 | 33% | 3% |
| Lakeshore | 1,344 | 14.8 km | 51.6 | 26% | 5.5% |
| Ebb and Flow 52 | 1,751 | 35.4 km | 20.8 | 3.7% | 0% |
| Alonsa | 1,216 | 36.2 km | 47.2 | 23% | 2.1% |
| Dauphin | 8,587 | 38.3 km | 41.2 | 24% | 6.7% |
| Dauphin | 2,295 | 45.4 km | 47.2 | 22% | 4.9% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against Manitoba’s towns and Canada’s towns. For each measure we take the median of Manitoba’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, then the median of all Canadian towns. Neither counts whole cities or reserves, and every percentile is a Canadian one.
- 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. 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 Ste. Rose’s residents
Is Ste. Rose good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 16%. 51% of households are couple families and 7.1% one-parent families. Schools near Ste. Rose are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Ste. Rose?
$60,000 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Ste. Rose (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Ste. Rose?
Statistics Canada estimates 1,651 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 1,591 in Ste. Rose, 7% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Ste. Rose?
52 is the median age. Under 15: 16%. 65 and over: 33%.
Is Ste. Rose bilingual?
English and French: 27% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 72%. French only: 0.7%. French mother tongue: 19%.
How diverse is Ste. Rose?
Immigrants make up 3% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 1% are members of a visible minority, and 38% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Ste. Rose?
Christian: 62%. No religion: 35%. Another religion: 2.9%.
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).