Photo: RockyRoller · CC BY-SA 4.0Stonewall ranks above 95% of Canadian towns on Indigenous residents: 17%
Of the immigrants living here, 15% came between 2011 and 2021; across Canada’s towns the share is 27%. There are 5% more residents than in 2016. Locally, 1.2% of residents are not Canadian citizens. Half of Stonewall’s residents are over 44, older than in 62% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Stonewall
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
An Indigenous identity is reported by 17% of residents, more than in 95% of Canadian towns, and 1.5% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
From 2016 to 2021, Stonewall outgrew 55% of Canadian towns: +5%
The figures are the 2021 Census’s, except where another date is given. Two census counts, five years apart, and Statistics Canada’s newest estimate.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across Canada’s towns the median change is +4%; across Manitoba’s towns, +4%. Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 8% higher again.
21% of residents are 65 or over, a share 65% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
55–59 is the most common age band: 7.9% of residents. Measured more widely, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns. Few places have as many children under 15: 17% here, more than in 63% of Canadian towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Stonewall, 44. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women.
A smaller share of one-person households than 56% of Canadian towns: 25%
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against Manitoba’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
At 2.4 people, the average household compares with 2.4 across Canada’s towns. The usual figure: 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns. In Stonewall, 7.8% of households are one-parent families.
55% of residents 15 and over are married, more than in 78% of Canadian towns
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Never married and not common-law: just over a fifth of adults (typical: 27%). As a yardstick, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. For Stonewall, the census puts common-law partners at 8.9%.
Stonewall ranks above 70% of Canadian towns on households in single-detached houses: 78%
Occupied homes by type, by owners and renters, and by when they were built. 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 74% of Canadian towns. 30% of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 13% built before 1961. On average, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. The share of renter households is 26%, against 25% across Canada’s towns.
$98,000 a year: the median household income
Census incomes are for 2020, the year before the census, when CERB and other pandemic benefits topped up many households. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
The middle household in Stonewall had $98,000 before tax, 14% above the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Among Manitoba’s towns, the typical figure is $83,000. Pandemic benefits reached 17% of residents with an income, against a typical 28%.
4.6% of residents are immigrants
Immigrants, newcomers and movers.
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 share of immigrants trails 83% of Canadian towns: 4.6%. Here, just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier.
A higher share of residents with no religion than 86% of Canadian towns, at 49%
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
In Stonewall, 1.7% of residents belong to a visible minority, beside 15% across Canada’s towns. As a yardstick, just over a third of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
English is the mother tongue of 93%, and 7.5% speak French as well
Knowledge of the two official languages, first languages, and the language of home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
At home: English 99%, French 0.2%. 1.4% of residents have French as their mother tongue, about the same as across Canada’s towns.
In Stonewall, 24% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, fewer than in 56% of Canadian towns
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No diploma or degree: 5.9% here, 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.
An employment rate of 60%
The census was taken in May 2021, during the pandemic, so these rates show a labour market still recovering. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
60% of residents 15 and over have a job; across Canada’s towns the typical share is 58%.
16th highest median age among 41 towns of 5,339 to 5,542
Median age of the Canadian towns nearest in population; hover a dot.
The span goes from 26.6 (Chisasibi) up to 60 (Electoral Area L, Cariboo). The towns whose median age is nearest to Stonewall’s: Southwold (44), Wingham (44), Windsor (44.4) and West Meadowlark Park (44.6).
Around Stonewall, 1 of 5 towns have a higher median age
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page. Distances here run 11–25 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Stonewall.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stonewall | 5,443 | — | 44 | 21% | 4.6% |
| Stony Mountain | 9,180 | 10.9 km | 40.8 | 15% | 4.2% |
| Rosser | 1,481 | 19.6 km | 42 | 18% | 8.4% |
| Woodlands | 4,057 | 22.6 km | 40 | 18% | 4.3% |
| West St. Paul | 10,796 | 23.8 km | 41.2 | 17% | 18% |
| St. Andrews | 12,021 | 25.1 km | 46.8 | 19% | 8.3% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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.
Questions about Stonewall’s residents
How diverse is Stonewall?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 4.6%. A visible minority makes up 1.7% and Indigenous residents 17%.
What religion are people in Stonewall?
Most often Christian (50%) or no religion (49%); other religions make up 0.5%.
Is Stonewall good for families?
Children under 15 are 17% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 61% of households and one-parent families 7.8%. Schools near Stonewall are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Stonewall?
Median total household income in Stonewall was $98,000 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Stonewall?
The latest figure is an estimate: 5,443 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Stonewall counted 5,046, 5% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Stonewall?
Half the residents are older than 44 and half younger, older than 62% of Canadian towns; 17% are children under 15 and 21% are 65 or over.
Is Stonewall bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 7.5% are. Another 0% speak only French and 93% only English, and French is the first language of 1.4%.
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).