Photo: Dig deeper · CC BY-SA 4.0West St. Paul sits below 93% of Canadian towns for one-person households (14%)
11% of residents have an Indigenous identity, against 2.8% across Canada’s towns. Meanwhile, on renter households, West St. Paul sits lower than 85% of Canadian towns: 12%. The latest estimate, for July 2025, is 10,796 residents; the 2021 Census found 2,225 households. Children under 15 account for 19%.
What stands out about the people of West St. Paul
Growing faster than most
West St. Paul went from 5,368 people in 2016 to 6,682 in 2021, +25%: faster growth than in 98% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A +25% change since 2016: faster than 98% of Canadian towns
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. The census counts of 2016 and 2021, the estimate after them, and the change set beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 62%. Across Canada’s towns, the typical town changed +4%; across Manitoba’s towns, +4%.
12% of residents are aged 15 to 24, a share 71% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
With a median age of 41.2, West St. Paul is younger than 55% of Canadian towns. On average, 11% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across Canada’s towns. The share of residents aged 65 and over stands at 17%.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ West St. Paul, 41.2. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split.
2.9 people per household, more than in 87% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Manitoba’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
The share of one-parent families is 7%, against 8.2% across Canada’s towns.
More married residents 15 and over than 86% of Canadian towns: 57%
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Nearly one in ten residents 15 and over live common-law; across Canada’s towns the figure is 11%. Singles who have never married make up nearly a quarter of adults, beside a typical 27%.
A higher share of households in single-detached houses than 88% of Canadian towns, at 90%
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
Just over two in five homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 13% built before 1961. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are more common here than in three fifths of Canadian towns. On average, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns.
Before tax, the median household income is $123,000 a year
The income year is 2020: a year of pandemic benefits such as CERB, which the figures count. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
The median across Canada’s towns is $86,000; West St. Paul’s, at $123,000, is 43% higher. $83,000 is the median household income across Manitoba’s towns. Pandemic benefits reached 23% of residents with an income, against a typical 28%.
West St. Paul sits above 60% of Canadian towns for residents who moved in within the year (12%)
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
Immigrants here were most often born in Europe (50%), then in Asia (37%). The wider picture: just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns. Of the immigrants living here, 14% came between 2011 and 2021; across Canada’s towns the share is 27%.
A smaller share of residents with no religion than 54% of Canadian towns: 34%
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Other faiths: Sikh (6.7%). Across Canada’s towns, just over a third of residents said they have no religion. There is little gap on visible minority residents: 15%, about the same as across Canada’s towns.
English is the mother tongue of 75%, and 6.4% speak French as well
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
9.8% most often speak a language other than English or French at home, and 1.2% speak neither official language. At 0.7%, the share of residents whose mother tongue is French is lower than in 86% of Canadian towns. Where 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns, West St. Paul has 6.4%.
A higher share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 54% of Canadian towns, at 29%
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Across Canada’s towns, 27% of 25- to 64-year-olds hold a degree; in West St. Paul, 29%, and 33% have a college or trades credential (typical: 29%). Those with no credential make up 6.7%, next to 9.5% in the typical town.
In work on census day: 66% of adults
Counted in May 2021, during COVID-19, these rates catch the job market before it had recovered. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, below this 66%.
Oldest by rank: 19th of 41 towns of 10,545 to 11,072 people
Towns of about this size, placed by median age.
Median ages here range from 32.8 in Lethbridge County to 55.6 in Liverpool. Next to West St. Paul on this scale come Creditview (41), Bois-des-Filion (41.2), Laval-Ouest (42.5) and Dutrisac (42.8).
West St. Paul sits below 4 of its 6 closest neighbours on median age
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West St. Paul | 10,796 | — | 41.2 | 17% | 18% |
| East St. Paul | 10,321 | 5.0 km | 46.8 | 21% | 9.1% |
| Riverbend | 5,453 | 6.5 km | 38.5 | 9.6% | 24% |
| Rivergrove | 2,742 | 6.7 km | 50.2 | 30% | 22% |
| Valhalla | 3,153 | 7.0 km | 66 | 52% | 21% |
| River East | 7,774 | 7.2 km | 47.9 | 27% | 15% |
| West Kildonan Industrial | 3,678 | 7.5 km | 31.5 | 8% | 47% |
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. Each comparison is its own median: over Manitoba’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, and over all Canadian towns of that size (whole cities and First Nations reserves left out). Percentiles are within Canada only.
Questions about West St. Paul’s residents
Is West St. Paul bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 6.4% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 93% speak only English and 0.1% only French; 0.7% grew up with French.
How diverse is West St. Paul?
Immigrants: 18% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 15%. Indigenous identity: 11%.
What religion are people in West St. Paul?
34% said they have no religion and 57% that they are Christian; 9.1% named another faith.
Is West St. Paul good for families?
19% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 70% of households and one-parent families 7%. Schools near West St. Paul are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in West St. Paul?
Half of West St. Paul’s households had more than $123,000 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of West St. Paul?
About 10,796, by Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025. The 2021 Census found 6,682 people in West St. Paul, 25% more than 2016.
What is the average age in West St. Paul?
The median age is 41.2, younger than 55% of Canadian towns. 19% are under 15 and 17% 65 or older.
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).