Photo: Amakuha · CC BY 4.0Renter households make up 4.8% in Riverbend, less than in 99% of Canadian towns
Against a figure of 19% across Canada’s towns, the share of residents aged 65 and over in Riverbend comes in at 9.6%. The neighbourhood counted 5,453 residents and 1,780 households at the 2021 Census. 5.9% of residents lived at another address a year earlier. Few places have so few one-person households: 12% here, fewer than in 95% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Riverbend
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
13% of residents identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit, more than in 91% of Canadian towns; 4.7% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A larger share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 93% of Canadian towns: 15%
Every figure here comes from the 2021 Census unless it carries another date. Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
With a median age of 38.5, Riverbend is younger than 73% of Canadian towns. On average, 11% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across Canada’s towns. A tenth of Riverbend is 65 or over, against 17% across Manitoba’s towns and 19% across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Riverbend, 38.5. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
3.1 people per household, more than in 92% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Manitoba’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
One-parent families make up 11%, against 8.2% across Canada’s towns.
Only 7.3% of residents 15 and over live common-law in Riverbend
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Against a figure of 46% across Canada’s towns, the share of married residents 15 and over in Riverbend comes in at 54%. Across Canada’s towns, the share of common-law partners is 11%.
Households in single-detached houses: 87%, a higher share than 84% 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
31% of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 2% built before 1961. Typically, 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.
Household income at the median: $118,900 a year
Incomes here are for 2020, the year before the census, CERB and other pandemic benefits included. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
The middle household in Riverbend had $118,900 before tax, 38% above the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Across Manitoba’s towns the median is $83,000. In 2020, 26% of income recipients drew a COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefit; the typical town had 28%.
A higher share of immigrants than 63% of Canadian towns, at 24%
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 30%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Recent arrivals are 21% of immigrants (2011 to 2021), beside 27% across Canada’s towns. Across Canada’s towns, the share of immigrants is 17%. On the census count, 5.4% of residents are not Canadian citizens.
More Indigenous residents than 91% of Canadian towns: 13%
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Among other religions: Sikh (4.5%). The comparison figure for Indigenous residents is 2.8% across Canada’s towns. Compared with other places, visible minority residents are common here: 32%, more than in 69% of Canadian towns. By contrast, across Canada’s towns, just over a third of residents said they have no religion; in Riverbend, 33%.
7.8% of residents speak English and French, more than in 52% of Canadian towns
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
14% most often speak a language other than English or French at home, and 0.8% speak neither official language. Measured more widely, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns. There is little gap on residents whose mother tongue is French: 1.3%, about the same as across Canada’s towns.
Degree holders aged 25 to 64 make up 32% in Riverbend, more than in 60% of Canadian towns
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Without any certificate: 6.2% of 25- to 64-year-olds (typical: 9.5%).
67% of residents 15 and over were in work
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.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, below this 67%.
Youngest by rank: 9th of 41 towns of 5,348 to 5,565 people
The Canadian towns closest in population, from youngest to oldest.
The youngest is Chisasibi (26.6) and the oldest Electoral Area L, Cariboo (60). Closest in median age to Riverbend are Burrows Central (37.6), Carillon / Saint-Pie-X (38), Mandalay West (38.8) and Headingley (40.4).
Older than Riverbend: 5 of the 6 towns nearby
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverbend | 5,453 | — | 38.5 | 9.6% | 24% |
| Rivergrove | 2,742 | 0.5 km | 50.2 | 30% | 22% |
| Valhalla | 3,153 | 1.3 km | 66 | 52% | 21% |
| Kildonan Drive | 5,063 | 2.5 km | 48.2 | 27% | 14% |
| West Kildonan Industrial | 3,678 | 2.5 km | 31.5 | 8% | 47% |
| River East | 7,774 | 2.6 km | 47.9 | 27% | 15% |
| Rossmere-A | 13,613 | 2.6 km | 39.3 | 21% | 24% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What these tables don’t give. Some things the page can’t show: the Census Profile asks nothing about unpaid care, cars or internet access, and gives no change by age since 2016. Ethnic origins beyond visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted.
- 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. The middle of Manitoba’s towns of 2,500 or more comes first, the middle of all Canadian towns second; cities as a whole and First Nations reserves stay out, and percentiles are within Canada.
- Neighbourhoods are sums of small areas. Statistics Canada publishes the census for municipalities, not neighbourhoods, so these figures add up the dissemination areas inside the neighbourhood. Counts are sums of StatCan’s rounded counts; the median age and income are worked out from the published age and income groups; and 2016 areas don’t add up to these, so there is no 2016 count.
Questions about Riverbend’s residents
What is the population of Riverbend?
The 2021 Census counted 5,453 people in Riverbend.
What is the average age in Riverbend?
A median age of 38.5, younger than 73% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 19%, and people 65 and over 9.6%.
Is Riverbend bilingual?
7.8% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 0.1% speak French only and 91% English only. French is the mother tongue of 1.3%.
How diverse is Riverbend?
24% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 32% belong to a visible minority and 13% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Riverbend?
59% are Christian and 33% have no religion; 7.8% follow another religion.
Is Riverbend good for families?
Under 15: 19% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 64% of households. One-parent families: 11%. Schools near Riverbend are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Riverbend?
The median household in Riverbend took in $118,900 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population. 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).