A higher share of residents with no religion than 94% of Canadian towns, at 57%
Households in buildings of five or more storeys: 11%, above 80% of Canadian towns. At the 2021 Census, 4,649 people lived in Riverview, in 2,020 households. Locally, just over a third of households are one person living alone. Compared with other places, residents aged 65 and over are common here: 23%, more than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns.
Riverview ranks below 79% of Canadian towns on children under 15: 13%
Every figure here comes from the 2021 Census unless it carries another date. Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
Half of Riverview’s residents are over 44.1, older than in 63% of Canadian towns. For comparison, 16% of residents are under 15 across Canada’s towns. The biggest five-year age group is 30–34, with 7.6% of residents.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Riverview, 44.1. 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. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Smaller households than 78% of Canadian towns: 2.2 people on average
Households by family type and by the number of people in them.
Against Manitoba’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Locally, 7.4% of households are one-parent families.
Riverview: 13% of residents 15 and over live common-law, above 69% of Canadian towns
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Single and never married: 28% of adults, against a typical 27%. Across the comparison, 11% of residents 15 and over live common-law across Canada’s towns.
A larger share of households in single-detached houses than 63% of Canadian towns: 74%
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
10% of homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%. In Riverview, 27% of households rent their home. On average, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns.
Household income at the median: $88,600 a year
Incomes here are for 2020, the year before the census, CERB and other pandemic benefits included. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
Household incomes sit at the middle in Riverview: half had more than $88,600, near the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Household incomes across Manitoba’s towns have a median of $83,000. COVID-19 benefits were paid to 23% of residents with an income, where the typical town had 28%.
8.2% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, fewer than in 80% of Canadian towns
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
Across Canada’s towns, 17% of residents are immigrants; in Riverview, 11%. Most immigrants were born in Europe (39%) or in the Americas (20%). Compared with other places, residents without Canadian citizenship are scarce here: 2.8%, fewer than in 67% of Canadian towns.
More Indigenous residents than 87% of Canadian towns: 10%
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
7.9% of residents belong to a visible minority; across Canada’s towns the figure is 15%. Across Canada’s towns, the share of Indigenous residents is 2.8%.
Bilingual residents make up 18% in Riverview, more than in 72% of Canadian towns
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
On residents whose mother tongue is French, 2.2% here is much the same as across Canada’s towns. Bilingual residents make up 7.5% across Canada’s towns.
Degree holders aged 25 to 64 make up 52% in Riverview, more than in 87% of Canadian towns
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
At the bottom of the ladder, 3.7% hold no certificate of any kind, against 9.5% in the typical town. The wider picture: 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
An employment rate of 65%
May 2021 was still a pandemic month: the census’s work figures reflect that. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Employment runs above the middle of Canada’s towns (58%), at 65%.
In its size band (4,547 to 4,740), the 15th oldest of 41 towns
Median age of the Canadian towns nearest in population; hover a dot.
The span goes from 31 (Pembina Strip) up to 63.2 (Electoral Area B, Nanaimo). Next to Riverview on this scale come Château-Richer (43.6), Dutton (44), Macewan Glen (44.2) and Riverside Park - Mooneys Bay (44.7).
Every nearby town is younger than Riverview
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverview | 4,649 | — | 44.1 | 23% | 11% |
| Lord Roberts | 5,104 | 0.9 km | 36.2 | 12% | 15% |
| Norwood West | 2,909 | 1.0 km | 42 | 17% | 8.2% |
| Glenwood | 6,617 | 1.6 km | 37.3 | 13% | 14% |
| Norwood East | 3,881 | 1.8 km | 39.3 | 17% | 15% |
| River-Osborne | 5,090 | 1.8 km | 31.6 | 9.8% | 21% |
| McMillan | 3,568 | 1.8 km | 33.5 | 10% | 14% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The census’s own words. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are as residents answered them. “Visible minority” follows the Employment Equity Act, meaning people other than Indigenous peoples who are non-white in colour or race. We compare these figures across towns; none is a label for a town.
- 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.
- Neighbourhoods are sums of small areas. The figures sum the neighbourhood’s dissemination areas, since the census is published for municipalities only. Medians are estimated from the age and income groups, counts carry Statistics Canada’s rounding, and no 2016 count matches these boundaries.
- 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.
Questions about Riverview’s residents
What is the population of Riverview?
Riverview had 4,649 residents at the 2021 Census.
What is the average age in Riverview?
The median age is 44.1, older than 63% of Canadian towns. 13% are under 15 and 23% 65 or older.
Is Riverview bilingual?
18% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 0% speak French only and 83% English only. French is the mother tongue of 2.2%.
How diverse is Riverview?
Immigrants: 11% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 7.9%. Indigenous identity: 10%.
What religion are people in Riverview?
57% said they have no religion and 40% that they are Christian; 3.4% named another faith.
Is Riverview good for families?
13% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 51% of households and one-parent families 7.4%. Schools near Riverview are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Riverview?
Half of Riverview’s households had more than $88,600 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
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).