Residents aged 65 and over: 26%, a higher share than 82% of Canadian towns
One-person households make up 32%, against 27% across Canada’s towns. Indigenous residents account for 5.6%. The median age in Varsity View is 46.6, higher than in three quarters of Canadian towns. At the 2021 Census, 2,985 people lived locally, in 1,220 households.
Below 74% of Canadian towns: 14% of residents are under 15
Every figure here comes from the 2021 Census unless it carries another date. Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
No age band is larger than 55–59: 8.1% of residents. Across Canada’s towns, 16% of residents are under 15.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Varsity View, 46.6. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
About 87 men for every 100 women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
2.3 people per household, fewer than in 69% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Manitoba’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
For Varsity View, the census puts one-parent families at 8.3%.
Only 8.5% of residents 15 and over live common-law in Varsity View
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
49% of residents 15 and over are married, against 46% across Canada’s towns. Across Canada’s towns, the share of common-law partners is 11%.
Above 75% of Canadian towns: 6.2% of households live in a building of five or more storeys
Houses and apartments, owners and renters, older and newer homes. 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
Renter households: 23% here and 25% across Canada’s towns. For Varsity View, the census puts households in single-detached houses at 69%.
The midpoint household income is $90,400 a year
The census asked about income in 2020: a pandemic year, with CERB and other emergency benefits counted in. 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; Varsity View’s, at $90,400, is 5% higher. Across Manitoba’s towns the median is $83,000. Pandemic payments such as CERB reached 22% of income recipients here, against 28% in the typical town.
Residents who moved in within the year: 9.7%, a lower share than 63% of Canadian towns
Immigrants by continent of birth and when they arrived, citizenship, and who moved in recently.
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 largest groups of immigrants were born in Asia (40%) and in Europe (33%). The wider picture: 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns. Recent arrivals are just over a fifth of immigrants (2011 to 2021), beside 27% across Canada’s towns.
Residents with no religion: 41%, a higher share than 69% of Canadian towns
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
In Varsity View, 12% of residents belong to a visible minority. Against that, 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
Bilingual residents make up 8.8% in Varsity View, more than in 57% of Canadian towns
English, French and the other languages people grew up with or speak at home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
At home, 7.7% mostly speak another language; 0.5% speak neither English nor French. Fewer residents whose mother tongue is French than in 62% of Canadian towns: 1.2%. For comparison, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
39% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, more than in 70% of Canadian towns
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
3.7% have no certificate, diploma or degree (typical: 9.5%). Set beside that, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
An employment rate of 64%
May 2021 was still a pandemic month: the census’s work figures reflect that. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
More people work here than in the typical town: 64%, against 58% across Canada’s towns.
The 16th oldest of 41 towns of 2,940 to 3,030 people
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
Albany is the youngest of them at 29.9; Electoral Area C, Strathcona, at 58.4, the oldest. Markstay-Warren (45.2), Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil (45.2), Hillcrest Management Area (46.8) and Wawa (47.2): the towns nearest Varsity View in median age.
Nearby, 3 of 6 towns have older populations than Varsity View
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Varsity View | 2,985 | — | 46.6 | 26% | 15% |
| Elmhurst | 6,600 | 1.2 km | 48.7 | 26% | 13% |
| Silver Heights | 7,883 | 1.8 km | 44.7 | 23% | 15% |
| Booth | 9,016 | 2.5 km | 42.7 | 23% | 14% |
| Kirkfield | 4,100 | 2.6 km | 54.1 | 33% | 13% |
| Deer Lodge | 3,691 | 2.7 km | 43 | 18% | 15% |
| South Tuxedo | 3,629 | 2.9 km | 57.7 | 38% | 17% |
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.
- Neighbourhoods are sums of small areas. There is no census profile for a neighbourhood, so we add up the dissemination areas inside it. Each count is a sum of Statistics Canada’s rounded counts, the median age and income come from the published groups, and with 2016’s areas drawn differently there is no 2016 count.
- 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. 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.
Questions about Varsity View’s residents
Is Varsity View good for families?
14% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 54% of households and one-parent families 8.3%. Schools near Varsity View are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Varsity View?
Half of Varsity View’s households had more than $90,400 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of Varsity View?
The 2021 Census counted 2,985 people in Varsity View.
What is the average age in Varsity View?
The median age is 46.6, older than 75% of Canadian towns. 14% are under 15 and 26% 65 or older.
Is Varsity View bilingual?
English and French: 8.8% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 91%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 1.2%.
How diverse is Varsity View?
Immigrants: 15% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 12%. Indigenous identity: 5.6%.
What religion are people in Varsity View?
41% said they have no religion and 53% that they are Christian; 6.1% named another faith.
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).