Photo: Hans-Jürgen Hübner · CC BY 3.0Assiginack is older than 92% of Canadian towns: a median age of 53.6
16% of residents are under 15 across Canada’s towns, against 13% in Assiginack. Still, households in single-detached houses are more common here than in 94% of Canadian towns. With about 1,137 residents in July 2025, Assiginack counted 450 households at the 2021 Census. On the census count, 4.4% of households are one-parent families.
What stands out about the people of Assiginack
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
19% of residents identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit, more than in 96% of Canadian towns; 15% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Older than most towns
Half of Assiginack’s residents are under 53.6 and half over; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 28% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Slower than most: −1% since 2016, behind 81% of Canadian towns
All figures are the 2021 Census’s unless another date is shown. How the population moved between the last two censuses, and since.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Medians for comparison: +4% across Canada’s towns; +6% across Ontario’s towns. By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 13%.
28% of residents are 65 or over, a share 89% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
The biggest five-year age group is 60–64, with one in ten residents, 1.5 times the share across Canada’s towns. On the census count, nearly one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24. Elsewhere, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women.
Smaller households than 74% of Canadian towns: 2.2 people on average
Households by family type and by the number of people in them.
Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
30% of households are one person living alone (Canada’s towns: 27%).
Above 80% of Canadian towns: 55% of residents 15 and over are married
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
The share of common-law partners trails 69% of Canadian towns: 8.5%. Typically, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns.
Only 18% of households rent their home in Assiginack
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
8.9% of homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. Across Canada’s towns, a quarter of households rent their home.
Median household income: $73,500 a year
Incomes are 2020’s, the census’s reference year, and include pandemic benefits such as CERB. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
Half of Assiginack’s households had a total income below $73,500, 15% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). $91,600 is the median household income across Ontario’s towns. COVID-19 benefits went to 19% of residents with an income (typical: 28%).
5.6% of residents are immigrants
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 35%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
The largest groups of immigrants were born in Europe (82%) and in the Americas (18%). Residents without Canadian citizenship are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns. 17% of residents are immigrants across Canada’s towns, against 5.6% in Assiginack.
Indigenous residents: 19%, a higher share than 96% of Canadian towns
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Visible minority residents are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns. Set beside that, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns. Across Assiginack, two in five residents said they have no religion.
Residents whose mother tongue is French: 3.5%, a higher share than 69% 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
At home: English 97%, French 1%. To put it in context, 1.5% of residents have French as their mother tongue across Canada’s towns. Assiginack sits close to the norm on bilingual residents: 8%, about the same as across Canada’s towns.
Degree holders aged 25 to 64: 30%, a higher share than 55% of Canadian towns
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
At the bottom of the ladder, 11% hold no certificate of any kind, against 9.5% in the typical town. On average, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
Employment: 52% of residents 15 and over had a job
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.
The employment rate of 52% is below the typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 28% of residents are 65 or over.
Median age: 2 of the 3 towns around Assiginack are older
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page. The nearest places to Assiginack with figures are 9–29 km away.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assiginack | 1,137 | — | 53.6 | 28% | 5.6% |
| Wikwemikong Unceded | 2,875 | 8.8 km | 34.8 | 13% | 0% |
| Little Current | 2,764 | 26.2 km | 55.6 | 32% | 4.4% |
| Central Manitoulin | 2,386 | 29.1 km | 58.4 | 37% | 5.3% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns. Two medians frame each figure: one for Ontario’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, one for all Canadian towns of that size, with whole cities and First Nations reserves left out. Percentiles rank the town within Canada.
- What these tables don’t give. For origins the charts stop at visible minority and Indigenous identity, and the Census Profile has nothing on unpaid care, cars or the internet, or on change by age since 2016.
- The census’s own words. “Visible minority” is the census’s term from the Employment Equity Act: people, other than Indigenous peoples, who are non-white in colour or race. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are as residents answered. The page compares them with other towns and never labels a town by them.
Questions about Assiginack’s residents
Is Assiginack bilingual?
8% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 0% speak French only and 93% English only. French is the mother tongue of 3.5%.
How diverse is Assiginack?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 5.6%. A visible minority makes up 0% and Indigenous residents 19%.
What religion are people in Assiginack?
Most often Christian (58%) or no religion (40%); other religions make up 1.5%.
Is Assiginack good for families?
Children under 15 are 13% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 59% of households and one-parent families 4.4%. Schools near Assiginack are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Assiginack?
Median total household income in Assiginack was $73,500 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Assiginack?
The latest figure is an estimate: 1,137 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Assiginack counted 1,008, about the same as 2016.
What is the average age in Assiginack?
Half the residents are older than 53.6 and half younger; 13% are children under 15 and 28% are 65 or over.
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).