Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainA median age of 25.6: Lac Seul 28 is younger than 99% of Canadian towns
A First Nations reserve, Lac Seul 28 is home to Lac Seul. Residents aged 15 to 24: 15% here and 11% across Canada’s towns. The latest estimate, for July 2025, is 1,076 residents; the 2021 Census found 320 households. The share of one-parent families stands at 19%. At 88%, the share of households in single-detached houses is higher than in 84% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Lac Seul 28
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
An Indigenous identity is reported by 98% of residents, more than in 99% of Canadian towns. 96% are Registered or Treaty Indians and 17% grew up speaking an Indigenous language. Identity & religion ↓
Younger than most towns
Half of Lac Seul 28’s residents are under 25.6 and half over; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 34% are under 15 and 6.8% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Faster growth than 55% of Canadian towns: Lac Seul 28 changed by +5% since 2016
The 2021 Census is the source of every figure here unless a date says otherwise. Residents at the 2016 and 2021 censuses and the latest estimate, with the 2016–2021 change beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across Ontario’s towns the median is +6%, and across Canada’s towns +4%.
6.8% of residents are 65 or over, fewer than in 97% of Canadian towns
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
The biggest five-year age group is 10–14, with 14% of residents, 2.4 times the share across Canada’s towns. Higher than in 99% of Canadian towns: 34% of residents are under 15. As a yardstick, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 109 men for every 100 women.
Bigger households than 94% of Canadian towns: 3.2 people each on average
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
28% of households are one person living alone.
Married residents 15 and over make up 19% in Lac Seul 28, less than in 99% of Canadian towns
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Never married and not common-law: 49% of adults (typical: 27%). Locally, 22% of residents 15 and over live common-law.
A smaller share of renter households than 82% of Canadian towns: 13%
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
20% 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. The benchmark for renter households across Canada’s towns: 25%.
The middle household earns $46,800 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
At $46,800, the middle household in Lac Seul 28 earned 46% less than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The provincial yardstick is $91,600, the median across Ontario’s towns. The pandemic’s benefits: 19% of income recipients, against 28% in the typical town.
A larger share of Indigenous residents than 99% of Canadian towns: 98%
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Where 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns, Lac Seul 28 has 43%. The comparison figure for Indigenous residents is 2.8% across Canada’s towns.
80% have English as their mother tongue; 0.5% also speak French
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
Residents whose mother tongue is French are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns. For Lac Seul 28, the census puts bilingual residents at 0.5%.
Lac Seul 28 sits below 99% of Canadian towns for degree holders aged 25 to 64 (4.4%)
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
45% 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.
A job for 44% of residents aged 15 and over
These rates date from May 2021, during the pandemic, and run lower than a normal year’s. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
At 44%, fewer residents are in work than the typical 58% across Canada’s towns, and 6.8% are 65 or over.
No nearby town is as young as Lac Seul 28
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page. The nearest places to Lac Seul 28 with figures are 24–78 km away.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lac Seul 28 | 1,076 | — | 25.6 | 6.8% | 0% |
| Sioux Lookout | 6,122 | 23.6 km | 38 | 14% | 6.3% |
| Dryden | 7,808 | 57.9 km | 48 | 24% | 6.1% |
| Machin | 1,060 | 78.4 km | 53.6 | 27% | 9.7% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns. A figure here is set beside two middles, the median across Ontario’s places of 2,500 people or more and the median across all Canadian towns that size; reserves and entire cities are excluded from both.
- A First Nations reserve. Reserves are compared with Canada’s towns but aren’t counted among them: they have no overall grade and no place in ranked lists. Census figures for small reserves are rounded, and some are suppressed.
- What these tables don’t give. Missing from the census as published: unpaid care, cars and internet access, and the shift in each age band since 2016. Ethnic origins past visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted here.
- 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 Lac Seul 28’s residents
How diverse is Lac Seul 28?
Indigenous identity: 98%. Visible minority: 0%. Statistics Canada publishes no immigration figures for Lac Seul 28.
What religion are people in Lac Seul 28?
Most often Christian (31%) or no religion (43%); other religions make up 26%.
Is Lac Seul 28 good for families?
Children under 15 are 34% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 36% of households and one-parent families 19%. Schools near Lac Seul 28 are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Lac Seul 28?
Median total household income in Lac Seul 28 was $46,800 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Lac Seul 28?
The latest figure is an estimate: 1,076 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Lac Seul 28 counted 1,022, 5% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Lac Seul 28?
Half the residents are older than 25.6 and half younger; 34% are children under 15 and 6.8% are 65 or over.
Is Lac Seul 28 bilingual?
English and French: 0.5% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 100%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 0%.
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).