Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0In Machin, 31% of residents have an Indigenous identity, more than in 99% of Canadian towns
The share of residents aged 15 to 24 is 7.9%, against 11% across Canada’s towns. Meanwhile, 91% of households live in a single-detached house, more than in 91% of Canadian towns. The latest estimate, for July 2025, is 1,060 residents; the 2021 Census found 460 households. Census figures put residents who moved in within the year at 7.7% in Machin.
What stands out about the people of Machin
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
An Indigenous identity is reported by 31% of residents, more than in 99% of Canadian towns, and 8.7% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Older than most towns
Half of Machin’s residents are under 53.6 and half over; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 27% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Since 2016, Machin has grown +4%, faster than 51% of Canadian towns
All figures are the 2021 Census’s unless another date is shown. Two census counts, five years apart, and Statistics Canada’s newest estimate.
Change, 2016 to 2021
By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 5%.
A median age of 53.6: Machin is older than 92% of Canadian towns
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
More residents are 60–64 than any other five-year age: 9.9% of residents, 1.4 times the share across Canada’s towns. Census figures put children under 15 at 12% in Machin. At 27%, the share of residents aged 65 and over is higher than in 86% of Canadian towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 104 men for every 100 women.
2.2 people per household, fewer than in 74% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Across Canada’s towns, the share of one-person households is 27%; Machin has 32%. Locally, 6.6% of households are one-parent families.
A higher share of common-law partners than 71% of Canadian towns, at 14%
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
21% of adults are single and have never married; the typical town has 27%. Common-law partners: 11% across Canada’s towns, for comparison. Census figures put married residents 15 and over at 50% in Machin.
Machin sits below 74% of Canadian towns for renter households (15%)
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
Nearly a quarter of homes were built before 1961 and 6.5% in 2001 or later. The benchmark for renter households across Canada’s towns: 25%.
Half above, half below $77,500 a year in household income
Census incomes are for 2020, the year before the census, when CERB and other pandemic benefits topped up many households. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
The middle household in Machin had $77,500 before tax, 10% below the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Among Ontario’s towns, the typical figure is $91,600. Pandemic benefits reached 21% of residents with an income, against a typical 28%.
9.7% 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
Immigrants here were most often born in the Americas (58%), then in Europe (47%). Lower than in 82% of Canadian towns: 1.5% of residents are not Canadian citizens. Set against 17% across Canada’s towns, one in ten residents are immigrants in Machin.
Residents with no religion: 44%, a higher share than 77% of Canadian towns
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Visible minority residents are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns. As a reference point, 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
In Machin, 3% of residents have French as their mother tongue, more than in 68% 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
Locally, 6.4% of residents speak English and French. Residents whose mother tongue is French: 1.5% across Canada’s towns, for comparison.
In Machin, 12% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, fewer than in 92% of Canadian towns
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No certificate at all: 20%, against 9.5%. To put it in context, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
An employment rate of 44%
The census was taken in May 2021, during the pandemic, so these rates show a labour market still recovering. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Fewer work here than in the typical town: 44%, against 58% across Canada’s towns. 27% of residents are 65 or over.
Nearby, 1 of 3 towns have older populations than Machin
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are. Distances here run 14–78 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Machin.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Machin | 1,060 | — | 53.6 | 27% | 9.7% |
| Kenora, Unorganized | 7,877 | 13.8 km | 54.8 | 28% | 5.6% |
| Dryden | 7,808 | 25.2 km | 48 | 24% | 6.1% |
| Lac Seul 28 | 1,076 | 78.4 km | 25.6 | 6.8% | 0% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The census’s own words. These are self-reported answers: Indigenous identity, immigrant status, religion. The census’s “visible minority” comes from the Employment Equity Act (non-white in colour or race, Indigenous peoples aside), and the page sets each beside other towns without labelling any.
- Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns. The middle of Ontario’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.
- 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.
Questions about Machin’s residents
Is Machin bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 6.4% are. Another 0% speak only French and 94% only English, and French is the first language of 3%.
How diverse is Machin?
Immigrants make up 9.7% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 0% are members of a visible minority, and 31% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Machin?
Christian: 56%. No religion: 44%. Another religion: 0%.
Is Machin good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 12%. 57% of households are couple families and 6.6% one-parent families. Schools near Machin are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Machin?
$77,500 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Machin (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Machin?
Statistics Canada estimates 1,060 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 1,012 in Machin, 4% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Machin?
53.6 is the median age. Under 15: 12%. 65 and over: 27%.
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).