Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0Renter households make up 5.3% in Neebing, less than in 98% of Canadian towns
Indigenous residents: 8.7% here and 2.8% across Canada’s towns. The share of residents aged 65 and over stands at 22%. With a median age of 48.8, Neebing is older than 82% of Canadian towns. The town is home to some 2,390 people (July 2025 estimate), in 940 households at the 2021 Census.
+9% since 2016, a pace 77% of Canadian towns didn’t match
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
By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 7%. For comparison, the median is +4% across Canada’s towns and +6% across Ontario’s towns.
A lower share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 77% of Canadian towns, at 9.2%
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
16% of residents are under 15 across Canada’s towns, against 14% in Neebing. No age band is larger than 60–64: just over one in ten residents, 1.6 times the share across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
46% women, 54% men
About 116 men for every 100 women.
Neebing ranks below 59% of Canadian towns on one-person households: 25%
Private households by type and size.
Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
In Neebing the average household is 2.4 people, beside 2.4 across Canada’s towns. As a yardstick, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns. Locally, 5.8% of households are one-parent families.
Married residents 15 and over: 56%, a higher share than 82% of Canadian towns
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Compared with 11% across Canada’s towns, 13% of residents 15 and over live common-law here. A fifth of adults have never married and don’t live common-law (typical: 27%).
Above 99% of Canadian towns: 99% of households live in a single-detached house
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
Newer homes outnumber old: 18% date from 2001 or later, 13% from before 1961. The wider picture: 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. Just over one in ten homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%.
Median household income here: $94,000 a year
The census asked about income in 2020: a pandemic year, with CERB and other emergency benefits counted in. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
Half of Neebing’s households had a total income above $94,000, 9% more than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Across Ontario’s towns, half of households had more than $91,600 before tax. Emergency and recovery benefits reached 22% of those with an income, beside a typical 28%.
Only 9.4% of residents lived at another address a year earlier in Neebing
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 (54%) and in the Americas (39%). Lower than in 94% of Canadian towns: 0.7% of residents are not Canadian citizens. By way of comparison, 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns. Here 6.3% of residents are immigrants, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 17%.
48% of residents said they have no religion, a share 84% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Across Canada’s towns, 15% of residents belong to a visible minority; in Neebing, 2%. For comparison, 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
93% have English as their mother tongue; 5.8% also speak French
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 2%, residents whose mother tongue is French sit close to the figure across Canada’s towns. Fewer bilingual residents than in 66% of Canadian towns: 5.8%.
22% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, fewer than in 63% of Canadian towns
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Holding no credential: 6.9% (typical 9.5%). As a reference point, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
An employment rate of 55%
Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic: some of these rates are lower than in a usual year. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
55% of residents 15 and over have a job, against a typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 22% are 65 or more.
Nearby, 1 of 4 towns have older populations than Neebing
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page. No closer places have figures: these lie 23–48 km from Neebing.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neebing | 2,390 | — | 48.8 | 22% | 6.3% |
| Fort William 52 | 1,038 | 23.2 km | 37.6 | 16% | 0% |
| Oliver Paipoonge | 6,524 | 24.5 km | 46 | 21% | 6% |
| Thunder Bay | 117,671 | 30.4 km | 44 | 22% | 8.6% |
| Thunder Bay, Unorganized | 6,831 | 47.7 km | 51.6 | 25% | 6.9% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The census’s own words. In the census, “visible minority” is the Employment Equity Act’s term for people who are non-white in colour or race and not Indigenous. Like immigrant status, Indigenous identity and religion, which residents reported themselves, it is compared with other towns, never turned into a label.
- 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. 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 Neebing’s residents
What is the median income in Neebing?
Half of Neebing’s households had more than $94,000 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of Neebing?
About 2,390, by Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025. The 2021 Census found 2,241 people in Neebing, 9% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Neebing?
The median age is 48.8. 14% are under 15 and 22% 65 or older.
Is Neebing bilingual?
English and French: 5.8% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 94%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 2%.
How diverse is Neebing?
Immigrants: 6.3% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 2%. Indigenous identity: 8.7%.
What religion are people in Neebing?
48% said they have no religion and 51% that they are Christian; 0.9% named another faith.
Is Neebing good for families?
14% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 64% of households and one-parent families 5.8%. Schools near Neebing are on its Schools page.
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).