Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.036% of residents have an Indigenous identity, more than in 99% of Canadian towns
14% of residents are 65 or over; across Canada’s towns the figure is 19%. Census figures put renter households at 33% in Sioux Lookout. The median age locally is 38, lower than in 77% of Canadian towns. The 2021 Census found 2,340 households in the town; by July 2025 the population was about 6,122.
What stands out about the people of Sioux Lookout
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
36% of residents identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit, more than in 99% of Canadian towns; 30% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Since 2016, Sioux Lookout has grown +11%, faster than 84% of Canadian towns
Every figure here comes from the 2021 Census unless it carries another date. 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 5%. Medians for comparison: +4% across Canada’s towns; +6% across Ontario’s towns.
Above 71% of Canadian towns: 18% of residents are under 15
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
No age band is larger than 30–34: 8.4% of residents, 1.3 times the share across Canada’s towns. In Sioux Lookout, 12% of residents are aged 15 to 24.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Sioux Lookout, 38. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
Bigger households than 58% of Canadian towns: 2.5 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.
9% of households are one-parent families, about the same as across Canada’s towns. Locally, 28% of households are one person living alone.
A larger share of common-law partners than 81% of Canadian towns: 17%
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Single and never married: 31% of adults, against a typical 27%. 39% of residents 15 and over are married, fewer than in 69% of Canadian towns. The comparison figure for common-law partners is 11% across Canada’s towns.
Households in single-detached houses make up 68% in Sioux Lookout, more than in 56% of Canadian towns
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
11% of homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%. Measured more widely, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. Older homes outnumber new: 24% predate 1961, 20% date from 2001 or later. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns.
The midpoint household income is $102,000 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 Sioux Lookout’s households had a total income above $102,000, 19% more than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Within Ontario’s towns, the household in the middle had $91,600. COVID-19 benefits went to 16% of residents with an income (typical: 28%).
A higher share of residents who moved in within the year than 59% of Canadian towns, at 12%
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 35%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Set against 17% across Canada’s towns, 6.3% of residents are immigrants in Sioux Lookout. This Ontario town has fewer residents without Canadian citizenship than 63% of Canadian towns, at 3.4%. Residents who moved in within the year: 11% across Canada’s towns, for comparison. Most immigrants were born in Asia (50%) or in Europe (26%).
Residents with no religion: 45%, a higher share than 79% of Canadian towns
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
7.2% of residents belong to a visible minority, against 15% across Canada’s towns. Residents with no religion: 35% across Canada’s towns, for comparison.
86% have English as their mother tongue; 4.6% 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
The share of bilingual residents trails 79% of Canadian towns: 4.6%. An Indigenous language is the mother tongue of 4.9%.
25% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, fewer than in 55% of Canadian towns
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
15% of those aged 25 to 64 have no formal credential, where the typical town has 9.5%.
In work on census day: 67% of adults
Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic: some of these rates are lower than in a usual year. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
The employment rate of 67% is above the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
The 10th youngest of 41 towns of 6,028 to 6,213 people
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
Tay Valley is the oldest at 57.2, Inkster Gardens the youngest at 33.4. By median age, Sioux Lookout sits among Worthington (36.9), Crown Point West (37.5), Dunluce (38.1) and Rolston (38.4).
Median age: 2 of the 3 towns around Sioux Lookout are older
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page. Sioux Lookout has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 24–78 km out.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sioux Lookout | 6,122 | — | 38 | 14% | 6.3% |
| Lac Seul 28 | 1,076 | 23.6 km | 25.6 | 6.8% | 0% |
| Dryden | 7,808 | 72.7 km | 48 | 24% | 6.1% |
| Ignace | 1,210 | 78.5 km | 53.6 | 29% | 7.1% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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 Sioux Lookout’s residents
What religion are people in Sioux Lookout?
50% are Christian and 45% have no religion; 5.2% follow another religion.
Is Sioux Lookout good for families?
Under 15: 18% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 50% of households. One-parent families: 9%. Schools near Sioux Lookout are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Sioux Lookout?
The median household in Sioux Lookout took in $102,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Sioux Lookout?
Sioux Lookout had about 6,122 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 5,839, 11% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Sioux Lookout?
A median age of 38, younger than 77% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 18%, and people 65 and over 14%.
Is Sioux Lookout bilingual?
English and French: 4.6% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 95%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 1.4%.
How diverse is Sioux Lookout?
6.3% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 7.2% belong to a visible minority and 36% have an Indigenous identity.
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).