Photo: Carl Young · CC BY-SA 4.0Younger than 99% of Canadian towns: half of Chisasibi is under 26.6
The figure for residents aged 15 to 24 is 17% in Chisasibi and 11% across Canada’s towns. One in ten households are one person living alone, fewer than in 97% of Canadian towns. With about 5,382 residents in July 2025, Chisasibi counted 1,055 households at the 2021 Census. For Chisasibi, the census puts residents with no religion at 20%.
What stands out about the people of Chisasibi
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
96% of residents identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit, more than in 99% of Canadian towns; 95% are Registered or Treaty Indians, and 81% have an Indigenous mother tongue. Identity & religion ↓
Younger than most towns
Line Chisasibi’s residents up by age and the one in the middle is 26.6; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 31% are under 15 and 7.4% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Bilingual residents make up 25% in Chisasibi, more than in 77% of Canadian towns
The 2021 Census is the source of every figure here unless a date says otherwise. Knowledge of the two official languages, first languages, and the language of home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
Nearly two thirds of residents have English as their mother tongue across Canada’s towns, against 8.4% in Chisasibi. Across Canada’s towns, bilingual residents come to 7.5%. At home: French 2.5%, English 12%.
Chisasibi’s population moved +2% on 2016, less than in 62% of Canadian towns
Residents at the 2016 and 2021 censuses and the latest estimate, with the 2016–2021 change beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
The July 2025 estimate adds another 8%. Across Quebec’s towns the median is +4%, and across Canada’s towns +4%.
A higher share of children under 15 than 99% of Canadian towns, at 31%
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
No age band is larger than 10–14: just over one in ten residents, 1.9 times the share across Canada’s towns. For comparison, 16% of residents are under 15 across Canada’s towns. The share of residents aged 65 and over stands at 7.4%.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Chisasibi, 26.6. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
4.7 people per household, more than in 99% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Where 8.2% of households are one-parent families across Canada’s towns, Chisasibi has 12%.
Only 32% of residents 15 and over are married in Chisasibi
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
The share of common-law partners is 14%, against 11% across Canada’s towns. By way of comparison, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns.
Below 74% of Canadian towns: 15% of households rent their home
Occupied homes by type, by owners and renters, and by when they were built. 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
By its share of households in single-detached houses (77%), Chisasibi is above just over two thirds of Canadian towns. For renter households, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 25%.
Household income at the median: $132,000 a year
Incomes here are for 2020, the year before the census, CERB and other pandemic benefits included. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
Half of Chisasibi’s households had a total income above $132,000, 53% more than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Across Quebec’s towns the median is $74,000. COVID-19 benefits went to 28% of residents with an income (typical: 28%).
More Indigenous residents than 99% of Canadian towns: 96%
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Against a figure of 15% across Canada’s towns, the share of visible minority residents in Chisasibi comes in at 1.3%. Typically, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns.
8.1% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, fewer than in 98% of Canadian towns
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
46% have no certificate, diploma or degree (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%
May 2021 was still a pandemic month: the census’s work figures reflect that. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
The employment rate of 55% is below the typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 7.4% of residents are 65 or over.
The 1st youngest of 41 towns of 5,292 to 5,481 people
Median age of the Canadian towns nearest in population; hover a dot.
They run from Chisasibi, at 26.6, to Electoral Area L, Cariboo, at 60. Closest in median age to Chisasibi are Kilkenny (36.4) and Billings Bridge - Heron Park (36.6).
The places around Chisasibi
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are. No closer place has figures: this one lies 84 km from Chisasibi.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chisasibi | 5,382 | — | 26.6 | 7.4% | 0% |
| Wemindji | 1,609 | 83.6 km | 28.6 | 6.7% | 0% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What these tables don’t give. Not in the Census Profile: unpaid care, cars, internet access, and how each age group has changed since 2016. We also chart no ethnic origins besides visible minority and Indigenous identity.
- 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 Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns. For each measure we take the median of Quebec’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, then the median of all Canadian towns. Neither counts whole cities or reserves, and every percentile is a Canadian one.
Questions about Chisasibi’s residents
What religion are people in Chisasibi?
75% are Christian and 20% have no religion; 5.1% follow another religion.
Is Chisasibi good for families?
Under 15: 31% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 40% of households. One-parent families: 12%. Schools near Chisasibi are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Chisasibi?
The median household in Chisasibi took in $132,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Chisasibi?
Chisasibi had about 5,382 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 4,985, 2% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Chisasibi?
A median age of 26.6, younger than 99% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 31%, and people 65 and over 7.4%.
Is Chisasibi bilingual?
English and French: 25% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 70%. French only: 0.6%. French mother tongue: 2.9%.
How diverse is Chisasibi?
Indigenous identity: 96%. Visible minority: 1.3%. Statistics Canada publishes no immigration figures for Chisasibi.
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).