InukjuakQuebec
Population 1,947: a town in Quebec. Its census division is Nord-du-Québec.
Is Inukjuak a good place to live?
Getting around on foot or by bus is easy (A+). Crime is the sore point (D−). Natural hazards weigh less here than in most Canadian towns (A−).
Inukjuak has subject grades but no overall grade: Canadian towns get one from 2,500 residents.
This town's rent is the 2021 census rent scaled to 2025 by its province's ratio of surveyed to census rents: no rental survey covers it, so its Cost Grade is less sure. No Cost Grade: fewer than 30% of households own their home here, so neither the home value nor the rent is a market price. Safety is the regional police service's figure, shared with its other towns. No School Grade: this province doesn't publish comparable results school by school. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread.
What makes Inukjuak stand out
The 3 things Inukjuak does most differently from other towns.
How Inukjuak grades
Each subject compares Inukjuak with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
Inukjuak has subject grades but no overall grade: Canadian towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Inukjuak.
Crime runs heavier where Inukjuak is policed than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, at an index of 806
The violent index for its police area came to 2,056, above both Quebec’s towns (88) and Canadian towns (86). Where it is policed, 447.5 violent incidents per 1,000 residents are recorded each year. Its police area records 87.1 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Inukjuak | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crime Severity Index | 806 | 56 | 67 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 2,056 | 88 | 86 |
| Violent crime | 447.5 | 12.4 | 12 |
| Property crime per 1,000 | 87.1 | 16.6 | 31.2 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Area behind the Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 figures: the Nunavik Region service area
More of Inukjuak’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 99%
Both official languages: 19% of residents, between Quebec’s towns (44%) and Canadian towns (7.5%). 0.6% of residents came to Canada as immigrants, lower than both Quebec’s towns (2.6%) and Canadian towns (6.4%).
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
Women make up 47.8% of Inukjuak
Here the census found 950 men and 870 women; the figure for women across Canada is 50.9%.
| Inukjuak | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 37% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 59% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 3.3% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 64% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 12% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Lives run shorter around Inukjuak: 65.2 years, 16.3 below the typical Canadian town’s region
The health survey and life expectancy numbers here cover the Région du Nunavik
Closer to home, a hospital is 182 km from the average resident of Inukjuak, and 100% live more than 30 km away.
Life expectancy at birth · years, at birth
| Health | Inukjuak | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 65.2 | 82.5 | 81.5 |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities
Summers stay cool in Inukjuak: July afternoons reach 15.9°C, below Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns
The thermometer drops below freezing on 241 days a year, above both Quebec’s towns (161) and Canadian towns (159). In January, overnight lows in Inukjuak settle at −27.2°C. Also worth knowing: a normal September brings 108 mm of precipitation, more than any other month.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Inukjuak | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| July afternoon high | 15.9°C | 26.5°C | 25.5°C |
| January night low | −27.2°C | −14.7°C | −13.5°C |
| Days with frost a year | 241 | 161 | 159 |
| Precipitation a year | 664 mm | 1,041 mm | 883 mm |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Inukjuak)
Inukjuak’s hazards at a glance: a low wildfire record and 13% of area homes over the radon guideline
Measured across the Nunavik health region: radon tests
Earthquakes matter little: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.003 a year per $1,000 of value, against $0.030 for the typical town. The national flood inventory has no study for Inukjuak.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Inukjuak | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 13% | 8.2% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.003 | $0.14 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
Commuters in Inukjuak have a short way to work, 11 min on average, less than in both Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns
43% of commuters drove to work at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Inukjuak | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Car or van | 43% | 90% | 89% |
| Average trip | 11 min | 27 min | 26 min |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.
The outdoors around Inukjuak
6.7% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%). The largest named area nearby is Rivière-Innuksuac Territorial reserve for protected area purposes, 953,780 ha, 2.0 km away. Within 10 km, the count of public protected areas is 1, below Quebec’s towns (10) and Canadian towns (4) alike. There is no national park within 100 km of the town.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Inukjuak | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 6.7% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 1 | 10 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
3 schools serve Inukjuak, 2 elementary schools and 1 secondary school
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École Innalik (Innalik, primaire)In InukjuakElementary | Elementary | – | Other |
| École UquutaqIn InukjuakSecondary | Secondary | – | Other |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · Ungraded on schools in Quebec, because the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.
What November brings in Inukjuak: −10°C at night, −3°C by day
ECCC’s forecast for Inukjuak is on the Weather page, hour by hour. Expect about 65 mm of rain and snow over November. The month after, December, normally sees −12°C afternoons and −19°C nights. The year peaks in July (16°C) and bottoms out in February (−30°C).
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −18°C | −25°C | 101 mm |
| Spring | −7°C | −15°C | 84 mm |
| Summer | 14°C | 5°C | 224 mm |
| Autumn | 3°C | −3°C | 256 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Inukjuak); the forecast is on the Weather page
Pauloosie J. Kasudluak leads Inukjuak as mayor
Inukjuak sends one MP to Ottawa from Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP): Mandy Gull-Masty (Liberal Party of Canada).
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
No public library is mapped in or near Inukjuak
The library is 0.5 km from the centre of Inukjuak.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Everything we know about Inukjuak
Famous people from Inukjuak
4 notable people were born in Inukjuak.
Questions about Inukjuak
What kind of homes are in Inukjuak?
31% of homes are single-detached houses, against 64% for the median of Canadian towns, and 0% are in apartment buildings of five storeys or more. A household averages 3.8 people; 17% are one person living alone.
How old are the people of Inukjuak?
The median resident is 22.2 years old, against 45.2 for the median of Canadian towns. 37% are under 15 and 3% are 65 or over.
Do people in Inukjuak speak French?
French comes first: 0.3% speak it alone, while 19% manage both languages (Canadian towns: 8%).
Has Inukjuak grown?
Yes: the census counted 1,757 in 2016 and 1,821 in 2021, a rise of 3.6%, against 4.1% for the median of Canadian towns. The 2025 estimate is 1,947.
About Inukjuak
Town in Quebec
For Inukjuak, TownRatings uses Statistics Canada’s census-subdivision boundary in Quebec, and every figure on its pages covers that whole area.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 1,947 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- Census division
- Nord-du-Québec
- The community’s own name
- ᐃᓄᒃᔪᐊᒃ
- Census subdivision
- 2499085
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155) and 2021 census boundaries · Uniform Crime Reporting Survey 2023–25 (35-10-0026, 35-10-0183 to 35-10-0190) · CMHC rents as published by Statistics Canada (34-10-0133) · grades by TownRatings. 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).