1963: the date of Matagami as a municipality

Its housing is mostly newer: 6.6% predates 1961, where the typical town has 18%. Building from 2016 to 2021 gave it 1.7% of its homes, where most towns have 4.1%.

Homes by age

The biggest share of Matagami’s homes dates from 1961 to 1980: 76%

Matagami built little from 1981 to 2000: 12% of its homes, where most towns have 23%. Few of Matagami’s homes date from 2001 to 2015: 1.7%, the norm 15%. Half of the homes standing in Matagami today were built before 1981.

6.6%

Before 1961

76%

1961–80

12%

1981–2000

1.7%

2001–15

1.7%

2016–21

MatagamiTypical town

2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.

In brief

Matagami in brief

Its oldest homes, those from before 1961, are 6.6% of the total, against 18% in the typical town.

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Sources: Parks Canada, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations · Canadian Register of Historic Places (federal extract) · Wikidata (CC0) for map points, other names and articles · Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (homes by period of construction). 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).