Photo: Emdx · CC BY-SA 4.0Half of Mistissini is under 29, younger than 99% of Canadian towns
The typical household size is 3.6 people, against 2.4 across Canada’s towns. 17% of residents are aged 15 to 24, more than in 98% of Canadian towns. Statistics Canada puts Mistissini’s population at 4,067 for July 2025. The census found that 1.5% of residents belong to a visible minority in the town.
What stands out about the people of Mistissini
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
93% of residents identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit, more than in 99% of Canadian towns; 87% are Registered or Treaty Indians, and 75% have an Indigenous mother tongue. Identity & religion ↓
Younger than most towns
Line Mistissini’s residents up by age and the one in the middle is 29; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 28% are under 15 and 7.2% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Above 75% of Canadian towns: 21% of residents speak English and French
The figures are the 2021 Census’s, except where another date is given. Who can speak English and French, mother tongue, and the language spoken most at home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
Across Canada’s towns, nearly two thirds of residents have English as their mother tongue; in Mistissini, 13%. As a yardstick, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns. At home, 62% mostly speak another language; 2.2% speak neither English nor French.
Mistissini’s population changed by +6% since 2016, more 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
By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 9%. Across Canada’s towns, the typical town changed +4%; across Quebec’s towns, +4%.
In Mistissini, 7.2% of residents are 65 or over, fewer than in 97% of Canadian towns
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
The share of children under 15 is 28%, against 16% across Canada’s towns. To put it in context, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Mistissini, 29. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split.
14% of households are one person living alone, below 92% of Canadian towns
Private households by type and size.
Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
8.2% of households are one-parent families across Canada’s towns, against 14% in Mistissini. To put it in context, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns.
Mistissini: 14% of residents 15 and over live common-law, above 72% of Canadian towns
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Singles who have never married make up just over two in five adults, beside a typical 27%. Across Canada’s towns, common-law partners come to 11%. The census found that 38% of residents 15 and over are married in Mistissini.
Mistissini sits below 61% of Canadian towns for renter households (21%)
The kinds of homes people live in, who owns and who rents, and how old the homes are. 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
Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. Renter households: 25% across Canada’s towns, for comparison. The share of households in single-detached houses stands at 64%.
Half of households earn more than $108,000 a year
Incomes are 2020’s, the census’s reference year, and include pandemic benefits such as CERB. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
The middle household in Mistissini had $108,000 before tax, 26% above the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The provincial yardstick is $74,000, the median across Quebec’s towns. Pandemic benefits reached 30% of residents with an income, against a typical 28%.
More Indigenous residents than 99% of Canadian towns: 93%
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Where just over a third of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns, Mistissini has 40%. As a reference point, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns.
13% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, fewer than in 89% of Canadian towns
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
43% have no certificate, diploma or degree (typical: 9.5%). Typically, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
56% of adults were employed in May 2021
May 2021 was still a pandemic month: the census’s work figures reflect that. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
The employment rate of 56% is close to the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
The 1st youngest of 41 towns of 4,002 to 4,125 people
Towns of about this size, placed by median age.
Mistissini is the youngest of them at 29; Okanagan Falls, at 59.2, the oldest. By median age, Mistissini sits among University Heights (32.1) and York (37).
The towns around Mistissini are all older
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page. Distances here run 66–145 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Mistissini.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mistissini | 4,067 | — | 29 | 7.2% | 0% |
| Chibougamau | 7,273 | 65.9 km | 40.8 | 16% | 1.5% |
| Chapais | 1,392 | 99.5 km | 40.4 | 16% | 1% |
| Eeyou Istchee Baie-James | 1,225 | 144.9 km | 34.4 | 12% | 0.4% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What these tables don’t give. The Census Profile has no unpaid care, cars or internet access, and no change by age since 2016; ethnic origins beyond visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted here.
- The census’s own words. “Visible minority” is the census’s term from the Employment Equity Act: people, other than Indigenous peoples, who are non-white in colour or race. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are as residents answered. The page compares them with other towns and never labels a town by them.
- Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns. Each comparison is its own median: over Quebec’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, and over all Canadian towns of that size (whole cities and First Nations reserves left out). Percentiles are within Canada only.
Questions about Mistissini’s residents
What is the median income in Mistissini?
The median household in Mistissini took in $108,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Mistissini?
Mistissini had about 4,067 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 3,731, 6% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Mistissini?
A median age of 29, younger than 99% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 28%, and people 65 and over 7.2%.
Is Mistissini bilingual?
English and French: 21% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 76%. French only: 0.9%. French mother tongue: 4.9%.
How diverse is Mistissini?
Indigenous identity: 93%. Visible minority: 1.5%. Statistics Canada publishes no immigration figures for Mistissini.
What religion are people in Mistissini?
55% are Christian and 40% have no religion; 5.4% follow another religion.
Is Mistissini good for families?
Under 15: 28% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 52% of households. One-parent families: 14%. Schools near Mistissini 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).