Photo: Anonymous Unknown author · Public domainYounger than 99% of Canadian towns: half of Obedjiwan 28 is under 23.2
Obedjiwan 28 is a First Nations reserve, home to Opitciwan. One-person households: 9.4%, below 98% of Canadian towns. In Obedjiwan 28, 20% of residents are aged 15 to 24. 79% of households live in a single-detached house, a higher share than in 71% of Canadian towns. There are 1% fewer residents than in 2016.
What stands out about the people of Obedjiwan 28
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
An Indigenous identity is reported by 100% of residents, more than in 99% of Canadian towns. 99% are Registered or Treaty Indians and 83% grew up speaking an Indigenous language. Identity & religion ↓
Younger than most towns
The middle resident of Obedjiwan 28 is 23.2; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 33% are under 15 and 5.8% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
Common-law couples
Common-law unions take in 26% of adults, more than in 89% of Canadian towns, while 21% are married. Couples ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Beyond English and French: 14% grew up with another language
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated 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
An Indigenous language is the mother tongue of 83%. Obedjiwan 28 has fewer bilingual residents than 97% of Canadian towns, at 2.3%. Residents whose mother tongue is English: 0.5%, below 99% of Canadian towns.
Slower growth than 86% of Canadian towns: Obedjiwan 28 changed by −1% since 2016
How the population moved between the last two censuses, and since.
Change, 2016 to 2021
For comparison, the median is +4% across Canada’s towns and +4% across Quebec’s towns. By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 7%.
5.8% of residents are 65 or over, fewer than in 98% of Canadian towns
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
By its share of children under 15 (33%), Obedjiwan 28 is above 99% of Canadian towns. Across the comparison, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
About 115 men for every 100 women.
Bigger households than 99% of Canadian towns: 4.7 people each on average
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
By its share of one-parent families (13%), Obedjiwan 28 is above 93% of Canadian towns.
A lower share of married residents 15 and over than 99% of Canadian towns, at 21%
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
47% of adults are single and have never married; the typical town has 27%. Measured more widely, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. Common-law partners account for 26%.
Renter households make up 22% in Obedjiwan 28, less than in 57% of Canadian towns
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
19% of homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. Typically, 25% of households rent their home across Canada’s towns.
Before tax, the median household income is $71,000 a year
Census incomes are for 2020, the year before the census, when CERB and other pandemic benefits topped up many households. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
Household incomes run lower in Obedjiwan 28: half had less than $71,000, 17% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The median across Quebec’s towns is $74,000. Emergency and recovery benefits reached 42% of those with an income, beside a typical 28%.
100% of residents have an Indigenous identity, more than in 99% of Canadian towns
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
With residents with no religion at 26%, Obedjiwan 28 is behind 76% of Canadian towns on that count. On average, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns.
Degree holders aged 25 to 64 make up 4.2% in Obedjiwan 28, less than in 99% of Canadian towns
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Some 68% have no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. As a reference point, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
Employment: 35% of residents 15 and over had a job
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.
35% of residents 15 and over have a job, against a typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 5.8% are 65 or more.
No nearby town is as young as Obedjiwan 28
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page. Distances here run 120–145 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Obedjiwan 28.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obedjiwan 28 | 2,139 | — | 23.2 | 5.8% | 0% |
| Communauté de Wemotaci | 1,296 | 119.8 km | 25.2 | 5.7% | 0% |
| Chapais | 1,392 | 124.7 km | 40.4 | 16% | 1% |
| Eeyou Istchee Baie-James | 1,225 | 135.9 km | 34.4 | 12% | 0.4% |
| Waswanipi | 1,866 | 136.7 km | 26 | 6.5% | 0% |
| Chibougamau | 7,273 | 145.3 km | 40.8 | 16% | 1.5% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns. Two medians frame each figure: one for Quebec’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, one for all Canadian towns of that size, with whole cities and First Nations reserves left out. Percentiles rank the town within Canada.
- A First Nations reserve. Reserves are compared with Canada’s towns but aren’t counted among them: they have no overall grade and no place in ranked lists. Census figures for small reserves are rounded, and some are suppressed.
- What these tables don’t give. For origins the charts stop at visible minority and Indigenous identity, and the Census Profile has nothing on unpaid care, cars or the internet, or on change by age since 2016.
Questions about Obedjiwan 28’s residents
Is Obedjiwan 28 bilingual?
2.3% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 92% speak French only and 0% English only. French is the mother tongue of 3.3%.
How diverse is Obedjiwan 28?
0% of residents belong to a visible minority and 100% have an Indigenous identity; Statistics Canada suppresses the immigration figures for Obedjiwan 28.
What religion are people in Obedjiwan 28?
Christian: 69%. No religion: 26%. Another religion: 5%.
Is Obedjiwan 28 good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 33%. 39% of households are couple families and 13% one-parent families. Schools near Obedjiwan 28 are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Obedjiwan 28?
$71,000 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Obedjiwan 28 (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Obedjiwan 28?
Statistics Canada estimates 2,139 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 1,991 in Obedjiwan 28, 1% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Obedjiwan 28?
23.2 is the median age. Under 15: 33%. 65 and over: 5.8%.
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).