Photo: Veillg1 · CC BY-SA 4.0Younger than 99% of Canadian towns: half of Puvirnituq is under 22.6
In Puvirnituq, 5.6% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, beside 11% across Canada’s towns. Residents with no religion are rarer here than in 97% of Canadian towns. With about 2,225 residents in July 2025, Puvirnituq counted 545 households at the 2021 Census. The share of one-parent families stands at 21%.
What stands out about the people of Puvirnituq
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
94% of residents identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit, more than in 99% of Canadian towns; 0% are Registered or Treaty Indians, and 93% have an Indigenous mother tongue. Identity & religion ↓
Younger than most towns
The middle resident of Puvirnituq is 22.6; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 35% are under 15 and 5.2% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
A town of renters
Renters are 99% of households, more than in 99% of Canadian towns, and 16% of households live in an apartment. Homes ↓
Growing faster than most
Puvirnituq went from 1,779 people in 2016 to 2,129 in 2021, +20%: faster growth than in 96% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Bilingual residents make up 29% in Puvirnituq, more than in 80% of Canadian towns
The figures are the 2021 Census’s, except where another date is given. 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
92% most often speak a language other than English or French at home, and 14% speak neither official language. Set beside that, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns. On residents whose mother tongue is English, Puvirnituq sits lower than 91% of Canadian towns: 2.6%.
Puvirnituq grew +20% from 2016 to 2021, faster than 96% 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
For comparison, the median is +4% across Canada’s towns and +4% across Quebec’s towns. The July 2025 estimate adds another 5%.
5.2% of residents are 65 or over, below 99% of Canadian towns
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
Compared with 16% across Canada’s towns, just over a third of residents are under 15 here. Elsewhere, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women.
3.9 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.
27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns, against 17% in Puvirnituq.
In Puvirnituq, 14% of residents 15 and over are married, fewer than in 99% of Canadian towns
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
27% of residents 15 and over live common-law; across Canada’s towns the figure is 11%.
99% of households rent their home, a share 99% of Canadian towns don’t reach
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
Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. The census found that 31% of households live in a single-detached house in Puvirnituq. Renter households make up 25% across Canada’s towns. 26% of homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%.
Half of households earn more than $93,000 a year
Census incomes are for 2020, the year before the census, when CERB and other pandemic benefits topped up many households. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
Household incomes run high in Puvirnituq: half had more than $93,000, 8% above the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The median across Quebec’s towns is $74,000. COVID-19 benefits went to 50% of residents with an income (typical: 28%).
0.5% of residents are immigrants
Immigrants, newcomers and movers.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 20%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Residents without Canadian citizenship are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns. Set against 17% across Canada’s towns, 0.5% of residents are immigrants in Puvirnituq.
Puvirnituq ranks above 99% of Canadian towns on Indigenous residents: 94%
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Compared with 15% across Canada’s towns, 0.9% of residents belong to a visible minority here. The wider picture: 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns.
1.8% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, fewer than in 99% of Canadian towns
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
65% of those aged 25 to 64 have no formal credential, where the typical town has 9.5%.
A job for 53% of residents aged 15 and over
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.
53% of residents 15 and over have a job, against a typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 5.2% are 65 or more.
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. 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.
- 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.
Questions about Puvirnituq’s residents
What is the median income in Puvirnituq?
$93,000 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Puvirnituq (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Puvirnituq?
Statistics Canada estimates 2,225 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 2,129 in Puvirnituq, 20% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Puvirnituq?
22.6 is the median age. Under 15: 35%. 65 and over: 5.2%.
Is Puvirnituq bilingual?
English and French: 29% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 55%. French only: 2.8%. French mother tongue: 1.7%.
How diverse is Puvirnituq?
Immigrants make up 0.5% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 0.9% are members of a visible minority, and 94% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Puvirnituq?
Christian: 87%. No religion: 11%. Another religion: 1.9%.
Is Puvirnituq good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 35%. 37% of households are couple families and 21% one-parent families. Schools near Puvirnituq 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).