SalluitQuebec
Its census division is Nord-du-Québec. This town in Quebec has a population of 1,634.
Is Salluit a good place to live?
Salluit is easy to get around without a car (A−). Where it falls short is safety (D−).
With fewer than 2,500 residents, Salluit gets subject grades but no overall one among Canadian towns.
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.
How Salluit grades
Each subject compares Salluit with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
With fewer than 2,500 residents, Salluit gets subject grades but no overall one among Canadian towns.
How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
What makes Salluit stand out
The 3 things Salluit does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Salluit.
The police who cover Salluit record more serious crime than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: a Crime Severity Index of 806
For violence alone, its police area’s index was 2,056, higher than both Quebec’s towns (88) and Canadian towns (86). Violence across its police area runs at 447.5 per 1,000 residents a year. The force’s area logs 87.1 thefts, break-ins and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year. Figures for Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 are published for the Nunavik Region service area as a whole, not for Salluit alone.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Salluit | 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
More of Salluit’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 96%
Both official languages: a quarter 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 50.3% of Salluit
Census 2021 put women at 795 and men at 785; women are 50.9% of Canada.
| Salluit | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 37% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 60% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 3.5% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 71% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 14% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Life expectancy around Salluit is 65.2 years, 16.3 less than for the typical Canadian town
A hospital lies 255 km from the typical home, above both Quebec’s towns (5.3 km) and Canadian towns (3.7 km). Salluit shares its health survey and life expectancy numbers with the rest of the Région du Nunavik.
Life expectancy at birth · years, at birth
| Health | Salluit | 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
Salluit has colder winters than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: January lows of −26.3°C
There are 273 days of frost in a typical year, above Quebec’s towns (161) and Canadian towns (159) alike. July afternoons in Salluit average 12.1°C. Also worth knowing: rain and snow peak in August, at 57 mm.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Salluit | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| July afternoon high | 12.1°C | 26.5°C | 25.5°C |
| January night low | −26.3°C | −14.7°C | −13.5°C |
| Days with frost a year | 273 | 161 | 159 |
| Precipitation a year | 413 mm | 1,041 mm | 883 mm |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Kinngait/Cape Dorset)
Hazards in Salluit: wildfire low, radon over the guideline in 13% of tested homes
Area-wide: radon tests, counted over the Nunavik health region
The expected yearly loss to earthquakes is $0.007 for each $1,000 of buildings, below Quebec’s towns ($0.14) and close to Canadian towns ($0.030). No flood study for Salluit is on the national inventory.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Salluit | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 13% | 8.2% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.007 | $0.14 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
Commuters in Salluit have a short way to work, 9 min on average, less than in both Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns
The car took 56% of commuters, lower than both Quebec’s towns (90%) and Canadian towns (89%).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Salluit | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Car or van | 56% | 90% | 89% |
| Average trip | 9 min | 27 min | 26 min |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.
None of the land within 10 km of Salluit is protected
The closest provincial park is Iluiliq National Park Reserve (Québec), 51 km from the edge of town. Within 100 km there is no national park. Swimmers have 7 beaches within 5 km, Grève Qilalukkisiivikallak the nearest.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Salluit | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 0% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 0 | 10 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
2 schools in and around Salluit: 1 elementary school and 1 school for every grade
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École PigiurvikIn SalluitElementary | Elementary | – | Other |
| École IkusikIn SalluitAll grades | All grades | – | Other |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · Schools grade in Quebec: none (the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school).
Expect November days around −7°C in Salluit, nights around −12°C
Next comes December, with normal highs of −14°C and lows of −20°C. A normal November brings 37 mm of rain and snow. At the extremes, July afternoons reach 12°C and February nights −27°C. The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Salluit.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −19°C | −24°C | 66 mm |
| Spring | −10°C | −16°C | 80 mm |
| Summer | 9°C | 3°C | 130 mm |
| Autumn | −1°C | −5°C | 138 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Kinngait/Cape Dorset); the forecast is on the Weather page
Salluit’s mayor: Paulusie Saviadjuk
In the National Assembly of Québec, Salluit belongs to Ungava; who holds it as MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) isn’t on an open record, so no one is named.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
No public library is mapped in or near Salluit
No library board reports for Salluit alone: its libraries belong to a county or regional system, whose figures cover many towns.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Everything we know about Salluit
About Salluit
Town in Quebec
Salluit is a municipality in Quebec, read by TownRatings as Statistics Canada draws it: one census subdivision, so its figures cover the whole municipality.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 1,634 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- Census division
- Nord-du-Québec
- The community’s own name
- ᓴᓪᓗᐃᑦ
- Census subdivision
- 2499135
Questions about Salluit
Do people in Salluit speak French?
Almost everyone does. 25% are bilingual, where the median of Canadian towns is 8%, and 1.9% speak French and no English.
What kind of homes are in Salluit?
Mostly 30% single-detached houses (the median of Canadian towns: 64%), with 0% of homes in buildings of five or more storeys. Households hold 3.7 people on average, and 20% have just one.
How old are the people of Salluit?
Its median age is 21.2, where Canadian towns sit at 45.2. Under-15s are 37% of residents; over-65s, 4%.
Has Salluit grown?
It added people: 1,483 in 2016, 1,580 in 2021, 6.5% more, where the middle of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. Statistics Canada’s 2025 estimate is 1,634.
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).