Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainWaswanipi’s housing is newer than most: 50% has gone up since 2001, against 21% for Quebec’s towns
Statistics Canada publishes no home value for Waswanipi: too few owner households answered, or the figure was suppressed.
23% of Waswanipi’s homes need major repairs, against 6% for Quebec’s towns
Waswanipi had 130 occupied homes at the 2021 census, 64% of them single-detached houses.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Quebec’s towns
Homes by kind
| Waswanipi | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | under 1% | 8% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 23% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 19% | 2% | 3% |
Census 2021 (Statistics Canada): occupied private dwellings; core housing need as Statistics Canada defines it. Ticks and columns are medians of the towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more.
Waswanipi’s neighbours by home value
Next to Waswanipi: 2021 census values and the share of owners. Distances here run 26–120 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Waswanipi.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waswanipi | – | – | 12% | |
| Eeyou Istchee Baie-James | $100K | $143K | 55% | 26.1 |
| Chapais | $125K | $125K | 76% | 81.2 |
| Lebel-sur-Quévillon | $130K | $136K | 84% | 101 |
| Chibougamau | $200K | $214K | 70% | 118.2 |
| Matagami | $100K | $98K | 79% | 119.5 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Waswanipi
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021. 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).