Photo: Ptaff · CC0Wemindji is younger than 99% of Canadian towns: a median age of 28.6
At 3.9 people, the average household compares with 2.4 across Canada’s towns. There are 8% more residents than in 2016. In Wemindji, 16% of residents are aged 15 to 24. Nearly one in ten households rent their home, a lower share than in 92% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Wemindji
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
97% of residents identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit, more than in 99% of Canadian towns; 96% are Registered or Treaty Indians, and 79% have an Indigenous mother tongue. Identity & religion ↓
Younger than most towns
Wemindji’s median age is 28.6; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 29% are under 15 and 6.7% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
6.1% have a mother tongue other than English or French
Unless a figure says otherwise, it is from the 2021 Census. English, French and the other languages people grew up with or speak at home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns, against 4.8% in Wemindji. Lower than in 83% of Canadian towns: 14% of residents have English as their mother tongue. At home, 54% mostly speak another language; 2.2% speak neither English nor French.
Wemindji’s population changed by +8% since 2016, more than in 74% of Canadian towns
Two census counts, five years apart, and Statistics Canada’s newest estimate.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across Canada’s towns the median change is +4%; across Quebec’s towns, +4%. The July 2025 estimate adds another 3%.
Residents aged 65 and over: 6.7%, a lower share than 97% of Canadian towns
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
The figure for children under 15 is 29% in Wemindji and 16% across Canada’s towns. By way of comparison, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
Below 96% of Canadian towns: 11% of households are one person living alone
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Where 8.2% of households are one-parent families across Canada’s towns, Wemindji has 18%. The wider picture: 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns.
Below 87% of Canadian towns: 30% of residents 15 and over are married
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Single and never married: 47% of adults, against a typical 27%. 14% of residents 15 and over live common-law, more than in 73% of Canadian towns.
Households in single-detached houses make up 80% in Wemindji, more than in 73% of Canadian towns
Houses and apartments, owners and renters, older and newer homes. 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 74% of Canadian towns. Against that, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. 31% of homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%.
Household income at the median: $114,000 a year
The census asked about income in 2020: a pandemic year, with CERB and other emergency benefits counted in. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
The middle household in Wemindji had $114,000 before tax, 33% above the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The provincial yardstick is $74,000, the median across Quebec’s towns. The pandemic’s benefits: 22% of income recipients, against 28% in the typical town.
In Wemindji, 97% 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
Residents with no religion make up 27%, against 35% across Canada’s towns. The wider picture: 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns.
Fewer degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 97% of Canadian towns: 9.2%
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
With no certificate, diploma or degree: 31%, beside a typical 9.5%. Against that, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
58% of residents 15 and over were in work
The census was taken in May 2021, during the pandemic, so these rates show a labour market still recovering. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Employment here, 58%, matches the middle of Canada’s towns (58%) within a couple of points.
The places around Wemindji
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page. No closer place has figures: this one lies 84 km from Wemindji.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wemindji | 1,609 | — | 28.6 | 6.7% | 0% |
| Chisasibi | 5,382 | 83.6 km | 26.6 | 7.4% | 0% |
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. The middle of Quebec’s towns of 2,500 or more comes first, the middle of all Canadian towns second; cities as a whole and First Nations reserves stay out, and percentiles are within Canada.
- 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.
Questions about Wemindji’s residents
What religion are people in Wemindji?
27% said they have no religion and 71% that they are Christian; 2.9% named another faith.
Is Wemindji good for families?
29% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 43% of households and one-parent families 18%. Schools near Wemindji are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Wemindji?
Half of Wemindji’s households had more than $114,000 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of Wemindji?
About 1,609, by Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025. The 2021 Census found 1,562 people in Wemindji, 8% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Wemindji?
The median age is 28.6. 29% are under 15 and 6.7% 65 or older.
Is Wemindji bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 4.8% are. Another 0.3% speak only French and 93% only English, and French is the first language of 1%.
How diverse is Wemindji?
0% of residents belong to a visible minority and 97% have an Indigenous identity; Statistics Canada suppresses the immigration figures for Wemindji.
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).