Photo: Pofortin · CC BY-SA 3.0Indigenous residents make up 72% in Wendake, more than in 99% of Canadian towns
A First Nations reserve, Wendake is home to Nation Wendat. With one-person households at 34%, Wendake is ahead of 76% of Canadian towns on that count. For Wendake, the census puts children under 15 at 14%. Few places have as many renter households: 31% here, more than in 61% of Canadian towns. Some 2,234 people live locally, by the estimate for July 2025.
What stands out about the people of Wendake
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
72% of residents identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit, more than in 99% of Canadian towns; 69% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Common-law couples
Common-law unions take in 30% of adults, more than in 94% of Canadian towns, while 26% are married. Couples ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
38% of residents speak English and French, a share 85% of Canadian towns don’t reach
All figures are the 2021 Census’s unless another date is shown. 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 4.5%. For comparison, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns. 2% of residents have English as their mother tongue, fewer than in 92% of Canadian towns.
A +3% change since 2016: slower than 56% 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
Across Quebec’s towns the median is +4%, and across Canada’s towns +4%. By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 2%.
Older than 72% of Canadian towns: half of Wendake is over 46
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
Nearly a fifth of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns, against 21% in Wendake. For Wendake, the census puts residents aged 15 to 24 at 12%.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
A higher share of one-parent families than 83% of Canadian towns, at 11%
Households by family type and by the number of people in them.
Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Across Canada’s towns, households average 2.4 people; in Wendake, 2.2. The benchmark for one-parent families across Canada’s towns: 8.2%.
In Wendake, 30% of residents 15 and over live common-law, more than in 94% of Canadian towns
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Just over a quarter of residents 15 and over are married, against 46% across Canada’s towns. Common-law partners: 11% across Canada’s towns, for comparison.
A smaller share of households in single-detached houses than 53% of Canadian towns: 61%
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. Set beside that, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. Newer homes outnumber old: 33% date from 2001 or later, 17% from before 1961.
Median household income here: $68,000 a year
Incomes are 2020’s, the census’s reference year, and include pandemic benefits such as CERB. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
Household incomes run lower in Wendake: half had less than $68,000, 21% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Across Quebec’s towns, half of households had more than $74,000 before tax. COVID-19 benefits went to 29% of residents with an income (typical: 28%).
Wendake sits below 80% of Canadian towns for residents with no religion (24%)
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
0.5% of residents belong to a visible minority (Canada’s towns: 15%). Set beside that, just over a third of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
20% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, fewer than in 68% of Canadian towns
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
9.1% of those aged 25 to 64 have no formal credential, where the typical town has 9.5%.
59% of adults were employed in May 2021
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.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, much like this 59%.
Wendake sits below 1 of its 6 closest neighbours on median age
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wendake | 2,234 | — | 46 | 21% | 0% |
| Loretteville | 15,653 | 1.5 km | 44 | 23% | 4.9% |
| Saint-Émile | 16,893 | 2.2 km | 38.8 | 12% | 3.5% |
| Des Châtels | 14,836 | 3.1 km | 42.8 | 20% | 5% |
| Lac-Saint-Charles | 9,985 | 4.0 km | 40.2 | 15% | 1.7% |
| Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf | 37,164 | 4.7 km | 47.1 | 25% | 6.2% |
| Val-Bélair | 30,003 | 5.1 km | 37 | 12% | 3.8% |
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. A figure here is set beside two middles, the median across Quebec’s places of 2,500 people or more and the median across all Canadian towns that size; reserves and entire cities are excluded from both.
- 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. 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 Wendake’s residents
What is the average age in Wendake?
Half the residents are older than 46 and half younger; 14% are children under 15 and 21% are 65 or over.
Is Wendake bilingual?
English and French: 38% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 0.5%. French only: 61%. French mother tongue: 91%.
How diverse is Wendake?
In Wendake, 72% have an Indigenous identity and 0.5% belong to a visible minority; its immigration figures are suppressed.
What religion are people in Wendake?
Most often Christian (72%) or no religion (24%); other religions make up 4.6%.
Is Wendake good for families?
Children under 15 are 14% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 50% of households and one-parent families 11%. Schools near Wendake are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Wendake?
Median total household income in Wendake was $68,000 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Wendake?
The latest figure is an estimate: 2,234 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Wendake counted 2,200, 3% more than 2016.
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).