Air Ronge is younger than 99% of Canadian towns: a median age of 29.4
Just over one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24 across Canada’s towns, against 15% in Air Ronge. The census found that 86% of households live in a single-detached house in the town. One-parent families are more common here than in 98% of Canadian towns. The town is home to some 1,515 people (July 2025 estimate), in 435 households at the 2021 Census.
What stands out about the people of Air Ronge
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
66% of residents identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit, more than in 99% of Canadian towns; 59% are Registered or Treaty Indians, and 9.2% have an Indigenous mother tongue. Identity & religion ↓
Younger than most towns
Half of Air Ronge’s residents are under 29.4 and half over; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 29% are under 15 and 7% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
Growing faster than most
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Air Ronge went from 1,199 to 1,365 residents (+14%), faster growth than in 90% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
From 2016 to 2021, Air Ronge outgrew 90% of Canadian towns: +14%
The 2021 Census is the source of every figure here unless a date says otherwise. The census counts of 2016 and 2021, the estimate after them, and the change set beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 11% higher again. Across Canada’s towns the median change is +4%; across Saskatchewan’s towns, ±0%.
Only 7% of residents are 65 or over in Air Ronge
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
29% of residents are under 15, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Across the comparison, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women.
3.2 people per household, more than in 94% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Saskatchewan’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Against a figure of 27% across Canada’s towns, the share of one-person households in Air Ronge comes in at 16%.
Air Ronge ranks above 82% of Canadian towns on common-law partners: 18%
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
36% of residents 15 and over are married (Canada’s towns: 46%). Across Canada’s towns, the share of common-law partners is 11%.
25% of households rent their home, fewer than in 52% of Canadian towns
The kinds of homes people live in, who owns and who rents, and how old the homes are. 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
One in ten homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns.
A median household income of $106,000 a year
Incomes here are for 2020, the year before the census, CERB and other pandemic benefits included. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
The median across Canada’s towns is $86,000; Air Ronge’s, at $106,000, is 23% higher. The provincial yardstick is $86,500, the median across Saskatchewan’s towns. In 2020, 31% of income recipients drew a COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefit; the typical town had 28%.
Air Ronge ranks above 77% of Canadian towns on residents who moved in within the year: 15%
Birthplaces and arrival years of immigrants, citizenship and recent moves.
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
17% of residents are immigrants across Canada’s towns, against 4.4% in Air Ronge. On residents without Canadian citizenship, Air Ronge sits lower than 69% of Canadian towns: 2.6%. Residents who moved in within the year make up 11% across Canada’s towns. Immigrants here were most often born in Asia (58%), then in the Americas (25%).
A higher share of Indigenous residents than 99% of Canadian towns, at 66%
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Where 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns, Air Ronge has 45%. The usual figure: 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns. For Air Ronge, the census puts visible minority residents at 4.8%.
English is the mother tongue of 82%, and 6.2% speak French as well
Who can speak English and French, mother tongue, and the language spoken most at home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
Residents whose mother tongue is French are about as common here as across Canada’s towns: 0.7%. Bilingual residents are rarer here than in just over three fifths of Canadian towns.
A smaller share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 52% of Canadian towns: 26%
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
At the other end, 22% hold no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. Across Canada’s towns, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.
In work on census day: 59% of adults
The census was taken in May 2021, during the pandemic, so these rates show a labour market still recovering. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
The employment rate of 59% is close to the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
Older than Air Ronge: 1 of the 2 towns nearby
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Ronge | 1,515 | — | 29.4 | 7% | 4.4% |
| Lac La Ronge 156 | 1,415 | 1.3 km | 27 | 6.3% | 0% |
| La Ronge | 2,668 | 4.0 km | 31 | 9.3% | 13% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What these tables don’t give. Missing from the census as published: unpaid care, cars and internet access, and the shift in each age band since 2016. Ethnic origins past visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted here.
- The census’s own words. These are self-reported answers: Indigenous identity, immigrant status, religion. The census’s “visible minority” comes from the Employment Equity Act (non-white in colour or race, Indigenous peoples aside), and the page sets each beside other towns without labelling any.
- Against Saskatchewan’s towns and Canada’s towns. For each measure we take the median of Saskatchewan’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.
Questions about Air Ronge’s residents
What religion are people in Air Ronge?
45% said they have no religion and 46% that they are Christian; 9.3% named another faith.
Is Air Ronge good for families?
29% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 51% of households and one-parent families 15%. Schools near Air Ronge are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Air Ronge?
Half of Air Ronge’s households had more than $106,000 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of Air Ronge?
About 1,515, by Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025. The 2021 Census found 1,365 people in Air Ronge, 14% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Air Ronge?
The median age is 29.4. 29% are under 15 and 7% 65 or older.
Is Air Ronge bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 6.2% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 94% speak only English and 0% only French; 0.7% grew up with French.
How diverse is Air Ronge?
Immigrants: 4.4% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 4.8%. Indigenous identity: 66%.
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).