Photo: waferboard · CC BY 2.0A larger share of residents aged 65 and over than 95% of Canadian towns: 31%
Recent arrivals are just over two thirds of immigrants (2011 to 2021), beside 27% across Canada’s towns. There are 4% fewer residents than in 2016. For Assiniboia, the census puts one-person households at 39%. Few places have so few residents who moved in within the year: 8.4% here, fewer than in 78% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Assiniboia
Fewer people than before
Assiniboia went from 2,424 people in 2016 to 2,333 in 2021, −4%: slower growth than in 94% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Older than most towns
Line Assiniboia’s residents up by age and the one in the middle is 51.2; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 31% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
−4% since 2016, a pace below 94% of Canadian towns
All figures are the 2021 Census’s unless another date is shown. How the population moved between the last two censuses, and since.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Older than 88% of Canadian towns: half of Assiniboia is over 51.2
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
Children under 15: 15% here and 16% across Canada’s towns. No age band is larger than 85+: 8.4% of residents, 4.2 times the share across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Households here average 2.1 people, below 83% of Canadian towns
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against Saskatchewan’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
One-parent families make up 5.1%, against 8.2% across Canada’s towns.
8.3% of residents 15 and over live common-law, fewer than in 70% of Canadian towns
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Single and never married: 20% of adults, against a typical 27%. Higher than in 65% of Canadian towns: 51% of residents 15 and over are married. For common-law partners, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 11%.
A higher share of households in single-detached houses than 69% of Canadian towns, at 77%
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. The share of households in single-detached houses across Canada’s towns is 64%. 30% of homes were built before 1961 and 5.6% in 2001 or later. In Assiniboia, 28% of households rent their home, beside 25% across Canada’s towns.
Household income, middle of the range: $71,000 a year
The income year is 2020: a year of pandemic benefits such as CERB, which the figures count. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
At $71,000, the middle household in Assiniboia earned 17% less than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). $86,500 is the median household income across Saskatchewan’s towns. Pandemic benefits reached 19% of residents with an income, against a typical 28%.
11% of residents are immigrants
Immigrants by continent of birth and when they arrived, citizenship, and who moved in recently.
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
Most immigrants were born in Asia (77%) or in the Americas (17%). Immigrants are rarer here than in 63% of Canadian towns. Residents without Canadian citizenship make up 5.6%, close to the figure across Canada’s towns.
Indigenous residents: 4.7%, a higher share than 68% of Canadian towns
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Other faiths: Hindu (2%). On average, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns. Compared with other places, residents with no religion are scarce here: 31%, fewer than in 63% of Canadian towns. Where 15% of residents belong to a visible minority across Canada’s towns, Assiniboia has 11%.
More residents whose mother tongue is French than 70% of Canadian towns: 3.9%
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
At home: English 92%, French 0.7%. On bilingual residents, Assiniboia sits lower than 77% of Canadian towns: 4.8%. The usual figure: 1.5% of residents have French as their mother tongue across Canada’s towns.
Degree holders aged 25 to 64 make up 15% in Assiniboia, less than in 81% of Canadian towns
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Some 13% have no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. As a reference point, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
An employment rate of 56%
May 2021 was still a pandemic month: the census’s work figures reflect that. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
At 56%, the share in work is about the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
Every neighbour of Assiniboia has a younger population
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page. Distances here run 49–93 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Assiniboia.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assiniboia | 2,431 | — | 51.2 | 31% | 11% |
| Gravelbourg | 1,047 | 49.0 km | 47.2 | 28% | 12% |
| Moose Jaw No. 161 | 1,293 | 85.1 km | 37.2 | 15% | 3.3% |
| Moose Jaw | 36,337 | 90.6 km | 41.6 | 21% | 9.3% |
| Caronport | 1,029 | 93.2 km | 27.8 | 9.2% | 4.4% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What these tables don’t give. Unpaid care, car ownership and internet access aren’t in the Census Profile, nor is the change by age since 2016. Ethnic origins other than visible minority and Indigenous identity are left out of the charts.
- 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. Each comparison is its own median: over Saskatchewan’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, and over all Canadian towns of that size (whole cities and First Nations reserves left out). Percentiles are within Canada only.
Questions about Assiniboia’s residents
How diverse is Assiniboia?
Immigrants: 11% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 11%. Indigenous identity: 4.7%.
What religion are people in Assiniboia?
31% said they have no religion and 66% that they are Christian; 3.6% named another faith.
Is Assiniboia good for families?
15% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 51% of households and one-parent families 5.1%. Schools near Assiniboia are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Assiniboia?
Half of Assiniboia’s households had more than $71,000 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of Assiniboia?
About 2,431, by Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025. The 2021 Census found 2,333 people in Assiniboia, 4% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Assiniboia?
The median age is 51.2. 15% are under 15 and 31% 65 or older.
Is Assiniboia bilingual?
4.8% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 0% speak French only and 95% English only. French is the mother tongue of 3.9%.
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).