Photo: Canadian2006 · CC BY-SA 3.0A lower share of renter households than 92% of Canadian towns, at 8.8%
Where 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns, Balgonie has 10%. At the same time, 15% of residents are aged 15 to 24, more than in 94% of Canadian towns. There are about as many residents as in 2016. Locally, 4% of residents lived at another address a year earlier.
What stands out about the people of Balgonie
A town of families
21% of residents are under 15, more than in 89% of Canadian towns; 8.1% of households are one-parent families and households average 2.8 people. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
−1% since 2016, a pace below 81% of Canadian towns
Every figure here comes from the 2021 Census unless it carries another date. The census counts of 2016 and 2021, the estimate after them, and the change set beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across Canada’s towns the median change is +4%; across Saskatchewan’s towns, ±0%. Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 15% higher again.
Half of Balgonie is under 36.8, younger than 83% of Canadian towns
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
In Balgonie, 21% of residents are under 15, beside 16% across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women.
Below 91% of Canadian towns: 15% of households are one person living alone
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Saskatchewan’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
The typical household size is 2.8 people, against 2.4 across Canada’s towns. Across Canada’s towns, the share of one-person households is 27%. On the census count, nearly one in ten households are one-parent families.
57% of residents 15 and over are married, more than in 88% of Canadian towns
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
25% of adults are single and have never married; the typical town has 27%. Elsewhere, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. Common-law partners account for 11%.
Balgonie ranks above 92% of Canadian towns on households in single-detached houses: 92%
Dwelling types, tenure and age of the housing. 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
32% of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 15% built before 1961. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. By way of comparison, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns.
The median household brings in $122,000 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 Balgonie had $122,000 before tax, 42% above the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Household incomes across Saskatchewan’s towns have a median of $86,500. Pandemic benefits reached 19% of residents with an income, against a typical 28%.
2.5% of residents are immigrants
Where immigrants were born and when they came, and how recently residents moved in.
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
Where 5.8% of residents are not Canadian citizens across Canada’s towns, Balgonie has 0.8%. Lower than in 91% of Canadian towns: 2.5% of residents are immigrants.
Balgonie: 6.5% of residents have an Indigenous identity, above 77% of Canadian towns
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Across Canada’s towns, 15% of residents belong to a visible minority; in Balgonie, 2.8%. For Balgonie, the census puts residents with no religion at 43%.
English is the mother tongue of 97%, and 2% speak French as well
The official languages residents can speak, and the ones they learned first.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
Nothing unusual on residents whose mother tongue is French: 0.6%, close to the figure across Canada’s towns. Lower than in 98% of Canadian towns: 2% of residents speak English and French.
A lower share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 54% of Canadian towns, at 25%
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No certificate, diploma or degree is held by 4.3%; in the typical town the share is 9.5%. As a reference point, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
75% of adults were employed in May 2021
The census counted work in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so read these rates as a pandemic snapshot. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
75% of residents 15 and over have a job; across Canada’s towns the typical share is 58%.
Around Balgonie, 3 of 5 towns have a higher median age
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balgonie | 2,020 | — | 36.8 | 10% | 2.5% |
| White City | 4,379 | 8.6 km | 36.8 | 8.2% | 5.8% |
| Edenwold No. 158 | 4,932 | 9.4 km | 42.4 | 15% | 4.2% |
| Pilot Butte | 3,255 | 10.5 km | 36.8 | 11% | 3% |
| South Qu'Appelle No. 157 | 1,256 | 14.2 km | 42.8 | 19% | 6.9% |
| Lajord No. 128 | 1,191 | 18.9 km | 42.4 | 18% | 4.8% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against Saskatchewan’s towns and Canada’s towns. A figure here is set beside two middles, the median across Saskatchewan’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.
- What these tables don’t give. Some things the page can’t show: the Census Profile asks nothing about unpaid care, cars or internet access, and gives no change by age since 2016. Ethnic origins beyond visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted.
- The census’s own words. “Visible minority” is the census’s term from the Employment Equity Act: people, other than Indigenous peoples, who are non-white in colour or race. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are as residents answered. The page compares them with other towns and never labels a town by them.
Questions about Balgonie’s residents
What religion are people in Balgonie?
Most often Christian (57%) or no religion (43%); other religions make up 0.2%.
Is Balgonie good for families?
Children under 15 are 21% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 73% of households and one-parent families 8.1%. Schools near Balgonie are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Balgonie?
Median total household income in Balgonie was $122,000 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Balgonie?
The latest figure is an estimate: 2,020 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Balgonie counted 1,756, about the same as 2016.
What is the average age in Balgonie?
Half the residents are older than 36.8 and half younger; 21% are children under 15 and 10% are 65 or over.
Is Balgonie bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 2% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 98% speak only English and 0% only French; 0.6% grew up with French.
How diverse is Balgonie?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 2.5%. A visible minority makes up 2.8% and Indigenous residents 6.5%.
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).