Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Indigenous residents: 24%, a higher share than 98% of Canadian towns
Recent arrivals are two in five immigrants (2011 to 2021), beside 27% across Canada’s towns. At 21%, the share of children under 15 is higher than in 86% of Canadian towns. Some 4,657 people live in Battleford, by the estimate for July 2025. Locally, 76% of households live in a single-detached house.
What stands out about the people of Battleford
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
24% of residents identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit, more than in 98% of Canadian towns; 13% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Since 2016, Battleford has changed by −1%, slower than 83% of Canadian towns
The figures are the 2021 Census’s, except where another date is given. Residents at the 2016 and 2021 censuses and the latest estimate, with the 2016–2021 change beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 6%. Across Canada’s towns, the typical town changed +4%; across Saskatchewan’s towns, ±0%.
Residents aged 65 and over: 22%, a higher share than 66% of Canadian towns
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
Just over one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24 across Canada’s towns, against 10% in Battleford. The usual figure: 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns. With a median age of 41.6, Battleford is younger than 53% of Canadian towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Battleford, 41.6. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women.
Households here average 2.4 people, below 53% 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.
Nothing unusual on one-parent families: 9.1%, close to the figure across Canada’s towns. The share of one-person households stands at 26%.
A larger share of married residents 15 and over than 70% of Canadian towns: 52%
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
The share of common-law partners is 9.1%, against 11% across Canada’s towns. As a yardstick, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns.
Renter households: 22%, a lower share than 57% of Canadian towns
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
Newer homes outnumber old: 26% date from 2001 or later, 13% from before 1961. Across Canada’s towns, a quarter of households rent their home. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. 9.4% of homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%.
$91,000 a year is the median household income here
The income year is 2020: a year of pandemic benefits such as CERB, which the figures count. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
The middle household in Battleford had $91,000 before tax, 6% above the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Within Saskatchewan’s towns, the household in the middle had $86,500. Pandemic benefits reached 22% of residents with an income, against a typical 28%.
In Battleford, 12% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, more than in 57% of Canadian towns
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
The share of residents without Canadian citizenship trails three quarters of Canadian towns: 2%. The usual figure: just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns. 5.5% of residents are immigrants.
62% said they are Christian and 35% that they have no religion
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
The share of visible minority residents is 3.9%, against 15% across Canada’s towns.
90% have English as their mother tongue; 5.8% also speak French
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
7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns, against 5.8% in Battleford. At home: English 96%, French 0.2%. Lower than in 67% of Canadian towns: 1.1% of residents have French as their mother tongue.
Battleford sits below 63% of Canadian towns for degree holders aged 25 to 64 (21%)
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
9.6% of those aged 25 to 64 have no formal credential, where the typical town has 9.5%.
Employment: 62% of residents 15 and over had a job
These rates date from May 2021, during the pandemic, and run lower than a normal year’s. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Employment runs above the middle of Canada’s towns (58%), at 62%.
Ranked by age, 19th youngest of 41 towns this size
The Canadian towns closest in population, from youngest to oldest.
Between Pembina Strip (31) and Electoral Area B, Nanaimo (63.2) lies the rest of the group. The closest ages to Battleford’s belong to Saint-Antonin (41.2), Country Hills (41.6), Eastwood (41.8) and Saint-Étienne-des-Grès (42).
Median age: 1 of the 2 towns around Battleford are older
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battleford | 4,657 | — | 41.6 | 22% | 5.5% |
| North Battleford | 14,882 | 5.2 km | 38.4 | 19% | 14% |
| Battle River No. 438 | 1,080 | 8.6 km | 48.8 | 24% | 3.9% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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. Two medians frame each figure: one for Saskatchewan’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, one for all Canadian towns of that size, with whole cities and First Nations reserves left out. Percentiles rank the town within Canada.
Questions about Battleford’s residents
What is the average age in Battleford?
Half the residents are older than 41.6 and half younger, younger than 53% of Canadian towns; 21% are children under 15 and 22% are 65 or over.
Is Battleford bilingual?
English and French: 5.8% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 94%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 1.1%.
How diverse is Battleford?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 5.5%. A visible minority makes up 3.9% and Indigenous residents 24%.
What religion are people in Battleford?
Most often Christian (62%) or no religion (35%); other religions make up 2.7%.
Is Battleford good for families?
Children under 15 are 21% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 57% of households and one-parent families 9.1%. Schools near Battleford are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Battleford?
Median total household income in Battleford was $91,000 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Battleford?
The latest figure is an estimate: 4,657 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Battleford counted 4,400, about the same as 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).