A median age of 54: Big River No. 555 is older than 93% of Canadian towns
7% of residents are aged 15 to 24 (Canada’s towns: 11%). There are 12% more residents than in 2016. In Big River No. 555, 5.6% of households rent their home. Few places have so few residents who moved in within the year: 6.1% here, fewer than in 95% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Big River No. 555
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
An Indigenous identity is reported by 19% of residents, more than in 96% of Canadian towns, and 1.4% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Older than most towns
The middle resident of Big River No. 555 is 54; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 28% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Growing faster than most
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Big River No. 555 went from 889 to 994 residents (+12%), faster growth than in 87% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
+12% since 2016, a pace 87% of Canadian towns didn’t match
Unless a figure says otherwise, it is from the 2021 Census. Two census counts, five years apart, and Statistics Canada’s newest estimate.
Change, 2016 to 2021
By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 1%. For comparison, the median is +4% across Canada’s towns and ±0% across Saskatchewan’s towns.
28% of residents are 65 or over, a share 87% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
Children under 15: 14%, below 71% of Canadian towns. Typically, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women.
A lower share of one-person households than 74% of Canadian towns, at 21%
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against Saskatchewan’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Households in Big River No. 555 hold 2.3 people on average (Canada’s towns: 2.4). Here, 3.5% of households are one-parent families. On average, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns.
A higher share of married residents 15 and over than 99% of Canadian towns, at 63%
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
14% of residents 15 and over live common-law (Canada’s towns: 11%).
In Big River No. 555, 94% of households live in a single-detached house, more than in 95% 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
12% of homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. Against that, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns.
Median household income here: $84,000 a year
Census incomes cover 2020, when emergency benefits like CERB lifted many households’ totals. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
The median across Canada’s towns is $86,000, and Big River No. 555’s, at $84,000, is close to it. For Saskatchewan’s towns, the median household income is $86,500. The pandemic’s benefits: 25% of income recipients, against 28% in the typical town.
0.9% of residents are immigrants
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 0.9% in Big River No. 555. Residents without Canadian citizenship are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns.
A larger share of Indigenous residents than 96% of Canadian towns: 19%
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
15% of residents belong to a visible minority across Canada’s towns, against 1.4% in Big River No. 555. Measured more widely, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns. In Big River No. 555, 34% of residents said they have no religion.
2% of residents have French as their mother tongue, more than in 61% of Canadian towns
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
Set against 7.5% across Canada’s towns, 2% of residents speak English and French in Big River No. 555. For comparison, 1.5% of residents have French as their mother tongue across Canada’s towns.
Fewer degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 99% of Canadian towns: 7.3%
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
With no certificate, diploma or degree: 8.3%, beside a typical 9.5%. On average, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
In work on census day: 57% of adults
Counted in May 2021, during COVID-19, these rates catch the job market before it had recovered. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Employment here, 57%, matches the middle of Canada’s towns (58%) within a couple of points.
No nearby town is as old as Big River No. 555
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page. The nearest places to Big River No. 555 with figures are 37–74 km away.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big River No. 555 | 1,008 | — | 54 | 28% | 0.9% |
| Big River 118 | 1,613 | 36.7 km | 21 | 3.6% | 0% |
| Canwood No. 494 | 1,398 | 46.8 km | 50.8 | 26% | 1.9% |
| Ahtahkakoop 104 | 1,609 | 50.9 km | 24.4 | 7.1% | 0% |
| Spiritwood | 1,005 | 66.3 km | 42 | 25% | 11% |
| Spiritwood No. 496 | 1,291 | 73.9 km | 52.8 | 25% | 1.6% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. Provincial and national yardsticks: Saskatchewan’s towns and neighbourhoods of at least 2,500 residents, and all Canadian towns of that size. No whole city and no First Nations reserve is in either median.
- 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.
Questions about Big River No. 555’s residents
What religion are people in Big River No. 555?
Most often Christian (66%) or no religion (34%); other religions make up 0.4%.
Is Big River No. 555 good for families?
Children under 15 are 14% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 72% of households and one-parent families 3.5%. Schools near Big River No. 555 are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Big River No. 555?
Median total household income in Big River No. 555 was $84,000 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Big River No. 555?
The latest figure is an estimate: 1,008 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Big River No. 555 counted 994, 12% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Big River No. 555?
Half the residents are older than 54 and half younger; 14% are children under 15 and 28% are 65 or over.
Is Big River No. 555 bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 2% are. Another 0% speak only French and 98% only English, and French is the first language of 2%.
How diverse is Big River No. 555?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 0.9%. A visible minority makes up 1.4% and Indigenous residents 19%.
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).