Photo: Canadian2006 · CC BY-SA 3.0Biggar ranks above 87% of Canadian towns on Indigenous residents: 10%
Of the immigrants living here, 71% came between 2011 and 2021; across Canada’s towns the share is 27%. Statistics Canada puts Biggar’s population at 2,337 for July 2025. The share of one-person households stands at 38%. Residents aged 65 and over are more common here than in 85% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Biggar
Fewer people than before
Biggar went from 2,226 people in 2016 to 2,133 in 2021, −4%: slower growth than in 95% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Biggar changed by −4% from 2016 to 2021, behind 95% of Canadian towns
The figures are the 2021 Census’s, except where another date is given. 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 10% higher again.
Half of Biggar is over 45.6, older than 71% of Canadian towns
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
More residents are 65–69 than any other five-year age: 7.3% of residents. Across Canada’s towns, 16% of residents are under 15; in Biggar, 18%.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split.
Smaller households than 74% of Canadian towns: 2.2 people on average
Households by family type and by the number of people in them.
Against Saskatchewan’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
For Biggar, the census puts one-parent families at 8%.
A lower share of common-law partners than 79% of Canadian towns, at 7.1%
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Nearly half of residents 15 and over are married (Canada’s towns: 46%). Across Canada’s towns, the share of common-law partners is 11%.
Households in single-detached houses make up 87% in Biggar, more than in 83% 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
Older homes outnumber new: 36% predate 1961, 6.9% date from 2001 or later. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. Across Canada’s towns, the share of households in single-detached houses is 64%. In Biggar, 27% of households rent their home, beside 25% across Canada’s towns.
Half above, half below $73,000 a year in household income
Census incomes are for 2020, the year before the census, when CERB and other pandemic benefits topped up many households. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
At $73,000, the middle household in Biggar earned 15% less than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Within Saskatchewan’s towns, the household in the middle had $86,500. The pandemic’s benefits: 19% of income recipients, against 28% in the typical town.
12% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, a share 62% of Canadian towns don’t reach
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
Across Canada’s towns, the share of residents without Canadian citizenship is 5.8%; Biggar has 7.3%. Residents who moved in within the year: 11% across Canada’s towns, for comparison. The largest groups of immigrants were born in Asia (86%) and in Europe (8.2%).
Below 65% of Canadian towns: 30% of residents said they have no religion
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Across Biggar, 13% of residents belong to a visible minority. The comparison figure for residents with no religion is 35% across Canada’s towns.
English is the mother tongue of 85%, and 1.9% 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
Across Canada’s towns, the share of bilingual residents is 7.5%; Biggar has 1.9%. The town has fewer residents whose mother tongue is French than 71% of Canadian towns, at 1%. 6.5% most often speak a language other than English or French at home, and 0.5% speak neither official language.
A lower share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 73% of Canadian towns, at 18%
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
At the other end, 10% hold no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. Typically, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
A job for 55% of residents aged 15 and over
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.
Fewer work here than in the typical town: 55%, against 58% across Canada’s towns. 27% of residents are 65 or over.
Median age: 2 of the 5 towns around Biggar are older
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page. Distances here run 55–78 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Biggar.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biggar | 2,337 | — | 45.6 | 27% | 12% |
| Rosetown | 2,600 | 55.5 km | 44.8 | 27% | 13% |
| Wilkie | 1,261 | 62.7 km | 45.6 | 24% | 7% |
| Vanscoy No. 345 | 3,029 | 68.0 km | 49.2 | 20% | 6.2% |
| Battle River No. 438 | 1,080 | 71.8 km | 48.8 | 24% | 3.9% |
| Langham | 1,793 | 77.9 km | 35.2 | 15% | 7.7% |
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. The census takes “visible minority” from the Employment Equity Act: anyone other than Indigenous peoples who is non-white in colour or race. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are what residents reported, compared here with other towns and never used as a label.
- 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 Biggar’s residents
Is Biggar bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 1.9% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 97% speak only English and 0% only French; 1% grew up with French.
How diverse is Biggar?
12% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 13% belong to a visible minority and 10% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Biggar?
70% are Christian and 30% have no religion; 0.5% follow another religion.
Is Biggar good for families?
Under 15: 18% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 47% of households. One-parent families: 8%. Schools near Biggar are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Biggar?
The median household in Biggar took in $73,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Biggar?
Biggar had about 2,337 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 2,133, 4% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Biggar?
A median age of 45.6. Children under 15 make up 18%, and people 65 and over 27%.
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).