Photo: Kyla Duhamel from Saskatoon, Canada · CC BY 2.0Candle Lake is older than 99% of Canadian towns: a median age of 62.4
Against a figure of 25% across Canada’s towns, the share of renter households in Candle Lake comes in at 5.9%. Statistics Canada puts the town’s population at 1,032 for July 2025. In Candle Lake, 5.2% of residents are aged 15 to 24. Lower than in 84% of Canadian towns: 4.4% of residents are immigrants.
What stands out about the people of Candle Lake
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
An Indigenous identity is reported by 17% of residents, more than in 95% of Canadian towns, and 3.9% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Older than most towns
Line Candle Lake’s residents up by age and the one in the middle is 62.4; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 41% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Growing faster than most
Candle Lake went from 840 people in 2016 to 1,160 in 2021, +38%: faster growth than in 99% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
From 2016 to 2021, Candle Lake outgrew 99% of Canadian towns: +38%
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
For comparison, the median is +4% across Canada’s towns and ±0% across Saskatchewan’s towns. Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 11% below the census count.
A higher share of residents aged 65 and over than 99% of Canadian towns, at 41%
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
Across Canada’s towns, 16% of residents are under 15; in Candle Lake, 6.9%. Set beside that, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
About 111 men for every 100 women.
2 people per household, fewer than in 90% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Saskatchewan’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Set against 27% across Canada’s towns, 30% of households are one person living alone in Candle Lake. Still, this Saskatchewan town has fewer one-parent families than 99% of Canadian towns, at 2.6%.
More married residents 15 and over than 99% of Canadian towns: 65%
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
With common-law partners at 6.9%, Candle Lake is behind 80% of Canadian towns on that count. Typically, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns.
Above 98% of Canadian towns: 97% of households live in a single-detached house
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
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%. 41% of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 5.1% built before 1961.
$90,000 a year: where the middle household sits
The income year is 2020: a year of pandemic benefits such as CERB, which the figures count. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
Half of Candle Lake’s households had a total income above $90,000 and half below, close to the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Across Saskatchewan’s towns the median is $86,500. Emergency and recovery benefits reached 17% of those with an income, beside a typical 28%.
4.4% 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
Residents without Canadian citizenship are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns. Immigrants here were most often born in Europe (60%), then in the Americas (30%). Little separates the share of residents who moved in within the year here, 11%, from the figure across Canada’s towns.
17% of residents have an Indigenous identity, a share 95% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Visible minority residents are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns. Residents with no religion: 30% of the total. Across Canada’s towns, the share of Indigenous residents is 2.8%.
A higher share of residents whose mother tongue is French than 68% of Canadian towns, at 3%
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
At home: English 100%, French 0.4%. Across the comparison, 1.5% of residents have French as their mother tongue across Canada’s towns. 6.5% of residents speak English and French, against 7.5% across Canada’s towns.
A smaller share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 79% of Canadian towns: 16%
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Employment: 45% of residents 15 and over had a job
The census counted work in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so read these rates as a pandemic snapshot. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
At 45%, fewer residents are in work than the typical 58% across Canada’s towns, and 41% are 65 or over.
Candle Lake is older than every town around it
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are. Candle Lake has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 43–47 km out.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candle Lake | 1,032 | — | 62.4 | 41% | 4.4% |
| Paddockwood No. 520 | 1,155 | 42.5 km | 54.4 | 26% | 8.6% |
| Lakeland No. 521 | 1,393 | 44.2 km | 60.8 | 38% | 0% |
| Montreal Lake 106 | 1,069 | 46.6 km | 21.8 | 3.9% | 0% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The census’s own words. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are as residents answered them. “Visible minority” follows the Employment Equity Act, meaning people other than Indigenous peoples who are non-white in colour or race. We compare these figures across towns; none is a label for a town.
- 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.
- 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.
Questions about Candle Lake’s residents
Is Candle Lake bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 6.5% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 93% speak only English and 0% only French; 3% grew up with French.
How diverse is Candle Lake?
Immigrants make up 4.4% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 0% are members of a visible minority, and 17% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Candle Lake?
Christian: 70%. No religion: 30%. Another religion: 0%.
Is Candle Lake good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 6.9%. 66% of households are couple families and 2.6% one-parent families. Schools near Candle Lake are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Candle Lake?
$90,000 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Candle Lake (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Candle Lake?
Statistics Canada estimates 1,032 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 1,160 in Candle Lake, 38% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Candle Lake?
62.4 is the median age. Under 15: 6.9%. 65 and over: 41%.
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).