CarnduffSaskatchewan
With 1,139 residents, it is a town in Saskatchewan. Its census division is Division No. 1.
Is Carnduff a good place to live?
Housing is within reach (A+). It is strong on jobs & income as well (A). Health is its weak spot (D−). Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B for safety and B for hazard risk.
Carnduff is graded subject by subject, but Canadian towns need 2,500 residents for an overall grade.
This town's rent is the 2021 census rent scaled to 2025 by its province's ratio of surveyed to census rents: no rental survey covers it, so its Cost Grade is less sure. Safety is the police detachment's figure, shared with the towns and countryside around it. No School Grade: this province doesn't publish comparable results school by school. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread.
How Carnduff grades
Each subject compares Carnduff with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
Carnduff is graded subject by subject, but Canadian towns need 2,500 residents for an overall grade.
How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
What makes Carnduff stand out
The 3 things Carnduff does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Carnduff.
For health, Carnduff gets a D−
Expected years of life at birth: 78.6, lower than both Saskatchewan’s towns (80.2) and Canadian towns (81.5). Smoking is commoner than in the province: a fifth of adults, against 13% for Saskatchewan. Measured from where Carnduff’s residents live, a hospital is 59 km away on average and 100% of them are over 30 km out. About as many adults call their health very good or excellent here as across Saskatchewan, 49% against 49%. Figures for health survey and life expectancy are published for the South East health region as a whole, not for Carnduff alone.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Carnduff | Saskatchewan | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 20% | 8.6% | 12% |
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 20% | 17% | 17% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 78.6 | 80.2 | 81.5 |
| Very good or excellent health | 49% | 49% | 52% |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities
Rent takes less of local pay in Carnduff than in Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns: 11% of household income
Shelter took 30% or more of income for 12% of households, lower than both Saskatchewan’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (18%). Households that own their home make up 81%.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Carnduff | Saskatchewan | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent as a share of income | 11% | 19% | 20% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 12% | 17% | 18% |
| Households owning their home | 81% | 71% | 74% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · These are 2021 census values, as owners judged them, set against household income in 2020.
Household incomes in Carnduff are higher than in 70% of Canadian towns
Commutes averaged 19 min, between Saskatchewan’s towns (18 min) and Canadian towns (26 min). The car carried 88% of commuters at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Carnduff | Saskatchewan | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 19 min | 18 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 88% | 91% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.
Hazards in Carnduff: wildfire low, radon over the guideline in 14% of tested homes
Seismic risk runs low: $0.008 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. No one has filed a flood map for Carnduff on the national inventory.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Carnduff | Saskatchewan | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 14% | 9.1% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.008 | $0.006 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory · Not measured by town: radon tests (the Sun Country RHA)
Carnduff is drier than 94% of Canadian towns: 422 mm of rain and snow a year
The coldest nights, in January, bottom out at −19.9°C, near Saskatchewan’s towns (−20.7°C) and lower than Canadian towns (−13.5°C). June is the wettest month, with 82 mm of rain and snow on average. January is the snowiest month, with 21 cm on average. Gardeners get 125 frost-free days, from 19 May to 22 September.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Carnduff | Saskatchewan | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Precipitation a year | 422 mm | 383 mm | 883 mm |
| January night low | −19.9°C | −20.7°C | −13.5°C |
| Days with frost a year | 194 | 203 | 159 |
| Snowfall a year | 118 cm | 91 cm | 141 cm |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Melita)
Older residents shape Carnduff: 24% are 65 or over, above Saskatchewan’s towns and Canadian towns
First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 3.8% of residents, lower than Saskatchewan’s towns (11%) yet higher than Canadian towns (2.8%). Children are 21% of the town.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
Women make up 53.0% of Carnduff
In 2021 there were 610 women to 540 men; Canada as a whole is 50.9% women.
| Carnduff | Saskatchewan | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 18% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 55% | 65% | 64% |
| 65+ | 24% | 16% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 20% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 44% | 52% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Saskatchewan and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
The force covering Carnduff records less serious violence than Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns, at 45
Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 for the Carnduff detachment area
Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 58 over 2023–25, lower than both Saskatchewan’s towns (119) and Canadian towns (67). The force’s area logs 28.1 thefts, break-ins and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year. Where it is policed, 10.4 violent incidents per 1,000 residents are recorded each year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Carnduff | Saskatchewan | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 45 | 154 | 86 |
| Crime Severity Index | 58 | 119 | 67 |
| Property crime per 1,000 | 28.1 | 48.4 | 31.2 |
| Violent crime | 10.4 | 15.2 | 12 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
In and around Carnduff, 2 schools: 1 elementary school and 1 school for every grade
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carievale SchoolIn CarnduffElementary | Elementary | – | English public |
| Carnduff Education ComplexIn CarnduffAll grades | All grades | – | English public |
Statistics Canada’s Open Database of Educational Facilities · Source note: the province publishes no results school by school, so there’s no schools grade in Saskatchewan.
What November brings in Carnduff: −9°C at night, 1°C by day
December follows at −7°C by day and −17°C by night. Expect about 16 mm of rain and snow over November. ECCC’s forecast for Oxbow is on the Weather page, hour by hour.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −8°C | −18°C | 39 mm |
| Spring | 9°C | −3°C | 110 mm |
| Summer | 25°C | 12°C | 188 mm |
| Autumn | 11°C | −1°C | 84 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Melita); the forecast is on the Weather page
Steven Bonk (Conservative Party of Canada) holds Souris—Moose Mountain, the riding that includes Carnduff
Locally, Carnduff is run as a town.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
No public library stands in Carnduff: the closest, Gainsborough Public Library Branch, is 25 km away
The next is Stranraer Commemorative Library (Oxbow), 28 km away.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
From Carnduff, Cannington Manor Provincial Park is the nearest provincial park (62 km)
Within 10 km is a single protected area. The nearest national park is more than 100 km away. Protected areas cover 0.7% of the land within 10 km; for the typical Canadian town it is 2.3%.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Carnduff | Saskatchewan | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 0.7% | 1.7% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Carnduff keeps its older homes: 35% from before 1961
| Heritage | Carnduff | Saskatchewan | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 35% | 17% | 18% |
Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period
Everything we know about Carnduff
Famous people from Carnduff
3 notable people were born in Carnduff.
About Carnduff
Town in Saskatchewan
Every figure TownRatings gives for Carnduff covers the municipality as Statistics Canada maps it, one census subdivision in Saskatchewan.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 1,139 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Saskatchewan
- Census division
- Division No. 1
- Census subdivision
- 4701008
Questions about Carnduff
What kind of homes are in Carnduff?
Single-detached houses make up 83% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 0% are in high-rise apartments. 34% of households are one person, and the average is 2.4.
Who are the people of Carnduff?
Visible minorities are 8% of the population, where the middle of Canadian towns is 15%. Immigrants make up 8%, and Indigenous people 4%.
Is Carnduff growing?
It grew from 1,099 people in 2016 to 1,150 in 2021, up 4.6%; the median of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. StatCan’s 2025 estimate is 1,139.
Is Carnduff a young town or an old one?
At 40.8, its median age compares with 45.2 across Canadian towns.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155) and 2021 census boundaries · Uniform Crime Reporting Survey 2023–25 (35-10-0026, 35-10-0183 to 35-10-0190) · CMHC rents as published by Statistics Canada (34-10-0133) · grades by TownRatings. 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).