Photo: Masterhatch · CC BY-SA 4.0Below 99% of Canadian towns: 4.3% of residents lived at another address a year earlier
Renter households: 9.5% here and 25% across Canada’s towns. With about 1,293 residents in July 2025, Estevan No. 5 counted 470 households at the 2021 Census. One-person households: 16% of the total. Few places have as many children under 15: 20% here, more than in 84% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Estevan No. 5
Fewer people than before
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Estevan No. 5 went from 1,370 to 1,279 residents (−7%), slower growth than in 98% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
−7% since 2016: slower than 98% of Canadian towns
Unless a figure says otherwise, it is from the 2021 Census. How the population moved between the last two censuses, and since.
Change, 2016 to 2021
By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 1%. Across Canada’s towns, half of towns changed by more than +4%; across Saskatchewan’s towns, by more than ±0%.
17% of residents are 65 or over, fewer than in 63% of Canadian towns
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
Half of Estevan No. 5’s residents are over 43.2, older than in 57% of Canadian towns. To put it in context, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns. The biggest five-year age group is 55–59, with 8.6% of residents. Residents aged 15 to 24: 11%, near enough the figure across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 109 men for every 100 women.
2.7 people per household, more than in 76% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Saskatchewan’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
The share of one-parent families trails 97% of Canadian towns: 4.2%.
63% of residents 15 and over are married, more than in 99% of Canadian towns
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Singles who have never married make up 20% of adults, beside a typical 27%. In Estevan No. 5, 8.3% of residents 15 and over live common-law.
91% of households live in a single-detached house, a share 89% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Houses and apartments, owners and renters, older and newer homes. 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 74% of Canadian towns. 41% of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 11% built before 1961. The wider picture: 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns.
The middle household earns $126,000 a year
Incomes here are for 2020, the year before the census, CERB and other pandemic benefits included. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
At $126,000, the middle household in Estevan No. 5 out-earned the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000) by 47%. Saskatchewan’s towns have a median of $86,500. Pandemic benefits reached 19% of residents with an income, against a typical 28%.
3.5% of residents are immigrants
Immigrants by continent of birth and when they arrived, citizenship, and who moved in recently.
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. For Estevan No. 5, the census puts immigrants at 3.5%.
37% of residents said they have no religion, more than in 57% of Canadian towns
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. To put it in context, 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns. Locally, 3.1% of residents have an Indigenous identity.
97% have English as their mother tongue; 4.3% also speak French
English, French and the other languages people grew up with or speak at home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
0.4% of residents have French as their mother tongue; across Canada’s towns the figure is 1.5%. For Estevan No. 5, the census puts bilingual residents at 4.3%.
Degree holders aged 25 to 64: 6.9%, a lower share than 99% of Canadian towns
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Without any certificate: 12% of 25- to 64-year-olds (typical: 9.5%).
Employment: 61% 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. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
More people work here than in the typical town: 61%, against 58% across Canada’s towns.
The towns around Estevan No. 5 are all younger
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are. No closer places have figures: these lie 5–70 km from Estevan No. 5.
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. For each measure we take the median of Saskatchewan’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, then the median of all Canadian towns. Neither counts whole cities or reserves, and every percentile is a Canadian one.
- What these tables don’t give. For origins the charts stop at visible minority and Indigenous identity, and the Census Profile has nothing on unpaid care, cars or the internet, or on change by age since 2016.
Questions about Estevan No. 5’s residents
What is the average age in Estevan No. 5?
A median age of 43.2. Children under 15 make up 20%, and people 65 and over 17%.
Is Estevan No. 5 bilingual?
4.3% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 0% speak French only and 95% English only. French is the mother tongue of 0.4%.
How diverse is Estevan No. 5?
3.5% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 0% belong to a visible minority and 3.1% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Estevan No. 5?
63% are Christian and 37% have no religion; 0% follow another religion.
Is Estevan No. 5 good for families?
Under 15: 20% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 75% of households. One-parent families: 4.2%. Schools near Estevan No. 5 are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Estevan No. 5?
The median household in Estevan No. 5 took in $126,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Estevan No. 5?
Estevan No. 5 had about 1,293 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 1,279, 7% fewer than 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).