Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Half of Estevan is under 38.8, younger than 71% of Canadian towns
Recent arrivals are just over two thirds of immigrants (2011 to 2021), beside 27% across Canada’s towns. Locally, 14% of residents lived at another address a year earlier. Estevan has more Indigenous residents than 72% of Canadian towns, at 5.3%. The latest estimate, for July 2025, is 11,391 residents; the 2021 Census found 4,585 households.
What stands out about the people of Estevan
Fewer people than before
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Estevan went from 11,483 to 10,851 residents (−6%), slower growth than in 97% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Estevan changed by −6% from 2016 to 2021, slower than 97% of Canadian towns
Every figure here comes from the 2021 Census unless it carries another date. The census counts of 2016 and 2021, the estimate after them, and the change set beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 5%. Across Canada’s towns, half of towns changed by more than +4%; across Saskatchewan’s towns, by more than ±0%.
More children under 15 than 76% of Canadian towns: 19%
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
The share of residents aged 65 and over is 16%, against 19% across Canada’s towns. 30–34 is the most common age band: 7.7% of residents.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Estevan, 38.8. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
One-person households make up 32% in Estevan, more than in 67% of Canadian towns
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against Saskatchewan’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Across Canada’s towns, households average 2.4 people; in Estevan, 2.3. On average, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns. The census found that nearly one in ten households are one-parent families in the town.
Estevan ranks above 58% of Canadian towns on married residents 15 and over: 49%
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Singles who have never married make up just over a quarter of adults, beside a typical 27%. Measured more widely, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. The share of common-law partners stands at 11%.
28% of households rent their home, more than in 56% of Canadian towns
Occupied homes by type, by owners and renters, and by when they were built. 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
With households in buildings of five or more storeys at 1%, Estevan is ahead of 61% of Canadian towns on that count. A quarter of homes were built before 1961 and 20% in 2001 or later.
The middle household earns $94,000 a year
The census asked about income in 2020: a pandemic year, with CERB and other emergency benefits counted in. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
Household incomes run high in Estevan: half had more than $94,000, 9% above the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Among Saskatchewan’s towns, the typical figure is $86,500. COVID-19 benefits were paid to 25% of residents with an income, where the typical town had 28%.
Estevan: 8.6% of residents are not Canadian citizens, above 63% of Canadian towns
Immigrants, newcomers and movers.
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
Against a figure of 17% across Canada’s towns, the share of immigrants in Estevan comes in at 12%. Across Canada’s towns, 5.8% of residents are not Canadian citizens. Immigrants here were most often born in Asia (76%), then in Europe (13%).
35% of residents said they have no religion, more than in 52% of Canadian towns
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Visible minority residents account for 15%. On religion, 63% answered Christian and 35% no religion, against 54% and 35% across Canada’s towns.
English is the mother tongue of 88%, and 3.4% speak French as well
Knowledge of the two official languages, first languages, and the language of home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
At home, 6% mostly speak another language; 0.3% speak neither English nor French. On bilingual residents, Estevan sits lower than 91% of Canadian towns: 3.4%. This Saskatchewan town sits close to the norm on residents whose mother tongue is French: 0.8%, about the same as across Canada’s towns.
A lower share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 74% of Canadian towns, at 18%
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
At the other end, 12% hold no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. On average, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
A job for 65% of residents aged 15 and over
The census counted work in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so read these rates as a pandemic snapshot. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
At 65%, more residents are in work than the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
In its size band (11,177 to 11,599), the 14th youngest of 41 towns
Median age of the Canadian towns nearest in population; hover a dot.
Sechelt is the oldest at 57.6, Milton-Parc the youngest at 30.4. Next to Estevan on this scale come Morden (38.4), Dufferin Grove (38.5), Beddington Heights (39.5) and Long Branch (39.8).
Median age: 1 of the 3 towns around Estevan are older
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page. No closer places have figures: these lie 5–75 km from Estevan.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estevan | 11,391 | — | 38.8 | 16% | 12% |
| Estevan No. 5 | 1,293 | 4.5 km | 43.2 | 17% | 3.5% |
| Oxbow | 1,290 | 60.0 km | 38.4 | 16% | 12% |
| Carlyle | 1,571 | 74.9 km | 36.4 | 17% | 9.8% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- The census’s own words. “Visible minority” is the census’s term from the Employment Equity Act: people, other than Indigenous peoples, who are non-white in colour or race. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are as residents answered. The page compares them with other towns and never labels a town by them.
- 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.
Questions about Estevan’s residents
Is Estevan bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 3.4% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 96% speak only English and 0% only French; 0.8% grew up with French.
How diverse is Estevan?
Immigrants: 12% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 15%. Indigenous identity: 5.3%.
What religion are people in Estevan?
35% said they have no religion and 63% that they are Christian; 2.1% named another faith.
Is Estevan good for families?
19% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 54% of households and one-parent families 8.2%. Schools near Estevan are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Estevan?
Half of Estevan’s households had more than $94,000 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of Estevan?
About 11,391, by Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025. The 2021 Census found 10,851 people in Estevan, 6% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Estevan?
The median age is 38.8, younger than 71% of Canadian towns. 19% are under 15 and 16% 65 or older.
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).