Photo: Unknown author Unknown author · Public domainA larger share of Indigenous residents than 93% of Canadian towns: 14%
Most recent wave: 41% of immigrants arrived in 2011–2021 (Canada’s towns: 27%). Census figures put households in single-detached houses at 77% in Indian Head. With a median age of 46, Indian Head is older than 72% of Canadian towns. Some 2,201 people live here, by the estimate for July 2025.
What stands out about the people of Indian Head
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
An Indigenous identity is reported by 14% of residents, more than in 93% of Canadian towns, and 7.3% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Many older residents
27% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 85% of Canadian towns; 8.9% are 80 or over, and 34% of households are one person living alone. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Since 2016, Indian Head has changed by ±0%, slower than 80% of Canadian towns
All figures are the 2021 Census’s unless another date is shown. Two census counts, five years apart, and Statistics Canada’s newest estimate.
Change, 2016 to 2021
By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 16%. Across Canada’s towns, half of towns changed by more than +4%; across Saskatchewan’s towns, by more than ±0%.
More residents aged 65 and over than 85% of Canadian towns: 27%
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
9.5% of residents are aged 15 to 24, against 11% across Canada’s towns. As a yardstick, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
Indian Head sits above 74% of Canadian towns for one-person households (34%)
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Saskatchewan’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Households in Indian Head hold 2.2 people on average (Canada’s towns: 2.4). Across Canada’s towns, the share of one-person households is 27%. In Indian Head, nearly one in ten households are one-parent families.
In Indian Head, 9.8% of residents 15 and over live common-law, fewer than in 57% of Canadian towns
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
23% of adults are single and have never married; the typical town has 27%. The wider picture: 11% of residents 15 and over live common-law across Canada’s towns.
Indian Head ranks below 64% of Canadian towns on renter households: 19%
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
Older homes outnumber new: 37% predate 1961, 13% date from 2001 or later. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. Renter households make up 25% across Canada’s towns.
The median household brings in $73,000 a year
Incomes are 2020’s, the census’s reference year, and include pandemic benefits such as CERB. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
Half of Indian Head’s households had a total income below $73,000, 15% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The figure for Saskatchewan’s towns: $86,500. COVID-19 benefits went to 20% of residents with an income (typical: 28%).
12% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, more than in 60% of Canadian towns
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
The figure for immigrants is 7.3% in Indian Head and 17% across Canada’s towns. Across Canada’s towns, residents who moved in within the year come to 11%. Here, 5.9% of residents are not Canadian citizens.
49% of residents said they have no religion, a share 85% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Against a figure of 15% across Canada’s towns, the share of visible minority residents in Indian Head comes in at 5.4%. For residents with no religion, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 35%.
English is the mother tongue of 92%, and 1.6% speak French as well
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
Little separates the share of residents whose mother tongue is French here, 0.8%, from the figure across Canada’s towns. Fewer bilingual residents than in 99% of Canadian towns: 1.6%.
Indian Head ranks below 72% of Canadian towns on degree holders aged 25 to 64: 18%
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
With no certificate, diploma or degree: 6.8%, beside a typical 9.5%. The usual figure: 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
60% of adults were employed in May 2021
The census counted work in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so read these rates as a pandemic snapshot. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Employment runs above the middle of Canada’s towns (58%), at 60%.
Older than Indian Head: 2 of the 3 towns nearby
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are. No closer places have figures: these lie 22–30 km from Indian Head.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Head | 2,201 | — | 46 | 27% | 7.3% |
| North Qu'Appelle No. 187 | 1,044 | 22.1 km | 58.8 | 32% | 7.1% |
| Fort Qu'Appelle | 2,247 | 27.4 km | 46.8 | 30% | 11% |
| South Qu'Appelle No. 157 | 1,256 | 29.6 km | 42.8 | 19% | 6.9% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The census’s own words. These are self-reported answers: Indigenous identity, immigrant status, religion. The census’s “visible minority” comes from the Employment Equity Act (non-white in colour or race, Indigenous peoples aside), and the page sets each beside other towns without labelling any.
- 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. Some things the page can’t show: the Census Profile asks nothing about unpaid care, cars or internet access, and gives no change by age since 2016. Ethnic origins beyond visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted.
Questions about Indian Head’s residents
What is the median income in Indian Head?
The median household in Indian Head took in $73,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Indian Head?
Indian Head had about 2,201 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 1,902, about the same as 2016.
What is the average age in Indian Head?
A median age of 46. Children under 15 make up 17%, and people 65 and over 27%.
Is Indian Head bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 1.6% are. Another 0% speak only French and 98% only English, and French is the first language of 0.8%.
How diverse is Indian Head?
7.3% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 5.4% belong to a visible minority and 14% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Indian Head?
50% are Christian and 49% have no religion; 0.8% follow another religion.
Is Indian Head good for families?
Under 15: 17% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 51% of households. One-parent families: 8.3%. Schools near Indian Head are on its Schools page.
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).