Photo: Darren Kirby · CC BY-SA 2.0A median age of 31: La Ronge is younger than 99% of Canadian towns
The share of renter households is 46%, against 25% across Canada’s towns. With about 2,668 residents in July 2025, La Ronge counted 915 households at the 2021 Census. 15% of residents are aged 15 to 24. One-parent families are more common here than in 98% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of La Ronge
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
52% of residents identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit, more than in 99% of Canadian towns; 43% are Registered or Treaty Indians, and 7.8% have an Indigenous mother tongue. Identity & religion ↓
Younger than most towns
Line La Ronge’s residents up by age and the one in the middle is 31; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 26% are under 15 and 9.3% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
Fewer people than before
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, La Ronge went from 2,688 to 2,521 residents (−6%), slower growth than in 98% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
A town people move to
20% of residents lived at another address a year before the census, 1.9 times the typical share; 52% moved within five years. Immigrants & newcomers ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
−6% since 2016: slower than 98% of Canadian towns
The 2021 Census is the source of every figure here unless a date says otherwise. The census counts of 2016 and 2021, the estimate after them, and the change set beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across Canada’s towns, half of towns changed by more than +4%; across Saskatchewan’s towns, by more than ±0%.
26% of residents are under 15, a share 98% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
Compared with 19% across Canada’s towns, 9.3% of residents are 65 or over here. Across Canada’s towns, 16% of residents are under 15.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ La Ronge, 31. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women.
La Ronge households average 2.7 people, larger than in 76% of Canadian towns
Private households by type and size.
Against Saskatchewan’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
A quarter of households are one person living alone (Canada’s towns: 27%).
In La Ronge, 16% of residents 15 and over live common-law, more than in 79% of Canadian towns
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Against a figure of 46% across Canada’s towns, the share of married residents 15 and over in La Ronge comes in at 32%. Common-law partners make up 11% across Canada’s towns.
Only 61% of households live in a single-detached house in La Ronge
Dwelling types, tenure and age of the housing. 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
Nearly one in ten homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. The comparison figure for households in single-detached houses is 64% across Canada’s towns. Newer homes outnumber old: 21% date from 2001 or later, 7.7% from before 1961.
A median household income of $93,000 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
Half of La Ronge’s households had a total income above $93,000, 8% more than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Across Saskatchewan’s towns, half of households had more than $86,500 before tax. Emergency and recovery benefits reached 31% of those with an income, beside a typical 28%.
A larger share of residents who moved in within the year than 94% of Canadian towns: 20%
Where immigrants were born and when they came, and how recently residents moved in.
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
Immigrants: 13% here and 17% across Canada’s towns. Across La Ronge, 10% of residents are not Canadian citizens. Residents who moved in within the year make up 11% across Canada’s towns.
A larger share of Indigenous residents than 99% of Canadian towns: 52%
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Here 46% of residents said they have no religion, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 35%. By way of comparison, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns. In La Ronge, 16% of residents belong to a visible minority.
English is the mother tongue of 81%, and 7.2% speak French as well
The official languages residents can speak, and the ones they learned first.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
An Indigenous language is the mother tongue of 7.8%. At 1.2%, the share of residents whose mother tongue is French is lower than in 62% of Canadian towns.
La Ronge: 30% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, above 55% of Canadian towns
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 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%. The usual figure: 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
An employment rate of 59%
The census was taken in May 2021, during the pandemic, so these rates show a labour market still recovering. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
59% of residents 15 and over have a job, in line with the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
In its size band (2,629 to 2,706), the 1st youngest of 41 towns
The Canadian towns closest in population, from youngest to oldest.
Between La Ronge (31) and Brockville (67.7) lies the rest of the group. Nearest to La Ronge in age: Cy Becker (31.2) and Saint-Bernard (35.6).
No nearby town is as old as La Ronge
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Ronge | 2,668 | — | 31 | 9.3% | 13% |
| Air Ronge | 1,515 | 4.0 km | 29.4 | 7% | 4.4% |
| Lac La Ronge 156 | 1,415 | 4.9 km | 27 | 6.3% | 0% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The census’s own words. In the census, “visible minority” is the Employment Equity Act’s term for people who are non-white in colour or race and not Indigenous. Like immigrant status, Indigenous identity and religion, which residents reported themselves, it is compared with other towns, never turned into a label.
- Against Saskatchewan’s towns and Canada’s towns. A figure here is set beside two middles, the median across Saskatchewan’s places of 2,500 people or more and the median across all Canadian towns that size; reserves and entire cities are excluded from both.
- 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.
Questions about La Ronge’s residents
What is the median income in La Ronge?
$93,000 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in La Ronge (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of La Ronge?
Statistics Canada estimates 2,668 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 2,521 in La Ronge, 6% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in La Ronge?
31 is the median age, younger than 99% of Canadian towns. Under 15: 26%. 65 and over: 9.3%.
Is La Ronge bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 7.2% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 93% speak only English and 0% only French; 1.2% grew up with French.
How diverse is La Ronge?
Immigrants make up 13% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 16% are members of a visible minority, and 52% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in La Ronge?
Christian: 49%. No religion: 46%. Another religion: 5.8%.
Is La Ronge good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 26%. 42% of households are couple families and 15% one-parent families. Schools near La Ronge 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).