Photo: Kevstan · CC BY-SA 4.0Residents aged 15 to 24: 14%, a higher share than 88% of Canadian towns
Recent arrivals are 75% of immigrants (2011 to 2021), beside 27% across Canada’s towns. At the same time, with a median age of 38, Macklin is younger than 77% of Canadian towns. Some 1,185 people live locally, by the estimate for July 2025. The share of households in single-detached houses stands at 80%.
What stands out about the people of Macklin
Fewer people than before
Macklin went from 1,374 people in 2016 to 1,247 in 2021, −9%: slower growth than in 99% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Slower growth than 99% of Canadian towns: Macklin changed by −9% since 2016
All figures are the 2021 Census’s unless another date is shown. Residents at the 2016 and 2021 censuses and the latest estimate, with the 2016–2021 change 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%. By July 2025, the estimate was 5% lower.
Macklin: 20% of residents are under 15, above 84% of Canadian towns
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
Against a figure of 19% across Canada’s towns, the share of residents aged 65 and over in Macklin comes in at 15%. 10–14 is the most common age band: 8% of residents, 1.4 times the share across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women.
Macklin households average 2.5 people, larger than in 58% of Canadian towns
Private households by type and size.
Against Saskatchewan’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
The figure for one-person households is 29% in Macklin and 27% across Canada’s towns. Across Macklin, 6% of households are one-parent families.
Macklin sits above 70% of Canadian towns for married residents 15 and over (53%)
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Against a figure of 11% across Canada’s towns, the share of common-law partners in Macklin comes in at 8.5%. Set beside that, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns.
Macklin ranks below 64% of Canadian towns on renter households: 19%
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
21% of homes were built before 1961 and 13% in 2001 or later. Across Canada’s towns, 25% of households rent their home. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns.
A median household income of $88,000 a year
The income year is 2020: a year of pandemic benefits such as CERB, which the figures count. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
Half of Macklin’s households had a total income above $88,000 and half below, close to the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Among Saskatchewan’s towns, the typical figure is $86,500. In 2020, 30% of income recipients drew a COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefit; the typical town had 28%.
3.3% of residents are immigrants
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
Here 2% of residents are not Canadian citizens, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 5.8%. Immigrants here were most often born in Europe (56%), then in Africa (44%). Fewer immigrants than in 88% of Canadian towns: 3.3%.
Macklin: 6.1% of residents have an Indigenous identity, above 75% of Canadian towns
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Asked about religion, 27% said none and 72% Christian (Canada’s towns: 35% and 54%). The share of visible minority residents stands at 2%. Elsewhere, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns.
91% have English as their mother tongue; 0.8% also speak French
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
Against a figure of 7.5% across Canada’s towns, the share of bilingual residents in Macklin comes in at 0.8%. The share of residents whose mother tongue is French stands at 0.4%.
11% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, below 93% of Canadian towns
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Holding no credential: 14% (typical 9.5%). Across Canada’s towns, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.
Employment: 62% of residents 15 and over had a job
May 2021 was still a pandemic month: the census’s work figures reflect that. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Employment runs above the middle of Canada’s towns (58%), at 62%.
3 in 4 nearby towns have a higher median age than Macklin
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page. Distances here run 21–79 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Macklin.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macklin | 1,185 | — | 38 | 15% | 3.3% |
| Provost | 1,875 | 21.4 km | 39.6 | 18% | 6.1% |
| Provost No. 52 | 2,092 | 38.6 km | 44.8 | 18% | 1.5% |
| Unity | 2,543 | 54.4 km | 42 | 23% | 4.7% |
| Special Area No. 4 | 1,171 | 78.7 km | 37.6 | 15% | 4.9% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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. Two medians frame each figure: one for Saskatchewan’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, one for all Canadian towns of that size, with whole cities and First Nations reserves left out. Percentiles rank the town within Canada.
Questions about Macklin’s residents
How diverse is Macklin?
Immigrants: 3.3% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 2%. Indigenous identity: 6.1%.
What religion are people in Macklin?
27% said they have no religion and 72% that they are Christian; 0.9% named another faith.
Is Macklin good for families?
20% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 58% of households and one-parent families 6%. Schools near Macklin are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Macklin?
Half of Macklin’s households had more than $88,000 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of Macklin?
About 1,185, by Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025. The 2021 Census found 1,247 people in Macklin, 9% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Macklin?
The median age is 38. 20% are under 15 and 15% 65 or older.
Is Macklin bilingual?
English and French: 0.8% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 99%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 0.4%.
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).