Photo: Canadian2006 · CC BY-SA 3.0Half of Rosthern No. 403 is under 33.6, younger than 94% of Canadian towns
Households in single-detached houses make up 97%, against 64% across Canada’s towns. There are 8% more residents than in 2016. Here, 13% of households are one person living alone. Compared with other places, residents with no religion are scarce here: 22%, fewer than in 83% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Rosthern No. 403
Younger than most towns
Rosthern No. 403’s median age is 33.6; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 29% are under 15 and 12% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A +8% change since 2016: faster than 70% of Canadian towns
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. The census counts of 2016 and 2021, the estimate after them, and the change set beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 13% higher again. Across Canada’s towns the median change is +4%; across Saskatchewan’s towns, ±0%.
29% of residents are under 15, more than in 99% of Canadian towns
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
Residents aged 65 and over: 12%, below 86% of Canadian towns. The wider picture: 16% of residents are under 15 across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Rosthern No. 403, 33.6. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women.
3.2 people per household, more than in 94% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Saskatchewan’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
One-parent families: 3.4% here and 8.2% across Canada’s towns.
Fewer common-law partners than 96% of Canadian towns: 3.4%
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
21% of adults are single and have never married; the typical town has 27%. As a yardstick, 11% of residents 15 and over live common-law across Canada’s towns.
Fewer renter households than 83% of Canadian towns: 12%
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
Newer homes outnumber old: 35% date from 2001 or later, 28% from before 1961. 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.
Median household income here: $97,000 a year
Census incomes are for 2020, the year before the census, when CERB and other pandemic benefits topped up many households. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
Rosthern No. 403’s median household took in $97,000 before tax, 13% more than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The middle household across Saskatchewan’s towns has $86,500 before tax. COVID-19 benefits went to 14% of residents with an income (typical: 28%).
5.3% of residents are immigrants
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
Most recent wave: 48% of immigrants arrived in 2011–2021 (Canada’s towns: 27%). Across Rosthern No. 403, 5.3% of residents are immigrants. 2.5% of residents are not Canadian citizens, a lower share than in 70% of Canadian towns.
78% said they are Christian and 22% that they have no religion
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
1.3% of residents have an Indigenous identity, against 2.8% across Canada’s towns. Rosthern No. 403 has fewer visible minority residents than 88% of Canadian towns, at 1.7%.
English is the mother tongue of 78%, and 1.5% 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
Residents whose mother tongue is French are about as common here as across Canada’s towns: 0.6%. In Rosthern No. 403, 1.5% of residents speak English and French.
A smaller share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 81% of Canadian towns: 15%
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
At the other end, 17% 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.
76% 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 labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Employment runs above the middle of Canada’s towns (58%), at 76%.
2nd lowest median age among 41 towns of 2,753 to 2,832
Median age of the Canadian towns nearest in population; hover a dot.
Between Kuujjuaq (28.8) and Saint-Côme (57.6) lies the rest of the group. Nearest to Rosthern No. 403 in age: Kuujjuaq (28.8), Downtown West End (36.4) and Tofino (36.4).
No nearby town is as young as Rosthern No. 403
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosthern No. 403 | 2,791 | — | 33.6 | 12% | 5.3% |
| Osler | 1,473 | 13.6 km | 35.6 | 12% | 3.6% |
| Laird No. 404 | 1,488 | 17.0 km | 38 | 12% | 6.3% |
| Waldheim | 1,447 | 17.4 km | 36.4 | 14% | 6.3% |
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. Provincial and national yardsticks: Saskatchewan’s towns and neighbourhoods of at least 2,500 residents, and all Canadian towns of that size. No whole city and no First Nations reserve is in either median.
- 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 Rosthern No. 403’s residents
What is the average age in Rosthern No. 403?
33.6 is the median age, younger than 94% of Canadian towns. Under 15: 29%. 65 and over: 12%.
Is Rosthern No. 403 bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 1.5% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 98% speak only English and 0% only French; 0.6% grew up with French.
How diverse is Rosthern No. 403?
Immigrants make up 5.3% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 1.7% are members of a visible minority, and 1.3% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Rosthern No. 403?
Christian: 78%. No religion: 22%. Another religion: 0.4%.
Is Rosthern No. 403 good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 29%. 78% of households are couple families and 3.4% one-parent families. Schools near Rosthern No. 403 are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Rosthern No. 403?
$97,000 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Rosthern No. 403 (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Rosthern No. 403?
Statistics Canada estimates 2,791 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 2,473 in Rosthern No. 403, 8% more 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).