Photo: Canadian2006 · CC BY-SA 3.0Rosthern ranks above 98% of Canadian towns on Indigenous residents: 24%
55% of immigrants arrived between 2011 and 2021, against 27% across Canada’s towns. In Rosthern, just over a fifth of residents are under 15. Higher than in 76% of Canadian towns: 82% of households live in a single-detached house. The 2021 Census found 645 households in the town; by July 2025 the population was about 1,926.
What stands out about the people of Rosthern
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
An Indigenous identity is reported by 24% of residents, more than in 98% of Canadian towns, and 15% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Fewer people than before
Rosthern went from 1,688 people in 2016 to 1,602 in 2021, −5%: slower growth than in 96% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A change of −5% since 2016 leaves Rosthern behind 96% 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
The July 2025 estimate adds another 20%. Medians for comparison: +4% across Canada’s towns; ±0% across Saskatchewan’s towns.
A higher share of residents aged 65 and over than 78% of Canadian towns, at 24%
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
Set against 11% across Canada’s towns, 12% of residents are aged 15 to 24 in Rosthern. Elsewhere, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns. The median age locally is 41.2, lower than in 55% of Canadian towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
31% of households are one person living alone, a share 65% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Private households by type and size.
Against Saskatchewan’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
7% of households are one-parent families (Canada’s towns: 8.2%). Average household size: 2.5 people. The share of one-person households across Canada’s towns is 27%.
Fewer common-law partners than 79% of Canadian towns: 7.1%
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns, against 53% in Rosthern. The share of common-law partners across Canada’s towns is 11%.
Only 22% of households rent their home in Rosthern
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
31% of homes were built before 1961 and 14% in 2001 or later. Across Canada’s towns, the share of renter households is 25%. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns.
Median household income here: $74,000 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
The middle household in Rosthern had $74,000 before tax, 14% below the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). $86,500 is the median household income across Saskatchewan’s towns. The pandemic’s benefits: 18% of income recipients, against 28% in the typical town.
Fewer residents who moved in within the year than 79% of Canadian towns: 8.3%
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 share of residents without Canadian citizenship is 7.9%, against 5.8% across Canada’s towns. The comparison figure for residents who moved in within the year is 11% across Canada’s towns. The largest groups of immigrants were born in Asia (66%) and in Europe (24%).
28% of residents said they have no religion, below 71% of Canadian towns
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
On the census count, 11% of residents belong to a visible minority. The share of residents with no religion across Canada’s towns is 35%.
English is the mother tongue of 80%, and 2.2% 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
0.9% of residents have French as their mother tongue, about the same as across Canada’s towns. Bilingual residents are rarer here than in 97% of Canadian towns.
Only 20% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher in Rosthern
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
At the other end, 11% hold no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. Against that, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
54% of residents 15 and over were in work
Counted in May 2021, during COVID-19, these rates catch the job market before it had recovered. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
With 24% of residents 65 or over, the employment rate of 54% sits under the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
No nearby town is as old as Rosthern
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page. Distances here run 19–22 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Rosthern.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosthern | 1,926 | — | 41.2 | 24% | 12% |
| Beardy's 97 and Okemasis 96 | 1,357 | 19.1 km | 25 | 8.4% | 0% |
| Waldheim | 1,447 | 21.8 km | 36.4 | 14% | 6.3% |
| Rosthern No. 403 | 2,791 | 22.4 km | 33.6 | 12% | 5.3% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The census’s own words. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are as residents answered them. “Visible minority” follows the Employment Equity Act, meaning people other than Indigenous peoples who are non-white in colour or race. We compare these figures across towns; none is a label for a town.
- 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. 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’s residents
How diverse is Rosthern?
Immigrants: 12% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 11%. Indigenous identity: 24%.
What religion are people in Rosthern?
28% said they have no religion and 70% that they are Christian; 2.5% named another faith.
Is Rosthern good for families?
21% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 54% of households and one-parent families 7%. Schools near Rosthern are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Rosthern?
Half of Rosthern’s households had more than $74,000 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of Rosthern?
About 1,926, by Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025. The 2021 Census found 1,602 people in Rosthern, 5% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Rosthern?
The median age is 41.2. 21% are under 15 and 24% 65 or older.
Is Rosthern bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 2.2% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 97% speak only English and 0% only French; 0.9% grew up with French.
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).