Photo: Qyd · CC BY-SA 3.0One-person households make up 37% in Shaunavon, more than in 83% of Canadian towns
Across Canada’s towns, 64% of households live in a single-detached house; in Shaunavon, 84%. On residents aged 65 and over, Shaunavon sits higher than 71% of Canadian towns: 23%. Statistics Canada puts the town’s population at 1,939 for July 2025. Indigenous residents account for 5.8%.
A growing town: +4% since 2016, faster than 50% of Canadian towns
Unless a figure says otherwise, it is from the 2021 Census. The census counts of 2016 and 2021, the estimate after them, and the change set beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 9%.
A median age of 43.6: Shaunavon is older than 59% of Canadian towns
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
11% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across Canada’s towns, against 12% in Shaunavon. No age band is larger than 60–64: 8.1% of residents.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women.
Smaller households than 83% of Canadian towns: 2.1 people on average
Households by family type and by the number of people in them.
Against Saskatchewan’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Against a figure of 8.2% across Canada’s towns, the share of one-parent families in Shaunavon comes in at 6.9%.
49% of residents 15 and over are married, a share 58% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
25% of adults are single and have never married; the typical town has 27%. The wider picture: 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. For Shaunavon, the census puts common-law partners at 9.7%.
More renter households than 58% of Canadian towns: 29%
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
11% of homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%. Across the comparison, 25% of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns.
Households here have a median income of $71,000 a year
Census incomes cover 2020, when emergency benefits like CERB lifted many households’ totals. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
Half of Shaunavon’s households had a total income below $71,000, 17% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The provincial yardstick is $86,500, the median across Saskatchewan’s towns. COVID-19 benefits went to 23% of residents with an income (typical: 28%).
Shaunavon ranks above 63% of Canadian towns on residents who moved in within the year: 12%
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
Across Canada’s towns, 17% of residents are immigrants; in Shaunavon, 5.2%. The usual figure: 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns. The largest groups of immigrants were born in Asia (44%) and in Africa (28%).
Shaunavon ranks above 56% of Canadian towns on residents with no religion: 37%
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Across Canada’s towns, the share of visible minority residents is 15%; Shaunavon has 4.1%. On average, just over a third of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
English is the mother tongue of 89%, and 2.3% 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
Across Canada’s towns, 7.5% of residents speak English and French; in Shaunavon, 2.3%. In Shaunavon, 1.4% of residents have French as their mother tongue.
A smaller share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 90% of Canadian towns: 12%
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
At the other end, 9.9% hold no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. On average, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
65% of adults were employed in May 2021
The census was taken in May 2021, during the pandemic, so these rates show a labour market still recovering. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
At 65%, more residents are in work than the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
Around Shaunavon, 2 of 4 towns have a higher median age
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page. The nearest places to Shaunavon with figures are 75–84 km away.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaunavon | 1,939 | — | 43.6 | 23% | 5.2% |
| Swift Current No. 137 | 2,089 | 75.0 km | 43.2 | 17% | 1.8% |
| Maple Creek | 2,354 | 81.9 km | 46.8 | 27% | 9.4% |
| Maple Creek No. 111 | 1,179 | 83.0 km | 44 | 21% | 2.6% |
| Swift Current | 18,154 | 83.7 km | 42 | 22% | 13% |
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. 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. 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 Shaunavon’s residents
What is the median income in Shaunavon?
$71,000 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Shaunavon (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Shaunavon?
Statistics Canada estimates 1,939 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 1,784 in Shaunavon, 4% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Shaunavon?
43.6 is the median age. Under 15: 16%. 65 and over: 23%.
Is Shaunavon bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 2.3% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 97% speak only English and 0% only French; 1.4% grew up with French.
How diverse is Shaunavon?
Immigrants make up 5.2% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 4.1% are members of a visible minority, and 5.8% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Shaunavon?
Christian: 61%. No religion: 37%. Another religion: 1.8%.
Is Shaunavon good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 16%. 52% of households are couple families and 6.9% one-parent families. Schools near Shaunavon 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).