22% of residents have an Indigenous identity, a share 97% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Here 6.5% of households rent their home, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 25%. Compared with other places, residents who moved in within the year are scarce here: 6.1%, fewer than in 95% of Canadian towns. The latest estimate, for July 2025, is 1,671 residents; the 2021 Census found 615 households. Children under 15: 19% of the total.
What stands out about the people of Shellbrook No. 493
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
An Indigenous identity is reported by 22% of residents, more than in 97% of Canadian towns, and 6.3% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Shellbrook No. 493’s population moved ±0% on 2016, less than in 80% of Canadian towns
The figures are the 2021 Census’s, except where another date is given. Two census counts, five years apart, and Statistics Canada’s newest estimate.
Change, 2016 to 2021
The July 2025 estimate adds another 6%. Medians for comparison: +4% across Canada’s towns; ±0% across Saskatchewan’s towns.
A median age of 46: Shellbrook No. 493 is older than 72% of Canadian towns
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
Residents aged 65 and over: 21%, above 63% of Canadian towns. Locally, 9.5% of residents are aged 15 to 24.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
About 112 men for every 100 women.
Shellbrook No. 493 sits below 73% of Canadian towns for one-person households (21%)
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.
Across Canada’s towns, households average 2.4 people; in Shellbrook No. 493, 2.6. To put it in context, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns. One-parent families: 4.1% of the total.
Above 98% of Canadian towns: 62% of residents 15 and over are married
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Never married and not common-law: 21% of adults (typical: 27%). For comparison, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. Census figures put common-law partners at 7.4% in Shellbrook No. 493.
95% of households live in a single-detached house, more than in 97% of Canadian towns
The kinds of homes people live in, who owns and who rents, and how old the homes are. 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
Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. By way of comparison, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. Newer homes outnumber old: 27% date from 2001 or later, 15% from before 1961.
Median household income: $90,000 a year
Incomes are 2020’s, the census’s reference year, and include pandemic benefits such as CERB. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
At $90,000, the middle household in Shellbrook No. 493 earned close to the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The middle household across Saskatchewan’s towns has $86,500 before tax. Pandemic payments such as CERB reached 19% of income recipients here, against 28% in the typical town.
1.6% of residents are immigrants
Birthplaces and arrival years of immigrants, citizenship and recent moves.
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 immigrants trails 95% of Canadian towns: 1.6%. Residents without Canadian citizenship are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns.
More residents with no religion than 78% of Canadian towns: 45%
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Visible minority residents are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns. Measured more widely, 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
English is the mother tongue of 93%, and 3.5% speak French as well
Who can speak English and French, mother tongue, and the language spoken most at home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
Across Canada’s towns, the share of bilingual residents is 7.5%; Shellbrook No. 493 has 3.5%. Here, 1.6% of residents have French as their mother tongue.
Shellbrook No. 493 ranks below 83% of Canadian towns on degree holders aged 25 to 64: 15%
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
With no certificate, diploma or degree: 12%, beside a typical 9.5%. To put it in context, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
65% 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. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
More people work here than in the typical town: 65%, against 58% across Canada’s towns.
1 in 2 nearby towns have a higher median age than Shellbrook No. 493
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shellbrook No. 493 | 1,671 | — | 46 | 21% | 1.6% |
| Sturgeon Lake 101 | 1,285 | 15.6 km | 24 | 6.1% | 0% |
| Shellbrook | 1,576 | 17.4 km | 47.2 | 28% | 6.5% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The census’s own words. The census takes “visible minority” from the Employment Equity Act: anyone other than Indigenous peoples who is non-white in colour or race. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are what residents reported, compared here with other towns and never used as a label.
- 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 Shellbrook No. 493’s residents
What religion are people in Shellbrook No. 493?
55% are Christian and 45% have no religion; 0.7% follow another religion.
Is Shellbrook No. 493 good for families?
Under 15: 19% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 68% of households. One-parent families: 4.1%. Schools near Shellbrook No. 493 are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Shellbrook No. 493?
The median household in Shellbrook No. 493 took in $90,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Shellbrook No. 493?
Shellbrook No. 493 had about 1,671 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 1,581, about the same as 2016.
What is the average age in Shellbrook No. 493?
A median age of 46. Children under 15 make up 19%, and people 65 and over 21%.
Is Shellbrook No. 493 bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 3.5% are. Another 0% speak only French and 96% only English, and French is the first language of 1.6%.
How diverse is Shellbrook No. 493?
1.6% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 0% belong to a visible minority and 22% have an Indigenous identity.
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).