Photo: Unknown author Unknown author · Public domain19% of residents are under 15, a share 80% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Against a figure of 64% across Canada’s towns, the share of households in single-detached houses in Unity comes in at 82%. 5.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity, more than in 74% of Canadian towns. There are 3% fewer residents than in 2016. For Unity, the census puts residents aged 65 and over at 23%.
What stands out about the people of Unity
Fewer people than before
Unity went from 2,573 people in 2016 to 2,496 in 2021, −3%: slower growth than in 92% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Unity’s population moved −3% on 2016, less than in 92% of Canadian towns
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. Two census counts, five years apart, and Statistics Canada’s newest estimate.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across Canada’s towns, the typical town changed +4%; across Saskatchewan’s towns, ±0%. The July 2025 estimate adds another 2%.
Unity is younger than 51% of Canadian towns: a median age of 42
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
60–64 is the most common age band: 7.8% of residents. On residents aged 15 to 24, 11% here is much the same as across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Unity, 42. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women.
Smaller households than 64% of Canadian towns: 2.3 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.
Compared with 27% across Canada’s towns, 30% of households are one person living alone here. The census found that 7.2% of households are one-parent families in Unity.
Married residents 15 and over: 56%, a higher share than 81% of Canadian towns
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Never married and not common-law: 21% of adults (typical: 27%). By way of comparison, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. Census figures put common-law partners at 7.7% in Unity.
A smaller share of renter households than 60% of Canadian towns: 21%
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
Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. Measured more widely, 25% of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. Nearly a quarter of homes were built before 1961 and 16% in 2001 or later.
Median gross household income: $83,000 a year
The income year is 2020: a year of pandemic benefits such as CERB, which the figures count. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
Household incomes sit at the middle in Unity: half had more than $83,000, near the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). $86,500 is the median household income across Saskatchewan’s towns. The pandemic’s benefits: 21% of income recipients, against 28% in the typical town.
9.2% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, fewer than in 69% of Canadian towns
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
The largest groups of immigrants were born in Asia (65%) and in the Americas (13%). Elsewhere, 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns. 4.7% of residents are immigrants, a lower share than in 82% of Canadian towns. Recent arrivals are 57% of immigrants (2011 to 2021), beside 27% across Canada’s towns.
In Unity, 31% of residents said they have no religion, fewer than in 63% of Canadian towns
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
5.4% of residents belong to a visible minority (Canada’s towns: 15%). The usual figure: 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
English is the mother tongue of 90%, and 1.6% 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
At 0.8%, residents whose mother tongue is French sit close to the figure across Canada’s towns. Unity has fewer bilingual residents than 99% of Canadian towns, at 1.6%.
In Unity, 14% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, fewer than in 85% of Canadian towns
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No certificate at all: 9.1%, against 9.5%. As a reference point, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
In work on census day: 62% of adults
Counted in May 2021, during COVID-19, these rates catch the job market before it had recovered. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
The employment rate of 62% is above the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
Among 41 towns of 2,500 to 2,588 people, the 18th youngest
Median age of the Canadian towns nearest in population; hover a dot.
The group spans City Commercial Core, youngest at 32.7, to North Frontenac, oldest at 61.6. The closest ages to Unity’s belong to Brooke-Alvinston (41.6), Satoo (41.7), Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska (42.4) and Fossambault-sur-le-Lac (42.4).
2 in 5 nearby towns have a higher median age than Unity
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page. The nearest places to Unity with figures are 31–69 km away.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unity | 2,543 | — | 42 | 23% | 4.7% |
| Wilkie | 1,261 | 31.2 km | 45.6 | 24% | 7% |
| Macklin | 1,185 | 54.4 km | 38 | 15% | 3.3% |
| Battle River No. 438 | 1,080 | 60.0 km | 48.8 | 24% | 3.9% |
| Battleford | 4,657 | 66.1 km | 41.6 | 22% | 5.5% |
| North Battleford | 14,882 | 69.5 km | 38.4 | 19% | 14% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- What these tables don’t give. Missing from the census as published: unpaid care, cars and internet access, and the shift in each age band since 2016. Ethnic origins past visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted here.
- 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.
Questions about Unity’s residents
What religion are people in Unity?
Most often Christian (67%) or no religion (31%); other religions make up 1.9%.
Is Unity good for families?
Children under 15 are 19% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 58% of households and one-parent families 7.2%. Schools near Unity are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Unity?
Median total household income in Unity was $83,000 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Unity?
The latest figure is an estimate: 2,543 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Unity counted 2,496, 3% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Unity?
Half the residents are older than 42 and half younger, younger than 51% of Canadian towns; 19% are children under 15 and 23% are 65 or over.
Is Unity bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 1.6% are. Another 0% speak only French and 98% only English, and French is the first language of 0.8%.
How diverse is Unity?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 4.7%. A visible minority makes up 5.4% and Indigenous residents 5.8%.
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).