Photo: Canadian2006 · CC BY-SA 3.0In Wakaw, 18% of residents have an Indigenous identity, more than in 95% of Canadian towns
The figure for residents aged 15 to 24 is 8.2% in Wakaw and 11% across Canada’s towns. With about 1,052 residents in July 2025, Wakaw counted 425 households at the 2021 Census. The share of households in single-detached houses stands at 79%. Half of the town’s residents are over 48.8, older than in just over four fifths of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Wakaw
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
An Indigenous identity is reported by 18% of residents, more than in 95% of Canadian towns, and 3.7% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Many older residents
32% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 95% of Canadian towns; 14% are 80 or over, and 38% of households are one person living alone. Ages ↓
A town people move to
20% of residents lived at another address a year before the census, 1.9 times the typical share; 38% moved within five years. Immigrants & newcomers ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A +6% change since 2016: Wakaw grew faster than 63% of Canadian towns
The 2021 Census is the source of every figure here unless a date says otherwise. The census counts of 2016 and 2021, the estimate after them, and the change set beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across Canada’s towns, the typical town changed +4%; across Saskatchewan’s towns, ±0%. The July 2025 estimate adds another 8%.
32% of residents are 65 or over, a share 95% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
Across Canada’s towns, the share of children under 15 is 16%; Wakaw has 19%.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
38% of households are one person living alone, more than in 84% of Canadian towns
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.
Where nearly one in ten households are one-parent families across Canada’s towns, Wakaw has 9.5%. A household here holds 2.2 people on average. Across Canada’s towns, the share of one-person households is 27%.
Below 62% of Canadian towns: 42% of residents 15 and over are married
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
By its share of common-law partners (9.5%), Wakaw is below three fifths of Canadian towns. Across Canada’s towns, 46% of residents 15 and over are married.
A lower share of renter households than 54% of Canadian towns, at 24%
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. Older homes outnumber new: 20% predate 1961, 6% date from 2001 or later. As a yardstick, a quarter of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. 17% of homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%.
Half of households earn more than $55,600 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 Wakaw’s households had a total income below $55,600, 35% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The figure for Saskatchewan’s towns: $86,500. Emergency and recovery benefits reached 18% of those with an income, beside a typical 28%.
Residents who moved in within the year make up 20% in Wakaw, more than in 94% 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
Immigrants here were most often born in the Americas (43%), then in Asia (43%). Residents who moved in within the year: 11% across Canada’s towns, for comparison. Few places have so few immigrants: 3.7% here, fewer than in 86% of Canadian towns. Recent arrivals are 50% of immigrants (2011 to 2021), beside 27% across Canada’s towns.
Residents with no religion: 24%, a lower share than 78% of Canadian towns
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
In Wakaw, 6.7% of residents belong to a visible minority, beside 15% across Canada’s towns. Measured more widely, just over a third of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
2.7% of residents have French as their mother tongue, a share 67% of Canadian towns don’t reach
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
Bilingual residents: 4.4%, below just over four fifths of Canadian towns. Measured more widely, 1.5% of residents have French as their mother tongue across Canada’s towns.
A smaller share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 92% of Canadian towns: 12%
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No certificate, diploma or degree is held by 15%; in the typical town the share is 9.5%. On average, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
40% 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 labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
At 40%, fewer residents are in work than the typical 58% across Canada’s towns, and 32% are 65 or over.
Every nearby town is younger than Wakaw
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page. Distances here run 15–43 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Wakaw.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wakaw | 1,052 | — | 48.8 | 32% | 3.7% |
| St. Louis No. 431 | 1,080 | 15.3 km | 47.6 | 24% | 1.5% |
| Rosthern | 1,926 | 40.1 km | 41.2 | 24% | 12% |
| Birch Hills | 1,093 | 42.1 km | 41.6 | 22% | 1.9% |
| Beardy's 97 and Okemasis 96 | 1,357 | 42.9 km | 25 | 8.4% | 0% |
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. Each comparison is its own median: over Saskatchewan’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, and over all Canadian towns of that size (whole cities and First Nations reserves left out). Percentiles are within Canada only.
- What these tables don’t give. The Census Profile has no unpaid care, cars or internet access, and no change by age since 2016; ethnic origins beyond visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted here.
Questions about Wakaw’s residents
Is Wakaw good for families?
Children under 15 are 19% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 44% of households and one-parent families 9.5%. Schools near Wakaw are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Wakaw?
Median total household income in Wakaw was $55,600 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Wakaw?
The latest figure is an estimate: 1,052 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Wakaw counted 978, 6% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Wakaw?
Half the residents are older than 48.8 and half younger; 19% are children under 15 and 32% are 65 or over.
Is Wakaw bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 4.4% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 95% speak only English and 0% only French; 2.7% grew up with French.
How diverse is Wakaw?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 3.7%. A visible minority makes up 6.7% and Indigenous residents 18%.
What religion are people in Wakaw?
Most often Christian (72%) or no religion (24%); other religions make up 3.6%.
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).