Photo: Kabelleger / David Gubler · CC BY-SA 4.0Wilkie ranks above 88% of Canadian towns on Indigenous residents: 11%
By its share of residents who moved in within the year (6.7%), Wilkie is below 92% of Canadian towns. About 1,261 people lived locally in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates. Here, 93% of households live in a single-detached house. Compared with other places, residents aged 65 and over are common here: 24%, more than in 75% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Wilkie
Fewer people than before
Wilkie went from 1,219 people in 2016 to 1,195 in 2021, −2%: slower growth than in 88% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Slower growth than 88% of Canadian towns: Wilkie changed by −2% since 2016
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. How the population moved between the last two censuses, and since.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 6% higher again. Across Canada’s towns, the typical town changed +4%; across Saskatchewan’s towns, ±0%.
19% of residents are under 15, more than in 77% of Canadian towns
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
With a median age of 45.6, Wilkie is older than 71% of Canadian towns. As a yardstick, 16% of residents are under 15 across Canada’s towns. 55–59 is the most common age band: 9.2% of residents, 1.3 times the share across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women.
33% of households are one person living alone, a share 73% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Saskatchewan’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
A household here has 2.2 people on average; across Canada’s towns, 2.4. The usual figure: 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns. In Wilkie, 7.8% of households are one-parent families.
7.7% of residents 15 and over live common-law, fewer than in 75% of Canadian towns
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Across Canada’s towns, 46% of residents 15 and over are married; in Wilkie, 52%. The share of common-law partners across Canada’s towns is 11%.
Wilkie sits below 76% of Canadian towns for renter households (15%)
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
Older homes outnumber new: 34% predate 1961, 5.9% date from 2001 or later. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. As a yardstick, 25% of households rent their home across Canada’s towns.
Household income, middle of the range: $77,000 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
Half of Wilkie’s households had a total income below $77,000, 10% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Within Saskatchewan’s towns, the household in the middle had $86,500. COVID-19 benefits went to 17% of residents with an income (typical: 28%).
7% of residents are immigrants
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
Compared with 17% across Canada’s towns, 7% of residents are immigrants here. The largest groups of immigrants were born in Asia (69%) and in Europe (31%).
35% of residents said they have no religion, fewer than in 50% of Canadian towns
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
The share of visible minority residents is 5.3%, against 15% across Canada’s towns. On religion, 65% answered Christian and 35% no religion, against 54% and 35% across Canada’s towns.
92% have English as their mother tongue; 2.2% also speak French
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
The share of residents whose mother tongue is French trails 95% of Canadian towns: 0.4%. On bilingual residents, Wilkie sits lower than 97% of Canadian towns: 2.2%.
Degree holders aged 25 to 64: 13%, a lower share than 88% of Canadian towns
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Some 11% have no certificate, diploma or degree, against 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.
An employment rate of 58%
Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic: some of these rates are lower than in a usual year. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, much like this 58%.
Nearby, 1 of 4 towns have older populations than Wilkie
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are. Distances here run 31–50 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Wilkie.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilkie | 1,261 | — | 45.6 | 24% | 7% |
| Unity | 2,543 | 31.2 km | 42 | 23% | 4.7% |
| Battle River No. 438 | 1,080 | 37.0 km | 48.8 | 24% | 3.9% |
| Battleford | 4,657 | 45.1 km | 41.6 | 22% | 5.5% |
| North Battleford | 14,882 | 49.8 km | 38.4 | 19% | 14% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What these tables don’t give. Not in the Census Profile: unpaid care, cars, internet access, and how each age group has changed since 2016. We also chart no ethnic origins besides visible minority and Indigenous identity.
- 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. The middle of Saskatchewan’s towns of 2,500 or more comes first, the middle of all Canadian towns second; cities as a whole and First Nations reserves stay out, and percentiles are within Canada.
Questions about Wilkie’s residents
What is the population of Wilkie?
About 1,261, by Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025. The 2021 Census found 1,195 people in Wilkie, 2% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Wilkie?
The median age is 45.6. 19% are under 15 and 24% 65 or older.
Is Wilkie bilingual?
2.2% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 0% speak French only and 98% English only. French is the mother tongue of 0.4%.
How diverse is Wilkie?
Immigrants: 7% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 5.3%. Indigenous identity: 11%.
What religion are people in Wilkie?
35% said they have no religion and 65% that they are Christian; 0% named another faith.
Is Wilkie good for families?
19% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 54% of households and one-parent families 7.8%. Schools near Wilkie are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Wilkie?
Half of Wilkie’s households had more than $77,000 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
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).