One-person households: 44%, a higher share than 93% of Canadian towns
76% of immigrants arrived between 2011 and 2021, against 27% across Canada’s towns. Wynyard is home to some 1,827 people (July 2025 estimate), in 810 households at the 2021 Census. Locally, 7% of residents lived at another address a year earlier. Few places have as many Indigenous residents: 5.7% here, more than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Wynyard
Fewer people than before
Wynyard went from 1,798 people in 2016 to 1,724 in 2021, −4%: slower growth than in 95% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Many people living alone
44% of households are one person living alone, more than in 93% of Canadian towns; 26% of residents are 65 or over. Households ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Slower growth than 95% of Canadian towns: Wynyard changed by −4% since 2016
The figures are the 2021 Census’s, except where another date is given. 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 Saskatchewan’s towns the median is ±0%, and across Canada’s towns +4%.
26% of residents are 65 or over, a share 82% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
The largest age band is 55–59: 7.2% of residents. Against that, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns. Half of Wynyard’s residents are over 46.8, older than in 76% of Canadian towns. Add to that, the share of children under 15 is 17%, against 16% across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split.
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.
The census found that nearly one in ten households are one-parent families in Wynyard.
Below 82% of Canadian towns: 6.7% of residents 15 and over live common-law
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: a quarter of adults (typical: 27%). The benchmark for common-law partners across Canada’s towns: 11%. On the census count, 46% of residents 15 and over are married.
More households in single-detached houses than 75% of Canadian towns: 82%
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
Where 25% of households rent their home across Canada’s towns, Wynyard has 22%. 33% of homes were built before 1961 and 5.6% in 2001 or later. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. Across the comparison, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns.
$62,400 a year is the median household income here
Census incomes are for 2020, the year before the census, when CERB and other pandemic benefits topped up many households. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
Half of Wynyard’s households had a total income below $62,400, 27% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Saskatchewan’s towns have a median of $86,500. COVID-19 benefits were paid to 18% of residents with an income, where the typical town had 28%.
9.9% of residents are immigrants
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
Across Canada’s towns, the share of immigrants is 17%; Wynyard has 9.9%. Residents without Canadian citizenship: 5.7% of the total.
Wynyard: 36% of residents said they have no religion, above 54% of Canadian towns
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
One in ten residents belong to a visible minority, against 15% across Canada’s towns. Against that, just over a third of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
86% have English as their mother tongue; 0.9% also speak French
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 0.6%, the share of residents whose mother tongue is French is in line with the figure across Canada’s towns. On bilingual residents, Wynyard sits lower than 99% of Canadian towns: 0.9%.
Degree holders aged 25 to 64 make up 18% in Wynyard, less than in 74% of Canadian towns
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Without any certificate: 12% of 25- to 64-year-olds (typical: 9.5%).
58% of adults were employed in May 2021
May 2021 was still a pandemic month: the census’s work figures reflect that. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, much like this 58%.
Around Wynyard, 2 of 3 towns have a higher median age
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page. The nearest places to Wynyard with figures are 33–59 km away.
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. Provincial and national yardsticks: Saskatchewan’s towns and neighbourhoods of at least 2,500 residents, and all Canadian towns of that size. No whole city and no First Nations reserve is in either median.
- What these tables don’t give. Some things the page can’t show: the Census Profile asks nothing about unpaid care, cars or internet access, and gives no change by age since 2016. Ethnic origins beyond visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted.
Questions about Wynyard’s residents
How diverse is Wynyard?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 9.9%. A visible minority makes up 10% and Indigenous residents 5.7%.
What religion are people in Wynyard?
Most often Christian (63%) or no religion (36%); other religions make up 1.2%.
Is Wynyard good for families?
Children under 15 are 17% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 45% of households and one-parent families 8.1%. Schools near Wynyard are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Wynyard?
Median total household income in Wynyard was $62,400 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Wynyard?
The latest figure is an estimate: 1,827 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Wynyard counted 1,724, 4% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Wynyard?
Half the residents are older than 46.8 and half younger; 17% are children under 15 and 26% are 65 or over.
Is Wynyard bilingual?
0.9% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 0% speak French only and 99% English only. French is the mother tongue of 0.6%.
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).