Estevan
Town · Saskatchewan · Population 10,851
People and homes
Who lives here and what homes are like, from the 2021 Census. Shown for context: these figures are never part of a score.
Who lives here
- Median age
- 38.8 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 36.5 years (estimated) · 2016: 36.5 years
- Average household size
- 2.3
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.3 · 2011: 2.4 · 2016: 2.4
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 36.6%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 41.8% · 2016: 43%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%18.7%2016: 18.4%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%11.2%2016: 13.1%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%28.9%2016: 29.9%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%25.3%2016: 25.3%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%15.9%2016: 13.2%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%26.2%2011: 28.4%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%27.4%2011: 27.3%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%8.2%2011: 7.1%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%31.5%2016: 29.6%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%6.8%2011: 8.8%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%11.7%2016: 12.8%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%36.4%2016: 36.2%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%13.5%2016: 15.1%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%20.8%2016: 20.1%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%17.8%2016: 15.8%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%96.3%2016: 96.2%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%3.4%2016: 3.4%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.3%2016: 0.4%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%87.7%2016: 85.5%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.8%2016: 1.1%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%11.4%2016: 13.4%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 15.5%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 13.1%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%71.6%2016: 71.7%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%28.4%2016: 28.3%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%65.9%2016: 64.8%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%3.3%2016: 3.3%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%3.5%2016: 3.1%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%1.6%2016: 1.5%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%20.3%2016: 21.2%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%1%2016: 1.1%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%4.5%2016: 5%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%25.2%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%31%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%23.6%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%17.7%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%2.4%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%95.1%2016: 94.6%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0.6%2016: 0.6%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%3.1%2016: 4.2%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0.6%2016: 0.4%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%0.6%2016: 0.4%
Statistics Canada, 2021