Grenfell
Small town · Saskatchewan · Population 1,059
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
- 48.8 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 54.3 years (estimated) · 2016: 49.4 years
- Average household size
- 2.1
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2 · 2011: 2.1 · 2016: 2.1
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 45.3%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 36.6% · 2016: 35.2%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%18.4%2016: 17.7%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%6.6%2016: 7.3%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%20.3%2016: 19.5%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%24.5%2016: 25.5%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%29.7%2016: 30%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%18.6%2011: 15.2%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%32%2011: 39.4%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%7.2%2011: 6.1%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%37.1%2016: 37.4%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%5.2%2011: 4%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%13.3%2016: 11.1%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%45.6%2016: 28.7%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%12.2%2016: 16.7%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%21.1%2016: 26.9%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%8.9%2016: 15.7%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%97.6%2016: 98.1%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%1.9%2016: 1.4%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.5%2016: 0%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%89.6%2016: 90.6%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.5%2016: 0.5%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%9.9%2016: 8.9%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 0%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 2%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%79.4%2016: 77.8%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%19.6%2016: 22.2%
- Band or local government housing1%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%86.6%2016: 88.9%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%4.1%2016: 4%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%2.1%2016: 1%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0%2016: 0%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%1%2016: 2%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%6.2%2016: 4%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%39.2%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%44.3%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%11.3%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%4.1%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%2.1%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%79.4%2016: 81.5%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 0%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%19.1%2016: 17.3%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%0%2016: 2.5%
Statistics Canada, 2021