Moose Jaw
Town · Saskatchewan · Population 33,665
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
- 41.6 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 42.2 years (estimated) · 2016: 41.3 years
- Average household size
- 2.2
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.3 · 2011: 2.2 · 2016: 2.3
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 40%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 42.1% · 2016: 41.3%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%17.7%2016: 17.9%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%11%2016: 11.3%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%25.2%2016: 24.9%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%24.9%2016: 26.6%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%21.2%2016: 19.3%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%21.6%2011: 22.1%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%26.4%2011: 26.6%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%9.6%2011: 9.6%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%34.6%2016: 33.9%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%7.8%2011: 7%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%10.7%2016: 12.9%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%33.2%2016: 32.3%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%12.2%2016: 13.5%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%24.6%2016: 24.7%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%19.3%2016: 16.6%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%94%2016: 93.7%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%5.4%2016: 5.7%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.6%2016: 0.5%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%88.6%2016: 90.1%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1.4%2016: 1.7%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%10%2016: 8.2%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 7.2%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 5.1%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%67.8%2016: 68.9%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%32.2%2016: 31.2%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%70.7%2016: 71.1%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%2.3%2016: 2.4%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%2.8%2016: 2.8%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%2.4%2016: 2.5%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%15.3%2016: 14.6%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%4.3%2016: 4.3%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%2.2%2016: 2.2%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%37.5%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%36.2%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%12.8%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%10.5%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%3%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%92.2%2016: 91.2%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0.7%2016: 1.4%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%5%2016: 5.6%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0.6%2016: 0.7%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.4%2016: 1.1%
Statistics Canada, 2021