Nipawin
Small town · Saskatchewan · Population 4,570
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
- 41.2 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 43.5 years (estimated) · 2016: 42.9 years
- Average household size
- 2.3
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.2 (estimated) · 2011: 2.2 · 2016: 2.2
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 44.1%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 32.3% (estimated) · 2016: 41.1%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%20.4%2016: 19.6%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%10.6%2016: 10.1%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%23.3%2016: 22.5%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%22.8%2016: 24%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%23.1%2016: 23.7%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%20.5%2011: 21.4%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%29.9%2011: 28.9%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%8.3%2011: 7.7%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%33%2016: 35.7%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%8.3%2011: 6.7%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%14.9%2016: 15.3%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%30.8%2016: 27.7%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%10.6%2016: 13%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%25.5%2016: 28.2%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%18.3%2016: 15.5%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%98%2016: 97.4%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%1.7%2016: 2.6%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.3%2016: 0.1%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%85.5%2016: 86.6%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.6%2016: 1%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%13.9%2016: 12.4%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 6.8%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 7.8%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%69.3%2016: 71.6%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%30.7%2016: 28.1%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%77.1%2016: 78.9%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%2.9%2016: 1.6%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%0.8%2016: 1.3%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0%2016: 2.3%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%17.4%2016: 14.8%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%1.8%2016: 1%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%29.4%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%42.2%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%18.5%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%7.6%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%2.9%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%90%2016: 90%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 0.6%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%7.6%2016: 6.5%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%1.2%2016: 2.6%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.5%2016: 0.9%
Statistics Canada, 2021