Oxbow
Small town · Saskatchewan · Population 1,286
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
- 38.4 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 36.8 years (estimated) · 2016: 36.1 years
- Average household size
- 2.6
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.4 · 2011: 2.5 · 2016: 2.5
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 27.9%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 33.8% · 2016: 40.8%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%20.2%2016: 21.4%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%12.4%2016: 13.9%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%24.8%2016: 26.7%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%26.4%2016: 22.6%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%16.3%2016: 15%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%30.3%2011: 30.7%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%27.3%2011: 27.7%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%7.1%2011: 5.9%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%30.3%2016: 26.7%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%5.1%2011: 7.9%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%8.5%2016: 9.8%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%41.9%2016: 40.2%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%15.5%2016: 12.1%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%22.5%2016: 24.2%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%12.4%2016: 13.6%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%98%2016: 97.7%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%1.6%2016: 2.7%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.4%2016: 0%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%87.1%2016: 87.5%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1.6%2016: 1.5%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%11.4%2016: 11%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 4%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 0%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%80.8%2016: 79.4%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%18.2%2016: 19.6%
- Band or local government housing1%2016: 1%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%81.8%2016: 83.2%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%4%2016: 6.9%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%5.1%2016: 2%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0%2016: 1%
- 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%8.1%2016: 5%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%20.2%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%40.4%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%16.2%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%21.2%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%0%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%93.9%2016: 86.8%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 0%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%3.5%2016: 10.7%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 1.7%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%0%2016: 0%
Statistics Canada, 2021