Rosthern
Small town · Saskatchewan · Population 1,602
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: 45.5 years (estimated) · 2016: 43.9 years
- Average household size
- 2.5
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.2 (estimated) · 2011: 2.2 · 2016: 2.4
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 37.7%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 30.7% (estimated) · 2016: 35.1%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%20.6%2016: 20.7%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%12.2%2016: 10.4%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%21.9%2016: 20.1%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%20.9%2016: 23.4%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%24.4%2016: 25.1%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%25%2011: 20.4%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%29.7%2011: 33.8%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%7%2011: 7.7%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%30.5%2016: 31.2%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%7.8%2011: 3.5%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%10.9%2016: 6.5%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%34.3%2016: 37.9%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%11.7%2016: 14.4%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%22.6%2016: 27.5%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%20.4%2016: 13.7%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%97.2%2016: 96.7%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%2.2%2016: 2.1%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.9%2016: 0.9%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%79.6%2016: 73.5%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.9%2016: 1.5%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%19.4%2016: 25%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 9.4%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 3.6%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%78.9%2016: 84.8%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%21.9%2016: 15.2%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%82.2%2016: 82.6%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%3.1%2016: 6.5%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%2.3%2016: 2.9%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%3.1%2016: 0.7%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%7.8%2016: 6.5%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%1.6%2016: 0.7%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%31.2%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%35.9%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%18.8%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%12.5%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%1.6%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%87.5%2016: 87%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 0%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%9.4%2016: 6.9%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%2.3%2016: 3.1%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%0%2016: 3.1%
Statistics Canada, 2021