Saskatchewan
Province or territory · Population 1,132,505
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
- 38.8 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2016: 37.8 years
- Average household size
- 2.5
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.4 · 2011: 2.5 · 2016: 2.5
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 38.1%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 36.1% · 2016: 39.6%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%19.7%2016: 19.6%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%12%2016: 12.5%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%26.6%2016: 26.5%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%24.3%2016: 25.8%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%17.5%2016: 15.5%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%25.4%2011: 26.2%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%27.3%2011: 28.2%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%8.6%2011: 8.2%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%28.9%2016: 28%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%9.8%2011: 9.4%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%10.8%2016: 12.2%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%30.3%2016: 29.7%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%10.9%2016: 11.8%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%22.2%2016: 23.7%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%25.8%2016: 22.5%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%94.5%2016: 94.5%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%4.7%2016: 4.7%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.8%2016: 0.7%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%81.7%2016: 82.4%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1.1%2016: 1.4%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%17.2%2016: 16.2%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 11%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 9.7%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%70.7%2016: 72%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%26.4%2016: 25.4%
- Band or local government housing3%2016: 2.7%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%71.6%2016: 72.7%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%3%2016: 2.9%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%4.4%2016: 4.3%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%2.5%2016: 2.2%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%13.8%2016: 13.2%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%2.5%2016: 2.4%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%2.2%2016: 2.3%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%21.2%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%32.9%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%21.6%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%18.6%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%5.8%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%90.3%2016: 88.9%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%1.8%2016: 2.9%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%5.1%2016: 5.6%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0.7%2016: 1.1%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%2%2016: 1.5%
Statistics Canada, 2021