West St. Paul
Small town · Manitoba · Population 6,682
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: 45.4 years (estimated) · 2016: 44.1 years
- Average household size
- 2.9
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.9 · 2011: 2.9 · 2016: 2.9
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 35.9%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 26.4% · 2016: 21.9%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%18.7%2016: 17.4%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%12.2%2016: 11.9%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%24.7%2016: 21.7%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%27.5%2016: 31.3%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%17.1%2016: 17.6%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%41%2011: 42.7%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%28.5%2011: 29.7%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%7%2011: 4.8%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%13.9%2016: 14.8%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%9.6%2011: 8.5%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%6.7%2016: 10.5%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%27.7%2016: 28.2%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%8.8%2016: 11.9%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%27.9%2016: 29.5%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%28.9%2016: 20.1%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%92.5%2016: 92.5%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0.1%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%6.4%2016: 7%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%1.2%2016: 0.7%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%74.7%2016: 76.5%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.7%2016: 1%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%24.7%2016: 22.5%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 0.7%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 1.1%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%88.3%2016: 95.3%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%11.7%2016: 4.5%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%89.7%2016: 97.8%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%0%2016: 0%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%0.7%2016: 0%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0.9%2016: 0.3%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%4.7%2016: 1.7%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0.9%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%3.1%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%13.2%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%15.9%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%28.9%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%22%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%20.2%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%97.4%2016: 96.8%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0.6%2016: 1.9%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%1.3%2016: 1%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%0.7%2016: 0.4%
Statistics Canada, 2021