Winnipeg
City · Manitoba · Population 749,607
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, 2011: 39.8 years (estimated) · 2016: 38.8 years
- Average household size
- 2.5
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.4 · 2011: 2.4 · 2016: 2.5
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 41.1%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 40.9% · 2016: 41.6%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%16.6%2016: 16.8%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%13.2%2016: 13.3%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%28.5%2016: 27.9%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%24.7%2016: 26.3%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%17%2016: 15.6%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%25.5%2011: 26%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%22.5%2011: 22.5%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%9.2%2011: 9.9%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%30.2%2016: 30.1%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%12.6%2011: 10.6%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%8.7%2016: 10.1%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%25.8%2016: 26.5%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%6%2016: 6.8%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%22.9%2016: 24%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%36.6%2016: 32.6%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%88.5%2016: 88.2%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0.2%2016: 0.1%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%9.7%2016: 10.1%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%1.7%2016: 1.6%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%65.2%2016: 67.8%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%2.8%2016: 3.2%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%32%2016: 29%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 10%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 8.6%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%63.1%2016: 64.9%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%36.9%2016: 35.1%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%57.5%2016: 59.4%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%4%2016: 3.8%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%3.9%2016: 3.6%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%1.8%2016: 1.8%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%18.8%2016: 18%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%13.7%2016: 13.1%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%31.3%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%30.8%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%18.5%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%12.4%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%7%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%82.6%2016: 77.4%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%9.3%2016: 14.9%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%4.7%2016: 4.9%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%1.3%2016: 1.8%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%2%2016: 1%
Statistics Canada, 2021