Alberta
Province or territory · Population 4,262,635
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, 2016: 36.7 years
- Average household size
- 2.6
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.6 · 2011: 2.6 · 2016: 2.6
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 41.1%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 47.8% · 2016: 44.7%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%19%2016: 19.2%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%11.7%2016: 12.3%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%29.2%2016: 30.3%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%25.3%2016: 25.9%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%14.8%2016: 12.3%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%28.5%2011: 29.5%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%25.1%2011: 25.5%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%8.1%2011: 7.7%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%26%2016: 24%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%12.3%2011: 12.7%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%9.9%2016: 10.8%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%25.3%2016: 25.2%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%9.6%2016: 10.6%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%24.1%2016: 25.2%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%31.1%2016: 28.2%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%92.3%2016: 91.9%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0.1%2016: 0.1%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%6.1%2016: 6.6%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%1.6%2016: 1.5%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%73%2016: 74.3%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1.5%2016: 1.8%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%25.4%2016: 23.9%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 18.1%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 16.8%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%70.9%2016: 72.4%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%28.5%2016: 27%
- Band or local government housing0.6%2016: 0.6%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%60.9%2016: 61.9%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%6%2016: 5.7%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%7.8%2016: 7.6%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%2.7%2016: 2.8%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%15.1%2016: 14.6%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%4.6%2016: 4.1%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%2.8%2016: 3.2%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%10.3%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%26.2%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%25.3%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%29.6%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%8.6%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%87.3%2016: 82.9%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%5.6%2016: 10.1%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%4%2016: 4.5%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0.7%2016: 1.1%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%2.4%2016: 1.5%
Statistics Canada, 2021