Alberton
Small town · Prince Edward Island · Population 1,301
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
- 49.6 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 46.8 years (estimated) · 2016: 52 years
- Average household size
- 2.1
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.3 · 2011: 2.3 · 2016: 2.1
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 45.7%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 40.3% · 2016: 35.9%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%10.8%2016: 12.7%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%10.8%2016: 9.2%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%24.2%2016: 18.8%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%22.7%2016: 26.6%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%32.3%2016: 33.2%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%14.3%2011: 23.4%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%25%2011: 26.6%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%11.6%2011: 12.8%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%41.1%2016: 39.4%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%8%2011: 6.4%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%16.3%2016: 29.3%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%35.6%2016: 37%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%5.8%2016: 6.5%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%29.8%2016: 15.2%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%12.5%2016: 10.9%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%93.2%2016: 92.8%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%6.8%2016: 7.2%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.4%2016: 0.5%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%86.7%2016: 93.2%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%2.8%2016: 3.4%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%10.4%2016: 3.4%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 4.5%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 7%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%37.5%2016: 45%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%61.6%2016: 55%
- Band or local government housing0.9%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%47.7%2016: 50%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%7.2%2016: 6%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%26.1%2016: 25%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%1.8%2016: 2%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%14.4%2016: 13%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 1%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%2.7%2016: 3%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%18.8%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%24.1%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%28.6%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%19.6%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%8%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%92.7%2016: 91.1%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 0%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%4.2%2016: 6.3%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%3.1%2016: 2.5%
Statistics Canada, 2021