Birch Hills County
Small town · Alberta · Population 1,516
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
- 41.6 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 40.6 years (estimated) · 2016: 40.8 years
- Average household size
- 2.3
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.5 · 2011: 2.5 · 2016: 2.4
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 24.2%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 25.4% · 2016: 23.6%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%21.4%2016: 22.6%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%12.2%2016: 11.9%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%19.7%2016: 21%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%26.6%2016: 28.7%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%20.1%2016: 16.1%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%20.6%2011: 27.2%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%40.2%2011: 36.9%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%4.1%2011: 6.8%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%28.9%2016: 25.3%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%6.2%2011: 3.9%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%20.6%2016: 21.3%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%43%2016: 31.5%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%11.2%2016: 18.9%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%17.8%2016: 20.5%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%8.4%2016: 7.9%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%90.1%2016: 89.7%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0.6%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%7.6%2016: 8.7%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%2.6%2016: 1.6%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%68%2016: 66.6%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%5.6%2016: 6.4%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%26.4%2016: 27%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 0%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 0%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%83.5%2016: 83.8%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%16.5%2016: 16.2%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%81.4%2016: 82%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%0%2016: 0%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%3.1%2016: 1%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0%2016: 0%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%0%2016: 1%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%15.5%2016: 16%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%14.4%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%26.8%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%36.1%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%19.6%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%4.1%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%90.9%2016: 83.8%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 2.7%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%5.5%2016: 6.8%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%3.6%2016: 5.4%
Statistics Canada, 2021