Devon
Small town · Alberta · Population 6,545
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
- 40 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 35.7 years (estimated) · 2016: 37.7 years
- Average household size
- 2.6
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.7 · 2011: 2.7 · 2016: 2.7
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 35.7%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 49.2% · 2016: 36%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%20.2%2016: 21.4%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%10.5%2016: 10.6%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%26.3%2016: 28.7%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%26.2%2016: 26.8%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%16.9%2016: 12.5%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%30.5%2011: 35.4%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%28.1%2011: 27.2%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%9.4%2011: 7.3%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%22.2%2016: 18.6%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%9.8%2011: 11.1%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%10.1%2016: 11.4%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%33.5%2016: 35.3%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%15%2016: 16.7%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%28.4%2016: 26.3%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%13.3%2016: 10.3%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%96.6%2016: 96.3%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0.1%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%3.1%2016: 3.6%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.2%2016: 0%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%92.9%2016: 92.2%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1.3%2016: 1.8%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%5.8%2016: 6%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 10.6%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 9.8%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%77.2%2016: 78.5%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%22.6%2016: 21.5%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%78.4%2016: 79.7%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%6.6%2016: 6%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%5.4%2016: 6%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0.2%2016: 0.4%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%9.2%2016: 8.1%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%12.4%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%34.2%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%23.4%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%26.2%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%3.6%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%91.5%2016: 90.6%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0.4%2016: 1.4%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%2.9%2016: 5.7%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0.4%2016: 1.1%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%4.4%2016: 1.6%
Statistics Canada, 2021