Drayton Valley
Small town · Alberta · Population 7,291
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
- 37.6 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 33.4 years (estimated) · 2016: 34 years
- Average household size
- 2.4
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.7 (estimated) · 2011: 2.6 (estimated) · 2016: 2.5
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 44.8%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 55% (estimated) · 2016: 47.9%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%20.2%2016: 20.8%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%11.6%2016: 13.1%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%29%2016: 30.8%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%24.3%2016: 24%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%14.9%2016: 11.3%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%25%2011: 28.3% (estimated)
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%25.5%2011: 25.6% (estimated)
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%9.7%2011: 8.7% (estimated)
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%27.9%2016: 25.1%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%11.9%2011: 11.8% (estimated)
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%13.3%2016: 13.6%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%37.3%2016: 32.4%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%14.7%2016: 13.6%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%21.8%2016: 24.8%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%12.9%2016: 15.5%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%97.9%2016: 97%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%2.1%2016: 2.6%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.1%2016: 0.4%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%89.6%2016: 89.5%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.8%2016: 1.1%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%9.6%2016: 9.3%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 10.5%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 7.9%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%71.3%2016: 76.8%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%28.7%2016: 23.4%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%63%2016: 64.7%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%6.7%2016: 7%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%2.1%2016: 2.3%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%1.9%2016: 0.9%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%16.8%2016: 14.4%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%9.5%2016: 10.6%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%9%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%36.6%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%28.8%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%21.9%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%3.6%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%92.9%2016: 92.2%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0.3%2016: 0.6%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%5.1%2016: 6%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0.3%2016: 0.6%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.6%2016: 0.9%
Statistics Canada, 2021