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Eaux Claires

Neighbourhood in Edmonton · Alberta · Population 4,535

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
42.4 years
Canada: 41.6 years, Estimated, 2011: 35.9 years (estimated) · 2016: 39.3 years (estimated)
Average household size
2.7
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 3 (estimated) · 2011: 2.9 (estimated) · 2016: 2.7 (estimated)
Moved home in the last 5 years
26.3%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 68% (estimated) · 2016: 36.8% (estimated)

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%14.5%2016: 15.2% (estimated)
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%12.4%2016: 15.1% (estimated)
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%26.1%2016: 27.6% (estimated)
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%27.8%2016: 28.1% (estimated)
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%18.7%2016: 14% (estimated)

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%30.4%2011: 33.7% (estimated)
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%21.2%2011: 21.5% (estimated)
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%9.8%2011: 8.7% (estimated)
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%25.2%2016: 23.1% (estimated)
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%13.5%2011: 15.6% (estimated)
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%14%2016: 13.3% (estimated)
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%23.3%2016: 31.2% (estimated)
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%6.8%2016: 10.5% (estimated)
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%30.8%2016: 24.2% (estimated)
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%24.8%2016: 19.8% (estimated)

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%90.7%2016: 90.5% (estimated)
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0.1% (estimated)
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%3.9%2016: 5.3% (estimated)
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%5.3%2016: 4.1% (estimated)

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%48.8%2016: 49.5% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.8%2016: 1.3% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%50.4%2016: 49.3% (estimated)
Homes
Condominiums
39%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 37.8% (estimated)

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%81.9%2016: 83.6% (estimated)
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%17.8%2016: 17% (estimated)

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%50%2016: 51.7% (estimated)
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%13.5%2016: 13.5% (estimated)
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%3.1%2016: 2.5% (estimated)
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0%2016: 0% (estimated)
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%32.8%2016: 32.9% (estimated)
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0% (estimated)
  • Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%0.6%

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%0%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%0%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%30.5%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%63.4%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%5.1%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%86.4%2016: 85.4% (estimated)
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%7.8%2016: 10.3% (estimated)
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%4.3%2016: 2.5% (estimated)
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0.8% (estimated)
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%0.6%2016: 0.4% (estimated)

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

Adapted from Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 (Census Profile). This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada.