Grimshaw
Small town · Alberta · Population 2,601
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
- 38.8 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 36.7 years (estimated) · 2016: 34 years
- Average household size
- 2.3
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.6 · 2011: 2.5 · 2016: 2.5
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 43.4%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 45.9% · 2016: 46%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%20.2%2016: 21.4%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%11.9%2016: 13.1%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%25.1%2016: 29.7%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%25.7%2016: 22.5%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%17.1%2016: 13.1%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%24.1%2011: 29.4%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%27.3%2011: 28.9%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%9.7%2011: 9.6%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%30.1%2016: 27.8%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%8.8%2011: 7.6%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%20.6%2016: 20.9%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%30%2016: 24.8%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%8.9%2016: 11.7%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%28.8%2016: 32.3%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%11.7%2016: 10.6%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%95%2016: 95.3%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0.2%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%4.6%2016: 3.8%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.4%2016: 0.6%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%85.9%2016: 85.6%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%2%2016: 1.5%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%12.1%2016: 12.9%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 8.3%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 6.6%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%70.4%2016: 75.9%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%29.6%2016: 24.1%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%74.1%2016: 74.5%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%6.5%2016: 6.6%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%5.1%2016: 4.2%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0%2016: 0.9%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%4.2%2016: 2.8%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0.5%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%9.7%2016: 10.8%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%8.8%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%45.4%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%29.2%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%15.7%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%1.4%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%91.5%2016: 90.5%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 0%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%5.6%2016: 7.6%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 1.5%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.9%2016: 0%
Statistics Canada, 2021