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Small town · Alberta · Population 1,232
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
- 36.8 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 34.5 years (estimated) · 2016: 33.8 years
- Average household size
- 2.7
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.8 (estimated) · 2011: 2.7 · 2016: 2.9
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 39.4%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 53.8% (estimated) · 2016: 49.4%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%21.9%2016: 24.9%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%11.3%2016: 11.9%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%27.9%2016: 27.5%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%23.1%2016: 22.3%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%15.4%2016: 13.4%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%31.9%2011: 35.6%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%26.4%2011: 27.6%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%6.6%2011: 9.2%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%23.1%2016: 16.9%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%12.1%2011: 6.9%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%18.1%2016: 17.6%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%31.9%2016: 29.6%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%14.7%2016: 16.9%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%26.7%2016: 30.3%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%7.8%2016: 6.3%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%78.9%2016: 76.6%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0.4%2016: 1.1%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%20.7%2016: 22.7%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.4%2016: 0%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%84.1%2016: 79.9%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%10.6%2016: 15.6%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%5.3%2016: 4.5%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 5.5%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 3.3%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%75.8%2016: 80%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%24.2%2016: 18.9%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%86.8%2016: 91.1%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%1.1%2016: 1.1%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%3.3%2016: 5.6%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0%2016: 1.1%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%7.7%2016: 2.2%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%1.1%2006: 1.4% (estimated)
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%14.3%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%40.7%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%20.9%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%22%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%2.2%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%92.1%2016: 93.7%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 1.8%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%3.4%2016: 3.6%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 1.8%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%4.5%2016: 1.8%
Statistics Canada, 2021