Magrath
Small town · Alberta · Population 2,481
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 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 33.1 years (estimated) · 2016: 36 years
- Average household size
- 3
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 3.1 (estimated) · 2011: 3.1 (estimated) · 2016: 3.1
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 44.6%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 34.4% (estimated) · 2016: 36.8%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%25.6%2016: 25.7%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%13.5%2016: 13.9%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%22.2%2016: 21.5%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%19.8%2016: 21.7%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%19.4%2016: 17.5%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%36.6%2011: 38.5% (estimated)
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%29.8%2011: 32.7% (estimated)
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%6.8%2011: 6.6% (estimated)
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%19.9%2016: 18.4%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%6.8%2011: 5.9% (estimated)
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%6%2016: 9.5%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%28.6%2016: 25.4%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%10.6%2016: 10%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%27.6%2016: 25.9%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%26.6%2016: 28.4%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%98.2%2016: 97.9%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%1.6%2016: 1.9%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.2%2016: 0.2%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%96.3%2016: 95.9%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.2%2016: 0.2%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%3.5%2016: 3.8%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 3.1%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 3.4%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%77.9%2016: 81.9%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%22.1%2016: 18.8%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%88.8%2016: 88.7%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%1.2%2016: 3.3%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%2.5%2016: 0%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%3.1%2016: 0%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%1.2%2016: 2.6%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%3.1%2016: 5.3%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%27.6%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%26.4%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%23.9%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%17.8%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%3.7%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%92.1%2016: 89.2%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 1.2%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%6.6%2016: 8.4%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 1.8%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%2%2016: 0%
Statistics Canada, 2021