Newell County
Small town · Alberta · Population 7,465
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
- 39.2 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 36.7 years (estimated) · 2016: 38 years
- Average household size
- 2.7
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.8 (estimated) · 2011: 2.8 (estimated) · 2016: 2.8
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 26.4%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 29.9% (estimated) · 2016: 31%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%22.4%2016: 23.1%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%13.1%2016: 13.5%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%22.2%2016: 22.9%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%26.7%2016: 28.9%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%15.7%2016: 11.6%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%34.1%2011: 38.3% (estimated)
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%36.2%2011: 36% (estimated)
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%4.4%2011: 4.3% (estimated)
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%19.5%2016: 15.5%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%5.8%2011: 6.2% (estimated)
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%20.5%2016: 20.8%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%32.8%2016: 33.1%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%10.9%2016: 12.2%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%24%2016: 24.5%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%11.9%2016: 9.4%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%96.8%2016: 96.9%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%1.4%2016: 1.8%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%1.8%2016: 1.3%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%75.6%2016: 74.5%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.5%2016: 0.7%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%23.8%2016: 24.7%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 2.7%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 3.1%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%84.4%2016: 82.2%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%15.8%2016: 17.8%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%83.8%2016: 83.6%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%0.2%2016: 0.2%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%0%2016: 0%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0.2%2016: 0.2%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%0%2016: 0.2%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%15.8%2016: 15.8%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%14.6%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%29.3%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%31.6%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%20.8%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%3.5%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%93.8%2016: 96%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0.6%2016: 0%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%3.4%2016: 2.2%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0.6%2016: 1%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.5%2016: 0.6%
Statistics Canada, 2021