St. Alban's
Small town · Newfoundland and Labrador · Population 1,189
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
- 56 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 49.6 years (estimated) · 2016: 52.3 years
- Average household size
- 2.1
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.5 · 2011: 2.3 · 2016: 2.2
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 13.9%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 20.7% · 2016: 21.1%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%11.3%2016: 12.2%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%8%2016: 8%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%13%2016: 16.5%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%39.5%2016: 39.7%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%29%2016: 23.2%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%19.6%2011: 28.2%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%36.6%2011: 32%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%8.9%2011: 6.8%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%30.4%2016: 27.1%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%4.5%2011: 7.8%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%21.5%2016: 29.2%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%25.6%2016: 21.2%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%14%2016: 17.5%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%31.4%2016: 25.5%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%6.6%2016: 6.6%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%99.2%2016: 99.2%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%0.8%2016: 1.3%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%99.2%2016: 99.6%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.4%2016: 0.4%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 0%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 0%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%92%2016: 87.9%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%8%2016: 10.3%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%97.3%2016: 95.3%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%1.8%2016: 0.9%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%0%2016: 0%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0.9%2016: 0.9%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%0%2016: 1.9%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%13.4%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%32.1%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%29.5%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%18.8%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%7.1%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%89.5%2016: 81.7%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 0%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%7.9%2016: 15.9%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%2.6%2016: 2.4%
Statistics Canada, 2021