Starland County
Small town · Alberta · Population 1,821
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
- 42.4 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 38.5 years (estimated) · 2016: 39.6 years
- Average household size
- 2.3
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.7 · 2011: 2.5 · 2016: 2.5
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 23.9%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 14.3% · 2016: 18.5%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%20.1%2016: 21.3%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%11.5%2016: 13.6%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%21.4%2016: 21.5%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%28%2016: 27.4%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%19%2016: 16%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%26.5%2011: 31.6%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%39.3%2011: 36.7%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%3.4%2011: 6%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%27.4%2016: 23%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%3.4%2011: 6%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%14.4%2016: 8.7%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%34.8%2016: 36.7%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%15.9%2016: 11.3%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%24.2%2016: 24%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%10.6%2016: 18.7%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%96.7%2016: 95.9%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0.2%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%1.1%2016: 0.7%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%2.2%2016: 3.4%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%73.6%2016: 70.2%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.3%2016: 0.5%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%26.1%2016: 29.3%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 0%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 0%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%88%2016: 88.5%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%12.8%2016: 12.3%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%94.1%2016: 91%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%0%2016: 0%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%0%2016: 0%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0%2016: 0%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%0%2016: 0%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%5.9%2016: 9%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%22.2%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%27.4%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%26.5%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%21.4%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%3.4%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%90.7%2016: 88.3%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 2.7%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%4.7%2016: 6.3%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%2.3%2016: 2.7%
Statistics Canada, 2021