Stettler
Small town · Alberta · Population 5,695
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
- 43.2 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 40.6 years (estimated) · 2016: 41.4 years
- Average household size
- 2.3
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.4 (estimated) · 2011: 2.4 · 2016: 2.3
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 43.3%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 53.3% (estimated) · 2016: 41.7%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%17.7%2016: 17.9%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%10.7%2016: 10.7%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%23.8%2016: 25.4%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%23.4%2016: 23.6%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%24.4%2016: 22.3%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%21.8%2011: 25.7%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%28.6%2011: 29.1%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%9.5%2011: 7.6%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%31.5%2016: 29.4%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%8.6%2011: 7.9%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%11.6%2016: 13%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%35.8%2016: 33%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%12.8%2016: 15.3%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%22.7%2016: 26.6%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%16.7%2016: 12.3%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%98.1%2016: 97.4%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%1.8%2016: 2.4%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.2%2016: 0.3%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%91.4%2016: 91.4%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.8%2016: 0.8%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%7.8%2016: 7.7%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 7.1%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 6.2%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%73.3%2016: 72.3%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%26.9%2016: 27.7%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%67.5%2016: 71.6%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%3.8%2016: 3.9%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%7.1%2016: 6.4%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0.8%2016: 1.2%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%10.3%2016: 10.8%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%10.5%2016: 6%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%20.2%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%40.3%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%20.6%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%16.8%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%1.9%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%90.2%2016: 88.9%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0.4%2016: 0.4%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%8%2016: 9.4%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0.4%2016: 0.9%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.1%2016: 0.6%
Statistics Canada, 2021