Stirling
Small town · Alberta · Population 1,164
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
- 32.4 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 30.8 years (estimated) · 2016: 34.1 years
- Average household size
- 3.2
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 3.2 · 2011: 3.3 · 2016: 3.2
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 33.5%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 33.5% · 2016: 49.4%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%27%2016: 28.1%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%15.5%2016: 13.8%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%23.2%2016: 21.9%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%20.6%2016: 22.4%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%14.2%2016: 13.3%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%43.1%2011: 44.6%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%25%2011: 27.7%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%6.9%2011: 6.2%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%15.3%2016: 12.9%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%9.7%2011: 9.2%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%10.4%2016: 9.3%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%28.3%2016: 27.9%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%10.4%2016: 12.8%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%33%2016: 36%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%17%2016: 12.8%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%95.7%2016: 95.9%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%3.4%2016: 3.1%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.9%2016: 1%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%91.8%2016: 91.3%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.4%2016: 0.5%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%7.8%2016: 8.2%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 0%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 0%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%86.8%2016: 89.7%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%11.8%2016: 10.3%
- Band or local government housing1.5%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%94.4%2016: 88.7%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%1.4%2016: 0%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%2.8%2016: 0%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%1.4%2016: 1.6%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%0%2016: 0%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%17.6%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%20.6%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%19.1%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%39.7%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%2.9%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%97.6%2016: 87%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 0%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%2.4%2016: 10.1%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%0%2016: 0%
Statistics Canada, 2021