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The Orchards At Ellerslie

Neighbourhood in Edmonton · Alberta · Population 3,434

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
31.2 years
Canada: 41.6 years, Estimated, 2011: 29.9 years (estimated) · 2016: 31 years (estimated)
Average household size
2.9
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.7 (estimated) · 2011: 2.7 (estimated) · 2016: 2.8 (estimated)
Moved home in the last 5 years
87.5%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 92% (estimated) · 2016: 71% (estimated)

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%26.5%2016: 25.5% (estimated)
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%8.2%2016: 9.9% (estimated)
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%50.1%2016: 47.6% (estimated)
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%12.8%2016: 14.3% (estimated)
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%2.5%2016: 2.8% (estimated)

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%41.5%2011: 35.4% (estimated)
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%20.9%2011: 26.6% (estimated)
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%5.1%2011: 4.6% (estimated)
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%17.5%2016: 17.8% (estimated)
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%15%2011: 14.8% (estimated)
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%3.2%2016: 4.8% (estimated)
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%18%2016: 19.1% (estimated)
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%8.4%2016: 9.5% (estimated)
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%21.9%2016: 27% (estimated)
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%49.2%2016: 39.6% (estimated)

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%93.6%2016: 91.1% (estimated)
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0.1% (estimated)
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%3.9%2016: 6.9% (estimated)
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%2.5%2016: 1.8% (estimated)

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%45.5%2016: 63.9% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.7%2016: 1.7% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%53.8%2016: 34.4% (estimated)
Homes
Condominiums
23.6%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 28.4% (estimated)

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%85.8%2016: 84.5% (estimated)
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%14.2%2016: 15.5% (estimated)

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%41.5%2016: 51.7% (estimated)
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%29.5%2016: 16.5% (estimated)
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%20.5%2016: 20.1% (estimated)
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0.9%2016: 0.3% (estimated)
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%8.1%2016: 11.4% (estimated)
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0% (estimated)

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%0.9%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%0%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%0%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%14.6%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%83.7%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%90.4%2016: 89.5% (estimated)
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%7.8%2016: 8.6% (estimated)
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%0%2016: 0.5% (estimated)
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0% (estimated)
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.5%2016: 1.3% (estimated)

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

Adapted from Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 (Census Profile). This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada.