Wembley
Small town · Alberta · Population 1,432
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
- 34.4 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 31.6 years (estimated) · 2016: 31.4 years
- Average household size
- 2.6
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 3 · 2011: 2.7 · 2016: 2.7
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 38.7%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 55.8% · 2016: 51.4%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%23.4%2016: 26%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%11.2%2016: 11.8%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%36%2016: 34.5%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%22.4%2016: 22%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%7.7%2016: 5.6%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%31.8%2011: 35.9%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%23.6%2011: 24.3%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%9.1%2011: 8.7%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%23.6%2016: 18.6%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%11.8%2011: 10.7%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%21.5%2016: 19.1%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%26.4%2016: 32.9%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%19%2016: 16.8%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%22.7%2016: 22%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%11.7%2016: 9.2%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%95.1%2016: 95.4%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%4.5%2016: 4.3%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%94.4%2016: 94.7%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1.4%2016: 1.7%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%4.2%2016: 3.6%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 0%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 1.8%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%84.5%2016: 77%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%15.5%2016: 23%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%80%2016: 88.5%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%2.7%2016: 5.3%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%1.8%2016: 0%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%2.7%2016: 0%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%2.7%2016: 3.5%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%10%2016: 2.7%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%4.5%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%41.8%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%30.9%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%21.8%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%2.7%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%97.8%2016: 96.3%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 0%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%1.5%2016: 3%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%0%2016: 1.5%
Statistics Canada, 2021