Photo: Yoshio Kohara · CC BY 3.0A lower share of children under 15 than 96% of Canadian towns, at 9.5%
Against a figure of 35% across Canada’s towns, the share of residents with no religion in Banff comes in at 60%. The latest estimate, for July 2025, is 11,402 residents; the 2021 Census found 2,930 households. 23% of residents are not Canadian citizens. With a median age of 36.8, Banff is younger than 83% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Banff
A town people move to
27% of residents lived at another address a year before the census, 2.5 times the typical share; 54% moved within five years. Immigrants & newcomers ↓
A town of renters
Renters are 58% of households, more than in 90% of Canadian towns, and 67% of households live in an apartment. Homes ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Banff grew +6% from 2016 to 2021, ahead of 61% of Canadian towns
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. Two census counts, five years apart, and Statistics Canada’s newest estimate.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across Canada’s towns, half of towns changed by more than +4%; across Alberta’s towns, by more than +1%. The July 2025 estimate adds another 37%.
Banff sits below 87% of Canadian towns for residents aged 65 and over (12%)
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
In Banff, 13% of residents are aged 15 to 24, beside 11% across Canada’s towns. By way of comparison, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Banff, 36.8. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
46% women, 54% men
About 116 men for every 100 women.
Households here average 2.3 people, below 64% of Canadian towns
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Shared houses stand out: 12% of households are unrelated adults living together, more than in 99% of Canadian towns. One-parent families account for 3.6%. 29% of households are one person living alone, against 27% across Canada’s towns.
In Banff, 16% of residents 15 and over live common-law, more than in 79% of Canadian towns
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Never married and not common-law: 38% of adults (typical: 27%). On the census count, 36% of residents 15 and over are married. Across Canada’s towns, common-law partners come to 11%.
A larger share of renter households than 90% of Canadian towns: 58%
Occupied homes by type, by owners and renters, and by when they were built. Prices, rents and shelter costs are on Cost of living.
Type of home
Owners and renters · share of households
When homes were built · share of homes
21% of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 10% built before 1961. Lower than in 92% of Canadian towns: 12% of households live in a single-detached house. The benchmark for renter households across Canada’s towns: 25%.
A median household income of $88,000 a year
Incomes are 2020’s, the census’s reference year, and include pandemic benefits such as CERB. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
Banff’s median household took in $88,000 before tax, about the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Across Alberta’s towns the median is $92,200. Pandemic benefits reached 55% of residents with an income, against a typical 28%.
More residents who moved in within the year than 98% of Canadian towns: 27%
Immigrants, newcomers and movers.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 35%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Most immigrants were born in Asia (56%) or in Europe (24%). More immigrants than in 68% of Canadian towns: 27%. On average, just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns.
More visible minority residents than 62% of Canadian towns: 26%
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Locally, 3.1% of residents have an Indigenous identity. On average, 15% of residents belong to a visible minority across Canada’s towns.
In Banff, 8.2% of residents have French as their mother tongue, more than in 75% of Canadian towns
Knowledge of the two official languages, first languages, and the language of home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
With bilingual residents at 14%, Banff is ahead of 68% of Canadian towns on that count. Mother tongue: English 71%, French 8.2%.
More degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 67% of Canadian towns: 37%
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
With no certificate, diploma or degree: 3.2%, beside a typical 9.5%. Against that, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
An employment rate of 69%
Counted in May 2021, during COVID-19, these rates catch the job market before it had recovered. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Employment runs above the middle of Canada’s towns (58%), at 69%.
Among 41 towns of 11,205 to 11,625 people, the 10th youngest
Median age of the Canadian towns nearest in population; hover a dot.
The youngest of these towns is Milton-Parc, at 30.4; the oldest, Sechelt, is at 57.6. In age, Banff keeps company with Ebenezer West (35.2), Dundalk (36), Provinceton (38.2) and Whitehorn (38.4).
Every neighbour of Banff has an older population
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page. The nearest places to Banff with figures are 19–49 km away.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banff | 11,402 | — | 36.8 | 12% | 27% |
| Canmore | 17,341 | 19.4 km | 42.8 | 17% | 21% |
| Bighorn No. 8 | 1,857 | 31.1 km | 43.6 | 16% | 12% |
| Improvement District No. 9 Banff | 1,144 | 48.7 km | 44.8 | 15% | 14% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What these tables don’t give. Unpaid care, car ownership and internet access aren’t in the Census Profile, nor is the change by age since 2016. Ethnic origins other than visible minority and Indigenous identity are left out of the charts.
- The census’s own words. The census takes “visible minority” from the Employment Equity Act: anyone other than Indigenous peoples who is non-white in colour or race. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are what residents reported, compared here with other towns and never used as a label.
- Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns. A figure here is set beside two middles, the median across Alberta’s places of 2,500 people or more and the median across all Canadian towns that size; reserves and entire cities are excluded from both.
Questions about Banff’s residents
Is Banff good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 9.5%. 46% of households are couple families and 3.6% one-parent families. Schools near Banff are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Banff?
$88,000 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Banff (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Banff?
Statistics Canada estimates 11,402 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 8,305 in Banff, 6% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Banff?
36.8 is the median age, younger than 83% of Canadian towns. Under 15: 9.5%. 65 and over: 12%.
Is Banff bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 14% are. Another 0.1% speak only French and 86% only English, and French is the first language of 8.2%.
How diverse is Banff?
Immigrants make up 27% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 26% are members of a visible minority, and 3.1% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Banff?
Christian: 37%. No religion: 60%. Another religion: 3.6%.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population · Statistics Canada, population estimates for 1 July 2025 (table 17-10-0155). Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).