Photo: Rschuurman · Public domainIn Barrhead County No. 11, 23% of residents are under 15, more than in 93% of Canadian towns
Renter households: 11% here and 25% across Canada’s towns. On the census count, 21% of households are one person living alone. Lower than in 87% of Canadian towns: 1.8% of residents belong to a visible minority. The latest estimate, for July 2025, is 6,186 residents; the 2021 Census found 2,200 households.
What stands out about the people of Barrhead County No. 11
A town of families
Children under 15 are 23% of residents, more than in 93% of Canadian towns. Households average 2.7 people, and 3.9% are one-parent families. Ages ↓
Fewer people than before
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Barrhead County No. 11 went from 6,288 to 5,877 residents (−7%), slower growth than in 98% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Slower growth than 98% of Canadian towns: Barrhead County No. 11 changed by −7% since 2016
Unless a figure says otherwise, it is from the 2021 Census. Two census counts, five years apart, and Statistics Canada’s newest estimate.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across Canada’s towns the median change is +4%; across Alberta’s towns, +1%. The July 2025 estimate adds another 5%.
Younger than 58% of Canadian towns: half of Barrhead County No. 11 is under 40.8
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
5–9 is the most common age band: 8% of residents, 1.5 times the share across Canada’s towns. The census found that 19% of residents are 65 or over in Barrhead County No. 11.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Barrhead County No. 11, 40.8. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women.
Larger households than 76% of Canadian towns: 2.7 people on average
Households by family type and by the number of people in them.
Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
The share of one-parent families trails 98% of Canadian towns: 3.9%.
64% of residents 15 and over are married, a share 99% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Compared with 11% across Canada’s towns, 6.7% of residents 15 and over live common-law here. 20% of adults have never married and don’t live common-law (typical: 27%).
Households in single-detached houses: 91%, a higher share than 89% of Canadian towns
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
Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. The share of households in single-detached houses across Canada’s towns is 64%. 26% of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 20% built before 1961.
$82,000 a year: where the middle household sits
The census asked about income in 2020: a pandemic year, with CERB and other emergency benefits counted in. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
Barrhead County No. 11’s median household took in $82,000 before tax, about the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). $92,200 is the median household income across Alberta’s towns. 18% of income recipients received COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefits (typical: 28%).
In Barrhead County No. 11, 9.9% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, fewer than in 61% of Canadian towns
Immigrants, newcomers and movers.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 30%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Recent arrivals are 14% of immigrants (2011 to 2021), beside 27% across Canada’s towns. Across the comparison, 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns. 7.7% of residents are immigrants. Compared with other places, residents without Canadian citizenship are scarce here: 2.6%, fewer than in 69% of Canadian towns.
4.9% of residents have an Indigenous identity, more than in 69% of Canadian towns
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Residents with no religion account for 35%. Typically, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns.
English is the mother tongue of 90%, and 2.6% speak French as well
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
Across Canada’s towns, 7.5% of residents speak English and French; in Barrhead County No. 11, 2.6%. Census figures put residents whose mother tongue is French at 0.8% locally.
Barrhead County No. 11 ranks below 90% of Canadian towns on degree holders aged 25 to 64: 12%
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No certificate at all: 13%, against 9.5%. By way of comparison, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
A job for 61% of residents aged 15 and over
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.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, below this 61%.
Among 41 towns of 6,091 to 6,267 people, the 20th youngest
Median age of the Canadian towns nearest in population; hover a dot.
Median ages here range from 31.3 in The Orchards At Ellerslie to 57.2 in Tay Valley. Next to Barrhead County No. 11 on this scale come Forest Heights (40.2), Glenora (40.4), Civic Hospital (40.9) and Mildmay (41.2).
The towns around Barrhead County No. 11 are all older
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page. The nearest places to Barrhead County No. 11 with figures are 9–46 km away.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrhead County No. 11 | 6,186 | — | 40.8 | 19% | 7.7% |
| Barrhead | 4,768 | 8.5 km | 47.6 | 30% | 12% |
| Westlock County | 7,556 | 38.3 km | 44 | 20% | 4.2% |
| Lac Ste. Anne County | 12,639 | 40.5 km | 46.8 | 20% | 5.2% |
| Westlock | 5,363 | 44.4 km | 46.8 | 28% | 9% |
| Mayerthorpe | 1,419 | 45.6 km | 49.2 | 31% | 6.4% |
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. These are self-reported answers: Indigenous identity, immigrant status, religion. The census’s “visible minority” comes from the Employment Equity Act (non-white in colour or race, Indigenous peoples aside), and the page sets each beside other towns without labelling any.
- Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns. Two medians frame each figure: one for Alberta’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, one for all Canadian towns of that size, with whole cities and First Nations reserves left out. Percentiles rank the town within Canada.
Questions about Barrhead County No. 11’s residents
What religion are people in Barrhead County No. 11?
35% said they have no religion and 65% that they are Christian; 0.5% named another faith.
Is Barrhead County No. 11 good for families?
23% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 70% of households and one-parent families 3.9%. Schools near Barrhead County No. 11 are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Barrhead County No. 11?
Half of Barrhead County No. 11’s households had more than $82,000 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of Barrhead County No. 11?
About 6,186, by Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025. The 2021 Census found 5,877 people in Barrhead County No. 11, 7% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Barrhead County No. 11?
The median age is 40.8, younger than 58% of Canadian towns. 23% are under 15 and 19% 65 or older.
Is Barrhead County No. 11 bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 2.6% are. Another 0% speak only French and 97% only English, and French is the first language of 0.8%.
How diverse is Barrhead County No. 11?
Immigrants: 7.7% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 1.8%. Indigenous identity: 4.9%.
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).