19% of residents have an Indigenous identity, more than in 96% of Canadian towns
Half of Bon Accord’s residents are under 36.8, younger than in 83% of Canadian towns. The latest estimate, for July 2025, is 1,457 residents; the 2021 Census found 555 households. The census found that just over one in ten residents are 65 or over here. Set against 64% across Canada’s towns, 86% of households live in a single-detached house in the town.
What stands out about the people of Bon Accord
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
An Indigenous identity is reported by 19% of residents, more than in 96% of Canadian towns, and 6.2% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Fewer people than before
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Bon Accord went from 1,529 to 1,461 residents (−4%), slower growth than in 95% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
A town of families
22% of residents are under 15, more than in 90% of Canadian towns; 7.2% of households are one-parent families and households average 2.6 people. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
−4% since 2016: slower than 95% of Canadian towns
Every figure here comes from the 2021 Census unless it carries another date. The census counts of 2016 and 2021, the estimate after them, and the change set beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
The estimate for July 2025 is much the same as the census count.
Bon Accord ranks above 90% of Canadian towns on children under 15: 22%
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
More residents are 30–34 than any other five-year age: 8.9% of residents, 1.4 times the share across Canada’s towns. On the census count, 10% of residents are aged 15 to 24.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split.
20% of households are one person living alone, fewer than in 77% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Across Canada’s towns, households average 2.4 people; in Bon Accord, 2.6. On average, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns. The census found that 7.2% of households are one-parent families here.
More common-law partners than 78% of Canadian towns: 16%
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
51% of residents 15 and over are married; across Canada’s towns the figure is 46%. The benchmark for common-law partners across Canada’s towns: 11%.
Only 15% of households rent their home in Bon Accord
Dwelling types, tenure and age of the housing. 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
9.9% of homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%. Newer homes outnumber old: 13% date from 2001 or later, 6.3% from before 1961. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. To put it in context, a quarter of households rent their home across Canada’s towns.
Median household income here: $102,000 a year
Incomes here are for 2020, the year before the census, CERB and other pandemic benefits included. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
The middle household in Bon Accord had $102,000 before tax, 19% above the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Within Alberta’s towns, the household in the middle had $92,200. In 2020, 24% of income recipients drew a COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefit; the typical town had 28%.
Residents who moved in within the year make up 8.3% in Bon Accord, less than in 79% of Canadian towns
Where immigrants were born and when they came, and how recently residents moved in.
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
The largest groups of immigrants were born in Europe (58%) and in the Americas (17%). Few places have so few immigrants: 4.2% here, fewer than in 84% of Canadian towns. Across Canada’s towns, just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier. Residents without Canadian citizenship: 0.6%, below 95% of Canadian towns.
57% of residents said they have no religion, more than in 94% of Canadian towns
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
By its share of visible minority residents (1.9%), Bon Accord is below 86% of Canadian towns. Across Canada’s towns, the share of residents with no religion is 35%.
Bon Accord: 2.7% of residents have French as their mother tongue, above 67% of Canadian towns
The official languages residents can speak, and the ones they learned first.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
Locally, 6.5% of residents speak English and French. The wider picture: 1.5% of residents have French as their mother tongue across Canada’s towns.
Only 9.4% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher in Bon Accord
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No certificate, diploma or degree is held by 10%; in the typical town the share is 9.5%. On average, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
58% of residents 15 and over were in work
The census was taken in May 2021, during the pandemic, so these rates show a labour market still recovering. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
The employment rate of 58% is close to the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
Median age: 2 of the 4 towns around Bon Accord are older
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bon Accord | 1,457 | — | 36.8 | 11% | 4.2% |
| Gibbons | 3,352 | 5.4 km | 37.6 | 13% | 3% |
| Sturgeon County | 21,144 | 12.8 km | 41.2 | 16% | 6.2% |
| Morinville | 10,763 | 15.8 km | 36.4 | 13% | 4.9% |
| Legal | 1,253 | 17.0 km | 36.8 | 15% | 3.1% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What these tables don’t give. The Census Profile has no unpaid care, cars or internet access, and no change by age since 2016; ethnic origins beyond visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted here.
- 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. The middle of Alberta’s towns of 2,500 or more comes first, the middle of all Canadian towns second; cities as a whole and First Nations reserves stay out, and percentiles are within Canada.
Questions about Bon Accord’s residents
Is Bon Accord good for families?
Children under 15 are 22% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 62% of households and one-parent families 7.2%. Schools near Bon Accord are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Bon Accord?
Median total household income in Bon Accord was $102,000 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Bon Accord?
The latest figure is an estimate: 1,457 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Bon Accord counted 1,461, 4% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Bon Accord?
Half the residents are older than 36.8 and half younger; 22% are children under 15 and 11% are 65 or over.
Is Bon Accord bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 6.5% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 93% speak only English and 0% only French; 2.7% grew up with French.
How diverse is Bon Accord?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 4.2%. A visible minority makes up 1.9% and Indigenous residents 19%.
What religion are people in Bon Accord?
Most often Christian (41%) or no religion (57%); other religions make up 2%.
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).