Photo: Unknown author Unknown author · Public domainIndigenous residents make up 17% in Bonnyville, more than in 95% of Canadian towns
Of the immigrants living here, 71% came between 2011 and 2021; across Canada’s towns the share is 27%. On renter households, Bonnyville sits higher than 74% of Canadian towns: 40%. About 7,366 people lived locally in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates. One-parent families account for 11%.
What stands out about the people of Bonnyville
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
An Indigenous identity is reported by 17% of residents, more than in 95% of Canadian towns, and 6.9% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Younger than most towns
The middle resident of Bonnyville is 36; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 21% are under 15 and 15% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
From 2016 to 2021, Bonnyville outgrew 69% of Canadian towns: +7%
Unless a figure says otherwise, it is from the 2021 Census. The census counts of 2016 and 2021, the estimate after them, and the change set beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across Canada’s towns, half of towns changed by more than +4%; across Alberta’s towns, by more than +1%. Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 15% higher again.
Bonnyville is younger than 87% of Canadian towns: a median age of 36
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
The figure for residents aged 15 to 24 is 12% in Bonnyville and 11% across Canada’s towns. At the same time, the highest share aged 65 or over among Alberta’s towns is Country Hills Village’s: 36%.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Bonnyville, 36. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split.
Bonnyville sits above 60% of Canadian towns for one-person households (30%)
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.
A household here has 2.5 people on average; across Canada’s towns, 2.4. One-person households: 27% across Canada’s towns, for comparison.
41% of residents 15 and over are married, below 67% of Canadian towns
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
A third of adults are single and have never married; the typical town has 27%. By way of comparison, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. Census figures put common-law partners at 12% in Bonnyville.
Single-detached houses: 64% of homes
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
Newer homes outnumber old: 31% date from 2001 or later, 10% from before 1961. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns.
Households here have a median income of $85,000 a year
Incomes here are for 2020, the year before the census, CERB and other pandemic benefits included. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
At $85,000, the middle household in Bonnyville earned close to the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Across Alberta’s towns, half of households had more than $92,200 before tax. Pandemic benefits reached 33% of residents with an income, against a typical 28%.
Above 80% of Canadian towns: 15% of residents lived at another address a year earlier
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
Just over one in ten residents are immigrants, against 17% across Canada’s towns. Immigrants here were most often born in Asia (65%), then in the Americas (20%).
In Bonnyville, 42% of residents said they have no religion, more than in 71% of Canadian towns
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Here, 14% of residents belong to a visible minority. On religion, 53% answered Christian and 42% no religion, against 54% and 35% across Canada’s towns.
4.7% of residents have French as their mother tongue, a share 71% of Canadian towns don’t reach
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 10%, Bonnyville is ahead of 62% of Canadian towns on that count. For comparison, 1.5% of residents have French as their mother tongue across Canada’s towns.
A smaller share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 81% of Canadian towns: 16%
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
At the other end, 14% hold no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. Typically, 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.
Employment runs above the middle of Canada’s towns (58%), at 61%.
In its size band (7,222 to 7,494), the 7th youngest of 41 towns
Median age of the Canadian towns nearest in population; hover a dot.
Blairmore Suburban Centre is the youngest of them at 31.8; Trent Lakes, at 58, the oldest. Next to Bonnyville on this scale come Sage Creek (35.1), Brentwood (35.8), Kincora (36.6) and Coronation Park (36.7).
Older than Bonnyville: 3 of the 5 towns nearby
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page. The nearest places to Bonnyville with figures are 8–43 km away.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonnyville | 7,366 | — | 36 | 15% | 11% |
| Bonnyville No. 87 | 13,265 | 7.8 km | 40 | 13% | 3% |
| Kehewin 123 | 1,064 | 20.0 km | 26.8 | 7.7% | 0% |
| Cold Lake | 17,798 | 39.0 km | 32.4 | 8.1% | 9.2% |
| Elk Point | 1,481 | 42.5 km | 41.2 | 19% | 12% |
| St. Paul County No. 19 | 6,462 | 42.7 km | 45.6 | 21% | 3.9% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. 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.
- What these tables don’t give. Missing from the census as published: unpaid care, cars and internet access, and the shift in each age band since 2016. Ethnic origins past visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted here.
Questions about Bonnyville’s residents
Is Bonnyville good for families?
21% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 47% of households and one-parent families 11%. Schools near Bonnyville are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Bonnyville?
Half of Bonnyville’s households had more than $85,000 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of Bonnyville?
About 7,366, by Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025. The 2021 Census found 6,404 people in Bonnyville, 7% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Bonnyville?
The median age is 36, younger than 87% of Canadian towns. 21% are under 15 and 15% 65 or older.
Is Bonnyville bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 10% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 90% speak only English and 0% only French; 4.7% grew up with French.
How diverse is Bonnyville?
Immigrants: 11% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 14%. Indigenous identity: 17%.
What religion are people in Bonnyville?
42% said they have no religion and 53% that they are Christian; 5.3% named another faith.
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).