Residents aged 65 and over: 12%, a lower share than 87% of Canadian towns
One-parent families are more common here than in 92% of Canadian towns. At the 2021 Census, 6,561 people lived in Abbeydale, in 2,295 households. The share of visible minority residents stands at 45%. Here 20% of residents are under 15, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 16%.
Younger than 71% of Canadian towns: half of Abbeydale is under 38.8
Every figure here comes from the 2021 Census unless it carries another date. Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
35–39 is the most common age band: 8.1% of residents. Compared with other places, residents aged 15 to 24 are common here: 12%, more than in 64% of Canadian towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Abbeydale, 38.8. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split.
18% of households are one person living alone, fewer than in 82% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
The average household has 2.9 people, against 2.4 across Canada’s towns. As a reference point, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns. Shared houses stand out: 7.9% of households are unrelated adults living together, more than in 91% of Canadian towns.
In Abbeydale, 43% of residents 15 and over are married, fewer than in 60% of Canadian towns
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
32% of adults are single and have never married; the typical town has 27%. Census figures put common-law partners at 9.7% in Abbeydale. To put it in context, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns.
57% of households live in a single-detached house, fewer than in 59% of Canadian towns
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
Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. Set beside that, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. Newer homes outnumber old: 2.8% date from 2001 or later, 1.3% from before 1961. Here 23% of households rent their home, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 25%.
Household income, middle of the range: $85,600 a year
The census asked about income in 2020: a pandemic year, with CERB and other emergency benefits counted in. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
At $85,600, the middle household in Abbeydale earned close to the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). For Alberta’s towns, the median household income is $92,200. In 2020, 38% of income recipients drew a COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefit; the typical town had 28%.
More immigrants than 76% of Canadian towns: 33%
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 40%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Where 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns, Abbeydale has 8.3%. Residents without Canadian citizenship account for 13%. Across Canada’s towns, 17% of residents are immigrants.
Above 75% of Canadian towns: 6% of residents have an Indigenous identity
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Among other religions: Muslim (7.9%). The usual figure: 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns. The figure for residents with no religion is 33% in Abbeydale and 35% across Canada’s towns.
English is the mother tongue of 65%, and 4.1% speak French as well
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
The share of bilingual residents trails 85% of Canadian towns: 4.1%. 18% most often speak a language other than English or French at home, and 2.2% speak neither official language.
Only 14% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher in Abbeydale
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
At the other end, 19% hold no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. Across the comparison, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
Employment: 56% of residents 15 and over had a job
Counted in May 2021, during COVID-19, these rates catch the job market before it had recovered. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Employment here, 56%, matches the middle of Canada’s towns (58%) within a couple of points.
18th lowest median age among 41 towns of 6,451 to 6,671
The Canadian towns closest in population, from youngest to oldest.
They run from City View, at 33.5, to Centre, at 61.2. Closest in median age to Abbeydale are Notre-Dame-de-la-Garde (38.3), Terwillegar Towne (38.4), Glamorgan (40.5) and Barnstown (41.5).
A younger town than 4 of the 6 around it: Abbeydale
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbeydale | 6,561 | — | 38.8 | 12% | 33% |
| Applewood Park | 6,835 | 1.4 km | 38.8 | 11% | 50% |
| Marlborough Park | 8,378 | 1.6 km | 39.5 | 15% | 38% |
| Penbrooke Meadows | 10,001 | 2.1 km | 40.8 | 14% | 36% |
| Pineridge | 10,062 | 2.3 km | 38.4 | 16% | 39% |
| Monterey Park | 10,363 | 2.8 km | 41.2 | 17% | 51% |
| Marlborough | 8,932 | 3.1 km | 40.7 | 17% | 50% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- Neighbourhoods are sums of small areas. There is no census profile for a neighbourhood, so we add up the dissemination areas inside it. Each count is a sum of Statistics Canada’s rounded counts, the median age and income come from the published groups, and with 2016’s areas drawn differently there is no 2016 count.
- What these tables don’t give. Some things the page can’t show: the Census Profile asks nothing about unpaid care, cars or internet access, and gives no change by age since 2016. Ethnic origins beyond visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted.
- The census’s own words. In the census, “visible minority” is the Employment Equity Act’s term for people who are non-white in colour or race and not Indigenous. Like immigrant status, Indigenous identity and religion, which residents reported themselves, it is compared with other towns, never turned into a label.
Questions about Abbeydale’s residents
What is the population of Abbeydale?
Abbeydale had 6,561 residents at the 2021 Census.
What is the average age in Abbeydale?
A median age of 38.8, younger than 71% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 20%, and people 65 and over 12%.
Is Abbeydale bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 4.1% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 94% speak only English and 0% only French; 1.5% grew up with French.
How diverse is Abbeydale?
33% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 45% belong to a visible minority and 6% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Abbeydale?
54% are Christian and 33% have no religion; 14% follow another religion.
Is Abbeydale good for families?
Under 15: 20% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 48% of households. One-parent families: 12%. Schools near Abbeydale are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Abbeydale?
The median household in Abbeydale took in $85,600 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population. 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).