Photo: Qyd · CC BY 2.514% of residents are aged 15 to 24, more than in 89% of Canadian towns
36% of residents are immigrants, against 17% across Canada’s towns. The 2021 Census counted 10,454 residents in 3,850 households. Across Arbour Lake, 41% of residents belong to a visible minority. With a median age of 45.9, Arbour Lake is older than 72% of Canadian towns.
In Arbour Lake, 14% of residents are under 15, fewer than in 72% of Canadian towns
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
By its share of residents aged 65 and over (20%), Arbour Lake is above 60% of Canadian towns. Set beside that, 16% of residents are under 15 across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Arbour Lake, 45.9. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women.
Below 72% of Canadian towns: 21% of households are one person living alone
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
A household here has 2.7 people on average; across Canada’s towns, 2.4. Measured more widely, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns. Census figures put one-parent families at 7.7% in Arbour Lake.
4.6% of residents 15 and over live common-law, below 92% of Canadian towns
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Across Canada’s towns, 46% of residents 15 and over are married; in Arbour Lake, 56%. The benchmark for common-law partners across Canada’s towns: 11%.
14% of households rent their home, fewer than in 77% of Canadian towns
Houses and apartments, owners and renters, older and newer homes. 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
By its share of households in buildings of five or more storeys (3.6%), Arbour Lake is above 70% of Canadian towns. Add to that, the neighbourhood has more households in single-detached houses than 67% of Canadian towns, at 77%. For renter households, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 25%.
Household income, middle of the range: $109,600 a year
Incomes are 2020’s, the census’s reference year, and include pandemic benefits such as CERB. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
Household incomes run high in Arbour Lake: half had more than $109,600, 27% above the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). $92,200 is the median household income across Alberta’s towns. 30% of income recipients received COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefits (typical: 28%).
Above 66% of Canadian towns: 9.6% of residents are not Canadian citizens
Immigrants by continent of birth and when they arrived, citizenship, and who moved in recently.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 45%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Most immigrants were born in Asia (64%) or in Europe (22%). Set beside that, 5.8% of residents are not Canadian citizens across Canada’s towns. 9.4% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, a lower share than in 66% of Canadian towns. Recent arrivals are a quarter of immigrants (2011 to 2021), beside 27% across Canada’s towns.
Arbour Lake ranks above 58% of Canadian towns on residents with no religion: 38%
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Other faiths: Muslim (5.8%). Arbour Lake has fewer Indigenous residents than just over two thirds of Canadian towns, at 1.7%. Residents with no religion make up 35% across Canada’s towns.
English is the mother tongue of 62%, and 6.2% speak French as well
English, French and the other languages people grew up with or speak at home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
At home: English 75%, French 0.3%. Lower than in 81% of Canadian towns: 0.8% of residents have French as their mother tongue. Set against 7.5% across Canada’s towns, 6.2% of residents speak English and French in Arbour Lake.
Arbour Lake ranks above 84% of Canadian towns on degree holders aged 25 to 64: 49%
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 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.
Employment: 55% of residents 15 and over had a job
The census counted work in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so read these rates as a pandemic snapshot. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, above this 55%; 20% of residents are 65 or over.
The 9th oldest of 41 towns of 10,218 to 10,708 people
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
The group spans McConachie, youngest at 30.9, to Markland Wood, oldest at 51.3. The closest ages to Arbour Lake’s belong to Corman Park No. 344 (45.2), Quesnel (45.6), East St. Paul (46.8) and Markham Village (47.3).
Among its 6 nearest neighbours, 2 are older than Arbour Lake
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arbour Lake | 10,454 | — | 45.9 | 20% | 36% |
| Citadel | 10,196 | 1.9 km | 39.6 | 10% | 40% |
| Royal Oak | 12,343 | 1.9 km | 38.3 | 10% | 39% |
| Scenic Acres | 8,026 | 2.0 km | 50.7 | 25% | 24% |
| Ranchlands | 7,376 | 2.2 km | 38 | 14% | 26% |
| Hawkwood | 9,188 | 2.3 km | 47.1 | 21% | 35% |
| Silver Springs | 9,042 | 3.3 km | 45.2 | 22% | 18% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are as residents answered them. “Visible minority” follows the Employment Equity Act, meaning people other than Indigenous peoples who are non-white in colour or race. We compare these figures across towns; none is a label for a town.
- 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.
- Neighbourhoods are sums of small areas. Built up from dissemination areas: Statistics Canada stops at the municipality. Rounded counts are added together and medians estimated from the published groups. The 2016 areas don’t line up with these, so the change since 2016 isn’t shown.
Questions about Arbour Lake’s residents
What is the population of Arbour Lake?
Arbour Lake had 10,454 residents at the 2021 Census.
What is the average age in Arbour Lake?
Half the residents are older than 45.9 and half younger, older than 72% of Canadian towns; 14% are children under 15 and 20% are 65 or over.
Is Arbour Lake bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 6.2% are. Another 0% speak only French and 91% only English, and French is the first language of 0.8%.
How diverse is Arbour Lake?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 36%. A visible minority makes up 41% and Indigenous residents 1.7%.
What religion are people in Arbour Lake?
Most often Christian (51%) or no religion (38%); other religions make up 12%.
Is Arbour Lake good for families?
Children under 15 are 14% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 62% of households and one-parent families 7.7%. Schools near Arbour Lake are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Arbour Lake?
Median total household income in Arbour Lake was $109,600 in 2020, against a median of $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).