Younger than 97% of Canadian towns: half of Carrington is under 32.3
Set against 25% across Canada’s towns, nearly one in ten households rent their home in Carrington. The 2021 Census put the neighbourhood’s population at 2,920, in 935 households. In Carrington, 12% of households are one person living alone. The neighbourhood has fewer residents with no religion than 86% of Canadian towns, at 20%.
What stands out about the people of Carrington
More immigrants than most towns
62% of residents are immigrants, against 25% across Alberta’s towns and 17% across Canada’s towns. Most immigrants were born in Asia (66%) or in Africa (27%); 59% of them arrived from 2011 to 2021. Immigrants & newcomers ↓
A mix of backgrounds
86% of residents belong to a visible minority, more than in 98% of Canadian towns; 62% are immigrants. Identity & religion ↓
Younger than most towns
The middle resident of Carrington is 32.3; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 26% are under 15 and 4.1% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
A neighbourhood people move to
28% of residents lived at another address a year before the census, 2.5 times the typical share; 98% moved within five years. Immigrants & newcomers ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A lower share of residents aged 65 and over than 99% of Canadian towns, at 4.1%
All figures are the 2021 Census’s unless another date is shown. Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
By its share of residents aged 15 to 24 (9.9%), Carrington is below 66% of Canadian towns. On average, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Carrington, 32.3. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
3.1 people per household, more than in 93% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
The figure for one-parent families is 6.9% in Carrington and 8.2% across Canada’s towns.
In Carrington, 63% of residents 15 and over are married, more than in 99% of Canadian towns
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Where 11% of residents 15 and over live common-law across Canada’s towns, Carrington has 7.4%. Singles who have never married make up 23% of adults, beside a typical 27%.
86% of households live in a single-detached house, more than in 82% of Canadian towns
The kinds of homes people live in, who owns and who rents, and how old the homes are. 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. Measured more widely, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns.
Median household income here: $118,000 a year
The income year is 2020: a year of pandemic benefits such as CERB, which the figures count. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
At $118,000, the middle household in Carrington out-earned the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000) by 37%. The provincial yardstick is $92,200, the median across Alberta’s towns. Pandemic payments such as CERB reached 33% of income recipients here, against 28% in the typical town.
A higher share of immigrants than 99% of Canadian towns, at 62%
Birthplaces and arrival years of immigrants, citizenship and recent moves.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 75%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns, against 28% in Carrington. On average, 17% of residents are immigrants across Canada’s towns. Census figures put residents without Canadian citizenship at 26% in the neighbourhood.
86% of residents belong to a visible minority, a share 98% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Other faiths: Muslim (14%), Hindu (7.6%), Sikh (6.7%) and Buddhist (4.2%). As a yardstick, 15% of residents belong to a visible minority across Canada’s towns.
Beyond English and French: 58% grew up with another language
Who can speak English and French, mother tongue, and the language spoken most at home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
The figure for residents whose mother tongue is French is 0.5% in Carrington and 1.5% across Canada’s towns. Locally, 3.8% of residents speak English and French.
In Carrington, 62% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, more than in 95% of Canadian towns
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
With no certificate, diploma or degree: 2.1%, beside a typical 9.5%. Elsewhere, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
73% of adults were employed in May 2021
Counted in May 2021, during COVID-19, these rates catch the job market before it had recovered. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, below this 73%.
41 towns of 2,877 to 2,963 people: this is the 3rd youngest
Towns of about this size, placed by median age.
At one end is McKernan (30), at the other Parry Sound, Unorganized, Centre Part (61.2). The closest ages to Carrington’s belong to McKernan (30), Paisley (31.7), Allendale (33.7) and Overlanders (35).
Of the 6 towns nearest Carrington, 5 are older
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carrington | 2,920 | — | 32.3 | 4.1% | 62% |
| Livingston | 3,929 | 1.3 km | 32.1 | 4.3% | 49% |
| Panorama Hills | 25,494 | 2.4 km | 37.4 | 9.7% | 50% |
| Evanston | 21,483 | 2.4 km | 34.3 | 6.7% | 41% |
| Coventry Hills | 17,391 | 2.7 km | 35.7 | 6.2% | 37% |
| Country Hills Village | 2,731 | 3.0 km | 51.9 | 36% | 42% |
| Country Hills | 3,702 | 3.9 km | 41.4 | 16% | 41% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Questions about Carrington’s residents
What religion are people in Carrington?
Most often Christian (47%) or no religion (20%); other religions make up 32%.
Is Carrington good for families?
Children under 15 are 26% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 65% of households and one-parent families 6.9%. Schools near Carrington are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Carrington?
Median total household income in Carrington was $118,000 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Carrington?
2,920, at the 2021 Census: Statistics Canada makes no later estimate for Carrington alone.
What is the average age in Carrington?
Half the residents are older than 32.3 and half younger, younger than 97% of Canadian towns; 26% are children under 15 and 4.1% are 65 or over.
Is Carrington bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 3.8% are. Another 0% speak only French and 93% only English, and French is the first language of 0.5%.
How diverse is Carrington?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 62%. A visible minority makes up 86% and Indigenous residents 0%.
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).