Photo: Thank you for visiting my page from Canada · CC BY 2.0Eau Claire ranks above 99% of Canadian towns on households in buildings of five or more storeys: 88%
5.8% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%). The census found that 36% of residents are immigrants in Eau Claire. Compared with other places, residents with no religion are common here: 47%, more than in 82% of Canadian towns. The neighbourhood counted 3,733 residents and 2,225 households at the 2021 Census.
What stands out about the people of Eau Claire
A neighbourhood of high-rises
88% of households live in a building of five or more storeys, more than in 99% of Canadian towns; 86% of homes are condominiums. Homes ↓
Many people living alone
One-person households make up 54%, more than in 98% of Canadian towns, and 25% of residents are 65 or over. Households ↓
A neighbourhood people move to
28% of residents lived at another address a year before the census, 2.6 times the typical share; 68% moved within five years. Immigrants & newcomers ↓
Many graduates
69% of residents aged 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, more than in 98% of Canadian towns; 15% have a master’s. Qualifications ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A smaller share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 98% of Canadian towns: 6.2%
The 2021 Census is the source of every figure here unless a date says otherwise. Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
More residents are 25–29 than any other five-year age: 12% of residents, 2.1 times the share across Canada’s towns. To put it in context, 11% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across Canada’s towns. 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+
■ Eau Claire, 44.1. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 109 men for every 100 women.
Above 98% of Canadian towns: 54% of households are one person living alone
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.
The share of one-parent families is 3.6%, against 8.2% across Canada’s towns. To put it in context, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns. Average household size: 1.6 people.
Married residents 15 and over make up 41% in Eau Claire, less than in 65% of Canadian towns
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Never married and not common-law: 31% of adults (typical: 27%). Elsewhere, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. The share of common-law partners stands at 12%.
A larger share of renter households than 89% of Canadian towns: 55%
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
Households in single-detached houses are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns. As a yardstick, 25% of households rent their home across Canada’s towns.
Households here have a median income of $94,400 a year
The census asked about income in 2020: a pandemic year, with CERB and other emergency benefits counted in. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
Household incomes run high in Eau Claire: half had more than $94,400, 10% above the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Across Alberta’s towns, half of households had more than $92,200 before tax. 23% of income recipients received COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefits (typical: 28%).
A higher share of residents who moved in within the year than 98% of Canadian towns, at 28%
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
5.8% of residents are not Canadian citizens across Canada’s towns, against 18% in Eau Claire. On average, 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns. Most immigrants were born in Asia (54%) or in Europe (22%).
43% of residents belong to a visible minority, more than in 79% of Canadian towns
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Locally, 2.1% of residents have an Indigenous identity. On average, 15% of residents belong to a visible minority across Canada’s towns.
English is the mother tongue of 58%, and 8.4% 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, 19% mostly speak another language; 3.3% speak neither English nor French. Little separates the share of residents whose mother tongue is French here, 1.4%, from the figure across Canada’s towns.
A higher share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 98% of Canadian towns, at 69%
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
At the other end, 3.2% hold no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. Elsewhere, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
A job for 59% of residents aged 15 and over
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.
59% of residents 15 and over have a job, in line with the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
In its size band (3,672 to 3,787), the 19th youngest of 41 towns
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
The span goes from 31.5 (West Kildonan Industrial) up to 57.6 (Saint-Tite). In age, Eau Claire keeps company with Cameron Heights (41.7), Deer Lodge (43), Greenfield (44.3) and Electoral Area A, Fraser-Fort George (44.4).
The towns around Eau Claire are all younger
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eau Claire | 3,733 | — | 44.1 | 25% | 36% |
| Downtown Commercial Core | 9,286 | 0.5 km | 34.1 | 14% | 50% |
| Sunnyside | 2,976 | 0.7 km | 35.1 | 9.1% | 14% |
| Crescent Heights | 6,411 | 1.2 km | 38.2 | 14% | 26% |
| Rosedale | 2,507 | 1.3 km | 39.8 | 16% | 17% |
| Downtown West End | 2,796 | 1.4 km | 36.4 | 14% | 46% |
| Beltline | 26,171 | 1.4 km | 33.3 | 7.9% | 32% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What these tables don’t give. Not in the Census Profile: unpaid care, cars, internet access, and how each age group has changed since 2016. We also chart no ethnic origins besides visible minority and Indigenous identity.
- 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. For each measure we take the median of Alberta’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, then the median of all Canadian towns. Neither counts whole cities or reserves, and every percentile is a Canadian one.
- 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.
Questions about Eau Claire’s residents
What is the population of Eau Claire?
Eau Claire had 3,733 residents at the 2021 Census.
What is the average age in Eau Claire?
44.1 is the median age, older than 63% of Canadian towns. Under 15: 5.8%. 65 and over: 25%.
Is Eau Claire bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 8.4% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 88% speak only English and 0% only French; 1.4% grew up with French.
How diverse is Eau Claire?
Immigrants make up 36% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 43% are members of a visible minority, and 2.1% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Eau Claire?
Christian: 40%. No religion: 47%. Another religion: 13%.
Is Eau Claire good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 5.8%. 38% of households are couple families and 3.6% one-parent families. Schools near Eau Claire are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Eau Claire?
$94,400 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Eau Claire (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
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).