Half of Falconridge is under 34.4, younger than 92% of Canadian towns
Households in Falconridge hold 3.1 people on average (Canada’s towns: 2.4). Across Falconridge, 22% of residents are not Canadian citizens. Nearly half of households live in a single-detached house, a lower share than in 69% of Canadian towns. Census day 2021: 10,218 residents and 3,250 households in the neighbourhood.
What stands out about the people of Falconridge
More immigrants than most towns
46% of residents are immigrants, against 25% across Alberta’s towns and 17% across Canada’s towns. Most immigrants were born in Asia (69%) or in Africa (15%); 51% of them arrived from 2011 to 2021. Immigrants & newcomers ↓
Younger than most towns
Falconridge’s median age is 34.4; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 24% are under 15 and 9.3% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
A mix of backgrounds
Visible minority residents make up 66%, more than in 92% of Canadian towns, and immigrants 46%. Identity & religion ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
9.3% of residents are 65 or over, fewer than in 94% of Canadian towns
Unless a figure says otherwise, it is from the 2021 Census. Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
More residents are 35–39 than any other five-year age: 8.6% of residents, 1.3 times the share across Canada’s towns. For comparison, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns. On the census count, nearly a quarter of residents are under 15.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Falconridge, 34.4. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
Falconridge: 13% of households are one-parent families, above 95% of Canadian towns
Private households by type and size.
Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
One-person households: 17%, below 85% of Canadian towns. Measured more widely, nearly one in ten households are one-parent families across Canada’s towns. Shared houses stand out: 7% of households are unrelated adults living together, more than in 86% of Canadian towns.
Falconridge sits below 77% of Canadian towns for common-law partners (7.5%)
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
34% of adults have never married and don’t live common-law (typical: 27%). To put it in context, 11% of residents 15 and over live common-law across Canada’s towns.
Above 71% of Canadian towns: 38% of households rent their home
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
Newer homes outnumber old: 4.7% date from 2001 or later, 2.3% from before 1961. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. The wider picture: 25% of households rent their home across Canada’s towns.
Median household income: $82,000 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
At $82,000, the middle household in Falconridge earned close to the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The figure for Alberta’s towns: $92,200. 43% of income recipients received COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefits (typical: 28%).
46% of residents are immigrants, more than in 89% of Canadian towns
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 55%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Most immigrants were born in Asia (69%) or in Africa (15%). Immigrants make up 17% across Canada’s towns. Residents who moved in within the year are more common here than in 62% of Canadian towns. Recent arrivals are just over half of immigrants (2011 to 2021), beside 27% across Canada’s towns.
A higher share of visible minority residents than 92% of Canadian towns, at 66%
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Residents with no religion: 24% here and 35% across Canada’s towns. The comparison figure for visible minority residents is 15% across Canada’s towns. Across Falconridge, 4.1% of residents have an Indigenous identity.
49% have a mother tongue other than English or French
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
31% most often speak a language other than English or French at home, and 4.2% speak neither official language. Compared with other places, bilingual residents are scarce here: 3.9%, fewer than in 87% of Canadian towns. Little separates the share of residents whose mother tongue is French here, 1.3%, from the figure across Canada’s towns.
Falconridge sits below 57% of Canadian towns for degree holders aged 25 to 64 (24%)
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
19% have no certificate, diploma or degree (typical: 9.5%). To put it in context, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
An employment rate of 53%
May 2021 was still a pandemic month: the census’s work figures reflect that. 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 53%; 9.3% of residents are 65 or over.
Ranked by age, 2nd youngest of 41 towns this size
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
Between Mount Pleasant North (33.2) and Leeds and the Thousand Islands (52) lies the rest of the group. The closest ages to Falconridge’s belong to Mount Pleasant North (33.2), Laurentian Hills (35.8) and Taber (36.4).
Falconridge is younger than 5 of its 6 nearest neighbours
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falconridge | 10,218 | — | 34.4 | 9.3% | 46% |
| Coral Springs | 5,542 | 0.9 km | 40.6 | 17% | 56% |
| Castleridge | 6,127 | 1.3 km | 35.7 | 11% | 50% |
| Temple | 10,545 | 1.7 km | 37.9 | 14% | 41% |
| Martindale | 14,467 | 2.0 km | 34.5 | 8.7% | 55% |
| Taradale | 17,911 | 2.2 km | 32.7 | 7.7% | 58% |
| Monterey Park | 10,363 | 2.3 km | 41.2 | 17% | 51% |
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. 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.
- Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns. Each comparison is its own median: over Alberta’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, and over all Canadian towns of that size (whole cities and First Nations reserves left out). Percentiles are within Canada only.
- Neighbourhoods are sums of small areas. Statistics Canada publishes the census for municipalities, not neighbourhoods, so these figures add up the dissemination areas inside the neighbourhood. Counts are sums of StatCan’s rounded counts; the median age and income are worked out from the published age and income groups; and 2016 areas don’t add up to these, so there is no 2016 count.
Questions about Falconridge’s residents
What religion are people in Falconridge?
Most often Christian (41%) or no religion (24%); other religions make up 35%.
Is Falconridge good for families?
Children under 15 are 24% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 46% of households and one-parent families 13%. Schools near Falconridge are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Falconridge?
Median total household income in Falconridge was $82,000 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Falconridge?
Falconridge had 10,218 residents at the 2021 Census.
What is the average age in Falconridge?
Half the residents are older than 34.4 and half younger, younger than 92% of Canadian towns; 24% are children under 15 and 9.3% are 65 or over.
Is Falconridge bilingual?
English and French: 3.9% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 92%. French only: 0.1%. French mother tongue: 1.3%.
How diverse is Falconridge?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 46%. A visible minority makes up 66% and Indigenous residents 4.1%.
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).