Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainYounger than 97% of Canadian towns: half of Livingston is under 32.1
Residents without Canadian citizenship make up 22%, against 5.8% across Canada’s towns. At the 2021 Census, 3,929 people lived in Livingston, in 1,300 households. Just over one in ten households rent their home. Compared with other places, one-person households are scarce here: 14%, fewer than in 93% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Livingston
Younger than most towns
Livingston’s median age is 32.1; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 24% are under 15 and 4.3% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
More immigrants than most towns
Immigrants make up 49% of residents; the medians are 25% across Alberta’s towns and 17% across Canada’s towns. Immigrants here were most often born in Asia (75%), then in Africa (15%), and 53% arrived from 2011 to 2021. Immigrants & newcomers ↓
A mix of backgrounds
76% of residents belong to a visible minority, more than in 96% of Canadian towns; 49% are immigrants. Identity & religion ↓
A neighbourhood people move to
30% of residents lived at another address a year before the census, 2.8 times the typical share; 97% 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 4.3%
All figures are the 2021 Census’s unless another date is shown. Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
Against a figure of 11% across Canada’s towns, the share of residents aged 15 to 24 in Livingston comes in at 8.7%. Measured more widely, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Livingston, 32.1. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
Livingston households average 3 people, larger than in 91% of Canadian towns
Private households by type and size.
Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
In Livingston, 6.2% of households are one-parent families, beside 8.2% across Canada’s towns.
Married residents 15 and over: 62%, a higher share than 98% of Canadian towns
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Just over a fifth of adults have never married and don’t live common-law (typical: 27%). Measured more widely, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. Common-law partners account for 10%.
A larger share of households in single-detached houses than 61% of Canadian towns: 72%
Occupied homes by type, by owners and renters, and by when they were built. 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
98% of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 0.8% built before 1961. Across Canada’s towns, households in single-detached houses come to 64%. On households in buildings of five or more storeys, 0.4% here is much the same as across Canada’s towns.
Before tax, the median household income is $117,500 a year
The income year is 2020: a year of pandemic benefits such as CERB, which the figures count. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
The median across Canada’s towns is $86,000; Livingston’s, at $117,500, is 37% higher. $92,200 is the median household income across Alberta’s towns. Pandemic benefits reached 35% of residents with an income, against a typical 28%.
A larger share of immigrants than 92% of Canadian towns: 49%
Immigrants, newcomers and movers.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 60%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Immigrants here were most often born in Asia (75%), then in Africa (15%). Elsewhere, 17% of residents are immigrants across Canada’s towns. 30% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, a higher share than in 99% of Canadian towns. Recent arrivals are 53% of immigrants (2011 to 2021), beside 27% across Canada’s towns.
Livingston: 76% of residents belong to a visible minority, above 96% of Canadian towns
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Other faiths: Muslim (11%), Sikh (7.3%), Hindu (4.5%) and Buddhist (3.6%). At 1.8%, the share of Indigenous residents is lower than in nearly two thirds of Canadian towns. As a reference point, 15% of residents belong to a visible minority across Canada’s towns. In Livingston, 32% of residents said they have no religion, beside 35% across Canada’s towns.
Beyond English and French: 56% grew up with another language
Knowledge of the two official languages, first languages, and the language of home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
At home: English 59%, French 0.6%. Fewer bilingual residents than in 84% of Canadian towns: 4.2%. Residents whose mother tongue is French are about as common here as across Canada’s towns, at 1.1%.
Livingston: 50% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, above 84% of Canadian towns
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
At the other end, 6.2% hold no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. On average, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
An employment rate of 71%
The census counted work in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so read these rates as a pandemic snapshot. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
At 71%, more residents are in work than the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
In its size band (3,842 to 4,021), the 5th youngest of 41 towns
Median age of the Canadian towns nearest in population; hover a dot.
The span goes from 30.9 (Maple) up to 59.2 (Okanagan Falls). Closest in median age to Livingston are Keswick (32.1), Leila North (32.1), Rosscarrock (35.9) and Ainslie Wood West (36.2).
Livingston is younger than every town around it
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Livingston | 3,929 | — | 32.1 | 4.3% | 49% |
| Carrington | 2,920 | 1.3 km | 32.3 | 4.1% | 62% |
| Coventry Hills | 17,391 | 2.5 km | 35.7 | 6.2% | 37% |
| Country Hills Village | 2,731 | 3.1 km | 51.9 | 36% | 42% |
| Panorama Hills | 25,494 | 3.3 km | 37.4 | 9.7% | 50% |
| Evanston | 21,483 | 3.7 km | 34.3 | 6.7% | 41% |
| Harvest Hills | 7,930 | 4.5 km | 42.4 | 14% | 36% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The census’s own words. The census takes “visible minority” from the Employment Equity Act: anyone other than Indigenous peoples who is non-white in colour or race. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are what residents reported, compared here with other towns and never used as 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. 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. Unpaid care, car ownership and internet access aren’t in the Census Profile, nor is the change by age since 2016. Ethnic origins other than visible minority and Indigenous identity are left out of the charts.
Questions about Livingston’s residents
What religion are people in Livingston?
41% are Christian and 32% have no religion; 27% follow another religion.
Is Livingston good for families?
Under 15: 24% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 64% of households. One-parent families: 6.2%. Schools near Livingston are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Livingston?
The median household in Livingston took in $117,500 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Livingston?
Livingston had 3,929 residents at the 2021 Census.
What is the average age in Livingston?
A median age of 32.1, younger than 97% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 24%, and people 65 and over 4.3%.
Is Livingston bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 4.2% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 89% speak only English and 0.1% only French; 1.1% grew up with French.
How diverse is Livingston?
49% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 76% belong to a visible minority and 1.8% have an Indigenous identity.
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).