Above 92% of Canadian towns: 50% of residents are immigrants
The typical household size is 2.9 people, against 2.4 across Canada’s towns. The census found that 23% of residents are not Canadian citizens in Marlborough. Higher than in two thirds of Canadian towns: 35% of households rent their home. The neighbourhood had 8,932 residents in 3,065 households at the 2021 Census.
What stands out about the people of Marlborough
More immigrants than most towns
50% of residents are immigrants, against 25% across Alberta’s towns and 17% across Canada’s towns. The largest groups of immigrants were born in Asia (62%) and in Africa (25%); 52% of them arrived from 2011 to 2021. Immigrants & newcomers ↓
A mix of backgrounds
65% of residents belong to a visible minority, more than in 92% of Canadian towns; 50% are immigrants. Identity & religion ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Children under 15 make up 18% in Marlborough, more than in 71% 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.
No age band is larger than 40–44: 7.8% of residents. Set beside that, 16% of residents are under 15 across Canada’s towns. Half of Marlborough’s residents are under 40.7, younger than in 59% of Canadian towns. Residents aged 65 and over: 17%, below 63% of Canadian towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Marlborough, 40.7. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women.
Marlborough sits below 70% of Canadian towns for one-person households (22%)
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.
Shared houses stand out: nearly one in ten households are unrelated adults living together, more than in 95% of Canadian towns. The census found that nearly one in ten households are one-parent families in Marlborough. Set beside that, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns.
A lower share of common-law partners than 80% of Canadian towns, at 7%
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Nearly a third of adults have never married and don’t live common-law (typical: 27%). For comparison, just over one in ten residents 15 and over live common-law across Canada’s towns.
62% of households live in a single-detached house, below 52% 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
Older homes outnumber new: 4.2% predate 1961, 2.6% date from 2001 or later. As a reference point, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns.
Household income at the median: $82,300 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 middle household in Marlborough had $82,300 before tax, near the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The figure for Alberta’s towns: $92,200. The pandemic’s benefits: 39% of income recipients, against 28% in the typical town.
50% of residents are immigrants
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 60%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
The largest groups of immigrants were born in Asia (62%) and in Africa (25%). A year before the census, 11% lived somewhere else: more than the typical 11% across Canada’s towns. Recent arrivals are 52% of immigrants (2011 to 2021), beside 27% across Canada’s towns.
65% of residents belong to a visible minority, a share 92% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Other faiths: Muslim (16%) and Buddhist (5.7%). Typically, 15% of residents belong to a visible minority across Canada’s towns. At 25%, the share of residents with no religion is lower than in just over three quarters of Canadian towns. On Indigenous residents, 1.9% here is much the same as across Canada’s towns.
Beyond English and French: 50% grew up with another language
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 60%, French 0.1%. Lower than in 95% of Canadian towns: 2.8% of residents speak English and French. Residents whose mother tongue is French are about as common here as across Canada’s towns: 0.7%.
Fewer degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 78% of Canadian towns: 16%
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No certificate at all: 22%, against 9.5%. The wider picture: 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
In work on census day: 50% of adults
The census was taken in May 2021, during the pandemic, so these rates show a labour market still recovering. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
50% of residents 15 and over have a job, against a typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 17% are 65 or more.
41 towns of 8,736 to 9,124 people: this is the 16th youngest
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
The youngest is Hampton Village (32.3) and the oldest Nicolet (52.4). Blossom Park - Timbermill (39.4), Grande Cache (40), Buckingham Heights (41.7) and Rosewood Park (42.1): the towns nearest Marlborough in median age.
Of the 6 towns nearest Marlborough, 1 are older
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marlborough | 8,932 | — | 40.7 | 17% | 50% |
| Forest Heights | 6,120 | 1.3 km | 40.2 | 14% | 41% |
| Marlborough Park | 8,378 | 1.5 km | 39.5 | 15% | 38% |
| Rundle | 10,549 | 1.6 km | 37.6 | 15% | 49% |
| Albert Park/Radisson Heights | 8,433 | 2.4 km | 38.8 | 13% | 36% |
| Pineridge | 10,062 | 2.4 km | 38.4 | 16% | 39% |
| Penbrooke Meadows | 10,001 | 2.5 km | 40.8 | 14% | 36% |
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. 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.
- 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 Marlborough’s residents
What is the average age in Marlborough?
The median age is 40.7, younger than 59% of Canadian towns. 18% are under 15 and 17% 65 or older.
Is Marlborough bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 2.8% are. Another 0% speak only French and 92% only English, and French is the first language of 0.7%.
How diverse is Marlborough?
Immigrants: 50% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 65%. Indigenous identity: 1.9%.
What religion are people in Marlborough?
25% said they have no religion and 51% that they are Christian; 24% named another faith.
Is Marlborough good for families?
18% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 43% of households and one-parent families 8.5%. Schools near Marlborough are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Marlborough?
Half of Marlborough’s households had more than $82,300 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of Marlborough?
Marlborough had 8,932 residents at the 2021 Census.
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).