Photo: Daniel from Glasgow, United Kingdom · CC BY 2.0A larger share of renter households than 83% of Canadian towns: 48%
Across Canada’s towns, the share of residents aged 15 to 24 is 11%; Mayland Heights has 8.8%. Locally, 34% of households are one person living alone. Residents aged 65 and over are rarer here than in 70% of Canadian towns. The neighbourhood had 5,937 residents in 2,645 households at the 2021 Census.
A median age of 39.8: Mayland Heights is younger than 65% of Canadian towns
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.
Where 16% of residents are under 15 across Canada’s towns, Mayland Heights has 17%.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Mayland Heights, 39.8. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
One-parent families make up 11% in Mayland Heights, more than in 84% of Canadian towns
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 94% of Canadian towns. Households average 2.2 people. One-parent families: 8.2% across Canada’s towns, for comparison.
38% of residents 15 and over are married, fewer than in 72% 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
33% of adults are single and have never married; the typical town has 27%. Across Canada’s towns, 46% of residents 15 and over are married. The share of common-law partners stands at 11%.
Above 75% of Canadian towns: 6.4% of households live in a building of five or more storeys
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
14% of homes were built before 1961 and 2.9% in 2001 or later. On households in single-detached houses, Mayland Heights sits lower than 77% of Canadian towns: 41%.
Household income at the median: $75,200 a year
Census incomes are for 2020, the year before the census, when CERB and other pandemic benefits topped up many households. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
Half of Mayland Heights’s households had a total income below $75,200, 13% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Household incomes across Alberta’s towns have a median of $92,200. 34% of income recipients received COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefits (typical: 28%).
Residents who moved in within the year: 14%, a higher share than 74% of Canadian towns
Birthplaces and arrival years of immigrants, citizenship and recent moves.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 30%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Immigrants here were most often born in Africa (33%), then in Asia (30%). 9.9% of residents are not Canadian citizens, a higher share than in 67% of Canadian towns. Across Canada’s towns, residents who moved in within the year come to 11%. Most recent wave: nearly two in five immigrants arrived in 2011–2021 (Canada’s towns: 27%).
Above 70% of Canadian towns: 32% of residents belong to a visible minority
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Across Canada’s towns, the share of Indigenous residents is 2.8%; Mayland Heights has 4.4%. Other faiths: Muslim (14%). As a reference point, 15% of residents belong to a visible minority across Canada’s towns.
73% have English as their mother tongue; 5.7% also speak French
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
7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns, against 5.7% in Mayland Heights. At home: English 83%, French 0.7%.
Mayland Heights sits below 60% of Canadian towns for degree holders aged 25 to 64 (23%)
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
12% of those aged 25 to 64 have no formal credential, where the typical town has 9.5%.
In work on census day: 56% of adults
May 2021 was still a pandemic month: the census’s work figures reflect that. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
About as many work here as in the typical town: 56%, against 58% across Canada’s towns.
The 12th youngest of 41 towns of 5,817 to 6,059 people
Towns of about this size, placed by median age.
The span goes from 31.1 (University) up to 62 (Nutana Urban Centre). In age, Mayland Heights keeps company with Central Frederick (39.5), Port Mann (39.6), Brokenhead (40) and Lowertown West (40.1).
Median age: 1 of the 6 towns around Mayland Heights are older
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayland Heights | 5,937 | — | 39.8 | 15% | 26% |
| Renfrew | 6,685 | 2.3 km | 37.2 | 9.3% | 19% |
| Bridgeland/Riverside | 6,860 | 2.3 km | 38.9 | 21% | 24% |
| Inglewood | 4,380 | 2.5 km | 38.3 | 12% | 13% |
| Albert Park/Radisson Heights | 8,433 | 2.7 km | 38.8 | 13% | 36% |
| Marlborough | 8,932 | 2.9 km | 40.7 | 17% | 50% |
| Rundle | 10,549 | 3.2 km | 37.6 | 15% | 49% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- What these tables don’t give. Missing from the census as published: unpaid care, cars and internet access, and the shift in each age band since 2016. Ethnic origins past visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted here.
- The census’s own words. These are self-reported answers: Indigenous identity, immigrant status, religion. The census’s “visible minority” comes from the Employment Equity Act (non-white in colour or race, Indigenous peoples aside), and the page sets each beside other towns without labelling any.
- 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.
Questions about Mayland Heights’s residents
What is the median income in Mayland Heights?
$75,200 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Mayland Heights (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Mayland Heights?
5,937, at the 2021 Census: Statistics Canada makes no later estimate for Mayland Heights alone.
What is the average age in Mayland Heights?
39.8 is the median age, younger than 65% of Canadian towns. Under 15: 17%. 65 and over: 15%.
Is Mayland Heights bilingual?
English and French: 5.7% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 93%. French only: 0.2%. French mother tongue: 1.6%.
How diverse is Mayland Heights?
Immigrants make up 26% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 32% are members of a visible minority, and 4.4% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Mayland Heights?
Christian: 45%. No religion: 38%. Another religion: 18%.
Is Mayland Heights good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 17%. 40% of households are couple families and 11% one-parent families. Schools near Mayland Heights are on its Schools page.
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).