Photo: Robert Thivierge ( User:Thivierr ) · CC BY-SA 3.0Younger than 91% of Canadian towns: half of Mission is under 34.8
Set against 35% across Canada’s towns, 59% of residents said they have no religion in Mission. 3.2% of households live in a single-detached house, fewer than in 96% of Canadian towns. The neighbourhood had 6,329 residents in 4,260 households at the 2021 Census. Across Mission, 2.6% of households are one-parent families.
What stands out about the people of Mission
Many people living alone
One-person households make up 65%, more than in 99% of Canadian towns, and 13% of residents are 65 or over. Households ↓
A neighbourhood of renters
70% of households rent their home, more than in 96% of Canadian towns; 95% live in an apartment. Homes ↓
Younger than most towns
Line Mission’s residents up by age and the one in the middle is 34.8; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 5.1% are under 15 and 13% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
A neighbourhood people move to
27% of residents lived at another address a year before the census, 2.5 times the typical share; 69% moved within five years. Immigrants & newcomers ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Children under 15: 5.1%, a lower share than 99% of Canadian towns
Every figure here comes from the 2021 Census unless it carries another date. Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
The largest age band is 30–34: 19% of residents, 3 times the share across Canada’s towns. Against that, 16% of residents are under 15 across Canada’s towns. Census figures put residents aged 65 and over at 13% in Mission.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Mission, 34.8. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women.
Mission ranks above 99% of Canadian towns on one-person households: 65%
Private households by type and size.
Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
The typical household size is 1.5 people, against 2.4 across Canada’s towns. One-person households: 27% across Canada’s towns, for comparison.
Fewer married residents 15 and over than 98% of Canadian towns: 21%
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Single and never married: 49% of adults, against a typical 27%. Across the comparison, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. The share of common-law partners stands at 17%.
70% of households rent their home, more than in 96% of Canadian towns
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
Newer homes outnumber old: 26% date from 2001 or later, 18% from before 1961. The benchmark for renter households across Canada’s towns: 25%. At 37%, the share of households in buildings of five or more storeys is higher than in 93% of Canadian towns.
Half of households earn more than $67,900 a year
Incomes here are for 2020, the year before the census, CERB and other pandemic benefits included. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
The median across Canada’s towns is $86,000; Mission’s, at $67,900, is 21% lower. Across Alberta’s towns, half of households had more than $92,200 before tax. In 2020, 35% of income recipients drew a COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefit; the typical town had 28%.
In Mission, 27% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, more than in 98% of Canadian towns
Immigrants, newcomers and movers.
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
The figure for immigrants is 21% in Mission and 17% across Canada’s towns. Across Canada’s towns, residents who moved in within the year come to 11%. Most immigrants were born in Asia (37%) or in Europe (32%). Residents without Canadian citizenship are more common here than in 71% of Canadian towns.
Above 57% of Canadian towns: 21% of residents belong to a visible minority
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Among other religions: Muslim (2.1%). At 3.9%, the share of Indigenous residents is higher than in 62% of Canadian towns. Against that, 15% of residents belong to a visible minority across Canada’s towns.
Bilingual residents make up 12% in Mission, more than in 65% of Canadian towns
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
7.5% most often speak a language other than English or French at home, and 0.7% speak neither official language. On residents whose mother tongue is French, Mission sits higher than 62% of Canadian towns: 2.1%.
Mission ranks above 91% of Canadian towns on degree holders aged 25 to 64: 56%
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No certificate at all: 3.8%, against 9.5%. On average, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
A job for 69% of residents aged 15 and over
The census was taken in May 2021, during the pandemic, so these rates show a labour market still recovering. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Employment runs above the middle of Canada’s towns (58%), at 69%.
41 towns of 6,228 to 6,431 people: this is the 5th youngest
Median age of the Canadian towns nearest in population; hover a dot.
The youngest of these towns is The Orchards At Ellerslie, at 31.3; the oldest, Peachland, is at 60. Closest in median age to Mission are Woodhill (34.1), Beasley (34.2), Greystone Heights (35.7) and Cherry Hill (35.9).
Nearby, 4 of 6 towns have older populations than Mission
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mission | 6,329 | — | 34.8 | 13% | 21% |
| Erlton | 3,221 | 1.0 km | 40.3 | 15% | 21% |
| Beltline | 26,171 | 1.0 km | 33.3 | 7.9% | 32% |
| Upper Mount Royal | 2,758 | 1.1 km | 45.9 | 20% | 15% |
| Lower Mount Royal | 3,136 | 1.3 km | 34.1 | 9.7% | 27% |
| Elbow Park | 4,120 | 1.5 km | 46.5 | 19% | 11% |
| Ramsay | 3,601 | 1.8 km | 35.9 | 9.7% | 22% |
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. 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. 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. 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.
Questions about Mission’s residents
What is the median income in Mission?
The median household in Mission took in $67,900 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Mission?
Mission had 6,329 residents at the 2021 Census.
What is the average age in Mission?
A median age of 34.8, younger than 91% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 5.1%, and people 65 and over 13%.
Is Mission bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 12% are. Another 0.1% speak only French and 87% only English, and French is the first language of 2.1%.
How diverse is Mission?
21% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 21% belong to a visible minority and 3.9% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Mission?
33% are Christian and 59% have no religion; 7.3% follow another religion.
Is Mission good for families?
Under 15: 5.1% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 25% of households. One-parent families: 2.6%. Schools near Mission 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).