Photo: Qyd · CC BY-SA 3.0Residents with no religion make up 54% in Montgomery, more than in 91% of Canadian towns
16% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, against 11% across Canada’s towns. Across Montgomery, 45% of households live in a single-detached house. At 9%, the share of residents aged 15 to 24 is lower than in four fifths of Canadian towns. The 2021 Census put the neighbourhood’s population at 4,456, in 1,825 households.
Half of Montgomery is under 39.2, younger than 69% of Canadian towns
Unless a figure says otherwise, it is from the 2021 Census. Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
More residents are 35–39 than any other five-year age: just over one in ten residents, 1.6 times the share across Canada’s towns. The share of residents aged 65 and over stands at 18%.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Montgomery, 39.2. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women.
Households here average 2.3 people, below 68% of Canadian towns
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
The share of one-person households is 30%, against 27% across Canada’s towns. In Montgomery, 8.4% of households are one-parent families. Shared houses stand out: nearly one in ten households are unrelated adults living together, more than in 94% of Canadian towns.
A larger share of common-law partners than 72% of Canadian towns: 14%
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Never married and not common-law: nearly a third of adults (typical: 27%). For common-law partners, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 11%. On the census count, 40% of residents 15 and over are married.
36% of households rent their home, more than in 70% of Canadian towns
Dwelling types, tenure and age of the housing. 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: 29% date from 2001 or later, 26% from before 1961. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. By way of comparison, 25% of households rent their home across Canada’s towns.
Half of households earn more than $89,500 a year
Incomes here are for 2020, the year before the census, CERB and other pandemic benefits included. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
The median across Canada’s towns is $86,000, and Montgomery’s, at $89,500, is close to it. The middle household across Alberta’s towns has $92,200 before tax. COVID-19 benefits were paid to 32% of residents with an income, where the typical town had 28%.
20% of residents are immigrants, more than in 56% of Canadian towns
Where immigrants were born and when they came, and how recently residents moved in.
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
36% of immigrants arrived from 2011 to 2021 (typical: 27%), and non-permanent residents make up a further 1% of residents. Set beside that, 17% of residents are immigrants across Canada’s towns. Most immigrants were born in Asia (51%) or in Europe (24%).
More Indigenous residents than 71% of Canadian towns: 5.2%
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Among other religions: Muslim (3.2%). On visible minority residents, Montgomery sits higher than just over three fifths of Canadian towns: 24%. For comparison, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns.
Bilingual residents: 9.7%, a higher share than 60% of Canadian towns
The official languages residents can speak, and the ones they learned first.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
7.1% most often speak a language other than English or French at home, and 0.7% speak neither official language. By way of comparison, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns. There is little gap on residents whose mother tongue is French: 1.8%, about the same as across Canada’s towns.
In Montgomery, 53% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, more than in 88% of Canadian towns
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
With no certificate, diploma or degree: 4%, beside a 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.
65% of adults were employed in May 2021
Counted in May 2021, during COVID-19, these rates catch the job market before it had recovered. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, below this 65%.
41 towns of 4,378 to 4,540 people: this is the 18th youngest
The Canadian towns closest in population, from youngest to oldest.
Glenridding Heights is the youngest of them at 31.9; Beresford, at 54.4, the oldest. Next to Montgomery on this scale come Sparwood (38.4), Vulcan County (39.2), Golden (39.6) and Eastmount (40).
Montgomery sits below 5 of its 6 closest neighbours on median age
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery | 4,456 | — | 39.2 | 18% | 20% |
| Patterson | 4,169 | 1.6 km | 48.6 | 25% | 33% |
| Coach Hill | 3,383 | 1.8 km | 44.7 | 23% | 25% |
| University Heights | 4,031 | 2.1 km | 32.1 | 13% | 27% |
| Varsity | 12,605 | 2.1 km | 42.6 | 25% | 28% |
| Wildwood | 4,177 | 2.5 km | 49.5 | 27% | 15% |
| Bowness | 11,548 | 2.8 km | 40.4 | 17% | 17% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What these tables don’t give. Some things the page can’t show: the Census Profile asks nothing about unpaid care, cars or internet access, and gives no change by age since 2016. Ethnic origins beyond visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted.
- 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. A figure here is set beside two middles, the median across Alberta’s places of 2,500 people or more and the median across all Canadian towns that size; reserves and entire cities are excluded from both.
- 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 Montgomery’s residents
What religion are people in Montgomery?
54% said they have no religion and 38% that they are Christian; 8% named another faith.
Is Montgomery good for families?
16% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 47% of households and one-parent families 8.4%. Schools near Montgomery are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Montgomery?
Half of Montgomery’s households had more than $89,500 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of Montgomery?
The 2021 Census counted 4,456 people in Montgomery.
What is the average age in Montgomery?
The median age is 39.2, younger than 69% of Canadian towns. 16% are under 15 and 18% 65 or older.
Is Montgomery bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 9.7% are. Another 0% speak only French and 89% only English, and French is the first language of 1.8%.
How diverse is Montgomery?
Immigrants: 20% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 24%. Indigenous identity: 5.2%.
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).