Photo: Daniel from Glasgow, United Kingdom · CC BY 2.065% of households rent their home, more than in 93% of Canadian towns
The share of one-person households is 35%, against 27% across Canada’s towns. At the 2021 Census, 3,862 people lived in Rosscarrock, in 1,690 households. Residents without Canadian citizenship account for 22%. Visible minority residents are more common here than in 80% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Rosscarrock
A neighbourhood of renters
65% of households rent their home, more than in 93% of Canadian towns; 59% live in an apartment. Homes ↓
More immigrants than most towns
41% of residents are immigrants, against 25% across Alberta’s towns and 17% across Canada’s towns. Most immigrants were born in Asia (60%) or in Europe (17%); 59% of them arrived from 2011 to 2021. Immigrants & newcomers ↓
Younger than most towns
Half of Rosscarrock’s residents are under 35.9 and half over; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 17% are under 15 and 9.8% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
A neighbourhood people move to
A year before the census, 21% of residents lived elsewhere, 1.9 times the typical share; over five years, 58% moved. Immigrants & newcomers ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Rosscarrock is younger than 87% of Canadian towns: a median age of 35.9
Unless a figure says otherwise, it is from the 2021 Census. Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
No age band is larger than 30–34: 11% of residents, 1.8 times the share across Canada’s towns. The census found that 9.8% of residents are 65 or over in Rosscarrock. Few places have as many residents aged 15 to 24: 12% here, more than in 73% of Canadian towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Rosscarrock, 35.9. 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.
Rosscarrock ranks above 96% of Canadian towns on one-parent families: 14%
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.
Households average 2.3 people, against 2.4 across Canada’s towns. The benchmark for one-parent families across Canada’s towns: 8.2%. Shared houses stand out: 9.2% of households are unrelated adults living together, more than in 95% of Canadian towns.
A lower share of married residents 15 and over than 78% of Canadian towns, at 34%
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
38% of adults have never married and don’t live common-law (typical: 27%). Against that, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. Common-law partners: just over a tenth of the total.
In Rosscarrock, 17% of households live in a single-detached house, fewer than in 91% of Canadian towns
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
Older homes outnumber new: 22% predate 1961, 20% date from 2001 or later. For households in single-detached houses, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 64%. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns.
The midpoint household income is $68,900 a year
Incomes here are for 2020, the year before the census, CERB and other pandemic benefits included. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
The median across Canada’s towns is $86,000; Rosscarrock’s, at $68,900, is 20% lower. The figure for Alberta’s towns: $92,200. Pandemic payments such as CERB reached 39% of income recipients here, against 28% in the typical town.
A larger share of immigrants than 86% of Canadian towns: 41%
Birthplaces and arrival years of immigrants, citizenship and recent moves.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 50%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
59% of immigrants arrived from 2011 to 2021 (typical: 27%), and non-permanent residents make up a further 1.2% of residents. What’s more, on residents who moved in within the year, Rosscarrock sits higher than 94% of Canadian towns: 21%. By way of comparison, 17% of residents are immigrants across Canada’s towns.
In Rosscarrock, 5% of residents have an Indigenous identity, more than in 70% of Canadian towns
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Set against 35% across Canada’s towns, 38% of residents said they have no religion in Rosscarrock. On average, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns.
58% have English as their mother tongue; 6% 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
Across Canada’s towns, the share of bilingual residents is 7.5%; Rosscarrock has 6%. 0.9% of residents have French as their mother tongue, a lower share than in 77% of Canadian towns.
41% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, more than in 73% of Canadian towns
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
9.9% have no certificate, diploma or degree (typical: 9.5%). Elsewhere, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
Employment: 63% of residents 15 and over had a job
Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic: some of these rates are lower than in a usual year. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, below this 63%.
The 7th youngest of 41 towns of 3,782 to 3,930 people
Towns of about this size, placed by median age.
Maple is the youngest of them at 30.9; Georgian Bay, at 58.4, the oldest. By median age, Rosscarrock sits among Penhold (34.4), City Park (35.3), Ainslie Wood West (36.2) and Normanview Residents Group (37.7).
Around Rosscarrock, 5 of 6 towns have a higher median age
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosscarrock | 3,862 | — | 35.9 | 9.8% | 41% |
| Westgate | 3,139 | 0.9 km | 42 | 17% | 20% |
| Spruce Cliff | 6,691 | 1.1 km | 37.6 | 16% | 29% |
| Killarney/Glengarry | 7,935 | 1.4 km | 35.9 | 9.4% | 23% |
| Wildwood | 4,177 | 1.5 km | 49.5 | 27% | 15% |
| Glenbrook | 10,185 | 1.5 km | 38.6 | 15% | 27% |
| Signal Hill | 13,293 | 2.3 km | 49.4 | 23% | 37% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Neighbourhoods are sums of small areas. The figures sum the neighbourhood’s dissemination areas, since the census is published for municipalities only. Medians are estimated from the age and income groups, counts carry Statistics Canada’s rounding, and no 2016 count matches these boundaries.
- 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.
Questions about Rosscarrock’s residents
What is the average age in Rosscarrock?
A median age of 35.9, younger than 87% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 17%, and people 65 and over 9.8%.
Is Rosscarrock bilingual?
English and French: 6% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 92%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 0.9%.
How diverse is Rosscarrock?
41% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 43% belong to a visible minority and 5% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Rosscarrock?
48% are Christian and 38% have no religion; 14% follow another religion.
Is Rosscarrock good for families?
Under 15: 17% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 36% of households. One-parent families: 14%. Schools near Rosscarrock are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Rosscarrock?
The median household in Rosscarrock took in $68,900 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Rosscarrock?
Rosscarrock had 3,862 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).