Photo: Daniel from Glasgow, United Kingdom · CC BY 2.0Half of Saddle Ridge is under 32.4, younger than 97% of Canadian towns
Here 6% of residents said they have no religion, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 35%. Saddle Ridge counted 21,479 residents and 5,360 households at the 2021 Census. On the census count, nearly one in ten households are one person living alone. 29% of residents are not Canadian citizens, more than in 98% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Saddle Ridge
More immigrants than most towns
62% of residents are immigrants, against 25% across Alberta’s towns and 17% across Canada’s towns. Immigrants here were most often born in Asia (89%), then in Africa (5.7%); 42% of them arrived from 2011 to 2021. Immigrants & newcomers ↓
A mix of backgrounds
Visible minority residents make up 94%, more than in 99% of Canadian towns, and immigrants 62%. Identity & religion ↓
Younger than most towns
Saddle Ridge’s median age is 32.4; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 23% are under 15 and 7.8% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
In Saddle Ridge, 7.8% of residents are 65 or over, fewer than in 96% of Canadian towns
The 2021 Census is the source of every figure here unless a date says otherwise. Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
The biggest five-year age group is 35–39, with 8.9% of residents, 1.4 times the share across Canada’s towns. Typically, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns. Locally, nearly a quarter of residents are under 15.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Saddle Ridge, 32.4. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
4 people per household, more than in 99% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
One-parent families: 5.7%, below 86% of Canadian towns.
A lower share of common-law partners than 98% of Canadian towns, at 2.6%
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
The share of married residents 15 and over is 61%, against 46% across Canada’s towns. The comparison figure for common-law partners is 11% across Canada’s towns.
Above 52% of Canadian towns: 65% of households live in a single-detached house
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
Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. On average, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. The census found that just over a quarter of households rent their home in Saddle Ridge.
The midpoint household income is $106,700 a year
The census asked about income in 2020: a pandemic year, with CERB and other emergency benefits counted in. 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; Saddle Ridge’s, at $106,700, is 24% higher. $92,200 is the median household income across Alberta’s towns. Pandemic payments such as CERB reached 43% of income recipients here, against 28% in the typical town.
In Saddle Ridge, 62% of residents are immigrants, more than in 99% 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 75%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Immigrants here were most often born in Asia (89%), then in Africa (5.7%). As a reference point, 17% of residents are immigrants across Canada’s towns. 11% lived at another address a year earlier, more than the typical 11% across Canada’s towns. Recent arrivals are just over two in five immigrants (2011 to 2021), beside 27% across Canada’s towns.
Visible minority residents: 94%, a higher share than 99% of Canadian towns
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Against a figure of 2.8% across Canada’s towns, the share of Indigenous residents in Saddle Ridge comes in at 0.5%. Among other religions: Sikh (42%), Muslim (20%) and Hindu (8.2%). The share of visible minority residents across Canada’s towns is 15%.
78% have a mother tongue other than English or 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
1.9% can speak both English and French, against 5.7% across Alberta’s towns and 7.5% across Canada’s towns. Here, 0.3% of residents have French as their mother tongue.
In Saddle Ridge, 38% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, more than in 69% of Canadian towns
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No diploma or degree: 15% here, 9.5% in the typical town. To put it in context, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
In work on census day: 60% of adults
The census was taken in May 2021, during the pandemic, so these rates show a labour market still recovering. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
At 60%, more residents are in work than the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
41 towns of 21,062 to 22,031 people: this is the 2nd youngest
Towns of about this size, placed by median age.
The span goes from 31.4 (Electoral Area A, Metro Vancouver) up to 50.4 (Port Colborne). In age, Saddle Ridge keeps company with Electoral Area A, Metro Vancouver (31.4), Carling (34.2) and Petite-Bourgogne (34.2).
Median age: 5 of the 6 towns around Saddle Ridge are older
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saddle Ridge | 21,479 | — | 32.4 | 7.8% | 62% |
| Taradale | 17,911 | 1.4 km | 32.7 | 7.7% | 58% |
| Cityscape | 11,782 | 2.1 km | 31.5 | 5.9% | 59% |
| Martindale | 14,467 | 2.2 km | 34.5 | 8.7% | 55% |
| Falconridge | 10,218 | 3.3 km | 34.4 | 9.3% | 46% |
| Castleridge | 6,127 | 3.3 km | 35.7 | 11% | 50% |
| Coral Springs | 5,542 | 3.4 km | 40.6 | 17% | 56% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- The census’s own words. The census takes “visible minority” from the Employment Equity Act: anyone other than Indigenous peoples who is non-white in colour or race. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are what residents reported, compared here with other towns and never used as a label.
- 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. 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.
Questions about Saddle Ridge’s residents
What is the average age in Saddle Ridge?
32.4 is the median age, younger than 97% of Canadian towns. Under 15: 23%. 65 and over: 7.8%.
Is Saddle Ridge bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 1.9% are. Another 0% speak only French and 89% only English, and French is the first language of 0.3%.
How diverse is Saddle Ridge?
Immigrants make up 62% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 94% are members of a visible minority, and 0.5% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Saddle Ridge?
Christian: 23%. No religion: 6%. Another religion: 72%.
Is Saddle Ridge good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 23%. 50% of households are couple families and 5.7% one-parent families. Schools near Saddle Ridge are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Saddle Ridge?
$106,700 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Saddle Ridge (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Saddle Ridge?
Saddle Ridge had 21,479 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).