Photo: Qyd · CC BY 2.5Sunalta is younger than 91% of Canadian towns: a median age of 34.8
Households in Sunalta hold 1.9 people on average (Canada’s towns: 2.4). The 2021 Census counted 4,151 residents in 2,235 households. Across Sunalta, 19% of households live in a single-detached house. On residents with no religion, Sunalta sits higher than 93% of Canadian towns: 56%.
What stands out about the people of Sunalta
Younger than most towns
The middle resident of Sunalta is 34.8; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 12% are under 15 and 7.5% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
A neighbourhood of renters
Renters are 66% of households, more than in 93% of Canadian towns, and 79% of households live in an apartment. Homes ↓
Many people living alone
50% of households are one person living alone, more than in 96% of Canadian towns; 7.5% of residents are 65 or over. Households ↓
A neighbourhood people move to
A year before the census, 25% of residents lived elsewhere, 2.3 times the typical share; over five years, 60% moved. Immigrants & newcomers ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
In Sunalta, 7.5% of residents are 65 or over, fewer than in 97% of Canadian towns
Unless a figure says otherwise, it is from the 2021 Census. Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
By its share of children under 15 (12%), Sunalta is below 89% of Canadian towns. Typically, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Sunalta, 34.8. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women.
A larger share of one-person households than 96% of Canadian towns: 50%
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Compared with 8.2% across Canada’s towns, 3.8% of households are one-parent families here. Shared houses stand out: 9.6% of households are unrelated adults living together, more than in 95% of Canadian towns. To put it in context, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns.
A smaller share of married residents 15 and over than 83% of Canadian towns: 32%
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
42% of adults are single and have never married; the typical town has 27%. On common-law partners, Sunalta sits higher than 76% of Canadian towns: 15%.
Renter households make up 66% in Sunalta, more than in 93% 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
Older homes outnumber new: 29% predate 1961, 12% date from 2001 or later. Across Canada’s towns, a quarter of households rent their home. At 0.2%, households in buildings of five or more storeys sit close to the figure across Canada’s towns.
$68,100 a year: where the middle household sits
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
Household incomes run lower in Sunalta: half had less than $68,100, 21% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The middle household across Alberta’s towns has $92,200 before tax. COVID-19 benefits went to 39% of residents with an income (typical: 28%).
A larger share of residents who moved in within the year than 97% of Canadian towns: 25%
Immigrants, newcomers and movers.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 35%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
28% of residents are immigrants, against 17% across Canada’s towns. On residents without Canadian citizenship, Sunalta sits higher than 85% of Canadian towns: 16%. The share of residents who moved in within the year across Canada’s towns is 11%. Immigrants here were most often born in Asia (39%), then in Africa (27%).
Sunalta ranks above 69% of Canadian towns on visible minority residents: 32%
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Among other religions: Muslim (4.4%). As a yardstick, 15% of residents belong to a visible minority across Canada’s towns. Sunalta sits close to the norm on Indigenous residents: 3.3%, about the same as across Canada’s towns.
Sunalta: 11% of residents speak English and French, above 62% 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
Compared with other places, residents whose mother tongue is French are scarce here: 1.2%, fewer than in 62% of Canadian towns. Against that, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
52% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, a share 87% of Canadian towns don’t reach
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Holding no credential: 4.8% (typical 9.5%). As a yardstick, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
68% of residents 15 and over were in work
These rates date from May 2021, during the pandemic, and run lower than a normal year’s. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
68% of residents 15 and over have a job; across Canada’s towns the typical share is 58%.
Ranked by age, 3rd youngest of 41 towns this size
Median age of the Canadian towns nearest in population; hover a dot.
Median ages climb from 31.7 (Banff Trail) to 58.4 (Lake of Bays) across the group. The towns whose median age is nearest to Sunalta’s: Banff Trail (31.7), Callaghan (33.3), Killarney (34.9) and Balfour (36.5).
Sunalta and its 6 nearest towns: 4 of them are older
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunalta | 4,151 | — | 34.8 | 7.5% | 28% |
| Bankview | 5,610 | 0.8 km | 34.2 | 7.7% | 24% |
| Lower Mount Royal | 3,136 | 1.2 km | 34.1 | 9.7% | 27% |
| South Calgary | 4,412 | 1.3 km | 36 | 9.3% | 19% |
| Downtown West End | 2,796 | 1.4 km | 36.4 | 14% | 46% |
| Upper Mount Royal | 2,758 | 1.5 km | 45.9 | 20% | 15% |
| Richmond | 4,811 | 1.5 km | 36.6 | 11% | 21% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Neighbourhoods are sums of small areas. Statistics Canada reports the census by municipality; a neighbourhood’s figures are the sum of its dissemination areas, rounded counts and all, with medians estimated from age and income groups and no 2016 count, as the 2016 areas don’t fit.
- 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. 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. 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 Sunalta’s residents
What is the population of Sunalta?
4,151, at the 2021 Census: Statistics Canada makes no later estimate for Sunalta alone.
What is the average age in Sunalta?
Half the residents are older than 34.8 and half younger, younger than 91% of Canadian towns; 12% are children under 15 and 7.5% are 65 or over.
Is Sunalta bilingual?
English and French: 11% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 88%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 1.2%.
How diverse is Sunalta?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 28%. A visible minority makes up 32% and Indigenous residents 3.3%.
What religion are people in Sunalta?
Most often Christian (32%) or no religion (56%); other religions make up 12%.
Is Sunalta good for families?
Children under 15 are 12% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 35% of households and one-parent families 3.8%. Schools near Sunalta are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Sunalta?
Median total household income in Sunalta was $68,100 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
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).