Photo: Bernard Spragg. NZ from Christchurch, New Zealand · CC0Younger than 90% of Canadian towns: half of Sunnyside is under 35.1
Households in Sunnyside hold 1.7 people on average (Canada’s towns: 2.4). Compared with other places, residents with no religion are common here: 63%, more than in 98% of Canadian towns. The neighbourhood counted 2,976 residents and 1,715 households at the 2021 Census. Across Sunnyside, nearly a fifth of households live in a single-detached house.
What stands out about the people of Sunnyside
A neighbourhood of renters
Renters are 71% of households, more than in 96% of Canadian towns, and 69% of households live in an apartment. Homes ↓
Many people living alone
One-person households make up 53%, more than in 98% of Canadian towns, and 9.1% of residents are 65 or over. Households ↓
Younger than most towns
Half of Sunnyside’s residents are under 35.1 and half over; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 10% are under 15 and 9.1% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
A neighbourhood people move to
27% of residents lived at another address a year before the census, 2.4 times the typical share; 65% moved within five years. Immigrants & newcomers ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Sunnyside ranks below 94% of Canadian towns on residents aged 65 and over: 9.1%
The 2021 Census is the source of every figure here unless a date says otherwise. Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
By its share of children under 15 (10%), Sunnyside is below 94% of Canadian towns. Across Canada’s towns, 19% of residents are 65 or over.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Sunnyside, 35.1. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split.
A larger share of one-person households than 98% of Canadian towns: 53%
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
The share of one-parent families is 4.9%, against 8.2% across Canada’s towns. For one-person households, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 27%. Shared houses stand out: 7.8% of households are unrelated adults living together, more than in 91% of Canadian towns.
Married residents 15 and over: 27%, a lower share than 94% of Canadian towns
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
18% of residents 15 and over live common-law; across Canada’s towns the figure is 11%.
Sunnyside: 71% of households rent their home, above 96% of Canadian towns
Houses and apartments, owners and renters, older and newer homes. 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
By its share of households in buildings of five or more storeys (14%), Sunnyside is above 82% of Canadian towns. Measured more widely, 25% of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. Older homes outnumber new: 24% predate 1961, 15% date from 2001 or later.
$73,700 a year: where the middle household sits
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 middle household in Sunnyside had $73,700 before tax, 14% below the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The median across Alberta’s towns is $92,200. The pandemic’s benefits: 33% of income recipients, against 28% in the typical town.
Residents who moved in within the year: 27%, a higher share than 97% of Canadian towns
Immigrants by continent of birth and when they arrived, citizenship, and who moved in recently.
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
Recent arrivals are 35% of immigrants (2011 to 2021), beside 27% across Canada’s towns. The comparison figure for residents who moved in within the year is 11% across Canada’s towns. 12% of residents are not Canadian citizens.
Sunnyside: 21% of residents belong to a visible minority, above 57% of Canadian towns
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Across Canada’s towns, the share of Indigenous residents is 2.8%; Sunnyside has 4%. Elsewhere, 15% of residents belong to a visible minority across Canada’s towns. Among other religions: Muslim (3.1%).
A larger share of bilingual residents than 65% of Canadian towns: 12%
English, French and the other languages people grew up with or speak at home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
6.6% most often speak a language other than English or French at home, and 0.3% speak neither official language. As a yardstick, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns. Residents whose mother tongue is French: 1.7%, near enough the figure across Canada’s towns.
In Sunnyside, 64% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, more than in 96% of Canadian towns
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
With no certificate, diploma or degree: 2.1%, beside a typical 9.5%. Typically, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
In work on census day: 72% of adults
Counted in May 2021, during COVID-19, these rates catch the job market before it had recovered. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
72% of residents 15 and over have a job; across Canada’s towns the typical share is 58%.
41 towns of 2,935 to 3,022 people: this is the 4th youngest
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
Median ages here range from 29.9 in Albany to 58.4 in Electoral Area C, Strathcona. In age, Sunnyside keeps company with Allendale (33.7), Granville (34.9), Scott (36.4) and Carpenter (36.8).
Sunnyside is younger than 5 of its 6 nearest neighbours
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunnyside | 2,976 | — | 35.1 | 9.1% | 14% |
| Rosedale | 2,507 | 0.6 km | 39.8 | 16% | 17% |
| Eau Claire | 3,733 | 0.7 km | 44.1 | 25% | 36% |
| Downtown Commercial Core | 9,286 | 0.9 km | 34.1 | 14% | 50% |
| Downtown West End | 2,796 | 1.2 km | 36.4 | 14% | 46% |
| Hillhurst | 8,435 | 1.3 km | 38.6 | 15% | 21% |
| Crescent Heights | 6,411 | 1.4 km | 38.2 | 14% | 26% |
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. 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. Built up from dissemination areas: Statistics Canada stops at the municipality. Rounded counts are added together and medians estimated from the published groups. The 2016 areas don’t line up with these, so the change since 2016 isn’t shown.
- What these tables don’t give. Unpaid care, car ownership and internet access aren’t in the Census Profile, nor is the change by age since 2016. Ethnic origins other than visible minority and Indigenous identity are left out of the charts.
Questions about Sunnyside’s residents
What religion are people in Sunnyside?
Christian: 30%. No religion: 63%. Another religion: 6.6%.
Is Sunnyside good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 10%. 33% of households are couple families and 4.9% one-parent families. Schools near Sunnyside are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Sunnyside?
$73,700 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Sunnyside (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Sunnyside?
The 2021 Census counted 2,976 people in Sunnyside.
What is the average age in Sunnyside?
35.1 is the median age, younger than 90% of Canadian towns. Under 15: 10%. 65 and over: 9.1%.
Is Sunnyside bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 12% are. Another 0% speak only French and 88% only English, and French is the first language of 1.7%.
How diverse is Sunnyside?
Immigrants make up 14% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 21% are members of a visible minority, and 4% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
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).