Older than 75% of Canadian towns: half of Willow Park is over 46.7
Against a figure of 19% across Canada’s towns, the share of residents aged 65 and over in Willow Park comes in at 24%. There were 2,870 households in the neighbourhood at the 2021 Census, home to 6,891 people. For Willow Park, the census puts households in single-detached houses at 79%. Compared with other places, residents with no religion are common here: 44%, more than in 77% of Canadian towns.
In Willow Park, 9.1% of residents are aged 15 to 24, fewer than in 79% 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.
The biggest five-year age group is 50–54, with 7.6% of residents. The wider picture: 11% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Willow Park, 46.7. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
Willow Park ranks below 66% of Canadian towns on one-person households: 23%
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
The average household has 2.4 people, against 2.4 across Canada’s towns. For comparison, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns. The share of one-parent families stands at 8%.
Above 81% of Canadian towns: 55% of residents 15 and over are married
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Single and never married: nearly a quarter of adults, against a typical 27%. To put it in context, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. Census figures put common-law partners at 8.3% in Willow Park.
A smaller share of renter households than 69% of Canadian towns: 17%
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
Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. By way of comparison, 25% of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. 4.3% of homes were built before 1961 and 0.4% in 2001 or later.
Household income at the median: $114,300 a year
Incomes here are for 2020, the year before the census, CERB and other pandemic benefits included. 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; Willow Park’s, at $114,300, is 33% higher. Among Alberta’s towns, the typical figure is $92,200. Pandemic benefits reached 25% of residents with an income, against a typical 28%.
In Willow Park, 20% of residents are immigrants, more than in 55% of Canadian towns
Immigrants, newcomers and movers.
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
Immigrants here were most often born in Asia (36%), then in Europe (36%). Elsewhere, 17% of residents are immigrants across Canada’s towns. A year before the census, 10% lived somewhere else: fewer than the typical 11% across Canada’s towns. Most recent wave: 31% of immigrants arrived in 2011–2021 (Canada’s towns: 27%).
Willow Park: 17% of residents belong to a visible minority, above 51% of Canadian towns
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Indigenous residents account for 2.2%. Set beside that, 15% of residents belong to a visible minority across Canada’s towns.
82% have English as their mother tongue; 7.1% also speak French
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
6.8% most often speak a language other than English or French at home, and 0.6% speak neither official language. Little separates the share of residents whose mother tongue is French here, 1.6%, from the figure across Canada’s towns.
40% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, a share 72% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
3.3% of those aged 25 to 64 have no formal credential, where the typical town has 9.5%.
An employment rate of 54%
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.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, above this 54%; 24% of residents are 65 or over.
In its size band (6,719 to 7,068), the 14th oldest of 41 towns
Median age of the Canadian towns nearest in population; hover a dot.
Median ages climb from 27.2 (Rhineland) to 59.2 (Gimli) across the group. Nearest to Willow Park in age: Midnapore (45.1), Harrietsfield (46.2), The Estates of Rainbow Creek (47.3) and Plessisville (48).
No nearby town is as old as Willow Park
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willow Park | 6,891 | — | 46.7 | 24% | 20% |
| Acadia | 9,950 | 1.5 km | 42.4 | 18% | 24% |
| Lake Bonavista | 11,154 | 2.1 km | 46.5 | 25% | 15% |
| Haysboro | 7,222 | 2.4 km | 42.4 | 19% | 24% |
| Southwood | 6,092 | 2.5 km | 39.6 | 14% | 27% |
| Fairview | 3,909 | 2.5 km | 39.5 | 15% | 26% |
| Canyon Meadows | 6,751 | 2.7 km | 42 | 18% | 19% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. 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. 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.
Questions about Willow Park’s residents
What religion are people in Willow Park?
Christian: 53%. No religion: 44%. Another religion: 3.2%.
Is Willow Park good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 15%. 60% of households are couple families and 8% one-parent families. Schools near Willow Park are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Willow Park?
$114,300 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Willow Park (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Willow Park?
The 2021 Census counted 6,891 people in Willow Park.
What is the average age in Willow Park?
46.7 is the median age, older than 75% of Canadian towns. Under 15: 15%. 65 and over: 24%.
Is Willow Park bilingual?
English and French: 7.1% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 92%. French only: 0.1%. French mother tongue: 1.6%.
How diverse is Willow Park?
Immigrants make up 20% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 17% are members of a visible minority, and 2.2% 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).