A higher share of residents with no religion than 94% of Canadian towns, at 56%
7.7% of residents are aged 15 to 24; across Canada’s towns the figure is 11%. Winston Heights/Mountview counted 4,361 residents and 1,910 households at the 2021 Census. Census figures put households in single-detached houses at 37% here. One-person households are more common here than in 82% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Winston Heights/Mountview
A neighbourhood people move to
20% of residents lived at another address a year before the census, 1.8 times the typical share; 51% moved within five years. Immigrants & newcomers ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
16% of residents are 65 or over, below 66% of Canadian towns
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
35–39 is the most common age band: 10% of residents, 1.5 times the share across Canada’s towns. On average, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns. Across Winston Heights/Mountview, 15% of residents are under 15. With a median age of 40.4, Winston Heights/Mountview is younger than just over three fifths of Canadian towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Winston Heights/Mountview, 40.4. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
Smaller households than 79% of Canadian towns: 2.2 people on average
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.
6% of households are one-parent families; across Canada’s towns the figure is 8.2%. 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: 39%, a lower share than 70% of Canadian towns
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
13% of residents 15 and over live common-law; across Canada’s towns the figure is 11%. Singles who have never married make up 30% of adults, beside a typical 27%.
Winston Heights/Mountview: 45% of households rent their home, above 81% 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
Households in buildings of five or more storeys: 5%, above 73% of Canadian towns. 35% of homes were built before 1961 and 28% in 2001 or later. Across the comparison, a quarter of households rent their home across Canada’s towns.
Half above, half below $89,700 a year in household income
Census incomes are for 2020, the year before the census, when CERB and other pandemic benefits topped up many households. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
Winston Heights/Mountview’s median household took in $89,700 before tax, about the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Among Alberta’s towns, the typical figure is $92,200. COVID-19 benefits were paid to 31% of residents with an income, where the typical town had 28%.
Winston Heights/Mountview: 20% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, above 93% 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 30%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Across Canada’s towns, 17% of residents are immigrants; in Winston Heights/Mountview, 20%. The wider picture: 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns. The largest groups of immigrants were born in Asia (50%) and in Europe (28%).
In Winston Heights/Mountview, 25% of residents belong to a visible minority, more than in 62% of Canadian towns
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
The share of Indigenous residents is 4%, against 2.8% across Canada’s towns. The comparison figure for visible minority residents is 15% across Canada’s towns.
Bilingual residents: 8.5%, a higher share than 55% of Canadian towns
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
At home, 9.4% mostly speak another language; 1.3% speak neither English nor French. The wider picture: 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns. Few places have so few residents whose mother tongue is French: 1.2% here, fewer than in 62% of Canadian towns.
Winston Heights/Mountview ranks above 76% of Canadian towns on degree holders aged 25 to 64: 43%
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No diploma or degree: 5.6% here, 9.5% in the typical town. For comparison, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
Employment: 65% of residents 15 and over had a job
Counted in May 2021, during COVID-19, these rates catch the job market before it had recovered. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
At 65%, more residents are in work than the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
41 towns of 4,276 to 4,433 people: this is the 15th youngest
Towns of about this size, placed by median age.
The youngest is Glenridding Heights (31.9) and the oldest Highlands East (58.8). Closest in median age to Winston Heights/Mountview are Golden (39.6), Bells Corners West (40.1), Rossland (40.8) and Tuxedo (40.9).
Every neighbour of Winston Heights/Mountview has a younger population
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winston Heights/Mountview | 4,361 | — | 40.4 | 16% | 20% |
| Tuxedo Park | 4,082 | 0.5 km | 37.7 | 13% | 24% |
| Renfrew | 6,685 | 1.5 km | 37.2 | 9.3% | 19% |
| Highland Park | 4,908 | 1.5 km | 38.4 | 16% | 28% |
| Mount Pleasant | 9,224 | 1.6 km | 38.1 | 12% | 17% |
| Crescent Heights | 6,411 | 1.8 km | 38.2 | 14% | 26% |
| Rosedale | 2,507 | 2.5 km | 39.8 | 16% | 17% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What these tables don’t give. The Census Profile has no unpaid care, cars or internet access, and no change by age since 2016; ethnic origins beyond visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted here.
- 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. Provincial and national yardsticks: Alberta’s towns and neighbourhoods of at least 2,500 residents, and all Canadian towns of that size. No whole city and no First Nations reserve is in either median.
- 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.
Questions about Winston Heights/Mountview’s residents
Is Winston Heights/Mountview good for families?
Under 15: 15% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 44% of households. One-parent families: 6%. Schools near Winston Heights/Mountview are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Winston Heights/Mountview?
The median household in Winston Heights/Mountview took in $89,700 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Winston Heights/Mountview?
4,361, at the 2021 Census: Statistics Canada makes no later estimate for Winston Heights/Mountview alone.
What is the average age in Winston Heights/Mountview?
A median age of 40.4, younger than 61% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 15%, and people 65 and over 16%.
Is Winston Heights/Mountview bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 8.5% are. Another 0% speak only French and 90% only English, and French is the first language of 1.2%.
How diverse is Winston Heights/Mountview?
20% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 25% belong to a visible minority and 4% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Winston Heights/Mountview?
37% are Christian and 56% have no religion; 6.9% follow another religion.
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).