Photo: dave_7 from Lethbridge, Canada · CC BY 2.0Coaldale sits above 92% of Canadian towns for children under 15 (22%)
Set against 27% across Canada’s towns, 20% of households are one person living alone in Coaldale. In Coaldale, 78% of households live in a single-detached house. With a median age of 37.2, Coaldale is younger than just over four fifths of Canadian towns. This Alberta town had about 9,644 residents in July 2025, by Statistics Canada’s estimate, and 3,245 households at the 2021 Census.
What stands out about the people of Coaldale
A town of families
Children under 15 are 22% of residents, more than in 92% of Canadian towns. Households average 2.7 people, and 7.2% are one-parent families. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
+5% since 2016, a pace 58% of Canadian towns didn’t match
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. Residents at the 2016 and 2021 censuses and the latest estimate, with the 2016–2021 change beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 10%. The median across Canada’s towns is +4%, and across Alberta’s towns +1%.
Residents aged 15 to 24 make up 12% in Coaldale, more than in 63% of Canadian towns
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
The biggest five-year age group is 5–9, with 7.9% of residents, 1.4 times the share across Canada’s towns. As a yardstick, 11% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across Canada’s towns. Locally, 18% of residents are 65 or over.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Coaldale, 37.2. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
Bigger households than 76% of Canadian towns: 2.7 people each on average
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Here, 7.2% of households are one-parent families.
Coaldale ranks above 86% of Canadian towns on married residents 15 and over: 57%
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Never married and not common-law: just over a fifth of adults (typical: 27%). On average, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. The share of common-law partners stands at 9.2%.
Coaldale sits below 69% of Canadian towns for renter households (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 nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. The share of renter households across Canada’s towns is 25%. Newer homes outnumber old: 35% date from 2001 or later, 10% from before 1961.
Household income at the median: $91,000 a year
The income year is 2020: a year of pandemic benefits such as CERB, which the figures count. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
The median across Canada’s towns is $86,000; Coaldale’s, at $91,000, is 6% higher. Within Alberta’s towns, the household in the middle had $92,200. Pandemic payments such as CERB reached 21% of income recipients here, against 28% in the typical town.
Residents who moved in within the year: 13%, a higher share than 67% 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 Europe (49%), then in the Americas (38%). Residents who moved in within the year make up 11% across Canada’s towns. Compared with other places, residents without Canadian citizenship are scarce here: 3.6%, fewer than in 61% of Canadian towns. Meanwhile, 29% of immigrants arrived between 2011 and 2021, against 27% across Canada’s towns.
Residents with no religion make up 38% in Coaldale, more than in 58% of Canadian towns
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
The share of visible minority residents trails 68% of Canadian towns: 5.2%. The comparison figure for residents with no religion is 35% across Canada’s towns. 3% of residents have an Indigenous identity.
87% have English as their mother tongue; 2.3% 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
There is little gap on residents whose mother tongue is French: 0.6%, about the same as across Canada’s towns. At home: English 95%, French 0.2%. Fewer bilingual residents than in 97% of Canadian towns: 2.3%.
17% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, fewer than in 77% of Canadian towns
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
15% have no certificate, diploma or degree (typical: 9.5%). The wider picture: 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
60% 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.
More people work here than in the typical town: 60%, against 58% across Canada’s towns.
Ranked by age, 8th youngest of 41 towns this size
Median age of the Canadian towns nearest in population; hover a dot.
Oromocto is the youngest of them at 31.8; Qualicum Beach, at 67.5, the oldest. By median age, Coaldale sits among Willowgrove (35.5), Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier (35.6), Daniel McIntyre (37.4) and Revelstoke (37.6).
Of the 2 towns nearest Coaldale, 1 are older
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaldale | 9,644 | — | 37.2 | 18% | 11% |
| Lethbridge | 113,671 | 16.4 km | 38 | 18% | 15% |
| Lethbridge County | 10,988 | 17.9 km | 32.8 | 12% | 12% |
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. The middle of Alberta’s towns of 2,500 or more comes first, the middle of all Canadian towns second; cities as a whole and First Nations reserves stay out, and percentiles are within Canada.
- 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.
Questions about Coaldale’s residents
What religion are people in Coaldale?
62% are Christian and 38% have no religion; 0.9% follow another religion.
Is Coaldale good for families?
Under 15: 22% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 64% of households. One-parent families: 7.2%. Schools near Coaldale are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Coaldale?
The median household in Coaldale took in $91,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Coaldale?
Coaldale had about 9,644 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 8,771, 5% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Coaldale?
A median age of 37.2, younger than 81% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 22%, and people 65 and over 18%.
Is Coaldale bilingual?
English and French: 2.3% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 97%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 0.6%.
How diverse is Coaldale?
11% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 5.2% belong to a visible minority and 3% have an Indigenous identity.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population · Statistics Canada, population estimates for 1 July 2025 (table 17-10-0155). 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).