Photo: Ken Eckert · CC BY-SA 4.0More one-person households than 82% of Canadian towns: 37%
Of the immigrants living here, 52% came between 2011 and 2021; across Canada’s towns the share is 27%. Indigenous residents account for 5.8%. With a median age of 44, Drumheller is older than 62% of Canadian towns. About 8,439 people lived in the town in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates.
A −1% change since 2016: slower than 85% of Canadian towns
Every figure here comes from the 2021 Census unless it carries another date. How the population moved between the last two censuses, and since.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 7% higher again.
Below 70% of Canadian towns: 14% of residents are under 15
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
With residents aged 65 and over at 21%, Drumheller is ahead of 65% of Canadian towns on that count. Set beside that, 16% of residents are under 15 across Canada’s towns. No age band is larger than 60–64: 7.8% of residents.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Drumheller, 44. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
About 115 men for every 100 women.
Households here average 2.2 people, below 74% of Canadian towns
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Census figures put one-parent families at 7.8% in Drumheller.
Below 69% of Canadian towns: 8.5% of residents 15 and over live common-law
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Just over two in five residents 15 and over are married (Canada’s towns: 46%). The share of common-law partners across Canada’s towns is 11%.
Households in single-detached houses: 76%, a higher share than 67% 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
Older homes outnumber new: 28% predate 1961, 14% date from 2001 or later. Across Canada’s towns, 64% of households live in a single-detached house. Compared with 25% across Canada’s towns, 29% of households rent their home here.
$74,000 a year: the median household income
Incomes here are for 2020, the year before the census, CERB and other pandemic benefits included. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
Drumheller’s median household took in $74,000 before tax, 14% less than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Across Alberta’s towns, half of households had more than $92,200 before tax. 25% of income recipients received COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefits (typical: 28%).
A higher share of residents who moved in within the year than 61% of Canadian towns, at 12%
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
The largest groups of immigrants were born in Asia (57%) and in Europe (22%). As a yardstick, just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns. Set against 17% across Canada’s towns, 12% of residents are immigrants in Drumheller.
Drumheller: 45% of residents said they have no religion, above 78% of Canadian towns
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Census figures put visible minority residents at 12% in Drumheller. As a yardstick, 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
88% have English as their mother tongue; 2.5% also speak French
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
Across Canada’s towns, 7.5% of residents speak English and French; in Drumheller, 2.5%. Residents whose mother tongue is French account for 1.3%.
Degree holders aged 25 to 64: 19%, a lower share than 71% of Canadian towns
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Without any certificate: 13% of 25- to 64-year-olds (typical: 9.5%).
Employment: 58% of residents 15 and over had a job
These rates date from May 2021, during the pandemic, and run lower than a normal year’s. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
58% of residents 15 and over have a job, in line with the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
The 14th oldest of 41 towns of 8,327 to 8,556 people
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
Median ages here range from 30.2 in Garneau to 60.8 in Electoral Area G, Nanaimo. By median age, Drumheller sits among Britannia (43), Vaughan Metropolitan Centre (43.3), Mount Joy (45.2) and Deer Lake (45.8).
Median age: 1 of the 3 towns around Drumheller are older
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page. Distances here run 36–48 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Drumheller.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drumheller | 8,439 | — | 44 | 21% | 12% |
| Starland County | 1,820 | 36.0 km | 42.4 | 19% | 2.2% |
| Kneehill County | 5,129 | 46.9 km | 41.6 | 18% | 6.7% |
| Three Hills | 3,502 | 47.6 km | 44.8 | 25% | 14% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. For each measure we take the median of Alberta’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, then the median of all Canadian towns. Neither counts whole cities or reserves, and every percentile is a Canadian one.
Questions about Drumheller’s residents
Is Drumheller good for families?
Under 15: 14% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 48% of households. One-parent families: 7.8%. Schools near Drumheller are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Drumheller?
The median household in Drumheller took in $74,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Drumheller?
Drumheller had about 8,439 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 7,909, about the same as 2016.
What is the average age in Drumheller?
A median age of 44, older than 62% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 14%, and people 65 and over 21%.
Is Drumheller bilingual?
2.5% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 0.1% speak French only and 97% English only. French is the mother tongue of 1.3%.
How diverse is Drumheller?
12% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 12% belong to a visible minority and 5.8% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Drumheller?
52% are Christian and 45% have no religion; 2.6% follow another religion.
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).