A median age of 33.7: Allendale is younger than 94% of Canadian towns
Residents with no religion: 53% here and 35% across Canada’s towns. The 2021 Census put Allendale’s population at 2,951, in 1,325 households. On the census count, 17% of residents are aged 15 to 24. 46% of households live in a single-detached house, a lower share than in 72% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Allendale
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
12% of residents identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit, more than in 90% of Canadian towns; 4.5% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Younger than most towns
Line Allendale’s residents up by age and the one in the middle is 33.7; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 12% are under 15 and 10% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
A neighbourhood people move to
A year before the census, 21% of residents lived elsewhere, 1.9 times the typical share; over five years, 60% moved. Immigrants & newcomers ↓
A neighbourhood of renters
55% of households rent their home, more than in 89% of Canadian towns; 47% live in an apartment. Homes ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A lower share of residents aged 65 and over than 92% of Canadian towns, at 10%
All figures are the 2021 Census’s unless another date is shown. Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
Against a figure of 16% across Canada’s towns, the share of children under 15 in Allendale comes in at 12%. Elsewhere, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Allendale, 33.7. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women.
34% of households are one person living alone, more than in 74% of Canadian towns
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.
In Allendale the average household is 2.2 people, beside 2.4 across Canada’s towns. Shared houses stand out: 13% of households are unrelated adults living together, more than in 99% of Canadian towns. On average, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns. Census figures put one-parent families at 8% locally.
Below 86% of Canadian towns: 31% of residents 15 and over are married
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Compared with 11% across Canada’s towns, 13% of residents 15 and over live common-law here. 43% of adults are single and have never married; the typical town has 27%.
A larger share of renter households than 89% of Canadian towns: 55%
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: 43% predate 1961, 17% date from 2001 or later. As a reference point, 25% of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. Nearly one in ten homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%.
Household income at the median: $83,200 a year
Incomes are 2020’s, the census’s reference year, and include pandemic benefits such as CERB. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
The middle household in Allendale had $83,200 before tax, near the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Across Alberta’s towns, half of households had more than $92,200 before tax. Pandemic payments such as CERB reached 36% of income recipients here, against 28% in the typical town.
21% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, a share 94% of Canadian towns don’t reach
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
Where 5.8% of residents are not Canadian citizens across Canada’s towns, Allendale has 12%. The largest groups of immigrants were born in Asia (52%) and in Europe (25%). The share of residents who moved in within the year across Canada’s towns is 11%.
More Indigenous residents than 90% of Canadian towns: 12%
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Other faiths: Muslim (3.8%). The comparison figure for Indigenous residents is 2.8% across Canada’s towns. 15% of residents belong to a visible minority across Canada’s towns, against 23% in Allendale.
Bilingual residents make up 11% in Allendale, more than in 64% of Canadian towns
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
At home: English 87%, French 1.4%. 2.2% of residents have French as their mother tongue, more than in 64% of Canadian towns. By way of comparison, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
Above 75% of Canadian towns: 42% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
At the bottom of the ladder, 6% hold no certificate of any kind, against 9.5% in the typical town. Across the comparison, 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 work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
60% of residents 15 and over have a job; across Canada’s towns the typical share is 58%.
Of 41 towns its size (2,906 to 2,999 people), the 2nd youngest
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
The span goes from 32.3 (Carrington) up to 60.4 (Algonquin Highlands). By median age, Allendale sits among Carrington (32.3), Granville (34.9) and Sunnyside (35.1).
4 of the 6 nearest towns are older than Allendale
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allendale | 2,951 | — | 33.7 | 10% | 17% |
| Pleasantview | 3,746 | 1.2 km | 38.2 | 15% | 32% |
| Queen Alexandra | 5,106 | 1.3 km | 34.1 | 14% | 21% |
| McKernan | 2,880 | 1.3 km | 30 | 12% | 23% |
| Malmo Plains | 4,150 | 1.8 km | 40.8 | 21% | 27% |
| Belgravia | 5,478 | 2.0 km | 41 | 19% | 20% |
| Empire Park | 4,817 | 2.0 km | 30.9 | 8.2% | 30% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns. Each comparison is its own median: over Alberta’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, and over all Canadian towns of that size (whole cities and First Nations reserves left out). Percentiles are within Canada only.
- Neighbourhoods are sums of small areas. There is no census profile for a neighbourhood, so we add up the dissemination areas inside it. Each count is a sum of Statistics Canada’s rounded counts, the median age and income come from the published groups, and with 2016’s areas drawn differently there is no 2016 count.
- 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.
Questions about Allendale’s residents
How diverse is Allendale?
17% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 23% belong to a visible minority and 12% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Allendale?
37% are Christian and 53% have no religion; 10% follow another religion.
Is Allendale good for families?
Under 15: 12% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 39% of households. One-parent families: 8%. Schools near Allendale are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Allendale?
The median household in Allendale took in $83,200 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Allendale?
Allendale had 2,951 residents at the 2021 Census.
What is the average age in Allendale?
A median age of 33.7, younger than 94% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 12%, and people 65 and over 10%.
Is Allendale bilingual?
11% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 0.3% speak French only and 88% English only. French is the mother tongue of 2.2%.
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).