Photo: Joli Rumi · CC BY-SA 4.0Residents with no religion: 57%, a higher share than 94% of Canadian towns
Across Canada’s towns, the share of residents aged 15 to 24 is 11%; Belgravia has 14%. At 74%, the share of households in single-detached houses is higher than in 63% of Canadian towns. The 2021 Census put the neighbourhood’s population at 5,478, in 2,175 households. The share of residents without Canadian citizenship stands at 9.4%.
What stands out about the people of Belgravia
Many graduates
A bachelor’s degree or higher is held by 72% of 25- to 64-year-olds, more than in 99% of Canadian towns, and a master’s by 21%. Qualifications ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Younger than 56% of Canadian towns: half of Belgravia is under 41
Unless a figure says otherwise, it is from the 2021 Census. Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
20–24 is the most common age band: 8.3% of residents, 1.5 times the share across Canada’s towns. The census found that 16% of residents are under 15 in Belgravia. Among Alberta’s towns, Country Hills Village has the highest share aged 65 or over, at 36%.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Belgravia, 41. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split.
Larger households than 53% of Canadian towns: 2.5 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.
Shared houses stand out: 7.4% of households are unrelated adults living together, more than in 89% of Canadian towns. One-parent families account for 5.5%. Little separates the share of one-person households here, 27%, from the figure across Canada’s towns.
Fewer common-law partners than 71% of Canadian towns: 8.2%
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
32% of adults have never married and don’t live common-law (typical: 27%). Measured more widely, 11% of residents 15 and over live common-law across Canada’s towns.
Belgravia ranks above 57% of Canadian towns on renter households: 29%
Dwelling types, tenure and age of the housing. 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
8.7% of homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. Across Canada’s towns, a quarter of households rent their home. Older homes outnumber new: 51% predate 1961, 21% date from 2001 or later.
Median household income here: $128,400 a year
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
The middle household in Belgravia had $128,400 before tax, 49% above the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Within Alberta’s towns, the household in the middle had $92,200. In 2020, 24% of income recipients drew a COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefit; the typical town had 28%.
Residents who moved in within the year: 14%, a higher share than 75% of Canadian towns
Where immigrants were born and when they came, and how recently residents moved in.
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
Most immigrants were born in Europe (36%) or in Asia (34%). Across Canada’s towns, residents who moved in within the year come to 11%. Immigrants: 20% here and 17% across Canada’s towns.
Belgravia: 21% of residents belong to a visible minority, above 57% of Canadian towns
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
3.3% of residents have an Indigenous identity. Against that, 15% of residents belong to a visible minority across Canada’s towns.
13% of residents speak English and French, more than in 66% of Canadian towns
The official languages residents can speak, and the ones they learned first.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
7.5% most often speak a language other than English or French at home, and 0.7% speak neither official language. Residents whose mother tongue is French make up 1.3%, close to the figure across Canada’s towns.
72% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, more than in 99% of Canadian towns
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
0.9% of those aged 25 to 64 have no formal credential, where the typical town has 9.5%.
62% of adults were employed in May 2021
May 2021 was still a pandemic month: the census’s work figures reflect that. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Employment runs above the middle of Canada’s towns (58%), at 62%.
Ranked by age, 13th youngest of 41 towns this size
The Canadian towns closest in population, from youngest to oldest.
They run from Chisasibi, at 26.6, to Inverness County, Subdivision A, at 56.4. Closest in median age to Belgravia are Mandalay West (38.8), Coral Springs (40.6), Saint-Boniface (41.6) and Wolfville (41.6).
Belgravia is younger than 1 of its 6 nearest neighbours
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgravia | 5,478 | — | 41 | 19% | 20% |
| McKernan | 2,880 | 1.1 km | 30 | 12% | 23% |
| Garneau | 8,492 | 1.9 km | 30.2 | 13% | 23% |
| Queen Alexandra | 5,106 | 1.9 km | 34.1 | 14% | 21% |
| Allendale | 2,951 | 2.0 km | 33.7 | 10% | 17% |
| Malmo Plains | 4,150 | 2.1 km | 40.8 | 21% | 27% |
| Laurier Heights | 3,048 | 2.3 km | 48.6 | 27% | 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. 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. 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.
- What these tables don’t give. For origins the charts stop at visible minority and Indigenous identity, and the Census Profile has nothing on unpaid care, cars or the internet, or on change by age since 2016.
Questions about Belgravia’s residents
Is Belgravia bilingual?
English and French: 13% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 86%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 1.3%.
How diverse is Belgravia?
20% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 21% belong to a visible minority and 3.3% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Belgravia?
37% are Christian and 57% have no religion; 5.9% follow another religion.
Is Belgravia good for families?
Under 15: 16% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 54% of households. One-parent families: 5.5%. Schools near Belgravia are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Belgravia?
The median household in Belgravia took in $128,400 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Belgravia?
The 2021 Census counted 5,478 people in Belgravia.
What is the average age in Belgravia?
A median age of 41, younger than 56% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 16%, and people 65 and over 19%.
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).