Below 97% of Canadian towns: 6.7% of households rent their home
Residents aged 15 to 24: 15%, above 94% of Canadian towns. There were 1,300 households in Belle Rive at the 2021 Census, home to 3,946 people. For Belle Rive, the census puts immigrants at 38%. Visible minority residents are more common here than in 86% of Canadian towns.
14% of residents are 65 or over, fewer than in 79% of Canadian towns
Unless a figure says otherwise, it is from the 2021 Census. Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
55–59 is the most common age band: 8.9% of residents. Set beside that, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns. The median age in Belle Rive is 40.4, lower than in just over three fifths of Canadian towns. Here 15% of residents are under 15, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 16%.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Belle Rive, 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.
14% of households are one person living alone, below 93% of Canadian towns
Private households by type and size.
Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
The typical household size is 3 people, against 2.4 across Canada’s towns. Set beside that, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns. Across Belle Rive, 8.8% of households are one-parent families.
Belle Rive ranks below 90% of Canadian towns on common-law partners: 5.1%
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
32% of adults have never married and don’t live common-law (typical: 27%). Common-law partners: 11% across Canada’s towns, for comparison. For Belle Rive, the census puts married residents 15 and over at 53%.
A higher share of households in single-detached houses than 80% of Canadian towns, at 85%
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
Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. The wider picture: 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns.
Median household income here: $117,300 a year
The census asked about income in 2020: a pandemic year, with CERB and other emergency benefits counted in. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
At $117,300, the middle household in Belle Rive out-earned the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000) by 36%. Household incomes across Alberta’s towns have a median of $92,200. Pandemic benefits reached 34% of residents with an income, against a typical 28%.
Only 9.2% of residents lived at another address a year earlier in Belle Rive
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 45%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
12% of immigrants arrived between 2011 and 2021, against 27% across Canada’s towns. Typically, 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns. The largest groups of immigrants were born in Asia (60%) and in Europe (21%).
Belle Rive sits below 60% of Canadian towns for residents with no religion (32%)
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Among other religions: Muslim (13%), Buddhist (7.4%) and Sikh (2.2%). On average, just over a third of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns. Indigenous residents: 2.3%, near enough the figure across Canada’s towns.
51% have English as their mother tongue; 4.4% 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
Where 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns, Belle Rive has 4.4%. At home, 25% mostly speak another language; 4.9% speak neither English nor French. Few places have so few residents whose mother tongue is French: 0.9% here, fewer than in 77% of Canadian towns.
22% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, fewer than in 62% of Canadian towns
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
14% have no certificate, diploma or degree (typical: 9.5%). Against that, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
A job for 60% of residents aged 15 and over
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.
The employment rate of 60% is above the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
The 18th youngest of 41 towns of 3,863 to 4,030 people
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
Between Maple (30.9) and Okanagan Falls (59.2) lies the rest of the group. In age, Belle Rive keeps company with Morris-Turnberry (40), Mission Gardens (40.3), Parkdale (40.6) and Cardston (40.8).
Belle Rive is younger than 4 of its 6 nearest neighbours
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belle Rive | 3,946 | — | 40.4 | 14% | 38% |
| Mayliewan | 4,259 | 0.5 km | 43.7 | 18% | 42% |
| Eaux Claires | 3,334 | 1.1 km | 42.6 | 20% | 46% |
| Evansdale | 5,602 | 1.4 km | 35.9 | 15% | 37% |
| Ozerna | 4,216 | 1.4 km | 42.5 | 15% | 39% |
| Lago Lindo | 2,963 | 1.6 km | 42 | 17% | 27% |
| Kilkenny | 5,481 | 1.6 km | 36.4 | 15% | 32% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The census’s own words. “Visible minority” is the census’s term from the Employment Equity Act: people, other than Indigenous peoples, who are non-white in colour or race. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are as residents answered. The page compares them with other towns and never labels a town by them.
- 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.
- What these tables don’t give. Not in the Census Profile: unpaid care, cars, internet access, and how each age group has changed since 2016. We also chart no ethnic origins besides visible minority and Indigenous identity.
Questions about Belle Rive’s residents
What is the population of Belle Rive?
Belle Rive had 3,946 residents at the 2021 Census.
What is the average age in Belle Rive?
40.4 is the median age, younger than 61% of Canadian towns. Under 15: 15%. 65 and over: 14%.
Is Belle Rive bilingual?
English and French: 4.4% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 91%. French only: 0.1%. French mother tongue: 0.9%.
How diverse is Belle Rive?
Immigrants make up 38% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 52% are members of a visible minority, and 2.3% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Belle Rive?
Christian: 43%. No religion: 32%. Another religion: 26%.
Is Belle Rive good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 15%. 61% of households are couple families and 8.8% one-parent families. Schools near Belle Rive are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Belle Rive?
$117,300 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Belle Rive (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
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).