Photo: Johntwrl · Public domainHousehold incomes in Capilano top those of 96% of Canadian towns
On average, people in Capilano spend 23.1 minutes getting to work, next to 26 for the middle of Canadian towns. 77% of people aged 15 to 64 in Capilano had a job at the 2021 census; the middle of Canadian towns is 73%. Joblessness at the 2021 census: 11% of Capilano’s labour force, and the middle of Canadian towns sits at 9.9%.
Jobs and income in Capilano: what the figures say
Work near the middle
With 77% of its 15-to-64s in work in 2021, against 73% in the middle of Canadian towns, it has 58% of all adults employed. In work ↓
Higher incomes than most towns
Half the households here had more than $118,400 in 2020, against $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns. Household income ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada’s 2021 Census, its commuting tables, Employment Insurance and the Labour Force Survey.
Jobs & income in Capilano: graded A
Better than 92% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #26 of 474 in Alberta.
Its strongest measure is household income; its weakest, trip times.
Graded against Canadian towns of 2,500 people or more; less unemployment and a shorter commute count in its favour.
How the grade works
Census 2021 measures, weighed equally against every Canadian town and neighbourhood of 2,500 people or more: the share of residents aged 15 to 64 in work, median household income (2020), the unemployment rate and the average commute. Each becomes a percentile; their average sets the letter.
The median household in Capilano had $118,400 in 2020
45 of the 211 other places of 2,500+ in Census Division No. 11 have a higher median. Set beside Alberta’s towns, where the median is $92,250, Capilano sits 28% above. In 2020 emergency benefits topped up many low incomes, and the census counts them here.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: median total income of households in 2020, before tax (a neighbourhood’s estimated from its dissemination areas’ income groups).
How many in Capilano were working in 2021
Of the 211 other places of 2,500 people or more in Census Division No. 11, 187 have a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
The monthly Labour Force Survey, which covers the wider area, put its employment rate at 64% in October 2026. The labour force, people 15 and over with a job or seeking one, took in 65% of residents that age. An older population pulls the all-ages rate down: 58% of residents 15 and over were in work. Pandemic rules were in force on census day, 11 May 2021; the Labour Force Survey shows how jobs have moved since.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: people in work of any age over residents aged 15 to 64, and the census unemployment rate (15 and over); the 25-to-54 rate is Statistics Canada’s own (98-10-0485). The Labour Force Survey and business counts are context, not grade inputs.
9.7% of commuters from Capilano go without a car
Home was the workplace for 29%, where the middle of Canadian towns has 21%. By bus, train or subway: 4.9%, against 3.5% in the middle of Canadian towns. The car takes 86% of commuters here, under the 88% in the middle of Alberta’s towns.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: main mode of commuting; average durations by mode from table 98-10-0458 (whole municipalities only).
30% more people are on EI in Census Division No. 11 than in 2019
Per 100 residents aged 15 to 64, about 4.2 receive EI. Over the year to August 2026, the count fell by 5%. At its peak, in January 2021, 97,990 people were on EI, 3.1 times the 2019 average.
Statistics Canada, Employment Insurance beneficiaries by census division (14-10-0323): all income benefits, not seasonally adjusted. EI beneficiaries: Census Division No. 11. EI counts are context, not part of any grade.
People receiving Employment Insurance each month, as a share of the 2019 average (100).
Capilano grades A− for walkability
Better than 82% of Canadian towns on two measures together, #247 of 474 in Alberta.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
For jobs and income, Capilano is 53rd of 739 Canadian towns of 3,500 to 6,800
| # | Place | People | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornwallis Manitoba | 4,705 | 85% | 2.1% | $99K | A+ |
| 2 | New Maryland New Brunswick | 4,455 | 81% | 6.5% | $118K | A+ |
| 3 | South Tuxedo Manitoba | 3,629 | 85% | 6.8% | $110K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 13 | Parkview Alberta | 5,729 | 80% | 9% | $155K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 15 | Wainwright No. 61 Alberta | 4,576 | 84% | 5.5% | $108K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 20 | Richmond Alberta | 4,811 | 79% | 9.2% | $114K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 51 | Melfort Saskatchewan | 6,028 | 83% | 6.3% | $72K | A |
| 52 | Westwood Manitoba | 5,716 | 78% | 6.1% | $109K | A |
| 53 | Capilano Alberta | 5,046 | 77% | 11% | $118K | A |
| 54 | Island Lakes Manitoba | 4,148 | 79% | 7.7% | $134K | A |
| 55 | Patricia Heights Alberta | 4,355 | 77% | 11% | $133K | A |
| … | ||||||
| 739 | Chertsey Quebec | 5,678 | 64% | 8.6% | $58K | D− |
Ordered by Jobs & income Grade: the top three, the places either side of Capilano, and others among Alberta’s towns.
Work in the places around Capilano
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capilano | 77% | 11% | $118K | 23.1 min | A | A− |
| Gold Bar 1.1 km | 73% | 12% | $104K | 22.3 min | A− | A− |
| Forest Heights 1.6 km | 74% | 14% | $89K | 23.8 min | B | A− |
| Highlands 1.9 km | 83% | 9.5% | $105K | 24.9 min | A | A |
| Ottewell 2.2 km | 74% | 11% | $92K | 24 min | B+ | A |
| Virginia Park 2.2 km | 64% | 16% | $63K | 25 min | D | A+ |
| Beverly Heights 2.3 km | 63% | 14% | $76K | 24.4 min | C− | A− |
The people of each place: the share in work, unemployment, household income and the average commute, with both grades once they come.
What this data can and can’t tell you
What each figure measures for Capilano, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- Household income. The 2020 income of the household at the midpoint, all sources and before tax. Inside a city we rebuild it from the dissemination areas’ income bands, so there it is an estimate.
- Trip times. Our average assumes everyone in, say, the 15-to-29-minute band takes 22 minutes. Across all the bands that runs a shade above Statistics Canada’s measured average.
- Employment Insurance. Statistics Canada counts EI beneficiaries each month by census division. Seasonal work makes it swing, so read it as a trend, not a jobless rate.
- The Labour Force Survey. A monthly household survey by Statistics Canada, reported for metro areas and economic regions only. It supplies a recent rate next to the 2021 census figure.
- In work. Everyone with a job, whatever their age, divided by the residents aged 15 to 64 at the 2021 Census: below the municipality the census doesn’t split work by age, and this is the one rate every town and neighbourhood can be given.
- Unemployment. It counts only people who wanted work and had none in May 2021, as a share of those working or searching; students and retirees who weren’t looking stay out of both sides.
- Which towns we compare. Any town of 2,500 or more counts, and so does any city neighbourhood that size; the city as a whole and First Nations reserves don’t. The middle is the median.
- Neighbourhood figures. Capilano’s census figures are summed from its dissemination areas. Commuting flows and Statistics Canada’s timed averages are published only for the whole municipality, so they are on Edmonton’s page.
Questions about work in Capilano
What is the unemployment rate in Capilano?
At the 2021 census 11% of the labour force had no job and was looking (9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns). The latest monthly survey, for the Edmonton metro area, gives 7.1% in October 2026.
What is the average household income in Capilano?
The median household in Capilano had $118,400 before tax in 2020, against $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns.
How do people in Capilano get to work?
By car: 86% of commuters, 4.9% take public transit, 3.4% walk and 1.4% cycle; on census day 29% of those in work worked from home.
How many jobs are there in Capilano?
Jobs are counted by municipality, not neighbourhood: the page for Edmonton has the jobs based there and where its commuters go.
Sources: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population (Census Profile) · Statistics Canada, table 14-10-0323 (EI beneficiaries) · Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey (14-10-0459, 14-10-0462) · Statistics Canada, Canadian Business Counts (33-10-1176) · grades: TownRatings. 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).