Younger than 97% of Canadian towns: half of Charlesworth is under 32.3
With one-person households at 16%, Charlesworth is behind 87% of Canadian towns on that count. The 2021 Census counted 8,135 residents in 2,645 households. 22% of residents are not Canadian citizens. Residents who moved in within the year are more common here than in 84% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Charlesworth
Younger than most towns
Charlesworth’s median age is 32.3; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 24% are under 15 and 5.8% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
More immigrants than most towns
Immigrants make up 48% of residents; the medians are 25% across Alberta’s towns and 17% across Canada’s towns. The largest groups of immigrants were born in Asia (82%) and in Africa (6.7%), and 48% arrived from 2011 to 2021. Immigrants & newcomers ↓
A mix of backgrounds
66% of residents belong to a visible minority, more than in 92% of Canadian towns; 48% are immigrants. Identity & religion ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Fewer residents aged 65 and over than 98% of Canadian towns: 5.8%
All figures are the 2021 Census’s unless another date is shown. Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
With children under 15 at 24%, Charlesworth is ahead of 96% of Canadian towns on that count. The wider picture: 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Charlesworth, 32.3. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
Larger households than 92% of Canadian towns: 3.1 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.
Where nearly one in ten households are one-parent families across Canada’s towns, Charlesworth has 6.6%.
A higher share of married residents 15 and over than 85% of Canadian towns, at 56%
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Single and never married: 27% of adults, against a typical 27%. Against that, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. The share of common-law partners stands at 8.2%.
Households in single-detached houses: 67%, a higher share than 54% of Canadian towns
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
93% of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 0.8% built before 1961. For households in single-detached houses, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 64%. Households in buildings of five or more storeys make up 0.2%, close to the figure across Canada’s towns.
Households here have a median income of $112,100 a year
Incomes are 2020’s, the census’s reference year, and include pandemic benefits such as CERB. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
The median across Canada’s towns is $86,000; Charlesworth’s, at $112,100, is 30% higher. Alberta’s towns have a median of $92,200. Pandemic benefits reached 37% of residents with an income, against a typical 28%.
In Charlesworth, 48% of residents are immigrants, more than in 90% 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 55%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
The largest groups of immigrants were born in Asia (82%) and in Africa (6.7%). On average, 17% of residents are immigrants across Canada’s towns.
Visible minority residents: 66%, a higher share than 92% of Canadian towns
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Other faiths: Sikh (17%), Hindu (14%) and Muslim (7.3%). Across Canada’s towns, the share of visible minority residents is 15%. Few places have so few residents with no religion: 26% here, fewer than in just over three quarters of Canadian towns. Indigenous residents are about as common here as across Canada’s towns, at 2.5%.
Beyond English and French: 53% grew up with another language
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
At home: English 56%, French 0.9%. Few places have so few bilingual residents: 5.7% here, fewer than in two thirds of Canadian towns. There is little gap on residents whose mother tongue is French: 1.6%, about the same as across Canada’s towns.
Above 72% of Canadian towns: 40% 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, 7.3% hold no certificate of any kind, against 9.5% in the typical town. The wider picture: 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
70% 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.
The employment rate of 70% is above the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
Youngest by rank: 3rd of 41 towns of 8,008 to 8,283 people
The Canadian towns closest in population, from youngest to oldest.
The youngest is Taber (27.4) and the oldest Haliburton Village (59.2). Closest in median age to Charlesworth are Taber (27.4), South Pointe (30.5), Allard (32.4) and Secord (32.4).
Nearby, 5 of 6 towns have older populations than Charlesworth
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlesworth | 8,135 | — | 32.3 | 5.8% | 48% |
| Walker | 13,388 | 0.9 km | 32.2 | 4.9% | 54% |
| Anthony Henday South East | 4,960 | 1.7 km | 41.5 | 18% | 20% |
| Sakaw | 3,453 | 1.7 km | 39.3 | 19% | 32% |
| Ellerslie | 5,963 | 1.9 km | 34 | 5.8% | 42% |
| Crawford Plains | 3,075 | 2.3 km | 38.4 | 12% | 31% |
| Summerside | 16,760 | 2.5 km | 33.6 | 5.9% | 35% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- Neighbourhoods are sums of small areas. Statistics Canada publishes the census for municipalities, not neighbourhoods, so these figures add up the dissemination areas inside the neighbourhood. Counts are sums of StatCan’s rounded counts; the median age and income are worked out from the published age and income groups; and 2016 areas don’t add up to these, so 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.
Questions about Charlesworth’s residents
What is the population of Charlesworth?
8,135, at the 2021 Census: Statistics Canada makes no later estimate for Charlesworth alone.
What is the average age in Charlesworth?
A median age of 32.3, younger than 97% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 24%, and people 65 and over 5.8%.
Is Charlesworth bilingual?
5.7% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 0.2% speak French only and 91% English only. French is the mother tongue of 1.6%.
How diverse is Charlesworth?
48% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 66% belong to a visible minority and 2.5% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Charlesworth?
35% are Christian and 26% have no religion; 39% follow another religion.
Is Charlesworth good for families?
Under 15: 24% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 58% of households. One-parent families: 6.6%. Schools near Charlesworth are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Charlesworth?
The median household in Charlesworth took in $112,100 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
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).