In Delwood, 12% of residents have an Indigenous identity, more than in 90% of Canadian towns
Against a figure of 64% across Canada’s towns, the share of households in single-detached houses in Delwood comes in at 83%. The neighbourhood has more one-parent families than 84% of Canadian towns, at 11%. At the 2021 Census, 3,491 people lived in the neighbourhood, in 1,375 households. For Delwood, the census puts residents aged 65 and over at 22%.
What stands out about the people of Delwood
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
12% of residents identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit, more than in 90% of Canadian towns; 5.1% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A median age of 44.3: Delwood is older than 63% of Canadian towns
All figures are the 2021 Census’s unless another date is shown. Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
Compared with 16% across Canada’s towns, 15% of residents are under 15 here. The largest age band is 30–34: 7.4% of residents.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Delwood, 44.3. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
2.5 people per household, more than in 62% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
27% of households are one person living alone.
41% of residents 15 and over are married, fewer than in 65% of Canadian towns
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Against a figure of 11% across Canada’s towns, the share of common-law partners in Delwood comes in at 9.1%. The wider picture: 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns.
In Delwood, 21% of households rent their home, fewer than in 61% of Canadian towns
The kinds of homes people live in, who owns and who rents, and how old the homes are. 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. Set beside that, 25% of households rent their home across Canada’s towns.
Household income, middle of the range: $85,700 a year
Census incomes are for 2020, the year before the census, when CERB and other pandemic benefits topped up many households. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
Half of Delwood’s households had a total income above $85,700 and half below, close to the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Among Alberta’s towns, the typical figure is $92,200. 31% of income recipients received COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefits (typical: 28%).
Fewer residents who moved in within the year than 72% of Canadian towns: 9%
Birthplaces and arrival years of immigrants, citizenship and recent moves.
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
The largest groups of immigrants were born in Asia (40%) and in Europe (28%). The usual figure: 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns. Here a fifth of residents are immigrants, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 17%.
In Delwood, 46% of residents said they have no religion, more than in 81% of Canadian towns
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Other faiths: Muslim (5.7%). Across Canada’s towns, just over a third of residents said they have no religion. The share of visible minority residents is 21%, against 15% across Canada’s towns.
70% have English as their mother tongue; 5.4% also speak French
Who can speak English and French, mother tongue, and the language spoken most at home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
Across Canada’s towns, 7.5% of residents speak English and French; in Delwood, 5.4%. At home: English 82%, French 0.3%.
11% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, fewer than in 94% of Canadian towns
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Holding no credential: 14% (typical 9.5%). Across the comparison, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
Employment: 50% of residents 15 and over had a job
May 2021 was still a pandemic month: the census’s work figures reflect that. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
50% of residents 15 and over have a job, against a typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 22% are 65 or more.
Oldest by rank: 17th of 41 towns of 3,430 to 3,554 people
Towns of about this size, placed by median age.
Median ages climb from 33.5 (Richfield) to 61.2 (Electoral Area F, Columbia-Shuswap) across the group. By median age, Delwood sits among Virginia Park (43.8), Glenview West (44), Three Hills (44.8) and Fairfield (46).
Delwood is younger than 2 of its 6 nearest neighbours
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. Built up from dissemination areas: Statistics Canada stops at the municipality. Rounded counts are added together and medians estimated from the published groups. The 2016 areas don’t line up with these, so the change since 2016 isn’t shown.
- 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. “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.
Questions about Delwood’s residents
What is the median income in Delwood?
The median household in Delwood took in $85,700 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Delwood?
3,491, at the 2021 Census: Statistics Canada makes no later estimate for Delwood alone.
What is the average age in Delwood?
A median age of 44.3, older than 63% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 15%, and people 65 and over 22%.
Is Delwood bilingual?
English and French: 5.4% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 92%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 1.9%.
How diverse is Delwood?
20% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 21% belong to a visible minority and 12% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Delwood?
46% are Christian and 46% have no religion; 8% follow another religion.
Is Delwood good for families?
Under 15: 15% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 46% of households. One-parent families: 11%. Schools near Delwood are on its Schools page.
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).