16% of residents are not Canadian citizens, more than in 84% of Canadian towns
Across Canada’s towns, 25% of households rent their home; in Duggan, 41%. The median age locally is 39.4, lower than in 68% of Canadian towns. The 2021 Census put the neighbourhood’s population at 6,247, in 2,520 households. Immigrants: nearly a third of the total.
12% of residents are aged 15 to 24, more than in 71% of Canadian towns
The 2021 Census is the source of every figure here unless a date says otherwise. Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
20% of residents are 65 or over; across Canada’s towns the figure is 19%. Locally, 16% of residents are under 15.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Duggan, 39.4. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
A higher share of one-parent families than 79% of Canadian towns, at 10%
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.
Across Canada’s towns, 27% of households are one person living alone; in Duggan, 29%. The benchmark for one-parent families across Canada’s towns: 8.2%. Average household size: 2.4 people.
Duggan sits below 82% of Canadian towns for common-law partners (6.7%)
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
30% of adults have never married and don’t live common-law (typical: 27%). Set beside that, 11% of residents 15 and over live common-law across Canada’s towns.
Only 52% of households live in a single-detached house in Duggan
Occupied homes by type, by owners and renters, and by when they were built. 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
4.9% of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 3.6% built before 1961. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. For households in single-detached houses, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 64%.
Household income, middle of the range: $85,800 a year
Incomes here are for 2020, the year before the census, CERB and other pandemic benefits included. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
Half of Duggan’s households had a total income above $85,800 and half below, close to the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Household incomes across Alberta’s towns have a median of $92,200. In 2020, 30% of income recipients drew a COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefit; the typical town had 28%.
13% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, a share 64% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Immigrants, newcomers and movers.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 40%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Most recent wave: 49% of immigrants arrived in 2011–2021 (Canada’s towns: 27%). Residents who moved in within the year: 11% across Canada’s towns, for comparison.
Duggan: 37% of residents belong to a visible minority, above 75% of Canadian towns
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Among other religions: Muslim (8.2%) and Hindu (4.1%). Typically, 15% of residents belong to a visible minority across Canada’s towns. Duggan has more Indigenous residents than 71% of Canadian towns, at 5.1%. What’s more, the share of residents with no religion is 36%, against 35% across Canada’s towns.
English is the mother tongue of 61%, and 7.3% speak French as well
Knowledge of the two official languages, first languages, and the language of home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
Duggan sits close to the norm on residents whose mother tongue is French: 1.9%, about the same as across Canada’s towns. At home, 19% mostly speak another language; 1.8% speak neither English nor French.
Duggan: 44% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, above 77% of Canadian towns
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No certificate, diploma or degree is held by 8.2%; in the typical town the share is 9.5%. The wider picture: 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
An employment rate of 55%
Counted in May 2021, during COVID-19, these rates catch the job market before it had recovered. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
At 55%, fewer residents are in work than the typical 58% across Canada’s towns, and 20% are 65 or over.
14th lowest median age among 41 towns of 6,129 to 6,361
Median age of the Canadian towns nearest in population; hover a dot.
The Orchards At Ellerslie is the youngest of them at 31.3; Peachland, at 60, the oldest. Next to Duggan on this scale come Les Coteaux (38.8), Neepawa (38.8), Delta East (39.9) and Glenora (40.4).
Duggan sits below 2 of its 6 closest neighbours on median age
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duggan | 6,247 | — | 39.4 | 20% | 32% |
| Empire Park | 4,817 | 1.2 km | 30.9 | 8.2% | 30% |
| Greenfield | 3,710 | 1.2 km | 44.3 | 21% | 21% |
| Ermineskin | 7,483 | 1.7 km | 41.4 | 24% | 36% |
| Sweet Grass | 2,616 | 1.7 km | 38.7 | 17% | 33% |
| Royal Gardens | 3,392 | 1.8 km | 35.2 | 13% | 33% |
| Pleasantview | 3,746 | 1.9 km | 38.2 | 15% | 32% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Neighbourhoods are sums of small areas. Statistics Canada reports the census by municipality; a neighbourhood’s figures are the sum of its dissemination areas, rounded counts and all, with medians estimated from age and income groups and no 2016 count, as the 2016 areas don’t fit.
- 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.
- The census’s own words. The census takes “visible minority” from the Employment Equity Act: anyone other than Indigenous peoples who is non-white in colour or race. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are what residents reported, compared here with other towns and never used as a label.
- Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns. A figure here is set beside two middles, the median across Alberta’s places of 2,500 people or more and the median across all Canadian towns that size; reserves and entire cities are excluded from both.
Questions about Duggan’s residents
What is the average age in Duggan?
The median age is 39.4, younger than 68% of Canadian towns. 16% are under 15 and 20% 65 or older.
Is Duggan bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 7.3% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 90% speak only English and 0.2% only French; 1.9% grew up with French.
How diverse is Duggan?
Immigrants: 32% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 37%. Indigenous identity: 5.1%.
What religion are people in Duggan?
36% said they have no religion and 48% that they are Christian; 16% named another faith.
Is Duggan good for families?
16% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 49% of households and one-parent families 10%. Schools near Duggan are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Duggan?
Half of Duggan’s households had more than $85,800 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of Duggan?
6,247, at the 2021 Census: Statistics Canada makes no later estimate for Duggan alone.
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).