Working-age people in Dunluce are less likely to have a job than in 90% of Canadian towns
Workers in Dunluce spend 26.5 minutes on the way to work on average (26 in the middle of Canadian towns). In 2020, a household at the middle of Dunluce had $83,500 before tax, and the middle of Canadian towns sits at $85,900. The 2021 census put unemployment in Dunluce at 17%, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns.
Where Dunluce stands out on work
Fewer people in work than most towns
At the 2021 census 62% of the 15-to-64s were in work (73% in the middle of Canadian towns); across all ages 15 and over, 51%. In work ↓
More unemployment than most towns
On census day in 2021 17% were unemployed, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns; by October 2026 the Labour Force Survey put the area at 7.1%. Unemployment ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada’s 2021 Census, its commuting tables, Employment Insurance and the Labour Force Survey.
Jobs and income in Dunluce earn C−
Better than 23% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #409 of 474 in Alberta.
Its strongest measure is household income; its weakest, the share of 15-to-64s in work.
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.
In Dunluce, 62% of the working-age population has a job
Of the 211 other places of 2,500 people or more in Census Division No. 11, 32 have a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
The labour force, people 15 and over with a job or seeking one, took in 61% of residents that age. A more recent figure, for the wider area: 64% in work in October 2026, by the Labour Force Survey. Statistics Canada counted on 11 May 2021, with much of the country under pandemic rules: more people were out of work or at home than usual.
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.
How Dunluce’s household incomes compare
Before tax, 2020: higher than in 63% of Canadian towns.
144 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, Dunluce sits 9% below. Incomes here are 2020’s and include the pandemic payments, CERB among them, that propped up the lower end.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: median total income of households in 2020, before tax (a neighbourhood’s estimated from its dissemination areas’ income groups).
Without a car, 8.7% of Dunluce’s commuters get to work
By bus, train or subway: 5.7%, against 3.5% in the middle of Canadian towns. By car, truck or van: 88% of commuters, much as in the middle of Alberta’s towns. Only 13% worked at home on census day, against 21% in the middle of Canadian towns.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: main mode of commuting; average durations by mode from table 98-10-0458 (whole municipalities only).
EI claims in Census Division No. 11 run 30% above their 2019 level
Dunluce shares its EI beneficiaries numbers with the rest of Census Division No. 11.
At its peak, in January 2021, 97,990 people were on EI, 3.1 times the 2019 average. That is about 4.2 people on EI for every 100 aged 15 to 64 in the division. Compared with a year earlier, the count in August 2026 fell by 5%.
Statistics Canada, Employment Insurance beneficiaries by census division (14-10-0323): all income benefits, not seasonally adjusted. EI counts are context, not part of any grade.
People receiving Employment Insurance each month, as a share of the 2019 average (100).
Dunluce on foot: a A grade
Better than 87% of Canadian towns on two measures together, #204 of 474 in Alberta.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
How Dunluce ranks: 545th of 686 Canadian towns of 4,300 to 8,200
| # | Place | People | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Labrador City Newfoundland and Labrador | 7,965 | 79% | 5.5% | $146K | A+ |
| 2 | Cornwallis Manitoba | 4,705 | 85% | 2.1% | $99K | A+ |
| 3 | Silverwood Heights Saskatchewan | 8,153 | 81% | 5.8% | $118K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 13 | Altadore Alberta | 7,675 | 80% | 8.1% | $155K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 16 | Parkview Alberta | 5,729 | 80% | 9% | $155K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 18 | Wainwright No. 61 Alberta | 4,576 | 84% | 5.5% | $108K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 543 | Sainte-Anne-des-Monts Quebec | 6,099 | 63% | 14% | $55K | C− |
| 544 | Langstaff Ontario | 8,147 | 68% | 14% | $93K | C− |
| 545 | Dunluce Alberta | 6,079 | 62% | 17% | $84K | C− |
| 546 | Marystown Newfoundland and Labrador | 5,196 | 55% | 20% | $60K | C− |
| 547 | Burrows Central Manitoba | 5,565 | 61% | 11% | $76K | C− |
| … | ||||||
| 686 | Chertsey Quebec | 5,678 | 64% | 8.6% | $58K | D− |
Ordered by Jobs & income Grade: the top three, the places either side of Dunluce, and others among Alberta’s towns.
Work in and around Dunluce
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunluce | 62% | 17% | $84K | 26.5 min | C− | A |
| Rapperswill 1 km | 74% | 11% | $131K | 27.3 min | B+ | B |
| Canossa 1.3 km | 71% | 9.8% | $125K | 26.8 min | B | C+ |
| Oxford 1.4 km | 71% | 12% | $113K | 24.7 min | B | A− |
| Caernarvon 1.5 km | 68% | 16% | $82K | 27 min | C | A |
| Baturyn 1.6 km | 70% | 15% | $96K | 25.3 min | B− | A− |
| Albany 1.8 km | 36% | 10% | $91K | 24.1 min | C | B |
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 Dunluce, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- Unemployment. Unemployed people over the labour force (in work or looking), aged 15 and over, on census day.
- 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. People receiving EI benefits each month, counted for the census division. It follows the local job market; it isn’t an unemployment 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. Working residents per resident of working age (15 to 64), from the 2021 Census.
- Which towns we compare. Medians over towns and neighbourhoods of at least 2,500 residents. Whole cities would swamp them and reserves sit outside the rankings, so neither is in.
- Neighbourhood figures. Dunluce’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 Dunluce
How many jobs are there in Dunluce?
Statistics Canada counts jobs for whole municipalities only; Edmonton has the total and the commuting flows.
What is the unemployment rate in Dunluce?
Two figures answer it: 17% on census day in May 2021 (9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns), and 7.1% for the Edmonton metro area in the Labour Force Survey of October 2026.
What is the average household income in Dunluce?
The median household in Dunluce had $83,500 before tax in 2020, against $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns.
How do people in Dunluce get to work?
By car: 88% of commuters, 5.7% take public transit, 2.3% walk and 0.7% cycle; on census day 13% of those in work worked from home.
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).