Half of Edgemont is under 31.9, younger than 98% of Canadian towns
16% of households are one person living alone (Canada’s towns: 27%). Census day 2021: 5,059 residents and 1,725 households in Edgemont. In Edgemont, 20% of residents are not Canadian citizens. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Edgemont
Younger than most towns
Half of Edgemont’s residents are under 31.9 and half over; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 27% are under 15 and 4.4% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
More immigrants than most towns
42% of residents are immigrants, against 25% across Alberta’s towns and 17% across Canada’s towns. The largest groups of immigrants were born in Asia (68%) and in Europe (13%); 64% of them arrived from 2011 to 2021. Immigrants & newcomers ↓
A mix of backgrounds
Visible minority residents make up 56%, more than in 88% of Canadian towns, and immigrants 42%. Identity & religion ↓
A neighbourhood people move to
22% of residents lived at another address a year before the census, 2 times the typical share; 71% moved within five years. Immigrants & newcomers ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Residents aged 65 and over: 4.4%, a lower share than 99% of Canadian towns
The 2021 Census is the source of every figure here unless a date says otherwise. Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
By its share of children under 15 (27%), Edgemont is above 99% of Canadian towns. Measured more widely, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns. More residents are 35–39 than any other five-year age: 13% of residents, 2 times the share across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Edgemont, 31.9. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split.
2.9 people per household, more than in 88% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
In Edgemont, 7.8% of households are one-parent families.
A higher share of married residents 15 and over than 89% of Canadian towns, at 58%
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
23% of adults are single and have never married; the typical town has 27%. As a reference point, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. Common-law partners account for 12%.
Renter households make up 15% in Edgemont, less than in 75% 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
Across Edgemont, nearly two thirds of households live in a single-detached house. Renter households: 25% across Canada’s towns, for comparison.
Median gross household income: $121,500 a year
The census asked about income in 2020: a pandemic year, with CERB and other emergency benefits counted in. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
The median across Canada’s towns is $86,000; Edgemont’s, at $121,500, is 41% higher. Alberta’s towns have a median of $92,200. Pandemic benefits reached 37% of residents with an income, against a typical 28%.
Above 86% of Canadian towns: 42% of residents are immigrants
Birthplaces and arrival years of immigrants, citizenship and recent moves.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 50%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Of the immigrants living here, 64% came between 2011 and 2021; across Canada’s towns the share is 27%. To put it in context, 17% of residents are immigrants across Canada’s towns. On the census count, just over a fifth of residents lived at another address a year earlier.
Edgemont: 56% of residents belong to a visible minority, above 88% of Canadian towns
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Among other religions: Muslim (7.9%), Hindu (2.8%) and Buddhist (2.4%). The usual figure: 15% of residents belong to a visible minority across Canada’s towns. 3.3% of residents have an Indigenous identity, about the same as across Canada’s towns.
English is the mother tongue of 59%, and 5.6% speak French as well
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
Residents whose mother tongue is French are about as common here as across Canada’s towns: 0.9%. 21% most often speak a language other than English or French at home, and 1.3% speak neither official language. Edgemont has fewer bilingual residents than 68% of Canadian towns, at 5.6%.
More degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 76% of Canadian towns: 43%
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
With no certificate, diploma or degree: 4.2%, beside a typical 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 75%
The census counted work in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so read these rates as a pandemic snapshot. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Employment runs above the middle of Canada’s towns (58%), at 75%.
Among 41 towns of 4,969 to 5,138 people, the 2nd youngest
Towns of about this size, placed by median age.
They run from River-Osborne, at 31.6, to Northern Bruce Peninsula, at 61.6. By median age, Edgemont sits among River-Osborne (31.6), Bridgwater Forest (33.7) and Queen Alexandra (34.1).
Edgemont is younger than every town around it
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgemont | 5,059 | — | 31.9 | 4.4% | 42% |
| The Hamptons | 12,008 | 1.4 km | 35.1 | 5.5% | 35% |
| Jamieson Place | 3,813 | 2.5 km | 44 | 16% | 29% |
| Cameron Heights | 3,710 | 3.1 km | 41.7 | 14% | 29% |
| Granville | 2,994 | 3.4 km | 34.9 | 7.2% | 43% |
| Ormsby Place | 4,412 | 3.6 km | 37.1 | 12% | 33% |
| Glastonbury | 9,745 | 3.8 km | 42.5 | 17% | 31% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What these tables don’t give. Unpaid care, car ownership and internet access aren’t in the Census Profile, nor is the change by age since 2016. Ethnic origins other than visible minority and Indigenous identity are left out of the charts.
- 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. Each comparison is its own median: over Alberta’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, and over all Canadian towns of that size (whole cities and First Nations reserves left out). Percentiles are within Canada only.
- 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.
Questions about Edgemont’s residents
Is Edgemont good for families?
Under 15: 27% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 64% of households. One-parent families: 7.8%. Schools near Edgemont are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Edgemont?
The median household in Edgemont took in $121,500 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Edgemont?
The 2021 Census counted 5,059 people in Edgemont.
What is the average age in Edgemont?
A median age of 31.9, younger than 98% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 27%, and people 65 and over 4.4%.
Is Edgemont bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 5.6% are. Another 0.1% speak only French and 93% only English, and French is the first language of 0.9%.
How diverse is Edgemont?
42% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 56% belong to a visible minority and 3.3% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Edgemont?
53% are Christian and 34% have no religion; 14% follow another religion.
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).