Ellerslie is younger than 94% of Canadian towns: a median age of 34
One-person households: 21% here and 27% across Canada’s towns. At the 2021 Census, 5,963 people lived in Ellerslie, in 2,015 households. Here, 14% of residents are aged 15 to 24. Compared with other places, residents without Canadian citizenship are common here: 18%, more than in 89% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Ellerslie
Younger than most towns
Ellerslie’s median age is 34; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 22% are under 15 and 5.8% 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. Most immigrants were born in Asia (75%) or in the Americas (9.5%); 44% of them arrived from 2011 to 2021. Immigrants & newcomers ↓
A mix of backgrounds
Visible minority residents make up 59%, more than in 90% of Canadian towns, and immigrants 42%. Identity & religion ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
5.8% of residents are 65 or over, below 98% of Canadian towns
Every figure here comes from the 2021 Census unless it carries another date. Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
The largest age band is 35–39: 9.6% of residents, 1.5 times the share across Canada’s towns. The share of children under 15 stands at 22%. Across the comparison, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Ellerslie, 34. 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 89% of Canadian towns: 3 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.
On the census count, nearly one in ten households are one-parent families.
Ellerslie sits below 71% of Canadian towns for common-law partners (8.2%)
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
32% of adults are single and have never married; the typical town has 27%. More married residents 15 and over than in 63% of Canadian towns: 50%. The comparison figure for common-law partners is 11% across Canada’s towns.
49% of households live in a single-detached house, below 70% 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
28% of households rent their home; across Canada’s towns the figure is 25%. For Ellerslie, the census puts households in buildings of five or more storeys at 0.7%. Across Canada’s towns, the share of households in single-detached houses is 64%.
Median gross household income: $103,100 a year
Incomes here are for 2020, the year before the census, CERB and other pandemic benefits included. 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; Ellerslie’s, at $103,100, is 20% higher. Within Alberta’s towns, the household in the middle had $92,200. Pandemic benefits reached 40% of residents with an income, against a typical 28%.
42% of residents are immigrants, a share 86% of Canadian towns don’t reach
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
Most immigrants were born in Asia (75%) or in the Americas (9.5%). More residents who moved in within the year than in 66% of Canadian towns: 13%. Across Canada’s towns, the share of immigrants is 17%. 44% of immigrants arrived between 2011 and 2021, against 27% across Canada’s towns.
59% of residents belong to a visible minority, a share 90% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Among other religions: Muslim (9.6%), Sikh (7.4%) and Hindu (6.6%). The share of visible minority residents across Canada’s towns is 15%. 31% of residents said they have no religion, a lower share than in 64% of Canadian towns. Compared with 2.8% across Canada’s towns, 4.2% of residents have an Indigenous identity here.
54% have English as their mother tongue; 5.9% 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
Compared with 7.5% across Canada’s towns, 5.9% of residents speak English and French here. On residents whose mother tongue is French, Ellerslie sits lower than 62% of Canadian towns: 1.2%. At home, 26% mostly speak another language; 2.3% speak neither English nor French.
37% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, more than in 67% of Canadian towns
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
7.4% of those aged 25 to 64 have no formal credential, where the typical town has 9.5%.
67% of adults were employed in May 2021
These rates date from May 2021, during the pandemic, and run lower than a normal year’s. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
More people work here than in the typical town: 67%, against 58% across Canada’s towns.
Ranked by age, 2nd youngest of 41 towns this size
Towns of about this size, placed by median age.
They run from University, at 31.1, to Nutana Urban Centre, at 62. In age, Ellerslie keeps company with University (31.1), Homesteader (34.1) and Broadway-Assiniboine (35.3).
Of the 6 towns nearest Ellerslie, 2 are older
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellerslie | 5,963 | — | 34 | 5.8% | 42% |
| Summerside | 16,760 | 1.4 km | 33.6 | 5.9% | 35% |
| Walker | 13,388 | 1.7 km | 32.2 | 4.9% | 54% |
| Anthony Henday South East | 4,960 | 1.8 km | 41.5 | 18% | 20% |
| Charlesworth | 8,135 | 1.9 km | 32.3 | 5.8% | 48% |
| Satoo | 2,517 | 2.1 km | 41.7 | 19% | 25% |
| The Orchards At Ellerslie | 6,267 | 2.4 km | 31.3 | 3% | 45% |
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. Some things the page can’t show: the Census Profile asks nothing about unpaid care, cars or internet access, and gives no change by age since 2016. Ethnic origins beyond visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted.
- The census’s own words. In the census, “visible minority” is the Employment Equity Act’s term for people who are non-white in colour or race and not Indigenous. Like immigrant status, Indigenous identity and religion, which residents reported themselves, it is compared with other towns, never turned into a label.
- Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns. The middle of Alberta’s towns of 2,500 or more comes first, the middle of all Canadian towns second; cities as a whole and First Nations reserves stay out, and percentiles are within Canada.
Questions about Ellerslie’s residents
What is the population of Ellerslie?
5,963, at the 2021 Census: Statistics Canada makes no later estimate for Ellerslie alone.
What is the average age in Ellerslie?
34 is the median age, younger than 94% of Canadian towns. Under 15: 22%. 65 and over: 5.8%.
Is Ellerslie bilingual?
English and French: 5.9% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 92%. French only: 0.1%. French mother tongue: 1.2%.
How diverse is Ellerslie?
Immigrants make up 42% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 59% are members of a visible minority, and 4.2% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Ellerslie?
Christian: 44%. No religion: 31%. Another religion: 25%.
Is Ellerslie good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 22%. 53% of households are couple families and 8.7% one-parent families. Schools near Ellerslie are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Ellerslie?
$103,100 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Ellerslie (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
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).