Fraser: 11% of residents have an Indigenous identity, above 88% of Canadian towns
Half of Fraser’s residents are under 37.8, younger than in 78% of Canadian towns. The neighbourhood counted 3,973 residents and 1,500 households at the 2021 Census. Census figures put children under 15 at 19% locally. Of the immigrants living here, 37% came between 2011 and 2021; across Canada’s towns the share is 27%.
Fewer residents aged 65 and over than 82% of Canadian towns: 13%
Unless a figure says otherwise, it is from the 2021 Census. Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
The biggest five-year age group is 30–34, with nearly one in ten residents, 1.3 times the share across Canada’s towns. For comparison, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns. Across Fraser, 11% of residents are aged 15 to 24.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Fraser, 37.8. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women.
More one-parent families than 87% of Canadian towns: 11%
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
With one-person households at 24%, Fraser is behind 62% of Canadian towns on that count. To put it in context, 8.2% of households are one-parent families across Canada’s towns. A household here holds 2.7 people on average.
Common-law partners make up 9.3% in Fraser, less than in 62% of Canadian towns
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%). The census found that 47% of residents 15 and over are married in Fraser. The comparison figure for common-law partners is 11% across Canada’s towns.
Fraser ranks below 59% of Canadian towns on households in single-detached houses: 57%
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
Newer homes outnumber old: 26% date from 2001 or later, 0.7% from before 1961. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. Across Canada’s towns, the share of households in single-detached houses is 64%. 25% of households rent their home across Canada’s towns, against 22% in Fraser.
$96,200 a year: the median household income
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; Fraser’s, at $96,200, is 12% higher. The figure for Alberta’s towns: $92,200. Pandemic benefits reached 33% of residents with an income, against a typical 28%.
More immigrants than 67% of Canadian towns: 27%
Immigrants, newcomers and movers.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 35%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
The largest groups of immigrants were born in Asia (44%) and in Africa (23%). Compared with other places, residents who moved in within the year are common here: 12%, more than in just over three fifths of Canadian towns. Across Canada’s towns, the share of immigrants is 17%. 7.7% of residents are not Canadian citizens; across Canada’s towns the figure is 5.8%.
Fraser ranks above 74% of Canadian towns on visible minority residents: 36%
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
37% of residents said they have no religion (Canada’s towns: 35%). The comparison figure for visible minority residents is 15% across Canada’s towns. Among other religions: Muslim (4.7%), Sikh (3.8%) and Hindu (2.6%).
English is the mother tongue of 73%, and 4.3% 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
Compared with 7.5% across Canada’s towns, 4.3% of residents speak English and French here. 12% most often speak a language other than English or French at home, and 1.9% speak neither official language.
A smaller share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 62% of Canadian towns: 22%
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No certificate, diploma or degree is held by 13%; in the typical town the share is 9.5%. Typically, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
An employment rate of 60%
The census was taken in May 2021, during the pandemic, so these rates show a labour market still recovering. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
60% of residents 15 and over have a job; across Canada’s towns the typical share is 58%.
10th lowest median age among 41 towns of 3,903 to 4,053
Median age of the Canadian towns nearest in population; hover a dot.
Median ages climb from 30.9 (Maple) to 59.2 (Okanagan Falls) across the group. Next to Fraser on this scale come York (37), Normanview Residents Group (37.7), Belmead (38) and Bridgeport East (38.7).
3 of the 6 nearest towns are older than Fraser
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fraser | 3,973 | — | 37.8 | 13% | 27% |
| Bannerman | 5,187 | 0.9 km | 37 | 14% | 24% |
| Kirkness | 5,279 | 0.9 km | 35.5 | 10% | 38% |
| Edmonton Energy And Technology Park | 5,225 | 1.3 km | 39.2 | 14% | 17% |
| Kernohan | 3,020 | 1.8 km | 40.8 | 18% | 21% |
| Miller | 3,294 | 2.2 km | 39.6 | 17% | 34% |
| Clareview Town Centre | 3,800 | 2.4 km | 32.1 | 6.6% | 45% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. 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. 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. These are self-reported answers: Indigenous identity, immigrant status, religion. The census’s “visible minority” comes from the Employment Equity Act (non-white in colour or race, Indigenous peoples aside), and the page sets each beside other towns without labelling any.
Questions about Fraser’s residents
Is Fraser bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 4.3% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 94% speak only English and 0.1% only French; 1.4% grew up with French.
How diverse is Fraser?
Immigrants: 27% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 36%. Indigenous identity: 11%.
What religion are people in Fraser?
37% said they have no religion and 49% that they are Christian; 14% named another faith.
Is Fraser good for families?
19% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 48% of households and one-parent families 11%. Schools near Fraser are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Fraser?
Half of Fraser’s households had more than $96,200 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of Fraser?
The 2021 Census counted 3,973 people in Fraser.
What is the average age in Fraser?
The median age is 37.8, younger than 78% of Canadian towns. 19% are under 15 and 13% 65 or older.
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).