In Gold Bar, 52% of residents said they have no religion, more than in 89% of Canadian towns
48% of immigrants arrived between 2011 and 2021, against 27% across Canada’s towns. Census figures put households in single-detached houses at 76% in Gold Bar. The median age locally is 39.2, lower than in 69% of Canadian towns. The neighbourhood counted 2,685 residents and 1,085 households at the 2021 Census.
16% of residents are 65 or over, below 64% of Canadian towns
The figures are the 2021 Census’s, except where another date is given. Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
No age band is larger than 30–34: 8.6% of residents, 1.4 times the share across Canada’s towns. 18% of residents are under 15, a higher share than in 66% of Canadian towns. For comparison, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Gold Bar, 39.2. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
24% of households are one person living alone, fewer than in 59% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Shared houses stand out: 7.8% of households are unrelated adults living together, more than in 91% of Canadian towns. One-parent families account for 9.6%. Across Canada’s towns, the share of one-person households is 27%. At 2.5 people, the average household compares with 2.4 across Canada’s towns.
Common-law partners: 13%, a higher share than 66% of Canadian towns
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
30% of adults have never married and don’t live common-law (typical: 27%). For Gold Bar, the census puts married residents 15 and over at 42%. The share of common-law partners across Canada’s towns is 11%.
Renter households make up 33% in Gold Bar, more than in 65% of Canadian towns
Dwelling types, tenure and age of the housing. 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
Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. For comparison, a quarter of households rent their home across Canada’s towns.
$103,800 a year is the median household income here
The income year is 2020: a year of pandemic benefits such as CERB, which the figures count. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
The middle household in Gold Bar had $103,800 before tax, 21% above the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). $92,200 is the median household income across Alberta’s towns. The pandemic’s benefits: 29% of income recipients, against 28% in the typical town.
12% of residents are immigrants
Where immigrants were born and when they came, and how recently residents moved in.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 30%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
The share of immigrants trails 60% of Canadian towns: 12%. Immigrants here were most often born in Asia (52%), then in Europe (26%). 11% lived at another address a year earlier, fewer than the typical 11% across Canada’s towns.
8% of residents have an Indigenous identity, a share 82% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Across Canada’s towns, the share of visible minority residents is 15%; Gold Bar has 11%. The benchmark for Indigenous residents across Canada’s towns: 2.8%.
English is the mother tongue of 85%, and 6.2% speak French as well
The official languages residents can speak, and the ones they learned first.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
For Gold Bar, the census puts residents whose mother tongue is French at 1.5%. On bilingual residents, Gold Bar sits lower than 61% of Canadian towns: 6.2%.
Gold Bar: 29% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, above 53% of Canadian towns
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 12%; in the typical town the share is 9.5%. Elsewhere, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
60% of residents 15 and over were in work
The census counted work in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so read these rates as a pandemic snapshot. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
At 60%, the share in work is about the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
In its size band (2,646 to 2,724), the 10th youngest of 41 towns
The Canadian towns closest in population, from youngest to oldest.
The youngest of these towns is La Ronge, at 31; the oldest, Electoral Area A, Central Kootenay, is at 60. Nearest to Gold Bar in age: Grey (38.8), La Présentation (39.2), Tumbler Ridge (39.6) and Delton (40.3).
Among its 6 nearest neighbours, 5 are older than Gold Bar
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Bar | 2,685 | — | 39.2 | 16% | 12% |
| Capilano | 5,046 | 1.1 km | 45.9 | 21% | 10% |
| Ottewell | 8,040 | 1.9 km | 42.9 | 21% | 15% |
| Forest Heights | 4,118 | 2.4 km | 41.3 | 21% | 16% |
| Beverly Heights | 3,252 | 2.6 km | 45.5 | 22% | 17% |
| Holyrood | 3,305 | 2.8 km | 40.8 | 18% | 15% |
| Rundle Heights | 5,175 | 2.9 km | 32.9 | 10% | 30% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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. The Census Profile has no unpaid care, cars or internet access, and no change by age since 2016; ethnic origins beyond visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted here.
- 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.
Questions about Gold Bar’s residents
What religion are people in Gold Bar?
Christian: 44%. No religion: 52%. Another religion: 3.6%.
Is Gold Bar good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 18%. 49% of households are couple families and 9.6% one-parent families. Schools near Gold Bar are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Gold Bar?
$103,800 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Gold Bar (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Gold Bar?
Gold Bar had 2,685 residents at the 2021 Census.
What is the average age in Gold Bar?
39.2 is the median age, younger than 69% of Canadian towns. Under 15: 18%. 65 and over: 16%.
Is Gold Bar bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 6.2% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 94% speak only English and 0% only French; 1.5% grew up with French.
How diverse is Gold Bar?
Immigrants make up 12% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 11% are members of a visible minority, and 8% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
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).