A median age of 34.9: Granville is younger than 91% of Canadian towns
With renter households at 11%, Granville is behind 87% of Canadian towns on that count. The neighbourhood had 2,994 residents in 915 households at the 2021 Census. The census found that 6.7% of residents lived at another address a year earlier here. Few places have so few one-person households: 14% here, fewer than in 92% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Granville
More immigrants than most towns
43% 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 (71%) and in Europe (12%); 39% of them arrived from 2011 to 2021. Immigrants & newcomers ↓
Younger than most towns
Half of Granville’s residents are under 34.9 and half over; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 26% are under 15 and 7.2% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
A mix of backgrounds
56% of residents belong to a visible minority, more than in 88% of Canadian towns; 43% are immigrants. Identity & religion ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
In Granville, 7.2% of residents are 65 or over, fewer than in 97% of Canadian towns
All figures are the 2021 Census’s unless another date is shown. Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
Residents aged 15 to 24: 12%, above 71% of Canadian towns. Measured more widely, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Granville, 34.9. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
Bigger households than 96% of Canadian towns: 3.3 people each on average
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
By its share of one-parent families (5.4%), Granville is below 89% of Canadian towns.
Granville ranks above 97% of Canadian towns on married residents 15 and over: 62%
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
6.1% of residents 15 and over live common-law, against 11% across Canada’s towns. Never married and not common-law: 25% of adults (typical: 27%).
A larger share of households in single-detached houses than 54% of Canadian towns: 67%
Houses and apartments, owners and renters, older and newer homes. 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. By way of comparison, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns.
$136,900 a year is the median household income here
Incomes are 2020’s, the census’s reference year, and include pandemic benefits such as CERB. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
The middle household in Granville had $136,900 before tax, 59% above the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The median across Alberta’s towns is $92,200. Pandemic payments such as CERB reached 34% of income recipients here, against 28% in the typical town.
In Granville, 43% of residents are immigrants, more than in 87% of Canadian towns
Immigrants by continent of birth and when they arrived, citizenship, and who moved in recently.
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
With residents without Canadian citizenship at 13%, Granville is ahead of 77% of Canadian towns on that count. The largest groups of immigrants were born in Asia (71%) and in Europe (12%). The comparison figure for immigrants is 17% across Canada’s towns.
A larger share of visible minority residents than 88% of Canadian towns: 56%
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Other faiths: Muslim (4.4%) and Hindu (3.5%). The usual figure: 15% of residents belong to a visible minority across Canada’s towns. At 2.5%, the share of Indigenous residents is in line with the figure across Canada’s towns.
English is the mother tongue of 55%, and 5.3% speak French as well
English, French and the other languages people grew up with or speak at home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
On residents whose mother tongue is French, 0.8% here is much the same as across Canada’s towns. At home: English 68%, French 0.5%. Granville has fewer bilingual residents than 71% of Canadian towns, at 5.3%.
Granville: 44% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, above 78% of Canadian towns
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No certificate, diploma or degree is held by 6%; in the typical town the share is 9.5%. As a yardstick, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
In work on census day: 69% of adults
Counted in May 2021, during COVID-19, these rates catch the job market before it had recovered. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
69% of residents 15 and over have a job; across Canada’s towns the typical share is 58%.
4th lowest median age among 41 towns of 2,951 to 3,040
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
Median ages climb from 29.9 (Albany) to 58.4 (Electoral Area C, Strathcona) across the group. By median age, Granville sits among Allendale (33.7), South Portage (34), Sunnyside (35.1) and Lauderdale (37.4).
Granville sits below 5 of its 6 closest neighbours on median age
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granville | 2,994 | — | 34.9 | 7.2% | 43% |
| Glastonbury | 9,745 | 0.9 km | 42.5 | 17% | 31% |
| The Hamptons | 12,008 | 2.0 km | 35.1 | 5.5% | 35% |
| Lymburn | 7,231 | 2.3 km | 38.8 | 14% | 29% |
| Suder Greens | 2,928 | 2.4 km | 37.6 | 11% | 34% |
| Rosenthal | 4,873 | 2.5 km | 33.5 | 5.2% | 48% |
| Ormsby Place | 4,412 | 2.6 km | 37.1 | 12% | 33% |
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. 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. Missing from the census as published: unpaid care, cars and internet access, and the shift in each age band since 2016. Ethnic origins past visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted here.
- The census’s own words. “Visible minority” is the census’s term from the Employment Equity Act: people, other than Indigenous peoples, who are non-white in colour or race. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are as residents answered. The page compares them with other towns and never labels a town by them.
Questions about Granville’s residents
How diverse is Granville?
43% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 56% belong to a visible minority and 2.5% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Granville?
54% are Christian and 35% have no religion; 11% follow another religion.
Is Granville good for families?
Under 15: 26% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 65% of households. One-parent families: 5.4%. Schools near Granville are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Granville?
The median household in Granville took in $136,900 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Granville?
Granville had 2,994 residents at the 2021 Census.
What is the average age in Granville?
A median age of 34.9, younger than 91% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 26%, and people 65 and over 7.2%.
Is Granville bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 5.3% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 93% speak only English and 0.2% only French; 0.8% grew up with French.
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).