Photo: Johntwrl · CC BY-SA 3.0Holyrood: 53% of residents said they have no religion, above 90% of Canadian towns
With households in buildings of five or more storeys at 6.7%, Holyrood is ahead of 76% of Canadian towns on that count. One-person households are more common here than in 72% of Canadian towns. At the 2021 Census, 3,305 people lived in the neighbourhood, in 1,425 households. Residents who moved in within the year account for 14%.
Half of Holyrood is under 40.8, younger than 58% 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 30–34: 8% of residents, 1.3 times the share across Canada’s towns. On the census count, 18% of residents are 65 or over.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Holyrood, 40.8. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
2.3 people per household, fewer than in 68% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
For Holyrood, the census puts one-parent families at 8.4%.
Holyrood: 14% of residents 15 and over live common-law, above 72% of Canadian towns
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Never married and not common-law: 29% of adults (typical: 27%). The share of common-law partners across Canada’s towns is 11%. Across Holyrood, 40% of residents 15 and over are married.
In Holyrood, 40% of households rent their home, more than in 74% 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
Here 68% of households live in a single-detached house, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 64%. Older homes outnumber new: 63% predate 1961, 9.5% date from 2001 or later. The benchmark for renter households across Canada’s towns: 25%.
Half above, half below $94,600 a year in household income
The census asked about income in 2020: a pandemic year, with CERB and other emergency benefits counted in. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
Holyrood’s median household took in $94,600 before tax, 10% more than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). For Alberta’s towns, the median household income is $92,200. 29% of income recipients received COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefits (typical: 28%).
15% 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 30%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Recent arrivals are 32% of immigrants (2011 to 2021), beside 27% across Canada’s towns. Across Holyrood, 5% of residents are not Canadian citizens.
More Indigenous residents than 78% of Canadian towns: 6.6%
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
For Holyrood, the census puts visible minority residents at 13%. As a reference point, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns.
Bilingual residents: 15%, a higher share than 70% of Canadian towns
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, at 2.2%. The wider picture: 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
A larger share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 73% of Canadian towns: 41%
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Across Canada’s towns, 27% of 25- to 64-year-olds hold a degree; in Holyrood, 41%, and 25% have a college or trades credential (typical: 29%). Those with no credential make up 7.2%, next to 9.5% in the typical town.
An employment rate of 57%
Counted in May 2021, during COVID-19, these rates catch the job market before it had recovered. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
57% of residents 15 and over have a job, in line with the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
In its size band (3,255 to 3,355), the 13th youngest of 41 towns
Towns of about this size, placed by median age.
Median ages climb from 21.8 (Arviat) to 61.2 (Electoral Area A, Sunshine Coast) across the group. In age, Holyrood keeps company with Hay River (40.4), Greeningdon (40.6), Compton (41.2) and Saint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska (41.6).
Among its 6 nearest neighbours, 5 are older than Holyrood
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holyrood | 3,305 | — | 40.8 | 18% | 15% |
| Ottewell | 8,040 | 1.1 km | 42.9 | 21% | 15% |
| Forest Heights | 4,118 | 1.5 km | 41.3 | 21% | 16% |
| Bonnie Doon | 6,697 | 1.6 km | 40.5 | 20% | 16% |
| Riverdale | 5,490 | 1.7 km | 43.2 | 21% | 14% |
| King Edward Park | 8,399 | 2.0 km | 41.4 | 16% | 14% |
| Capilano | 5,046 | 2.6 km | 45.9 | 21% | 10% |
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. The figures sum the neighbourhood’s dissemination areas, since the census is published for municipalities only. Medians are estimated from the age and income groups, counts carry Statistics Canada’s rounding, and no 2016 count matches these boundaries.
Questions about Holyrood’s residents
Is Holyrood good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 16%. 46% of households are couple families and 8.4% one-parent families. Schools near Holyrood are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Holyrood?
$94,600 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Holyrood (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Holyrood?
Holyrood had 3,305 residents at the 2021 Census.
What is the average age in Holyrood?
40.8 is the median age, younger than 58% of Canadian towns. Under 15: 16%. 65 and over: 18%.
Is Holyrood bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 15% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 84% speak only English and 0.2% only French; 2.2% grew up with French.
How diverse is Holyrood?
Immigrants make up 15% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 13% are members of a visible minority, and 6.6% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Holyrood?
Christian: 43%. No religion: 53%. Another religion: 3.7%.
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).