Half of Homesteader is under 34.1, younger than 93% of Canadian towns
In Homesteader, 15% of households are one-parent families, beside 8.2% across Canada’s towns. The neighbourhood counted 6,059 residents and 2,205 households at the 2021 Census. 45% of residents belong to a visible minority. On immigrants, Homesteader sits higher than 77% of Canadian towns: 34%.
What stands out about the people of Homesteader
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
An Indigenous identity is reported by 11% of residents, more than in 89% of Canadian towns, and 4.8% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Younger than most towns
Half of Homesteader’s residents are under 34.1 and half over; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 23% are under 15 and 12% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
A neighbourhood of renters
55% of households rent their home, more than in 88% of Canadian towns; 30% live in an apartment. Homes ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
23% of residents are under 15, more than in 95% of Canadian towns
The 2021 Census is the source of every figure here unless a date says otherwise. Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
More residents are 35–39 than any other five-year age: 8.8% of residents, 1.4 times the share across Canada’s towns. Set beside that, 16% of residents are under 15 across Canada’s towns. Residents aged 65 and over: just over a tenth of the total.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Homesteader, 34.1. 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 79% of Canadian towns: 2.7 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.
Shared houses stand out: 7.7% of households are unrelated adults living together, more than in 90% of Canadian towns. One-person households: 23% of the total.
Married residents 15 and over make up 40% in Homesteader, less than in 68% of Canadian towns
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Never married and not common-law: 36% of adults (typical: 27%). For comparison, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. Common-law partners account for 9.6%.
Homesteader: 55% of households rent their home, above 88% of Canadian towns
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
11% of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 4.6% built before 1961. At 32%, the share of households in single-detached houses is lower than in 83% of Canadian towns. Across Canada’s towns, renter households come to 25%.
Half above, half below $81,500 a year in household income
The census asked about income in 2020: a pandemic year, with CERB and other emergency benefits counted in. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
Homesteader’s median household took in $81,500 before tax, 5% less than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Household incomes across Alberta’s towns have a median of $92,200. COVID-19 benefits went to 39% of residents with an income (typical: 28%).
15% of residents are not Canadian citizens, more than in 82% of Canadian towns
Immigrants, newcomers and movers.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 40%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Recent arrivals, from 2011 to 2021, are 51% of immigrants (typical: 27%); non-permanent residents add 1.3% of residents. The wider picture: 5.8% of residents are not Canadian citizens across Canada’s towns. For Homesteader, the census puts residents who moved in within the year at 14%.
More Indigenous residents than 89% of Canadian towns: 11%
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Among other religions: Muslim (15%) and Hindu (2.2%). Measured more widely, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns. Homesteader has fewer residents with no religion than 61% of Canadian towns, at 31%.
English is the mother tongue of 64%, and 5.2% 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
18% most often speak a language other than English or French at home, and 2.3% speak neither official language. Fewer bilingual residents than in 72% of Canadian towns: 5.2%. There is little gap on residents whose mother tongue is French: 1.8%, about the same as across Canada’s towns.
Only 17% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher in Homesteader
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 21%; in the typical town the share is 9.5%. By way of comparison, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
Employment: 51% of residents 15 and over had a job
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.
51% of residents 15 and over have a job, against a typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 12% are 65 or more.
3rd lowest median age among 41 towns of 5,963 to 6,153
Median age of the Canadian towns nearest in population; hover a dot.
The span goes from 33.4 (Inkster Gardens) up to 57.6 (Creston). Closest in median age to Homesteader are Inkster Gardens (33.4), Ellerslie (34), Haultain (35.5) and Castleridge (35.7).
Homesteader 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homesteader | 6,059 | — | 34.1 | 12% | 34% |
| Clareview Town Centre | 3,800 | 1.1 km | 32.1 | 6.6% | 45% |
| Belmont | 5,299 | 1.3 km | 38.8 | 15% | 31% |
| Belvedere | 5,337 | 1.4 km | 40.7 | 18% | 28% |
| Newton | 2,809 | 1.8 km | 41.3 | 18% | 20% |
| Overlanders | 2,879 | 1.9 km | 35 | 11% | 27% |
| Beacon Heights | 4,389 | 2.0 km | 44.5 | 17% | 17% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What these tables don’t give. For origins the charts stop at visible minority and Indigenous identity, and the Census Profile has nothing on unpaid care, cars or the internet, or on change by age since 2016.
- 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.
- 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.
Questions about Homesteader’s residents
Is Homesteader good for families?
Under 15: 23% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 44% of households. One-parent families: 15%. Schools near Homesteader are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Homesteader?
The median household in Homesteader took in $81,500 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Homesteader?
The 2021 Census counted 6,059 people in Homesteader.
What is the average age in Homesteader?
A median age of 34.1, younger than 93% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 23%, and people 65 and over 12%.
Is Homesteader bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 5.2% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 93% speak only English and 0.4% only French; 1.8% grew up with French.
How diverse is Homesteader?
34% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 45% belong to a visible minority and 11% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Homesteader?
47% are Christian and 31% have no religion; 22% follow another religion.
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).