Fewer of Killarney’s 15-to-64s are in work than in 96% of Canadian towns
Commutes from Killarney average 26 minutes, against 26 in the middle of Canadian towns. The median household in Killarney had $70,000 before tax in 2020, against $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns. Joblessness at the 2021 census: 20% of Killarney’s labour force, and the middle of Canadian towns sits at 9.9%.
Killarney at work: what stands out
Fewer people in work than most towns
In work at the 2021 census: 56% of people aged 15 to 64, against 73% in the middle of Canadian towns, and 51% of everyone 15 and over. In work ↓
More unemployment than most towns
20% of the labour force was out of work at the 2021 census (9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns); the Labour Force Survey had the area at 7.1% in October 2026. Unemployment ↓
Lower incomes than most towns
The median household had $70,000 before tax in 2020; the middle of Canadian towns is $85,900. Household income ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada’s 2021 Census, its commuting tables, Employment Insurance and the Labour Force Survey.
Jobs and income in Killarney earn D
Better than 10% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #452 of 474 in Alberta.
Its strongest measure is trip times; its weakest, the share of 15-to-64s in work.
Graded against Canadian towns of 2,500 people or more; less unemployment and a shorter commute count in its favour.
How the grade works
Census 2021 measures, weighed equally against every Canadian town and neighbourhood of 2,500 people or more: the share of residents aged 15 to 64 in work, median household income (2020), the unemployment rate and the average commute. Each becomes a percentile; their average sets the letter.
Killarney at work: 56% of people aged 15 to 64
Of the 211 other places of 2,500 people or more in Census Division No. 11, 10 have a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
The participation rate, everyone 15 and over working or looking for work, was 64%. The monthly Labour Force Survey, which covers the wider area, put its employment rate at 64% in October 2026. The census was taken on 11 May 2021, mid-pandemic, when lockdowns had pushed unemployment up and sent many to work from home.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: people in work of any age over residents aged 15 to 64, and the census unemployment rate (15 and over); the 25-to-54 rate is Statistics Canada’s own (98-10-0485). The Labour Force Survey and business counts are context, not grade inputs.
Household income in Killarney
Before tax, 2020: lower than in 66% of Canadian towns.
Of the 211 other places of 2,500 or more in Census Division No. 11, 184 have a higher median. The middle of Alberta’s towns is $92,250, and Killarney is 24% below it. The year is 2020: emergency benefits like CERB count in these incomes, and they raised the bottom of the range.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: median total income of households in 2020, before tax (a neighbourhood’s estimated from its dissemination areas’ income groups).
Without a car, 17% of Killarney’s commuters get to work
Fewer worked at home than in the middle of Canadian towns: 7.8% against 21%. More people take transit to work here than in the middle of Alberta’s towns: 13% against 5.7%. 81% drive to work, fewer than the 88% in the middle of Alberta’s towns.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: main mode of commuting; average durations by mode from table 98-10-0458 (whole municipalities only).
30% more people are on EI in Census Division No. 11 than in 2019
Killarney doesn’t get its own EI beneficiaries figures; the ones here come from Census Division No. 11.
At its peak, in January 2021, 97,990 people were on EI, 3.1 times the 2019 average. That is about 4.2 people on EI for every 100 aged 15 to 64 in the division. Over the year to August 2026, the count fell by 5%.
Statistics Canada, Employment Insurance beneficiaries by census division (14-10-0323): all income benefits, not seasonally adjusted. EI counts are context, not part of any grade.
People receiving Employment Insurance each month, as a share of the 2019 average (100).
Killarney grades A+ for walkability
Better than 98% of Canadian towns on two measures together, #63 of 474 in Alberta.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
Killarney next to Canadian towns of 2,900 to 5,600: 669th of 747 on jobs and income
| # | Place | People | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crescentwood Manitoba | 3,060 | 87% | 5% | $123K | A+ |
| 2 | Cornwallis Manitoba | 4,705 | 85% | 2.1% | $99K | A+ |
| 3 | New Maryland New Brunswick | 4,455 | 81% | 6.5% | $118K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 13 | Garrison Woods Alberta | 3,138 | 79% | 10% | $146K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 16 | Wainwright No. 61 Alberta | 4,576 | 84% | 5.5% | $108K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 18 | Laurier Heights Alberta | 3,048 | 78% | 6.9% | $163K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 667 | Carillon / Saint-Pie-X Quebec | 5,457 | 75% | 8.6% | $55K | D |
| 668 | Montrose Alberta | 3,378 | 60% | 17% | $73K | D |
| 669 | Killarney Alberta | 4,165 | 56% | 20% | $70K | D |
| 670 | Sainte-Clotilde Quebec | 3,297 | 55% | 8.1% | $81K | D |
| 671 | Alexander Manitoba | 4,032 | 63% | 12% | $72K | D |
| … | ||||||
| 747 | Division No. 1, Subdivision E Newfoundland and Labrador | 2,978 | 57% | 22% | $60K | D− |
Ordered by Jobs & income Grade: the top three, the places either side of Killarney, and others among Alberta’s towns.
The places around Killarney, side by side
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Killarney | 56% | 20% | $70K | 26 min | D | A+ |
| Glengarry 0.8 km | 61% | 16% | $76K | 23.2 min | C− | A+ |
| Delton 1.3 km | 60% | 20% | $72K | 27.3 min | D | A |
| Balwin 1.4 km | 61% | 17% | $70K | 24.3 min | C− | A |
| Delwood 1.5 km | 67% | 15% | $86K | 25.9 min | C | A |
| Eastwood 1.5 km | 53% | 21% | $57K | 26.6 min | D− | A+ |
| Northmount 1.5 km | 64% | 17% | $88K | 25.3 min | C | A |
The people of each place: the share in work, unemployment, household income and the average commute, with both grades once they come.
What this data can and can’t tell you
What each figure measures for Killarney, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- In work. People in work of any age over residents aged 15 to 64 (2021 Census). The census doesn’t cross work with age below the municipality, so this is the one rate every town and neighbourhood has; retirees don’t weigh on it.
- Unemployment. Of everyone 15 or older who was working or job-hunting in the census week, the part still looking. Someone not seeking work isn’t in it at all.
- Household income. What the median household took in during 2020 before tax, as the census recorded it; an estimate built from income groups when the place is a neighbourhood.
- Trip times. Commuters picked a band for their usual trip (under 15 minutes, 15 to 29, and so on). We place each person at the middle of their band, which lands a little above Statistics Canada’s own timed average.
- Employment Insurance. Beneficiaries of Employment Insurance, month by month, for the census division rather than the town. Many jobless people don’t qualify, so it isn’t an unemployment rate.
- The Labour Force Survey. Monthly, and only for metro areas and economic regions. It is the up-to-date rate we set beside the census’s 2021 snapshot.
- Which towns we compare. The comparison pool is places of 2,500 people or more, towns or neighbourhoods inside cities, without whole cities or reserves, and we compare with its median.
- Neighbourhood figures. Killarney’s census figures are summed from its dissemination areas. Commuting flows and Statistics Canada’s timed averages are published only for the whole municipality, so they are on Edmonton’s page.
Questions about work in Killarney
What is the unemployment rate in Killarney?
The 2021 census found 20% unemployed, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns; the Labour Force Survey’s latest, for the Edmonton metro area, is 7.1% (October 2026).
What is the average household income in Killarney?
Killarney’s middle household had $70,000 in 2020, before tax; Canadian towns have $85,900 at their middle.
How do people in Killarney get to work?
81% of commuters drive, 13% take public transit, 2.7% walk and 1.4% cycle; 7.8% of everyone in work worked at home on census day.
How many jobs are there in Killarney?
The census places jobs by municipality, so the answer is in Edmonton’s figures, with the flows of its commuters.
Sources: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population (Census Profile) · Statistics Canada, table 14-10-0323 (EI beneficiaries) · Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey (14-10-0459, 14-10-0462) · Statistics Canada, Canadian Business Counts (33-10-1176) · grades: TownRatings. 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).