Larkspur sits above 85% of Canadian towns for visible minority residents (51%)
Residents aged 65 and over make up 13%, against 19% across Canada’s towns. The 2021 Census put Larkspur’s population at 5,472, in 1,885 households. Here, 38% of residents are immigrants. With a median age of 37.3, Larkspur is younger than just over four fifths of Canadian towns.
Larkspur sits above 81% of Canadian towns for residents aged 15 to 24 (13%)
Every figure here comes from the 2021 Census unless it carries another date. Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
The largest age band is 25–29: nearly one in ten residents, 1.4 times the share across Canada’s towns. Set beside that, 11% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Larkspur, 37.3. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
Larger households than 86% of Canadian towns: 2.9 people on average
Households by family type and by the number of people in them.
Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
In Larkspur, a fifth of households are one person living alone, beside 27% across Canada’s towns. Across Larkspur, 6.9% of households are one-parent families.
Fewer common-law partners than 81% of Canadian towns: 6.8%
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
31% of adults are single and have never married; the typical town has 27%. As a reference point, just over one in ten residents 15 and over live common-law across Canada’s towns.
Only 17% of households rent their home in Larkspur
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 74% of Canadian towns. On the census count, 64% of households live in a single-detached house. Renter households make up 25% across Canada’s towns.
A median household income of $110,000 a year
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
Half of Larkspur’s households had a total income above $110,000, 28% more than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). $92,200 is the median household income across Alberta’s towns. COVID-19 benefits went to 36% of residents with an income (typical: 28%).
In Larkspur, 16% of residents are not Canadian citizens, more than in 84% 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 45%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Recent arrivals are 37% of immigrants (2011 to 2021), beside 27% across Canada’s towns. Typically, 5.8% of residents are not Canadian citizens across Canada’s towns. Most immigrants were born in Asia (72%) or in Europe (12%). 11% lived at another address a year earlier, more than the typical 11% across Canada’s towns.
21% of residents said they have no religion, below 85% of Canadian towns
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
By its share of Indigenous residents (1.7%), Larkspur is below just over two thirds of Canadian towns. For residents with no religion, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 35%. Among other religions: Sikh (18%), Hindu (7.2%) and Muslim (4.9%).
English is the mother tongue of 58%, and 5.5% 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
At home, 23% mostly speak another language; 3.3% speak neither English nor French. Fewer bilingual residents than in 69% of Canadian towns: 5.5%. Residents whose mother tongue is French: 1.2%, near enough the figure across Canada’s towns.
Larkspur: 33% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, above 61% of Canadian towns
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Across Canada’s towns, 27% of 25- to 64-year-olds hold a degree; in Larkspur, 33%, and 28% have a college or trades credential (typical: 29%). Those with no credential make up 8.6%, next to 9.5% in the typical town.
Employment: 64% 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 work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
The employment rate of 64% is above the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
In its size band (5,368 to 5,568), the 7th youngest of 41 towns
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
Between Chisasibi (26.6) and Inverness County, Subdivision A (56.4) lies the rest of the group. By median age, Larkspur sits among Kilkenny (36.4), Billings Bridge - Heron Park (36.6), Burrows Central (37.6) and Carillon / Saint-Pie-X (38).
Larkspur is younger than 2 of its 6 nearest neighbours
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larkspur | 5,472 | — | 37.3 | 13% | 38% |
| Wild Rose | 8,534 | 1.2 km | 36.4 | 12% | 44% |
| Kiniski Gardens | 6,864 | 1.3 km | 39.3 | 13% | 33% |
| Tamarack | 6,860 | 1.4 km | 31.6 | 5.1% | 49% |
| Jackson Heights | 4,195 | 1.8 km | 40.5 | 18% | 40% |
| Silver Berry | 9,439 | 1.8 km | 33.6 | 7.9% | 49% |
| Maple | 3,920 | 2.1 km | 30.9 | 3.8% | 45% |
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. The census takes “visible minority” from the Employment Equity Act: anyone other than Indigenous peoples who is non-white in colour or race. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are what residents reported, compared here with other towns and never used as a label.
- 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 Larkspur’s residents
Is Larkspur good for families?
Under 15: 17% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 57% of households. One-parent families: 6.9%. Schools near Larkspur are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Larkspur?
The median household in Larkspur took in $110,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Larkspur?
The 2021 Census counted 5,472 people in Larkspur.
What is the average age in Larkspur?
A median age of 37.3, younger than 81% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 17%, and people 65 and over 13%.
Is Larkspur bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 5.5% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 91% speak only English and 0% only French; 1.2% grew up with French.
How diverse is Larkspur?
38% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 51% belong to a visible minority and 1.7% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Larkspur?
47% are Christian and 21% have no religion; 32% 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).