42% of residents are immigrants, a share 87% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Against a figure of 25% across Canada’s towns, the share of renter households in Leger comes in at 10%. The 2021 Census put the neighbourhood’s population at 4,108, in 1,455 households. The share of residents aged 15 to 24 stands at 16%. Lower than in 92% of Canadian towns: 6.7% of residents lived at another address a year earlier.
What stands out about the people of Leger
More immigrants than most towns
42% of residents are immigrants, against 25% across Alberta’s towns and 17% across Canada’s towns. Most immigrants were born in Asia (76%) or in Europe (12%); 24% of them arrived from 2011 to 2021. Immigrants & newcomers ↓
Many graduates
55% of residents aged 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, more than in 91% of Canadian towns; 12% have a master’s. Qualifications ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A median age of 45.9: Leger is older than 72% of Canadian towns
Unless a figure says otherwise, it is from the 2021 Census. Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
Against a figure of 19% across Canada’s towns, the share of residents aged 65 and over in Leger comes in at 20%. Census figures put children under 15 at 14% here.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Leger, 45.9. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women.
Fewer one-person households than 84% of Canadian towns: 18%
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Across Canada’s towns, 8.2% of households are one-parent families; in Leger, 6.9%. Set beside that, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns.
In Leger, 2.8% of residents 15 and over live common-law, fewer than in 98% of Canadian towns
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Nearly three in five residents 15 and over are married (Canada’s towns: 46%). Common-law partners: 11% across Canada’s towns, for comparison.
Leger sits above 61% of Canadian towns for households in single-detached houses (72%)
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. Across the comparison, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. Newer homes outnumber old: 46% date from 2001 or later, 0.7% from before 1961.
A median household income of $136,700 a year
The census asked about income in 2020: a pandemic year, with CERB and other emergency benefits counted in. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
Half of Leger’s households had a total income above $136,700, 59% more than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The median across Alberta’s towns is $92,200. COVID-19 benefits went to 29% of residents with an income (typical: 28%).
Leger: 7.8% of residents are not Canadian citizens, above 60% 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
Most immigrants were born in Asia (76%) or in Europe (12%). Residents without Canadian citizenship: 5.8% across Canada’s towns, for comparison. Of the immigrants living here, 24% came between 2011 and 2021; across Canada’s towns the share is 27%.
55% of residents belong to a visible minority, more than in 88% of Canadian towns
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
The share of Indigenous residents is 1.2%, against 2.8% across Canada’s towns. Typically, 15% of residents belong to a visible minority across Canada’s towns. Among other religions: Muslim (10%), Hindu (4.5%) and Sikh (2.4%).
54% have English as their mother tongue; 6.8% also speak French
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
25% most often speak a language other than English or French at home, and 2.8% speak neither official language. Leger has fewer residents whose mother tongue is French than two thirds of Canadian towns, at 1.1%.
Degree holders aged 25 to 64: 55%, a higher share than 91% of Canadian towns
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
At the bottom of the ladder, 3.4% hold no certificate of any kind, against 9.5% in the typical town. Across Canada’s towns, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.
In work on census day: 56% of adults
Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic: some of these rates are lower than in a usual year. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, much like this 56%.
Ranked by age, 15th oldest of 41 towns this size
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
The group spans Mistissini, youngest at 29, to Barry's Bay, oldest at 58.4. In age, Leger keeps company with Smoky Lake County (44.8), Oakes (44.9), Elbow Park (46.5) and Beaumaris (47.5).
2 in 6 nearby towns have a higher median age than Leger
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leger | 4,108 | — | 45.9 | 20% | 42% |
| Terwillegar Towne | 6,478 | 1.0 km | 38.4 | 11% | 30% |
| Ogilvie Ridge | 5,218 | 1.0 km | 45.3 | 22% | 38% |
| Magrath Heights | 3,728 | 1.2 km | 41.3 | 13% | 39% |
| Haddow | 4,026 | 1.8 km | 41 | 13% | 37% |
| Bulyea Heights | 3,264 | 2.0 km | 47.2 | 23% | 34% |
| Rhatigan Ridge | 7,066 | 2.0 km | 50.9 | 28% | 32% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Neighbourhoods are sums of small areas. Statistics Canada publishes the census for municipalities, not neighbourhoods, so these figures add up the dissemination areas inside the neighbourhood. Counts are sums of StatCan’s rounded counts; the median age and income are worked out from the published age and income groups; and 2016 areas don’t add up to these, so there is no 2016 count.
- What these tables don’t give. Not in the Census Profile: unpaid care, cars, internet access, and how each age group has changed since 2016. We also chart no ethnic origins besides visible minority and Indigenous identity.
- The census’s own words. These are self-reported answers: Indigenous identity, immigrant status, religion. The census’s “visible minority” comes from the Employment Equity Act (non-white in colour or race, Indigenous peoples aside), and the page sets each beside other towns without labelling any.
- Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns. For each measure we take the median of Alberta’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, then the median of all Canadian towns. Neither counts whole cities or reserves, and every percentile is a Canadian one.
Questions about Leger’s residents
How diverse is Leger?
Immigrants make up 42% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 55% are members of a visible minority, and 1.2% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Leger?
Christian: 43%. No religion: 36%. Another religion: 20%.
Is Leger good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 14%. 65% of households are couple families and 6.9% one-parent families. Schools near Leger are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Leger?
$136,700 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Leger (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Leger?
The 2021 Census counted 4,108 people in Leger.
What is the average age in Leger?
45.9 is the median age, older than 72% of Canadian towns. Under 15: 14%. 65 and over: 20%.
Is Leger bilingual?
6.8% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 0.1% speak French only and 90% English only. French is the mother tongue of 1.1%.
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).