A lower share of renter households than 96% of Canadian towns, at 6.8%
Where 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns, Matt Berry has 6.1%. On the census count, 14% of households are one person living alone. Fewer residents with no religion than in just over four fifths of Canadian towns: 23%. The neighbourhood had 4,093 residents in 1,265 households at the 2021 Census.
What stands out about the people of Matt Berry
More immigrants than most towns
41% of residents are immigrants, against 25% across Alberta’s towns and 17% across Canada’s towns. Most immigrants were born in Asia (56%) or in Europe (16%); 11% of them arrived from 2011 to 2021. Immigrants & newcomers ↓
A mix of backgrounds
57% of residents belong to a visible minority, more than in 89% of Canadian towns; 41% are immigrants. Identity & religion ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Residents aged 15 to 24 make up 15% in Matt Berry, more than in 93% of Canadian towns
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
18% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%). Residents aged 65 and over are rarer here than in 69% of Canadian towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Matt Berry, 40.4. 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 95% of Canadian towns: 3.2 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.
Set against 8.2% across Canada’s towns, 6.7% of households are one-parent families in Matt Berry.
Fewer common-law partners than 93% of Canadian towns: 4.3%
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Married residents 15 and over: 55% here and 46% across Canada’s towns. Common-law partners: 11% across Canada’s towns, for comparison.
A higher share of households in single-detached houses than 78% of Canadian towns, at 84%
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. 48% of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 0.8% built before 1961. By way of comparison, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns.
The middle household earns $118,900 a year
The income year is 2020: a year of pandemic benefits such as CERB, which the figures count. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
At $118,900, the middle household in Matt Berry out-earned the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000) by 38%. The provincial yardstick is $92,200, the median across Alberta’s towns. In 2020, 32% of income recipients drew a COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefit; the typical town had 28%.
41% of residents are immigrants, a share 85% of Canadian towns don’t reach
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 (56%) or in Europe (16%). 6.1% lived at another address a year earlier, fewer than the typical 11% across Canada’s towns. The usual figure: 17% of residents are immigrants across Canada’s towns. Against a figure of 5.8% across Canada’s towns, the share of residents without Canadian citizenship in Matt Berry comes in at 4.4%.
A higher share of visible minority residents than 89% of Canadian towns, at 57%
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Other faiths: Muslim (12%), Buddhist (6.1%), Sikh (4.5%) and Hindu (2.2%). For comparison, 15% of residents belong to a visible minority across Canada’s towns. At 2.6%, the share of Indigenous residents is in line with the figure across Canada’s towns.
56% have English as their mother tongue; 3.6% 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
At home, 23% mostly speak another language; 4.3% speak neither English nor French. Matt Berry has fewer bilingual residents than 90% of Canadian towns, at 3.6%. There is little gap on residents whose mother tongue is French: 1.1%, about the same as across Canada’s towns.
Below 61% of Canadian towns: 22% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Without any certificate: 13% of 25- to 64-year-olds (typical: 9.5%).
A job for 55% of residents aged 15 and over
These rates date from May 2021, during the pandemic, and run lower than a normal year’s. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
At 55%, fewer residents are in work than the typical 58% across Canada’s towns, and 16% are 65 or over.
Youngest by rank: 13th of 41 towns of 4,029 to 4,155 people
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
Alexander is the oldest at 58.4, Mistissini the youngest at 29. By median age, Matt Berry sits among Woodlands (40), Centremount (40), Parkdale (40.6) and Malmo Plains (40.8).
Among its 6 nearest neighbours, 1 are older than Matt Berry
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Berry | 4,093 | — | 40.4 | 16% | 41% |
| Hollick-Kenyon | 6,451 | 0.8 km | 35.5 | 9.8% | 35% |
| Ozerna | 4,216 | 1.1 km | 42.5 | 15% | 39% |
| Casselman | 5,795 | 1.1 km | 39.5 | 17% | 28% |
| McConachie | 10,450 | 1.1 km | 30.9 | 4.4% | 42% |
| Brintnell | 6,658 | 1.6 km | 33.9 | 6.4% | 38% |
| Kilkenny | 5,481 | 1.9 km | 36.4 | 15% | 32% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. 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.
- 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.
Questions about Matt Berry’s residents
What is the average age in Matt Berry?
A median age of 40.4, younger than 61% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 18%, and people 65 and over 16%.
Is Matt Berry bilingual?
3.6% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 0% speak French only and 92% English only. French is the mother tongue of 1.1%.
How diverse is Matt Berry?
41% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 57% belong to a visible minority and 2.6% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Matt Berry?
48% are Christian and 23% have no religion; 29% follow another religion.
Is Matt Berry good for families?
Under 15: 18% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 64% of households. One-parent families: 6.7%. Schools near Matt Berry are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Matt Berry?
The median household in Matt Berry took in $118,900 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Matt Berry?
4,093, at the 2021 Census: Statistics Canada makes no later estimate for Matt Berry alone.
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).