Renter households make up 6.2% in Mayliewan, less than in 97% of Canadian towns
Households in Mayliewan hold 3.2 people on average (Canada’s towns: 2.4). The 2021 Census counted 4,259 residents in 1,320 households. Census figures put residents aged 15 to 24 at 15% locally. At 5.2%, the share of residents who moved in within the year is lower than in 99% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Mayliewan
More immigrants than most towns
Immigrants make up 42% of residents; the medians are 25% across Alberta’s towns and 17% across Canada’s towns. The largest groups of immigrants were born in Asia (53%) and in Europe (23%), and 12% arrived from 2011 to 2021. Immigrants & newcomers ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Older than 60% of Canadian towns: half of Mayliewan is over 43.7
All figures are the 2021 Census’s unless another date is shown. Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
The largest age band is 55–59: nearly one in ten residents. Among Alberta’s towns, Country Hills Village has the highest share aged 65 or over, at 36%. On top of that, across Canada’s towns, the share of children under 15 is 16%; Mayliewan has 15%.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Mayliewan, 43.7. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
A lower share of one-person households than 96% of Canadian towns, at 11%
Private households by type and size.
Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
At 7.6%, the share of one-parent families is lower than in just over three fifths of Canadian towns. Measured more widely, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns.
Mayliewan ranks below 91% of Canadian towns on common-law partners: 4.8%
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Married residents 15 and over make up 57%, against 46% across Canada’s towns. For common-law partners, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 11%.
A higher share of households in single-detached houses than 95% of Canadian towns, at 94%
Dwelling types, tenure and age of the housing. 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. The benchmark for households in single-detached houses across Canada’s towns: 64%.
The middle household earns $120,100 a year
The income year is 2020: a year of pandemic benefits such as CERB, which the figures count. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
At $120,100, the middle household in Mayliewan out-earned the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000) by 40%. For Alberta’s towns, the median household income is $92,200. Pandemic benefits reached 35% of residents with an income, against a typical 28%.
More immigrants than 87% of Canadian towns: 42%
Where immigrants were born and when they came, and how recently residents moved in.
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
The largest groups of immigrants were born in Asia (53%) and in Europe (23%). The usual figure: 17% of residents are immigrants across Canada’s towns. 12% of immigrants arrived from 2011 to 2021 (typical: 27%), and non-permanent residents make up a further 0.2% of residents.
A larger share of visible minority residents than 87% of Canadian towns: 53%
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Other faiths: Muslim (12%) and Buddhist (6.8%). The benchmark for visible minority residents across Canada’s towns: 15%. Lower than in 79% of Canadian towns: 24% of residents said they have no religion. Indigenous residents: 2.8%, near enough the figure across Canada’s towns.
51% have English as their mother tongue; 4.2% also speak French
The official languages residents can speak, and the ones they learned first.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
24% most often speak a language other than English or French at home, and 5.4% speak neither official language. Fewer bilingual residents than in 84% of Canadian towns: 4.2%. Little separates the share of residents whose mother tongue is French here, 1.1%, from the figure across Canada’s towns.
Degree holders aged 25 to 64 make up 18% in Mayliewan, less than in 73% of Canadian towns
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Some 14% have no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. Set beside that, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
56% of residents 15 and over were in work
May 2021 was still a pandemic month: the census’s work figures reflect that. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Fewer work here than in the typical town: 56%, against 58% across Canada’s towns. 18% of residents are 65 or over.
Of 41 towns its size (4,188 to 4,331 people), the 18th youngest
The Canadian towns closest in population, from youngest to oldest.
Median ages here range from 33.6 in Fraipont to 56.8 in Claresholm. Nearest to Mayliewan in age: Bartonville (43.1), East Angus (43.6), Invermere (44) and Simonds (44.4).
Every nearby town is younger than Mayliewan
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayliewan | 4,259 | — | 43.7 | 18% | 42% |
| Belle Rive | 3,946 | 0.5 km | 40.4 | 14% | 38% |
| Ozerna | 4,216 | 0.9 km | 42.5 | 15% | 39% |
| Crystallina Nera East | 5,566 | 1.5 km | 32.5 | 5.7% | 38% |
| Kilkenny | 5,481 | 1.6 km | 36.4 | 15% | 32% |
| Eaux Claires | 3,334 | 1.6 km | 42.6 | 20% | 46% |
| Evansdale | 5,602 | 1.7 km | 35.9 | 15% | 37% |
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. There is no census profile for a neighbourhood, so we add up the dissemination areas inside it. Each count is a sum of Statistics Canada’s rounded counts, the median age and income come from the published groups, and with 2016’s areas drawn differently there is no 2016 count.
- What these tables don’t give. Some things the page can’t show: the Census Profile asks nothing about unpaid care, cars or internet access, and gives no change by age since 2016. Ethnic origins beyond visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted.
- 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.
Questions about Mayliewan’s residents
How diverse is Mayliewan?
Immigrants make up 42% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 53% are members of a visible minority, and 2.8% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Mayliewan?
Christian: 49%. No religion: 24%. Another religion: 27%.
Is Mayliewan good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 15%. 62% of households are couple families and 7.6% one-parent families. Schools near Mayliewan are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Mayliewan?
$120,100 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Mayliewan (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Mayliewan?
Mayliewan had 4,259 residents at the 2021 Census.
What is the average age in Mayliewan?
43.7 is the median age, older than 60% of Canadian towns. Under 15: 15%. 65 and over: 18%.
Is Mayliewan bilingual?
4.2% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 0% 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).