Photo: Own work · CC BY-SA 3.0A median age of 30: McKernan is younger than 99% of Canadian towns
Where 11% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across Canada’s towns, McKernan has 23%. On residents without Canadian citizenship, McKernan sits higher than 87% of Canadian towns: 17%. The 2021 Census put the neighbourhood’s population at 2,880, in 1,205 households. The census found that 46% of households rent their home in the neighbourhood.
What stands out about the people of McKernan
Younger than most towns
Half of McKernan’s residents are under 30 and half over; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 12% are under 15 and 12% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
A neighbourhood people move to
33% of residents lived at another address a year before the census, 3 times the typical share; 65% moved within five years. Immigrants & newcomers ↓
Many graduates
A bachelor’s degree or higher is held by 75% of 25- to 64-year-olds, more than in 99% of Canadian towns, and a master’s by 29%. Qualifications ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
McKernan sits below 87% of Canadian towns for residents aged 65 and over (12%)
The 2021 Census is the source of every figure here unless a date says otherwise. Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
Across Canada’s towns, 16% of residents are under 15; in McKernan, 12%. Measured more widely, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ McKernan, 30. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 104 men for every 100 women.
In McKernan, 31% of households are one person living alone, more than in 64% of Canadian towns
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.
Across Canada’s towns, households average 2.4 people; in McKernan, 2.4. The usual figure: 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns. The share of one-parent families stands at 4.9%. Shared houses stand out: 21% of households are unrelated adults living together, more than in 99% of Canadian towns.
Married residents 15 and over make up 32% in McKernan, less than in 84% of Canadian towns
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Never married and not common-law: 48% of adults (typical: 27%). Locally, 12% of residents 15 and over live common-law.
Households in single-detached houses make up 45% in McKernan, less than in 74% of Canadian towns
Occupied homes by type, by owners and renters, and by when they were built. 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
39% of homes were built before 1961 and 27% in 2001 or later. Across the comparison, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns.
The middle household earns $95,000 a year
Census incomes cover 2020, when emergency benefits like CERB lifted many households’ totals. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
The median across Canada’s towns is $86,000; McKernan’s, at $95,000, is 10% higher. The provincial yardstick is $92,200, the median across Alberta’s towns. The pandemic’s benefits: 37% of income recipients, against 28% in the typical town.
33% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, more than in 99% of Canadian towns
Immigrants, newcomers and movers.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 30%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Compared with 17% across Canada’s towns, 23% of residents are immigrants here. Most immigrants were born in Asia (59%) or in Europe (21%). The benchmark for residents who moved in within the year across Canada’s towns: 11%.
59% of residents said they have no religion, a share 95% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Among other religions: Muslim (3.8%) and Hindu (2.4%). On Indigenous residents, McKernan sits higher than 72% of Canadian towns: 5.3%. Measured more widely, just over a third of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns. Across Canada’s towns, 15% of residents belong to a visible minority; in the neighbourhood, 34%.
McKernan sits above 66% of Canadian towns for bilingual residents (13%)
Knowledge of the two official languages, first languages, and the language of home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
8.4% most often speak a language other than English or French at home, and 0.9% speak neither official language. At 1.2%, the share of residents whose mother tongue is French is lower than in 62% of Canadian towns. The benchmark for bilingual residents across Canada’s towns: 7.5%.
In McKernan, 75% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, more than in 99% 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 McKernan, 75%, and 13% have a college or trades credential (typical: 29%).
A job for 58% of residents aged 15 and over
The census was taken in May 2021, during the pandemic, so these rates show a labour market still recovering. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Employment here, 58%, matches the middle of Canada’s towns (58%) within a couple of points.
41 towns of 2,845 to 2,918 people: this is the 1st youngest
Median age of the Canadian towns nearest in population; hover a dot.
Median ages here range from 30 in McKernan to 61.2 in Parry Sound, Unorganized, Centre Part. Closest in median age to McKernan are Paisley (31.7) and Westmount (34.4).
Every nearby town is older than McKernan
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McKernan | 2,880 | — | 30 | 12% | 23% |
| Queen Alexandra | 5,106 | 0.8 km | 34.1 | 14% | 21% |
| Belgravia | 5,478 | 1.1 km | 41 | 19% | 20% |
| Garneau | 8,492 | 1.1 km | 30.2 | 13% | 23% |
| Allendale | 2,951 | 1.3 km | 33.7 | 10% | 17% |
| Malmo Plains | 4,150 | 2.3 km | 40.8 | 21% | 27% |
| Strathcona | 8,283 | 2.3 km | 35 | 14% | 19% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns. Two medians frame each figure: one for Alberta’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, one for all Canadian towns of that size, with whole cities and First Nations reserves left out. Percentiles rank the town within Canada.
- 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.
- 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. 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.
Questions about McKernan’s residents
Is McKernan bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 13% are. Another 0% speak only French and 86% only English, and French is the first language of 1.2%.
How diverse is McKernan?
23% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 34% belong to a visible minority and 5.3% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in McKernan?
28% are Christian and 59% have no religion; 13% follow another religion.
Is McKernan good for families?
Under 15: 12% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 39% of households. One-parent families: 4.9%. Schools near McKernan are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in McKernan?
The median household in McKernan took in $95,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of McKernan?
The 2021 Census counted 2,880 people in McKernan.
What is the average age in McKernan?
A median age of 30, younger than 99% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 12%, and people 65 and over 12%.
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).