Photo: Cherry2207 · CC BY 4.0Younger than 87% of Canadian towns: half of Pollard Meadows is under 35.9
Residents without Canadian citizenship: 23%, above 95% of Canadian towns. Pollard Meadows had 4,361 residents in 1,550 households at the 2021 Census. Indigenous residents account for 8.3%. Higher than in 85% of Canadian towns: 14% of residents are aged 15 to 24.
What stands out about the people of Pollard Meadows
A mix of backgrounds
Visible minority residents make up 57%, more than in 89% of Canadian towns, and immigrants 40%. Identity & religion ↓
Younger than most towns
The middle resident of Pollard Meadows is 35.9; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 20% are under 15 and 13% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Pollard Meadows: 20% of residents are under 15, above 83% of Canadian towns
The 2021 Census is the source of every figure here unless a date says otherwise. Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
The largest age band is 35–39: 8.8% of residents, 1.4 times the share across Canada’s towns. Set beside that, 16% of residents are under 15 across Canada’s towns. Residents aged 65 and over: 13% of the total.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Pollard Meadows, 35.9. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split.
More one-parent families than 82% of Canadian towns: 11%
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Shared houses stand out: 6.8% of households are unrelated adults living together, more than in 85% of Canadian towns. A household here holds 2.7 people on average. For comparison, nearly one in ten households are one-parent families across Canada’s towns. 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns, against 24% in Pollard Meadows.
7.1% of residents 15 and over live common-law, below 79% of Canadian towns
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Single and never married: 33% of adults, against a typical 27%. Common-law partners: 11% across Canada’s towns, for comparison. Across Pollard Meadows, 45% of residents 15 and over are married.
43% of households rent their home, a share 78% of Canadian towns don’t reach
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. As a yardstick, a quarter of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. Here, 42% of households live in a single-detached house.
Household income, middle of the range: $80,200 a year
Census incomes cover 2020, when emergency benefits like CERB lifted many households’ totals. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
The middle household in Pollard Meadows had $80,200 before tax, 7% below the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The provincial yardstick is $92,200, the median across Alberta’s towns. Pandemic benefits reached 39% of residents with an income, against a typical 28%.
Above 84% of Canadian towns: 40% of residents are immigrants
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 recent wave: 45% of immigrants arrived in 2011–2021 (Canada’s towns: 27%). The share of immigrants across Canada’s towns is 17%. Residents who moved in within the year: 16% of the total.
More visible minority residents than 89% of Canadian towns: 57%
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Among other religions: Sikh (16%), Hindu (7%) and Muslim (6%). Few places have so few residents with no religion: 27% here, fewer than in 73% of Canadian towns. Typically, 15% of residents belong to a visible minority across Canada’s towns.
English is the mother tongue of 55%, and 5.3% 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, 27% mostly speak another language; 3.2% speak neither English nor French. Lower than in 71% of Canadian towns: 5.3% of residents speak English and French. Residents whose mother tongue is French: 1.6%, near enough the figure across Canada’s towns.
More degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 57% of Canadian towns: 31%
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No diploma or degree: 13% here, 9.5% in the typical town. Against that, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
54% of residents 15 and over were in work
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.
At 54%, fewer residents are in work than the typical 58% across Canada’s towns, and 13% are 65 or over.
Among 41 towns of 4,276 to 4,433 people, the 4th youngest
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
Glenridding Heights is the youngest of them at 31.9; Highlands East, at 58.8, the oldest. In age, Pollard Meadows keeps company with Spence (33.1), High Level (34.8), South Calgary (36) and White City (36.8).
5 of the 6 nearest towns are older than Pollard Meadows
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pollard Meadows | 4,361 | — | 35.9 | 13% | 40% |
| Daly Grove | 3,486 | 0.8 km | 37.5 | 13% | 30% |
| Meyokumin | 4,069 | 0.9 km | 42.4 | 24% | 32% |
| Bisset | 3,049 | 1.0 km | 35.8 | 13% | 37% |
| Weinlos | 3,243 | 1.1 km | 38.4 | 16% | 39% |
| Crawford Plains | 3,075 | 1.2 km | 38.4 | 12% | 31% |
| Sakaw | 3,453 | 1.4 km | 39.3 | 19% | 32% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns. A figure here is set beside two middles, the median across Alberta’s places of 2,500 people or more and the median across all Canadian towns that size; reserves and entire cities are excluded from both.
- 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. The Census Profile has no unpaid care, cars or internet access, and no change by age since 2016; ethnic origins beyond visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted here.
Questions about Pollard Meadows’s residents
Is Pollard Meadows good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 20%. 45% of households are couple families and 11% one-parent families. Schools near Pollard Meadows are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Pollard Meadows?
$80,200 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Pollard Meadows (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Pollard Meadows?
The 2021 Census counted 4,361 people in Pollard Meadows.
What is the average age in Pollard Meadows?
35.9 is the median age, younger than 87% of Canadian towns. Under 15: 20%. 65 and over: 13%.
Is Pollard Meadows bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 5.3% are. Another 0.2% speak only French and 92% only English, and French is the first language of 1.6%.
How diverse is Pollard Meadows?
Immigrants make up 40% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 57% are members of a visible minority, and 8.3% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Pollard Meadows?
Christian: 41%. No religion: 27%. Another religion: 32%.
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).