Photo: Laine Ewaschuk · CC BY 3.0Tamarack is younger than 98% of Canadian towns: a median age of 31.6
Across Canada’s towns, households average 2.4 people; in Tamarack, 3.5. Residents without Canadian citizenship account for 32%. Compared with other places, residents with no religion are scarce here: 18%, fewer than in 89% of Canadian towns. At the 2021 Census, 6,860 people lived in the neighbourhood, in 1,955 households.
What stands out about the people of Tamarack
Younger than most towns
Line Tamarack’s residents up by age and the one in the middle is 31.6; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 25% are under 15 and 5.1% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
More immigrants than most towns
49% of residents are immigrants, against 25% across Alberta’s towns and 17% across Canada’s towns. The largest groups of immigrants were born in Asia (91%) and in Africa (3.3%); 59% of them arrived from 2011 to 2021. Immigrants & newcomers ↓
A mix of backgrounds
Visible minority residents make up 75%, more than in 95% of Canadian towns, and immigrants 49%. Identity & religion ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Tamarack sits below 99% of Canadian towns for residents aged 65 and over (5.1%)
Every figure here comes from the 2021 Census unless it carries another date. Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
The biggest five-year age group is 35–39, with 11% of residents, 1.7 times the share across Canada’s towns. Locally, 25% of residents are under 15. Against that, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Tamarack, 31.6. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women.
Tamarack ranks below 96% of Canadian towns on one-person households: 11%
Private households by type and size.
Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
The share of one-parent families is 5.6%, against 8.2% across Canada’s towns. The comparison figure for one-person households is 27% across Canada’s towns.
Married residents 15 and over: 61%, a higher share than 96% of Canadian towns
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Against a figure of 11% across Canada’s towns, the share of common-law partners in Tamarack comes in at 5.7%. Measured more widely, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns.
Fewer households in single-detached houses than 61% of Canadian towns: 56%
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 74% of Canadian towns. Census figures put renter households at 25% in Tamarack. On average, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns.
The middle household earns $112,500 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
Tamarack’s median household took in $112,500 before tax, 31% more than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). $92,200 is the median household income across Alberta’s towns. 42% of income recipients received COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefits (typical: 28%).
49% of residents are immigrants, more than in 92% 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 60%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
14% of residents lived at another address a year earlier; across Canada’s towns the figure is 11%. Across Canada’s towns, the share of immigrants is 17%. The largest groups of immigrants were born in Asia (91%) and in Africa (3.3%).
Tamarack ranks above 95% of Canadian towns on visible minority residents: 75%
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Among other religions: Sikh (35%), Hindu (17%) and Muslim (4%). Elsewhere, 15% of residents belong to a visible minority across Canada’s towns. Indigenous residents are about as common here as across Canada’s towns: 2.5%.
65% have a mother tongue other than English or 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
In Tamarack, 4% of residents speak English and French, beside 7.5% across Canada’s towns. Few places have so few residents whose mother tongue is French: 0.9% here, fewer than in 77% of Canadian towns. 47% most often speak a language other than English or French at home, and 5.8% speak neither official language.
Tamarack: 39% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, above 71% of Canadian towns
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
At the other end, 8.9% hold no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. By way of comparison, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
A job for 71% of residents aged 15 and over
The census counted work in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so read these rates as a pandemic snapshot. 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%, below this 71%.
3rd lowest median age among 41 towns of 6,697 to 7,022
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
The youngest of these towns is Rhineland, at 27.2; the oldest, Gimli, is at 59.2. By median age, Tamarack sits among Rhineland (27.2), Edgeley (31.2), Klarvatten (36.9) and Hawthorn Meadows - Sheffield Glen (37).
Around Tamarack, 5 of 6 towns have a higher median age
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tamarack | 6,860 | — | 31.6 | 5.1% | 49% |
| Wild Rose | 8,534 | 0.7 km | 36.4 | 12% | 44% |
| Maple | 3,920 | 1.1 km | 30.9 | 3.8% | 45% |
| Larkspur | 5,472 | 1.4 km | 37.3 | 13% | 38% |
| Silver Berry | 9,439 | 1.6 km | 33.6 | 7.9% | 49% |
| Kiniski Gardens | 6,864 | 2.5 km | 39.3 | 13% | 33% |
| Bisset | 3,049 | 2.8 km | 35.8 | 13% | 37% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Neighbourhoods are sums of small areas. Statistics Canada reports the census by municipality; a neighbourhood’s figures are the sum of its dissemination areas, rounded counts and all, with medians estimated from age and income groups and no 2016 count, as the 2016 areas don’t fit.
- 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. “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. Provincial and national yardsticks: Alberta’s towns and neighbourhoods of at least 2,500 residents, and all Canadian towns of that size. No whole city and no First Nations reserve is in either median.
Questions about Tamarack’s residents
Is Tamarack bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 4% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 90% speak only English and 0.1% only French; 0.9% grew up with French.
How diverse is Tamarack?
49% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 75% belong to a visible minority and 2.5% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Tamarack?
25% are Christian and 18% have no religion; 57% follow another religion.
Is Tamarack good for families?
Under 15: 25% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 56% of households. One-parent families: 5.6%. Schools near Tamarack are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Tamarack?
The median household in Tamarack took in $112,500 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Tamarack?
The 2021 Census counted 6,860 people in Tamarack.
What is the average age in Tamarack?
A median age of 31.6, younger than 98% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 25%, and people 65 and over 5.1%.
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).