Photo: Odysseus1479 · CC BY-SA 3.0Virginia Park ranks above 97% of Canadian towns on one-person households: 51%
Compared with 64% across Canada’s towns, 38% of households live in a single-detached house here. The 2021 Census counted 3,431 residents in 1,865 households. Immigrants account for 22%. The median age in Virginia Park is 43.8, higher than in three fifths of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Virginia Park
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
An Indigenous identity is reported by 11% of residents, more than in 89% of Canadian towns, and 4.2% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Many people living alone
One-person households make up 51%, more than in 97% of Canadian towns, and 19% of residents are 65 or over. Households ↓
A neighbourhood people move to
20% of residents lived at another address a year before the census, 1.9 times the typical share; 47% moved within five years. Immigrants & newcomers ↓
A neighbourhood of renters
Renters are 54% of households, more than in 88% of Canadian towns, and 61% of households live in an apartment. Homes ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A lower share of children under 15 than 94% of Canadian towns, at 11%
The figures are the 2021 Census’s, except where another date is given. Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
More residents are 35–39 than any other five-year age: 8.7% of residents, 1.3 times the share across Canada’s towns. Lower than in 73% of Canadian towns: 9.5% of residents are aged 15 to 24. Here, nearly a fifth of residents are 65 or over.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Virginia Park, 43.8. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
Households here average 1.8 people, below 96% of Canadian towns
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Shared houses stand out: 7% of households are unrelated adults living together, more than in 86% of Canadian towns. Across Virginia Park, 7.3% of households are one-parent families.
Married residents 15 and over make up 30% in Virginia Park, less than in 87% of Canadian towns
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Singles who have never married make up 37% of adults, beside a typical 27%. Across Virginia Park, 11% of residents 15 and over live common-law.
A larger share of renter households than 88% of Canadian towns: 54%
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
10% of homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%. Across Canada’s towns, renter households come to 25%. Census figures put households in buildings of five or more storeys at 9.3% in Virginia Park.
A median household income of $63,300 a year
Incomes are 2020’s, the census’s reference year, and include pandemic benefits such as CERB. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
The middle household in Virginia Park had $63,300 before tax, 26% below the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Within Alberta’s towns, the household in the middle had $92,200. Pandemic benefits reached 32% of residents with an income, against a typical 28%.
Residents who moved in within the year make up 20% in Virginia Park, more than in 94% 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 30%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Recent arrivals, from 2011 to 2021, are 29% of immigrants (typical: 27%); non-permanent residents add 1.7% of residents. Across Virginia Park, 8.8% of residents are not Canadian citizens. By way of comparison, just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns.
A larger share of Indigenous residents than 89% of Canadian towns: 11%
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns, against 47% in Virginia Park. For Virginia Park, the census puts visible minority residents at 24%. Indigenous residents: 2.8% across Canada’s towns, for comparison.
English is the mother tongue of 75%, and 7.9% 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, 8.8% mostly speak another language; 1.3% speak neither English nor French. More residents whose mother tongue is French than in 61% of Canadian towns: 2%.
A higher share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 61% of Canadian towns, at 33%
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
At the other end, 13% hold no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. Against that, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
An employment rate of 53%
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.
The employment rate of 53% is below the typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 19% of residents are 65 or over.
In its size band (3,374 to 3,498), the 20th youngest of 41 towns
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
At one end is Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier (32.8), at the other Electoral Area F, Columbia-Shuswap (61.2). In age, Virginia Park keeps company with Mackenzie (43.6), Hampton Heights (43.8), Glenview West (44) and Delwood (44.3).
Median age: 2 of the 6 towns around Virginia Park are older
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Park | 3,431 | — | 43.8 | 19% | 22% |
| Parkdale | 4,029 | 1.0 km | 40.6 | 13% | 35% |
| Boyle Street | 5,862 | 1.5 km | 40.7 | 19% | 35% |
| Forest Heights | 4,118 | 1.6 km | 41.3 | 21% | 16% |
| McCauley | 4,060 | 1.8 km | 47.5 | 20% | 39% |
| Highlands | 2,677 | 1.8 km | 44 | 21% | 12% |
| Eastwood | 4,681 | 1.8 km | 41.8 | 15% | 27% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns. For each measure we take the median of Alberta’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, then the median of all Canadian towns. Neither counts whole cities or reserves, and every percentile is a Canadian one.
- 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. Not in the Census Profile: unpaid care, cars, internet access, and how each age group has changed since 2016. We also chart no ethnic origins besides visible minority and Indigenous identity.
- 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 Virginia Park’s residents
What is the population of Virginia Park?
The 2021 Census counted 3,431 people in Virginia Park.
What is the average age in Virginia Park?
43.8 is the median age, older than 60% of Canadian towns. Under 15: 11%. 65 and over: 19%.
Is Virginia Park bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 7.9% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 90% speak only English and 0.3% only French; 2% grew up with French.
How diverse is Virginia Park?
Immigrants make up 22% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 24% are members of a visible minority, and 11% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Virginia Park?
Christian: 42%. No religion: 47%. Another religion: 11%.
Is Virginia Park good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 11%. 30% of households are couple families and 7.3% one-parent families. Schools near Virginia Park are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Virginia Park?
$63,300 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Virginia Park (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
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).