A median age of 32.2: Walker is younger than 97% of Canadian towns
The figure for residents with no religion is 18% in Walker and 35% across Canada’s towns. In Walker, nearly a quarter of residents are not Canadian citizens. 43% of households live in a single-detached house, a lower share than in 75% of Canadian towns. The 2021 Census put the neighbourhood’s population at 13,388, in 4,140 households.
What stands out about the people of Walker
More immigrants than most towns
Immigrants make up 54% of residents; the medians are 25% across Alberta’s towns and 17% across Canada’s towns. Immigrants here were most often born in Asia (83%), then in Africa (9%), and 59% arrived from 2011 to 2021. Immigrants & newcomers ↓
Younger than most towns
Line Walker’s residents up by age and the one in the middle is 32.2; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 26% are under 15 and 4.9% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
A mix of backgrounds
77% of residents belong to a visible minority, more than in 96% of Canadian towns; 54% are immigrants. Identity & religion ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A lower share of residents aged 65 and over than 99% of Canadian towns, at 4.9%
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).
35–39 is the most common age band: 12% of residents, 1.9 times the share across Canada’s towns. Few places have as many children under 15: 26% here, more than in 98% of Canadian towns. Elsewhere, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Walker, 32.2. 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 91% of Canadian towns, at 15%
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Households average 3.2 people, against 2.4 across Canada’s towns. Few places have so few one-parent families: 6.6% here, fewer than in 76% of Canadian towns. Measured more widely, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns.
Walker sits above 97% of Canadian towns for married residents 15 and over (61%)
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Single and never married: 25% of adults, against a typical 27%. The census found that 6.4% of residents 15 and over live common-law in Walker.
Fewer renter households than 53% of Canadian towns: 24%
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
98% of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 0.2% built before 1961. Typically, 25% of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. Nothing unusual on households in buildings of five or more storeys: 0.1%, close to the figure across Canada’s towns.
A median household income of $111,400 a year
Incomes are 2020’s, the census’s reference year, and include pandemic benefits such as CERB. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
At $111,400, the middle household in Walker out-earned the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000) by 30%. Household incomes across Alberta’s towns have a median of $92,200. In 2020, 40% of income recipients drew a COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefit; the typical town had 28%.
A higher share of immigrants than 95% of Canadian towns, at 54%
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 65%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Recent arrivals are 59% of immigrants (2011 to 2021), beside 27% across Canada’s towns. For Walker, the census puts residents who moved in within the year at 13%. Typically, 17% of residents are immigrants across Canada’s towns.
Above 96% of Canadian towns: 77% of residents belong to a visible minority
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Here, 2.2% of residents have an Indigenous identity. Visible minority residents make up 15% across Canada’s towns.
Beyond English and French: 61% grew up with another language
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
In Walker, 4.8% of residents speak English and French, beside 7.5% across Canada’s towns. At home: English 49%, French 0.6%. Lower than in two thirds of Canadian towns: 1.1% of residents have French as their mother tongue.
A larger share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 80% of Canadian towns: 46%
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Across Canada’s towns, 27% of 25- to 64-year-olds hold a degree; in Walker, 46%, and 24% have a college or trades credential (typical: 29%). Those with no credential make up 5.9%, next to 9.5% in the typical town.
Employment: 69% of residents 15 and over had a job
The census counted work in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so read these rates as a pandemic snapshot. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, below this 69%.
2nd lowest median age among 41 towns of 13,146 to 13,635
The Canadian towns closest in population, from youngest to oldest.
The span goes from 32 (Redstone) up to 62 (Sidney). Closest in median age to Walker are Redstone (32), Aloha Estates (34.5) and Springdale (34.7).
Median age: 5 of the 6 towns around Walker are older
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walker | 13,388 | — | 32.2 | 4.9% | 54% |
| Charlesworth | 8,135 | 0.9 km | 32.3 | 5.8% | 48% |
| Ellerslie | 5,963 | 1.7 km | 34 | 5.8% | 42% |
| Summerside | 16,760 | 1.7 km | 33.6 | 5.9% | 35% |
| The Orchards At Ellerslie | 6,267 | 2.1 km | 31.3 | 3% | 45% |
| Anthony Henday South East | 4,960 | 2.2 km | 41.5 | 18% | 20% |
| Sakaw | 3,453 | 2.6 km | 39.3 | 19% | 32% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns. The middle of Alberta’s towns of 2,500 or more comes first, the middle of all Canadian towns second; cities as a whole and First Nations reserves stay out, and percentiles are 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. 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.
- The census’s own words. In the census, “visible minority” is the Employment Equity Act’s term for people who are non-white in colour or race and not Indigenous. Like immigrant status, Indigenous identity and religion, which residents reported themselves, it is compared with other towns, never turned into a label.
Questions about Walker’s residents
What is the population of Walker?
13,388, at the 2021 Census: Statistics Canada makes no later estimate for Walker alone.
What is the average age in Walker?
A median age of 32.2, younger than 97% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 26%, and people 65 and over 4.9%.
Is Walker bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 4.8% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 91% speak only English and 0.1% only French; 1.1% grew up with French.
How diverse is Walker?
54% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 77% belong to a visible minority and 2.2% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Walker?
32% are Christian and 18% have no religion; 50% follow another religion.
Is Walker good for families?
Under 15: 26% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 58% of households. One-parent families: 6.6%. Schools near Walker are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Walker?
The median household in Walker took in $111,400 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
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).