WellingtonEdmonton
It is one of 195 neighbourhoods of Edmonton. The neighbourhood has 3,314 residents and lies in Edmonton.
Is Wellington a good place to live?
The picture is mixed. Wellington’s overall grade, C−, puts it better than just over a fifth of Canadian towns. Its place in the ranking is #401 of 473 in Alberta. Crime is the sore point (C−). Housing is expensive (C−). On walkability it is strong (A).
Rents here are the metro area's average, shared by every town and neighbourhood in it. Safety less sure: this is the whole city's figure, because the city doesn't publish open neighbourhood crime rates. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread.
What makes Wellington stand out
The 3 things Wellington does most differently from other towns.
How Wellington grades
Each subject compares Wellington with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
Telus World of Science and 13 more in and around Wellington
Museums, historic sites, parks, gardens and days out in and near Wellington, the best known first.
Big drawMuseumTelus World of Science3.4 km outside town, to the southwest · 530K visitors a year
MuseumAlberta Aviation Museum3.3 km outside town, to the southCathedralCathedralSt. John Cathedral4.6 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumTelephone Historical Centre5 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumPrince of Wales Armouries5 km outside town, to the southHistoric shipHistoric shipCIM-10 Bomarc3.3 km outside town, to the southPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (2)
- Telus World of Science: WinterforceMedia( WinterE229 ), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alberta Aviation Museum: CambridgeBayWeather, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Wellington.
Wellington earns an A+ for hazard risk
The radon tests numbers here cover the Capital Health
Earthquakes matter little: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.013 a year per $1,000 of value, against $0.030 for the typical town. In Health Canada’s survey, just 1.4% of homes tested in the area exceeded 200 Bq/m³ (6.6% typical). No one has filed a flood map for Wellington on the national inventory.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Wellington | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 1.4% | 7.5% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.013 | $0.013 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory · Earthquake risk: one figure for all of the city of Edmonton
The force covering Wellington records more serious violence than Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns, at 128
The index for the force that serves it came to 110, close to Alberta’s towns (110) and above Canadian towns (67). Its police area records 45 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Wellington shares its Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 numbers with the rest of the Edmonton service area.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Wellington | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 128 | 109 | 86 |
| Crime Severity Index | 110 | 110 | 67 |
| Property crime per 1,000 | 45 | 45 | 31.2 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
In Wellington, a home and getting around cost 36% of the median household’s income; the typical Canadian town spends 29%
Owners make up 65% of households, lower than both Alberta’s towns (74%) and Canadian towns (74%). A year’s rent came to 23% of the median household income, above Alberta’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (20%) alike. Behind rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom sits data gathered across the Edmonton metro area, with Wellington one part of it.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Wellington | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 65% | 74% | 74% |
| Rent as a share of income | 23% | 20% | 20% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 22% | 21% | 18% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $302,000 | $400,000 | $406,000 |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Values come from owners at the 2021 census and incomes from 2020, so they predate the later rise in rates.
Working-age people in Wellington have jobs less often than in 87% of Canadian towns
The commute to work averages 25 min.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Wellington | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Car or van | 87% | 88% | 89% |
| Average trip | 25 min | 26 min | 26 min |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Counted in May 2021, under pandemic rules: fewer commutes and more people between jobs than in a normal year.
4 school boards share Wellington
In French: one of the 36 schools, where in Alberta the share is 2%. Edmonton Islamic Academy is the biggest, at 1,921 students. On the tests, 8 of 29 schools land above the middle in Alberta, 15 under it. Catholic schools make up 12 of 36, above the 18% in Alberta.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caernarvon School Middle fifth in AlbertaLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Elementary · Grades K–6 | 418 | English public |
| Edmonton Islamic Academy IndependentLargest secondary schoolAll grades · Grades K–12 | All grades · Grades K–12 | 1,921 | Independent |
| École Père-Lacombe FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary · Grades K–6 | Elementary · Grades K–6 | 367 | French public |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Wellington | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025/26
Around Wellington, 51% of adults call their health very good or excellent
For Wellington itself the measure is access: 4.6 km to the nearest hospital, much like the typical 3.7 km. Statistics Canada puts the region’s life expectancy at 81.2, women 83.6 and men 78.8 (2022/2024). Pharmacies are closer at hand, 0.7 km away on average and 11 of them within 3 km of a typical home.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Wellington | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| Very good or excellent health | 51% | 51% | 52% |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities · Health survey and life expectancy: the Edmonton Zone
Dry weather: only 423 mm of rain and snow a year falls on Wellington, less than on 90% of Canadian towns
January is the snowiest month, with 26 cm on average. The most precipitation falls in July: 83 mm in a normal year. Summer highs average 23.5°C in July, about level with Alberta’s towns (23.5°C) and below Canadian towns (25.5°C). Between the last spring frost, 7 May, and the first in autumn, 25 September, lie 141 days.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Wellington | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Precipitation a year | 423 mm | 431 mm | 883 mm |
| July afternoon high | 23.5°C | 23.5°C | 25.5°C |
| Days with frost a year | 179 | 193 | 159 |
| Snowfall a year | 124 cm | 127 cm | 141 cm |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Edmonton (City))
More of Wellington’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 13%
People 65 and over make up 14% of the town, lower than both Alberta’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (19%). Children under 15 count for 20% of the people here.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
50.5% of Wellington’s residents are women
1,640 men and 1,675 women lived here in 2021, against a share of women of 50.9% for Canada.
| Wellington | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 66% | 67% | 64% |
| 65+ | 14% | 15% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 20% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 43% | 54% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Alberta and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
What November brings in Wellington: −8°C at night, 1°C by day
Then December: −5°C by day, −13°C at night. November normally sees 18 mm of precipitation. Snow is normal by November, about 20 cm over the month. Normal highs peak at 24°C in July; nights bottom out at −15°C in January.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −5°C | −14°C | 43 mm |
| Spring | 10°C | −1°C | 90 mm |
| Summer | 22°C | 11°C | 213 mm |
| Autumn | 9°C | 0°C | 77 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Edmonton (City)); the forecast is on the Weather page
William (Billy) Morin (Conservative Party of Canada) holds Edmonton Northwest, the riding that includes Wellington
The Conservative Party of Canada has 33 of the 37 MPs elected in Alberta.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
No public library stands in Wellington: the closest, Calder Library, is 1.1 km away
The library figures on this page are Edmonton’s: Edmonton Library serves all 972,223 people of the city, Wellington among them.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
A national park 38 km from Wellington: Elk Island National Park
Within 10 km are 2 protected areas. A provincial park, Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park, lies 5.6 km away. Of the land within 10 km, 2.1% has protected status, between Alberta’s towns (0.4%) and Canadian towns (2.3%).
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Wellington | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 2.1% | 0.4% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Wellington keeps its older homes: 59% from before 1961
| Heritage | Wellington | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 59% | 4.5% | 18% |
Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period
Everything we know about Wellington
Wellington’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington | 3,314 | — | C− | C− | C− | B |
| Hudson | 3,634 | 0.6 | C+ | C | C− | B |
| Athlone | 3,242 | 1.2 | C− | C− | C− | B |
| Cumberland | 6,493 | 1.3 | B− | B+ | C− | B |
| Kensington | 3,697 | 1.5 | C− | C− | C− | B |
| Carlisle | 4,609 | 1.8 | D | C− | C− | B |
| Calder | 4,221 | 2 | D | D | C− | B |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
About Wellington
Neighbourhood in Edmonton
Where Wellington begins and ends inside Edmonton is TownRatings’s line, traced along census dissemination areas and named after the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 3,314 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Alberta
- City
- Edmonton
- Census subdivision
- 4811061
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155) and 2021 census boundaries · Uniform Crime Reporting Survey 2023–25 (35-10-0026, 35-10-0183 to 35-10-0190) · CMHC rents as published by Statistics Canada (34-10-0133) · grades by TownRatings. 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).