13% of residents have an Indigenous identity, a share 91% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Most recent wave: 59% of immigrants arrived in 2011–2021 (Canada’s towns: 27%). Wellington had 3,314 residents in 1,230 households at the 2021 Census. Here, a fifth of residents are under 15. The median age locally is 36.5, lower than in 85% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Wellington
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
13% of residents identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit, more than in 91% of Canadian towns; 4.8% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Residents aged 65 and over make up 14% in Wellington, less than in 78% of Canadian towns
The 2021 Census is the source of every figure here unless a date says otherwise. Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
Just over one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24 across Canada’s towns, against 13% in Wellington. Across the comparison, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns. The largest age band is 30–34: 7.6% of residents.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Wellington, 36.5. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split.
A larger share of one-parent families than 94% of Canadian towns: 13%
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
The typical household size is 2.7 people, against 2.4 across Canada’s towns. Across the comparison, 8.2% of households are one-parent families across Canada’s towns. On the census count, nearly a quarter of households are one person living alone. Shared houses stand out: 7.3% of households are unrelated adults living together, more than in 88% of Canadian towns.
In Wellington, 39% of residents 15 and over are married, fewer than in 69% of Canadian towns
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Single and never married: just over a third of adults, against a typical 27%. Here, 11% of residents 15 and over live common-law.
34% of households rent their home, more than in 67% of Canadian towns
Occupied homes by type, by owners and renters, and by when they were built. 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
Where 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns, Wellington has 73%. Across Canada’s towns, a quarter of households rent their home. Older homes outnumber new: 59% predate 1961, 2.4% date from 2001 or later. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns.
A median household income of $84,400 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
The median across Canada’s towns is $86,000, and Wellington’s, at $84,400, is close to it. Within Alberta’s towns, the household in the middle had $92,200. Pandemic payments such as CERB reached 34% of income recipients here, against 28% in the typical town.
15% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, a share 79% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Immigrants, newcomers and movers.
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
Residents without Canadian citizenship: 13%, above 77% of Canadian towns. The largest groups of immigrants were born in Asia (56%) and in Europe (15%).
A higher share of visible minority residents than 67% of Canadian towns, at 29%
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Asked about religion, 39% said none and 53% Christian (Canada’s towns: 35% and 54%). The share of visible minority residents across Canada’s towns is 15%. Among other religions: Muslim (5.6%).
72% have English as their mother tongue; 5.4% also speak French
Knowledge of the two official languages, first languages, and the language of home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
Where 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns, Wellington has 5.4%. 13% most often speak a language other than English or French at home, and 1.7% speak neither official language.
Wellington sits below 84% of Canadian towns for degree holders aged 25 to 64 (14%)
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Across Canada’s towns, 27% of 25- to 64-year-olds hold a degree; in Wellington, 14%, and 31% have a college or trades credential (typical: 29%).
In work on census day: 53% of adults
May 2021 was still a pandemic month: the census’s work figures reflect that. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
53% of residents 15 and over have a job, against a typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 14% are 65 or more.
Ranked by age, 4th youngest of 41 towns this size
Median age of the Canadian towns nearest in population; hover a dot.
The youngest of these towns is Arviat, at 21.8; the oldest, North Kawartha, is at 59.2. Nearest to Wellington in age: Rankin Inlet (26.8), Inuvik (34.8), Mill Courtland Woodside Park (36.7) and Westwood (37.1).
Among its 6 nearest neighbours, 5 are older than Wellington
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington | 3,314 | — | 36.5 | 14% | 22% |
| Hudson | 3,634 | 0.6 km | 36.8 | 11% | 45% |
| Athlone | 3,242 | 1.2 km | 40 | 14% | 34% |
| Cumberland | 6,493 | 1.3 km | 37 | 8.6% | 37% |
| Kensington | 3,697 | 1.5 km | 47 | 26% | 23% |
| Carlisle | 4,609 | 1.8 km | 36.3 | 14% | 35% |
| Calder | 4,221 | 2.0 km | 39.1 | 14% | 27% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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. Missing from the census as published: unpaid care, cars and internet access, and the shift in each age band since 2016. Ethnic origins past visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted here.
- The census’s own words. The census takes “visible minority” from the Employment Equity Act: anyone other than Indigenous peoples who is non-white in colour or race. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are what residents reported, compared here with other towns and never used as a label.
Questions about Wellington’s residents
What is the median income in Wellington?
$84,400 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Wellington (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Wellington?
Wellington had 3,314 residents at the 2021 Census.
What is the average age in Wellington?
36.5 is the median age, younger than 85% of Canadian towns. Under 15: 20%. 65 and over: 14%.
Is Wellington bilingual?
English and French: 5.4% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 93%. French only: 0.2%. French mother tongue: 1.5%.
How diverse is Wellington?
Immigrants make up 22% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 29% are members of a visible minority, and 13% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Wellington?
Christian: 53%. No religion: 39%. Another religion: 8.2%.
Is Wellington good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 20%. 46% of households are couple families and 13% one-parent families. Schools near Wellington are on its Schools page.
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).