Photo: Qyd · CC BY 2.514% of residents have an Indigenous identity, a share 92% of Canadian towns don’t reach
The figure for households in single-detached houses is 80% in Grande Cache and 64% across Canada’s towns. Higher than in just over four fifths of Canadian towns: 20% of residents are under 15. About 8,984 people lived here in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates. The census found that 23% of households are one person living alone in the town. The census figures here are for the whole of Greenview No. 16, the municipality that includes Grande Cache.
What stands out about the people of Grande Cache
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
An Indigenous identity is reported by 14% of residents, more than in 92% of Canadian towns, and 2.5% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Fewer people than before
Grande Cache went from 9,154 people in 2016 to 8,584 in 2021, −6%: slower growth than in 98% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A −6% change since 2016: slower than 98% of Canadian towns
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. Two census counts, five years apart, and Statistics Canada’s newest estimate.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Medians for comparison: +4% across Canada’s towns; +1% across Alberta’s towns. The July 2025 estimate adds another 5%.
Grande Cache sits below 70% of Canadian towns for residents aged 65 and over (15%)
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
The median age in Grande Cache is 40, lower than in 63% of Canadian towns. By way of comparison, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns. The biggest five-year age group is 60–64, with 7.7% of residents. Where just over one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24 across Canada’s towns, Grande Cache has 9.9%.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Grande Cache, 40. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
About 112 men for every 100 women.
2.5 people per household, more than in 58% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Against a figure of 8.2% across Canada’s towns, the share of one-parent families in Grande Cache comes in at 5.7%.
Married residents 15 and over: 52%, a higher share than 70% of Canadian towns
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
In Grande Cache, 12% of residents 15 and over live common-law, beside 11% across Canada’s towns. 24% of adults have never married and don’t live common-law (typical: 27%).
A smaller share of renter households than 66% of Canadian towns: 18%
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. 25% of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 5.7% built before 1961.
Before tax, the median household income is $97,000 a year
The income year is 2020: a year of pandemic benefits such as CERB, which the figures count. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
Half of Grande Cache’s households had a total income above $97,000, 13% more than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The provincial yardstick is $92,200, the median across Alberta’s towns. 25% of income recipients received COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefits (typical: 28%).
6.1% of residents are immigrants
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 35% of immigrants (typical: 27%); non-permanent residents add 0.7% of residents. In Grande Cache, 2.8% of residents are not Canadian citizens. Immigrants are rarer here than in 77% of Canadian towns.
A higher share of residents with no religion than 87% of Canadian towns, at 50%
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
The figure for visible minority residents is 3.4% in Grande Cache and 15% across Canada’s towns. The comparison figure for residents with no religion is 35% across Canada’s towns.
English is the mother tongue of 88%, and 3.3% 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
Across Canada’s towns, the share of bilingual residents is 7.5%; Grande Cache has 3.3%. At home: English 95%, French 0.2%.
In Grande Cache, 11% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, fewer than in 94% of Canadian towns
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
With no certificate, diploma or degree: 19%, beside a typical 9.5%. For comparison, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
62% of residents 15 and over were in work
The census was taken in May 2021, during the pandemic, so these rates show a labour market still recovering. 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 62%.
41 towns of 8,781 to 9,188 people: this is the 12th youngest
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
Hampton Village is the youngest of them at 32.3; Pictou County, Subdivision C, at 52, the oldest. Closest in median age to Grande Cache are H-Section (bramalea) (39.1), Blossom Park - Timbermill (39.4), Marlborough (40.7) and Stony Mountain (40.8).
Every nearby town is younger than Grande Cache
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are. Grande Cache has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 40–49 km out.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grande Cache | 8,984 | — | 40 | 15% | 6.1% |
| Wembley | 1,516 | 40.1 km | 34.4 | 7.7% | 3.8% |
| Grande Prairie | 71,160 | 43.8 km | 34 | 9.2% | 13% |
| Grande Prairie County No. 1 | 25,883 | 48.5 km | 38.8 | 13% | 4.5% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. Each comparison is its own median: over Alberta’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, and over all Canadian towns of that size (whole cities and First Nations reserves left out). Percentiles are within Canada only.
- What these tables don’t give. For origins the charts stop at visible minority and Indigenous identity, and the Census Profile has nothing on unpaid care, cars or the internet, or on change by age since 2016.
Questions about Grande Cache’s residents
What is the population of Grande Cache?
Grande Cache had about 8,984 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 8,584, 6% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Grande Cache?
A median age of 40, younger than 63% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 20%, and people 65 and over 15%.
Is Grande Cache bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 3.3% are. Another 0% speak only French and 97% only English, and French is the first language of 1.7%.
How diverse is Grande Cache?
6.1% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 3.4% belong to a visible minority and 14% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Grande Cache?
47% are Christian and 50% have no religion; 2.9% follow another religion.
Is Grande Cache good for families?
Under 15: 20% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 62% of households. One-parent families: 5.7%. Schools near Grande Cache are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Grande Cache?
The median household in Grande Cache took in $97,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population · Statistics Canada, population estimates for 1 July 2025 (table 17-10-0155). 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).