Photo: chensiyuan · CC BY-SA 4.082% of households rent their home, a share 99% of Canadian towns don’t reach
The share of residents with no religion is 70%, against 35% across Canada’s towns. Improvement District No. 9 Banff had about 1,144 residents in July 2025, by Statistics Canada’s estimate, and 110 households at the 2021 Census. Children under 15 account for 6%. More residents without Canadian citizenship than in 64% of Canadian towns: 8.9%.
What stands out about the people of Improvement District No. 9 Banff
A town of renters
82% of households rent their home, more than in 99% of Canadian towns; 8.7% live in an apartment. Homes ↓
Many people living alone
59% of households are one person living alone, more than in 99% of Canadian towns; 15% of residents are 65 or over. Households ↓
A town people move to
A year before the census, 30% of residents lived elsewhere, 2.8 times the typical share; over five years, 71% moved. Immigrants & newcomers ↓
Fewer people than before
Improvement District No. 9 Banff went from 1,028 people in 2016 to 1,004 in 2021, −2%: slower growth than in 90% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Since 2016, Improvement District No. 9 Banff has changed by −2%, slower than 90% of Canadian towns
All figures are the 2021 Census’s unless another date is shown. Residents at the 2016 and 2021 censuses and the latest estimate, with the 2016–2021 change beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 14% higher again. Across Canada’s towns, half of towns changed by more than +4%; across Alberta’s towns, by more than +1%.
Improvement District No. 9 Banff ranks below 72% of Canadian towns on residents aged 65 and over: 15%
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
10% of residents are aged 15 to 24; across Canada’s towns the figure is 11%. The usual figure: 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns. With a median age of 44.8, Improvement District No. 9 Banff is older than 66% of Canadian towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
38% women, 62% men
About 61 women for every 100 men.
A larger share of one-person households than 99% of Canadian towns: 59%
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Households average 1.8 people, against 2.4 across Canada’s towns. Elsewhere, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns. Locally, 9.1% of households are one-parent families.
Improvement District No. 9 Banff ranks below 95% of Canadian towns on common-law partners: 3.7%
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Across Canada’s towns, 46% of residents 15 and over are married; in Improvement District No. 9 Banff, 39%. The comparison figure for common-law partners is 11% across Canada’s towns.
A lower share of households in single-detached houses than 90% of Canadian towns, at 17%
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
Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. As a yardstick, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. Newer homes outnumber old: 22% date from 2001 or later, 7.4% from before 1961.
More residents who moved in within the year than 99% of Canadian towns: 30%
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 30%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Most recent wave: 63% of immigrants arrived in 2011–2021 (Canada’s towns: 27%). The benchmark for residents who moved in within the year across Canada’s towns: 11%. The largest groups of immigrants were born in Europe (44%) and in Asia (33%).
A higher share of Indigenous residents than 79% of Canadian towns, at 7.1%
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Locally, 13% of residents belong to a visible minority. On average, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns.
Residents whose mother tongue is French make up 15% in Improvement District No. 9 Banff, more than in 77% of Canadian towns
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
20% of residents speak English and French; across Canada’s towns the figure is 7.5%. Across Canada’s towns, the share of residents whose mother tongue is French is 1.5%. At home: English 89%, French 9.5%.
Improvement District No. 9 Banff sits above 53% of Canadian towns for degree holders aged 25 to 64 (29%)
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 Improvement District No. 9 Banff, 29%, and 48% have a college or trades credential (typical: 29%).
An employment rate of 92%
Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic: some of these rates are lower than in a usual year. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
At 92%, more residents are in work than the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
No nearby town is as old as Improvement District No. 9 Banff
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page. Distances here run 49–79 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Improvement District No. 9 Banff.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Improvement District No. 9 Banff | 1,144 | — | 44.8 | 15% | 14% |
| Banff | 11,402 | 48.7 km | 36.8 | 12% | 27% |
| Golden | 4,433 | 60.5 km | 39.6 | 16% | 11% |
| Electoral Area A, Columbia-Shuswap | 3,672 | 63.0 km | 44.8 | 19% | 13% |
| Canmore | 17,341 | 68.0 km | 42.8 | 17% | 21% |
| Bighorn No. 8 | 1,857 | 79.4 km | 43.6 | 16% | 12% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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. 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.
Questions about Improvement District No. 9 Banff’s residents
How diverse is Improvement District No. 9 Banff?
Immigrants: 14% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 13%. Indigenous identity: 7.1%.
What religion are people in Improvement District No. 9 Banff?
70% said they have no religion and 29% that they are Christian; 1.8% named another faith.
Is Improvement District No. 9 Banff good for families?
6% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 32% of households and one-parent families 9.1%. Schools near Improvement District No. 9 Banff are on its Schools page.
What is the population of Improvement District No. 9 Banff?
About 1,144, by Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025. The 2021 Census found 1,004 people in Improvement District No. 9 Banff, 2% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Improvement District No. 9 Banff?
The median age is 44.8. 6% are under 15 and 15% 65 or older.
Is Improvement District No. 9 Banff bilingual?
English and French: 20% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 79%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 15%.
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).