Photo: R. Sieben · CC BY 3.0Irricana: 54% of residents said they have no religion, above 91% of Canadian towns
Where 25% of households rent their home across Canada’s towns, Irricana has 12%. Statistics Canada puts the town’s population at 1,240 for July 2025. Here, 14% of residents are 65 or over. Higher than in three quarters of Canadian towns: 19% of residents are under 15.
What stands out about the people of Irricana
Fewer people than before
Irricana went from 1,216 people in 2016 to 1,179 in 2021, −3%: slower growth than in 92% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A change of −3% since 2016 leaves Irricana behind 92% 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 5% higher again. Across Alberta’s towns the median is +1%, and across Canada’s towns +4%.
Younger than 58% of Canadian towns: half of Irricana is under 40.8
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
The figure for residents aged 15 to 24 is 9.7% in Irricana and 11% across Canada’s towns. The largest age band is 35–39: nearly one in ten residents.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 104 men for every 100 women.
Only 22% of households are one person living alone in Irricana
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Households average 2.5 people, against 2.4 across Canada’s towns. On the census count, 8.5% of households are one-parent families. The benchmark for one-person households across Canada’s towns: 27%.
Irricana ranks above 73% of Canadian towns on common-law partners: 14%
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns, against 48% in Irricana. Across Canada’s towns, common-law partners come to 11%.
In Irricana, 76% of households live in a single-detached house, more than in 67% of Canadian towns
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
Newer homes outnumber old: 23% date from 2001 or later, 6.5% from before 1961. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. For comparison, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns.
A median household income of $91,000 a year
The income year is 2020: a year of pandemic benefits such as CERB, which the figures count. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
The middle household in Irricana had $91,000 before tax, 6% above the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The middle household across Alberta’s towns has $92,200 before tax. In 2020, 28% of income recipients drew a COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefit; the typical town had 28%.
Below 81% of Canadian towns: 8.1% of residents lived at another address a year earlier
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
Immigrants: 9.3% here and 17% across Canada’s towns. 2.5% of residents are not Canadian citizens, a lower share than in 70% of Canadian towns. Across Canada’s towns, 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier.
A larger share of Indigenous residents than 80% of Canadian towns: 7.2%
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
By its share of visible minority residents (5.5%), Irricana is below two thirds of Canadian towns. Set beside that, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns.
92% have English as their mother tongue; 3.4% also speak French
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
At home: English 98%, French 0.4%. Fewer bilingual residents than in 91% of Canadian towns: 3.4%. On residents whose mother tongue is French, 1.3% here is much the same as across Canada’s towns.
4.4% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, fewer than in 99% of Canadian towns
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Holding no credential: 15% (typical 9.5%). As a reference point, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
Employment: 56% of residents 15 and over had a job
These rates date from May 2021, during the pandemic, and run lower than a normal year’s. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Employment here, 56%, matches the middle of Canada’s towns (58%) within a couple of points.
1 of the 5 nearest towns are older than Irricana
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page. Irricana has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 29–44 km out.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irricana | 1,240 | — | 40.8 | 14% | 9.3% |
| Airdrie | 92,544 | 29.2 km | 35.6 | 9.2% | 17% |
| Crossfield | 4,075 | 32.5 km | 38.4 | 13% | 7.4% |
| Strathmore | 16,416 | 32.8 km | 40 | 18% | 8.9% |
| Chestermere | 31,671 | 34.6 km | 37.6 | 10% | 28% |
| Wheatland County | 10,150 | 43.6 km | 42.4 | 16% | 5.1% |
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. 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.
- 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.
Questions about Irricana’s residents
How diverse is Irricana?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 9.3%. A visible minority makes up 5.5% and Indigenous residents 7.2%.
What religion are people in Irricana?
Most often Christian (45%) or no religion (54%); other religions make up 1.3%.
Is Irricana good for families?
Children under 15 are 19% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 56% of households and one-parent families 8.5%. Schools near Irricana are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Irricana?
Median total household income in Irricana was $91,000 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Irricana?
The latest figure is an estimate: 1,240 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Irricana counted 1,179, 3% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Irricana?
Half the residents are older than 40.8 and half younger; 19% are children under 15 and 14% are 65 or over.
Is Irricana bilingual?
English and French: 3.4% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 96%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 1.3%.
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).