9.9% of residents have an Indigenous identity, a share 86% of Canadian towns don’t reach
11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns, against 18% in Redwater. With about 2,301 residents in July 2025, Redwater counted 910 households at the 2021 Census. On the census count, 4.1% of residents are immigrants. More one-person households than in 70% of Canadian towns: 32%.
Slower growth than 57% of Canadian towns: Redwater changed by +3% since 2016
The 2021 Census is the source of every figure here unless a date says otherwise. The census counts of 2016 and 2021, the estimate after them, and the change set beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 9% higher again. Across Alberta’s towns the median is +1%, and across Canada’s towns +4%.
Redwater sits below 61% of Canadian towns for residents aged 15 to 24 (10%)
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
The biggest five-year age group is 55–59, with nearly one in ten residents, 1.3 times the share across Canada’s towns. Half of Redwater’s residents are over 42.4, older than in 52% of Canadian towns. Measured more widely, 11% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across Canada’s towns. The census found that 20% of residents are 65 or over here.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split.
Redwater households average 2.3 people, smaller than in 64% of Canadian towns
Private households by type and size.
Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
For Redwater, the census puts one-parent families at 8.8%.
42% of residents 15 and over are married, below 64% of Canadian towns
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
By its share of common-law partners (13%), Redwater is above two thirds of Canadian towns. For comparison, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns.
A larger share of households in single-detached houses than 67% of Canadian towns: 76%
The kinds of homes people live in, who owns and who rents, and how old the homes are. 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
Across Canada’s towns, the share of renter households is 25%; Redwater has 32%. To put it in context, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. A fifth of homes were built before 1961 and 17% in 2001 or later. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns.
Median household income here: $78,500 a year
The census asked about income in 2020: a pandemic year, with CERB and other emergency benefits counted in. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
Redwater’s median household took in $78,500 before tax, 9% less than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Among Alberta’s towns, the typical figure is $92,200. Emergency and recovery benefits reached 29% of those with an income, beside a typical 28%.
4.1% of residents are immigrants
Birthplaces and arrival years of immigrants, citizenship and recent moves.
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 here were most often born in Europe (41%), then in Asia (29%). 18% lived at another address a year earlier, more than the typical 11% across Canada’s towns. Where 5.8% of residents are not Canadian citizens across Canada’s towns, Redwater has 1.7%.
Redwater sits above 81% of Canadian towns for residents with no religion (47%)
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
The figure for visible minority residents is 6.1% in Redwater and 15% across Canada’s towns. Set beside that, just over a third of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
English is the mother tongue of 93%, and 2.4% speak French as well
Who can speak English and French, mother tongue, and the language spoken most at home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
Against a figure of 7.5% across Canada’s towns, the share of bilingual residents in Redwater comes in at 2.4%. Across Redwater, 1.2% of residents have French as their mother tongue.
A smaller share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 93% of Canadian towns: 11%
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
50% 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. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
The employment rate of 50% is below the typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 20% of residents are 65 or over.
Redwater sits below 1 of its 4 closest neighbours on median age
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page. Redwater has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 20–23 km out.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redwater | 2,301 | — | 42.4 | 20% | 4.1% |
| Gibbons | 3,352 | 20.3 km | 37.6 | 13% | 3% |
| Bruderheim | 1,439 | 20.6 km | 37.6 | 14% | 1.9% |
| Thorhild County | 3,147 | 22.6 km | 52 | 27% | 5.5% |
| Bon Accord | 1,457 | 23.1 km | 36.8 | 11% | 4.2% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The census’s own words. In the census, “visible minority” is the Employment Equity Act’s term for people who are non-white in colour or race and not Indigenous. Like immigrant status, Indigenous identity and religion, which residents reported themselves, it is compared with other towns, never turned into 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. 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 Redwater’s residents
What is the median income in Redwater?
The median household in Redwater took in $78,500 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Redwater?
Redwater had about 2,301 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 2,115, 3% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Redwater?
A median age of 42.4. Children under 15 make up 17%, and people 65 and over 20%.
Is Redwater bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 2.4% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 97% speak only English and 0% only French; 1.2% grew up with French.
How diverse is Redwater?
4.1% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 6.1% belong to a visible minority and 9.9% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Redwater?
52% are Christian and 47% have no religion; 1.5% follow another religion.
Is Redwater good for families?
Under 15: 17% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 47% of households. One-parent families: 8.8%. Schools near Redwater are on its Schools page.
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).