Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainSpecial Area No. 3: 21% of residents are under 15, above 89% of Canadian towns
Households in single-detached houses make up 91%, against 64% across Canada’s towns. Compared with other places, residents with no religion are common here: 42%, more than in 72% of Canadian towns. Its population is down 1% on 2016. Residents who moved in within the year account for 8.7%.
What stands out about the people of Special Area No. 3
A town of families
21% of residents are under 15, more than in 89% of Canadian towns; 4.5% of households are one-parent families and households average 2.4 people. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Special Area No. 3’s population moved −1% on 2016, less than in 85% of Canadian towns
Unless a figure says otherwise, it is from the 2021 Census. Two census counts, five years apart, and Statistics Canada’s newest estimate.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 9% below the census count.
Half of Special Area No. 3 is over 45.2, older than 69% of Canadian towns
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
In Special Area No. 3, 20% of residents are 65 or over, beside 19% across Canada’s towns. By contrast, 9.2% of residents are aged 15 to 24, a lower share than in 77% of Canadian towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women.
One-person households: 25%, a lower share than 56% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
The average household has 2.4 people, against 2.4 across Canada’s towns. Across Canada’s towns, 27% of households are one person living alone. 4.5% of households are one-parent families.
A larger share of married residents 15 and over than 99% of Canadian towns: 63%
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Never married and not common-law: 20% of adults (typical: 27%). On the census count, 7.2% of residents 15 and over live common-law.
Renter households make up 13% in Special Area No. 3, less than in 82% of Canadian towns
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
Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. 23% of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 19% built before 1961. As a reference point, 25% of households rent their home across Canada’s towns.
A median household income of $73,000 a year
Census incomes cover 2020, when emergency benefits like CERB lifted many households’ totals. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
The middle household in Special Area No. 3 had $73,000 before tax, 15% below the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Among Alberta’s towns, the typical figure is $92,200. Pandemic payments such as CERB reached 15% of income recipients here, against 28% in the typical town.
3.8% 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
Against a figure of 17% across Canada’s towns, the share of immigrants in Special Area No. 3 comes in at 3.8%. In Special Area No. 3, 0.9% of residents are not Canadian citizens.
58% said they are Christian and 42% that they have no religion
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Indigenous residents are rarer here than in 98% of Canadian towns. For Special Area No. 3, the census puts visible minority residents at 0.9%.
English is the mother tongue of 90%, and 0.9% 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
Across Canada’s towns, 7.5% of residents speak English and French; in Special Area No. 3, 0.9%. In Special Area No. 3, 0.4% of residents have French as their mother tongue.
Special Area No. 3 ranks below 93% of Canadian towns on degree holders aged 25 to 64: 11%
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
With no certificate, diploma or degree: 5.5%, beside a typical 9.5%. Elsewhere, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
A job for 71% of residents aged 15 and over
Counted in May 2021, during COVID-19, these rates catch the job market before it had recovered. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
At 71%, more residents are in work than the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
Median age: 1 of the 5 towns around Special Area No. 3 are older
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are. The nearest places to Special Area No. 3 with figures are 57–107 km away.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Special Area No. 3 | 1,043 | — | 45.2 | 20% | 3.8% |
| Special Area No. 4 | 1,171 | 57.4 km | 37.6 | 15% | 4.9% |
| Special Area No. 2 | 1,837 | 58.0 km | 40.8 | 19% | 3.8% |
| Hanna | 2,665 | 82.3 km | 49.2 | 25% | 8.6% |
| Provost No. 52 | 2,092 | 105.0 km | 44.8 | 18% | 1.5% |
| Kindersley No. 290 | 1,023 | 106.9 km | 38.8 | 17% | 5.1% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. These are self-reported answers: Indigenous identity, immigrant status, religion. The census’s “visible minority” comes from the Employment Equity Act (non-white in colour or race, Indigenous peoples aside), and the page sets each beside other towns without labelling any.
- Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns. The middle of Alberta’s towns of 2,500 or more comes first, the middle of all Canadian towns second; cities as a whole and First Nations reserves stay out, and percentiles are within Canada.
Questions about Special Area No. 3’s residents
How diverse is Special Area No. 3?
Immigrants make up 3.8% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 0.9% are members of a visible minority, and 0% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Special Area No. 3?
Christian: 58%. No religion: 42%. Another religion: 0.5%.
Is Special Area No. 3 good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 21%. 67% of households are couple families and 4.5% one-parent families. Schools near Special Area No. 3 are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Special Area No. 3?
$73,000 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Special Area No. 3 (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Special Area No. 3?
Statistics Canada estimates 1,043 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 1,142 in Special Area No. 3, 1% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Special Area No. 3?
45.2 is the median age. Under 15: 21%. 65 and over: 20%.
Is Special Area No. 3 bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 0.9% are. Another 0% speak only French and 99% only English, and French is the first language of 0.4%.
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).