Photo: Qyd · CC BY 2.5Above 97% of Canadian towns: 23% of residents have an Indigenous identity
77% of immigrants arrived between 2011 and 2021, against 27% across Canada’s towns. Valleyview had about 1,807 residents in July 2025, by Statistics Canada’s estimate, and 660 households at the 2021 Census. The share of one-parent families stands at 11%. Compared with other places, children under 15 are common here: 18%, more than in 72% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Valleyview
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
23% of residents identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit, more than in 97% of Canadian towns; 9% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Fewer people than before
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Valleyview went from 1,863 to 1,673 residents (−10%), slower growth than in 99% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
From 2016 to 2021, 99% of Canadian towns grew faster than Valleyview: −10%
Unless a figure says otherwise, it is from the 2021 Census. How the population moved between the last two censuses, and since.
Change, 2016 to 2021
For comparison, the median is +4% across Canada’s towns and +1% across Alberta’s towns. By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 8%.
12% of residents are aged 15 to 24, a share 67% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
Across Canada’s towns, the share of residents aged 65 and over is 19%; Valleyview has 20%. By contrast, with a median age of 41.6, Valleyview is younger than 53% of Canadian towns. The wider picture: 11% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across Canada’s towns. The largest age band is 60–64: 7.5% of residents.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split.
In Valleyview, 31% of households are one person living alone, more than in 66% of Canadian towns
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
A household here has 2.4 people on average; across Canada’s towns, 2.4. Across Canada’s towns, one-person households come to 27%.
A lower share of married residents 15 and over than 63% of Canadian towns, at 42%
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Single and never married: 28% of adults, against a typical 27%. The share of common-law partners stands at 10%. To put it in context, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns.
Renter households make up 31% in Valleyview, more than in 61% 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 nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. For renter households, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 25%. Newer homes outnumber old: 30% date from 2001 or later, 6.1% from before 1961. 13% of homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%.
Before tax, the median household income is $82,000 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 median across Canada’s towns is $86,000, and Valleyview’s, at $82,000, is close to it. The middle household across Alberta’s towns has $92,200 before tax. Emergency and recovery benefits reached 28% of those with an income, beside a typical 28%.
A larger share of residents without Canadian citizenship than 66% of Canadian towns: 9.6%
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
The largest groups of immigrants were born in Asia (65%) and in Europe (18%). Fewer immigrants than in 62% of Canadian towns: 11%. Measured more widely, 5.8% of residents are not Canadian citizens across Canada’s towns.
Valleyview: 43% of residents said they have no religion, above 74% of Canadian towns
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
For Valleyview, the census puts visible minority residents at 12%. The wider picture: 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
86% have English as their mother tongue; 2.7% also speak French
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
Valleyview sits close to the norm on residents whose mother tongue is French: 2.1%, about the same as across Canada’s towns. Lower than in 95% of Canadian towns: 2.7% of residents speak English and French.
Degree holders aged 25 to 64 make up 13% in Valleyview, less than in 88% of Canadian towns
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Some 21% have no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. For comparison, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
In work on census day: 58% of adults
These rates date from May 2021, during the pandemic, and run lower than a normal year’s. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
58% of residents 15 and over have a job, in line with the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
Older than Valleyview: 2 of the 5 towns nearby
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page. The nearest places to Valleyview with figures are 12–80 km away.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valleyview | 1,807 | — | 41.6 | 20% | 11% |
| Sturgeon Lake 154 | 1,326 | 11.8 km | 27 | 8.9% | 0% |
| High Prairie | 2,607 | 64.9 km | 37.2 | 16% | 15% |
| Smoky River No. 130 | 1,941 | 68.8 km | 44.4 | 18% | 3.2% |
| Falher | 1,084 | 73.8 km | 44.4 | 25% | 8.9% |
| Fox Creek | 2,013 | 79.7 km | 40.4 | 12% | 11% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- The census’s own words. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are as residents answered them. “Visible minority” follows the Employment Equity Act, meaning people other than Indigenous peoples who are non-white in colour or race. We compare these figures across towns; none is a label for a town.
- Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns. For each measure we take the median of Alberta’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, then the median of all Canadian towns. Neither counts whole cities or reserves, and every percentile is a Canadian one.
Questions about Valleyview’s residents
What religion are people in Valleyview?
Christian: 57%. No religion: 43%. Another religion: 0.3%.
Is Valleyview good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 18%. 46% of households are couple families and 11% one-parent families. Schools near Valleyview are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Valleyview?
$82,000 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Valleyview (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Valleyview?
Statistics Canada estimates 1,807 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 1,673 in Valleyview, 10% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Valleyview?
41.6 is the median age. Under 15: 18%. 65 and over: 20%.
Is Valleyview bilingual?
2.7% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 0% speak French only and 97% English only. French is the mother tongue of 2.1%.
How diverse is Valleyview?
Immigrants make up 11% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 12% are members of a visible minority, and 23% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
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).