Wabamun 133AAlberta
With 1,005 residents, it is a First Nations reserve in Alberta. Between 2016 and 2021, its population shrank by 38%.
Is Wabamun 133A a good place to live?
Work and incomes lag (C−). Natural hazards weigh less here than in most Canadian towns (A+).
Wabamun 133A is a First Nations reserve, so it has no overall grade and no place in ranked lists: Statistics Canada suppresses or doesn’t collect much of a reserve’s data, and its grades couldn’t be set fairly beside other towns’.
Rents here are the metro area's average, shared by every town and neighbourhood in it. No Safety Grade: no police service publishes a crime rate for this place on its own. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread. A First Nations reserve: subject grades only, with no overall grade and no place in ranked lists.
What makes Wabamun 133A stand out
The 3 things Wabamun 133A does most differently from other towns.
How Wabamun 133A grades
Each subject compares Wabamun 133A with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
Wabamun 133A is a First Nations reserve, so it has no overall grade and no place in ranked lists: Statistics Canada suppresses or doesn’t collect much of a reserve’s data, and its grades couldn’t be set fairly beside other towns’.
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The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Wabamun 133A.
Wabamun 133A faces fewer hazards than 98% of Canadian towns
Of the homes tested for radon, 1.4% were over 200 Bq/m³, below Alberta’s towns (7.5%) and Canadian towns (6.6%) alike. Fire seldom reaches Wabamun 133A: since 1986, 0.4% of the land within 25 km has burned (0.009% a year). Figures for radon tests are published for the Capital Health as a whole, not for Wabamun 133A alone.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Wabamun 133A | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 1.4% | 7.5% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.012 | $0.013 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
2 schools in and around Wabamun 133A: 2 schools for every grade
From the middle of town, the first elementary school is 5.3 km off, above Alberta’s towns (0.5 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km) alike. Of the 2 with published results, 1 land in the top two fifths in Alberta.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duffield School Fourth fifth in AlbertaLargest secondary schoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | All grades · Grades K–9 | 263 | English public |
| Wabamun School Top fifth in AlbertaResults in the top fifth in AlbertaAll grades · Grades K–9 | All grades · Grades K–9 | 88 | English public |
| Schools within 3 km | Wabamun 133A | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nearest elementary school | 5.3 km | 0.5 km | 0.5 km |
| Nearest secondary school | 5.3 km | 0.7 km | 1.2 km |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025/26
More of Wabamun 133A’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 100%
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
45.2% of Wabamun 133A’s residents are women
445 women and 540 men at the 2021 census; across Canada, women are 50.9%.
| Wabamun 133A | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 34% | 18% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 61% | 67% | 64% |
| 65+ | 5.1% | 15% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 55% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 26% | 54% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Alberta and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Trips to work from Wabamun 133A are shorter than from Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 20 min on average
The car took 97% of commuters, above Alberta’s towns (88%) and Canadian towns (89%) alike.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Wabamun 133A | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 20 min | 26 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 97% | 88% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.
Frost comes to Wabamun 133A more often than to 90% of Canadian towns
The most precipitation falls in July: 102 mm in a normal year. The warmest stretch brings July afternoons of 23.1°C, near Alberta’s towns (23.5°C) and lower than Canadian towns (25.5°C). A normal January brings 32 cm of snow, the most of any month.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Wabamun 133A | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| July afternoon high | 23.1°C | 23.5°C | 25.5°C |
| Days with frost a year | 201 | 193 | 159 |
| Precipitation a year | 499 mm | 431 mm | 883 mm |
| Snowfall a year | 166 cm | 127 cm | 141 cm |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Breton)
Wabamun 133A gets a C+ for health
Source area for health survey and life expectancy: the Edmonton Zone
The average trip from home to a hospital is 28 km, higher than both Alberta’s towns (3.1 km) and Canadian towns (3.7 km). The region’s 2022/2024 life expectancy is 81.2, with women at 83.6 and men at 78.8. Across the region, 51% of adults say their health is very good or excellent; Alberta as a whole reaches 53%.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Wabamun 133A | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| Very good or excellent health | 51% | 51% | 52% |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities
What November brings in Wabamun 133A: −8°C at night, 1°C by day
Looking ahead to December, expect highs near −4°C and lows near −14°C. About 30 cm of snow falls in a normal November. Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Highvale forecast, on the Weather page.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −3°C | −14°C | 48 mm |
| Spring | 10°C | −3°C | 108 mm |
| Summer | 22°C | 9°C | 257 mm |
| Autumn | 10°C | −2°C | 87 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Breton); the forecast is on the Weather page
Wabamun 133A’s MP is Dane Lloyd (Conservative Party of Canada), for Parkland
33 of the 37 MPs from Alberta belong to the Conservative Party of Canada.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Wabamun 133A has no public library of its own; the nearest is Darwell Public Library, 21 km away
After it comes Neerlandia Public Library (Lac Ste.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
The nearest provincial park to Wabamun 133A is Eagle Point Provincial Park, 25 km away
Within 10 km are 7 protected areas. The largest is Sundance Natural Area: 129 ha, 6.2 km from the edge of town. 0.9% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%). The closest of Canada’s national parks is Elk Island National Park, at 89 km.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Wabamun 133A | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 0.9% | 0.4% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Everything we know about Wabamun 133A
Questions about Wabamun 133A
Has Wabamun 133A grown?
It went from 1,592 people in 2016 to 981 in 2021, down 38.4%, while the median of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. StatCan’s 2025 estimate is 1,005.
What kind of homes are in Wabamun 133A?
90% of homes are single-detached houses, against 64% for the median of Canadian towns, and 0% are in apartment buildings of five storeys or more. A household averages 4.7 people; 14% are one person living alone.
Is Wabamun 133A a young town or an old one?
The typical resident is 23.6 (Canadian towns: 45.2), with seniors at 5% of the population and under-15s at 34%.
About Wabamun 133A
First Nations reserve in Alberta
Statistics Canada counts Wabamun 133A, a First Nations reserve in Alberta, as its own census subdivision.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 1,005 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Alberta
- Census division
- Division No. 11
- Metro area
- Edmonton
- First Nation
- Paul
- Census subdivision
- 4811806
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155) and 2021 census boundaries · CMHC rents as published by Statistics Canada (34-10-0133) · grades by TownRatings. 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).