Photo: Amqui · CC BY-SA 4.0Wainwright No. 61 ranks above 90% of Canadian towns on children under 15: 22%
The share of residents aged 65 and over trails 77% of Canadian towns: 14%. The latest estimate, for July 2025, is 4,576 residents; the 2021 Census found 1,490 households. Across Wainwright No. 61, 18% of households are one person living alone. Compared with other places, households in single-detached houses are common here: 85%, more than in 80% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Wainwright No. 61
A town of families
Children under 15 are 22% of residents, more than in 90% of Canadian towns. Households average 2.7 people, and 3% are one-parent families. Ages ↓
Fewer people than before
Wainwright No. 61 went from 4,464 people in 2016 to 4,276 in 2021, −4%: slower growth than in 95% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Since 2016, Wainwright No. 61 has changed by −4%, slower than 95% of Canadian towns
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. Residents at the 2016 and 2021 censuses and the latest estimate, with the 2016–2021 change beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
The July 2025 estimate adds another 7%.
Half of Wainwright No. 61 is under 38.4, younger than 74% of Canadian towns
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
5–9 is the most common age band: 8.1% of residents, 1.5 times the share across Canada’s towns. On the census count, 12% of residents are aged 15 to 24.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Wainwright No. 61, 38.4. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women.
Bigger households than 76% of Canadian towns: 2.7 people each on average
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
3% of households are one-parent families (Canada’s towns: 8.2%).
A higher share of married residents 15 and over than 95% of Canadian towns, at 60%
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
9.6% of residents 15 and over live common-law; across Canada’s towns the figure is 11%. Single and never married: 23% of adults, against a typical 27%.
Renter households: 19%, a lower share than 65% 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
Newer homes outnumber old: 35% date from 2001 or later, 16% from before 1961. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. Measured more widely, 25% of households rent their home across Canada’s towns.
The middle household earns $106,000 a year
The income year is 2020: a year of pandemic benefits such as CERB, which the figures count. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
Half of Wainwright No. 61’s households had a total income above $106,000, 23% more than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The median across Alberta’s towns is $92,200. COVID-19 benefits went to 19% of residents with an income (typical: 28%).
Wainwright No. 61 ranks below 76% of Canadian towns on residents who moved in within the year: 8.7%
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
Most recent wave: 29% of immigrants arrived in 2011–2021 (Canada’s towns: 27%). The comparison figure for residents who moved in within the year is 11% across Canada’s towns. On the census count, 1.4% of residents are not Canadian citizens. 3.5% of residents are immigrants, fewer than in 87% of Canadian towns.
3.4% of residents have an Indigenous identity, more than in 57% of Canadian towns
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Set against 15% across Canada’s towns, 3.4% of residents belong to a visible minority in Wainwright No. 61. Indigenous residents make up 2.8% across Canada’s towns. Here, 35% of residents said they have no religion.
Wainwright No. 61 ranks above 67% of Canadian towns on residents whose mother tongue is French: 2.7%
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
At home: English 91%, French 1.8%. For residents whose mother tongue is French, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 1.5%. 4.9% of residents speak English and French, fewer than in 76% of Canadian towns.
16% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, fewer than in 80% 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: 9.3% (typical 9.5%). As a reference point, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
A job for 75% of residents aged 15 and over
Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic: some of these rates are lower than in a usual year. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
At 75%, more residents are in work than the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
Ranked by age, 14th youngest of 41 towns this size
Towns of about this size, placed by median age.
Between Fairfield Park (31.6) and Shelburne (54.4) lies the rest of the group. By median age, Wainwright No. 61 sits among Vanderhoof (38.4), Sparwood (38.4), Britannia (39.4) and Britannia Youngstown (39.6).
Around Wainwright No. 61, 4 of 5 towns have a higher median age
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page. Distances here run 4–68 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Wainwright No. 61.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wainwright No. 61 | 4,576 | — | 38.4 | 14% | 3.5% |
| Wainwright | 6,996 | 4.2 km | 38 | 17% | 13% |
| Provost No. 52 | 2,092 | 56.0 km | 44.8 | 18% | 1.5% |
| Vermilion | 4,192 | 61.6 km | 40.8 | 22% | 8% |
| Provost | 1,875 | 64.3 km | 39.6 | 18% | 6.1% |
| Flagstaff County | 3,724 | 67.6 km | 45.2 | 22% | 5% |
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. 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.
Questions about Wainwright No. 61’s residents
What religion are people in Wainwright No. 61?
64% are Christian and 35% have no religion; 0.8% follow another religion.
Is Wainwright No. 61 good for families?
Under 15: 22% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 74% of households. One-parent families: 3%. Schools near Wainwright No. 61 are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Wainwright No. 61?
The median household in Wainwright No. 61 took in $106,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Wainwright No. 61?
Wainwright No. 61 had about 4,576 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 4,276, 4% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Wainwright No. 61?
A median age of 38.4, younger than 74% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 22%, and people 65 and over 14%.
Is Wainwright No. 61 bilingual?
English and French: 4.9% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 95%. French only: 0.1%. French mother tongue: 2.7%.
How diverse is Wainwright No. 61?
3.5% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 3.4% belong to a visible minority and 3.4% have an Indigenous identity.
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).