Photo: Carsell: Photographer · Public domainYounger than 77% of Canadian towns: half of Wainwright is under 38
Recent arrivals are 69% of immigrants (2011 to 2021), beside 27% across Canada’s towns. In Wainwright, 6.5% of residents have an Indigenous identity. On one-person households, Wainwright sits higher than nearly two thirds of Canadian towns: 31%. About 6,996 people lived locally in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates.
Faster growth than 57% of Canadian towns: Wainwright changed by +5% since 2016
All figures are the 2021 Census’s unless another date is shown. The census counts of 2016 and 2021, the estimate after them, and the change set beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
The July 2025 estimate adds another 6%. Across Canada’s towns, the typical town changed +4%; across Alberta’s towns, +1%.
A larger share of children under 15 than 77% of Canadian towns: 19%
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
The biggest five-year age group is 30–34, with 7.6% of residents. Against that, 16% of residents are under 15 across Canada’s towns. At 17%, the share of residents aged 65 and over is lower than in 62% of Canadian towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Wainwright, 38. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
Wainwright households average 2.4 people, smaller than in 53% of Canadian towns
Private households by type and size.
Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
One-parent families account for 8.8%.
47% of residents 15 and over are married, a share 51% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Singles who have never married make up 27% of adults, beside a typical 27%. As a yardstick, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. For Wainwright, the census puts common-law partners at 11%.
More renter households than 58% of Canadian towns: 30%
Dwelling types, tenure and age of the housing. 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
27% of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 18% built before 1961. The benchmark for renter households across Canada’s towns: 25%. In Wainwright, nearly two thirds of households live in a single-detached house, beside 64% across Canada’s towns.
A median household income of $84,000 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
Wainwright’s median household took in $84,000 before tax, about the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The provincial yardstick is $92,200, the median across Alberta’s towns. The pandemic’s benefits: 24% of income recipients, against 28% in the typical town.
Residents who moved in within the year: 13%, a higher share than 68% of Canadian towns
Where immigrants were born and when they came, and how recently residents moved in.
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
Residents without Canadian citizenship: 8.4%, above 62% of Canadian towns. For residents who moved in within the year, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 11%.
Wainwright sits above 69% of Canadian towns for residents with no religion (41%)
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Visible minority residents account for 13%. On religion, 57% answered Christian and 41% no religion, against 54% and 35% across Canada’s towns.
English is the mother tongue of 85%, and 5.2% speak French as well
The official languages residents can speak, and the ones they learned first.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
Nothing unusual on residents whose mother tongue is French: 2.4%, close to the figure across Canada’s towns. At home: English 92%, French 1.2%. Wainwright has fewer bilingual residents than 72% of Canadian towns, at 5.2%.
A lower share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 67% of Canadian towns, at 20%
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
At the other end, 12% hold no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. As a reference point, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
In work on census day: 66% of adults
Counted in May 2021, during COVID-19, these rates catch the job market before it had recovered. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
The employment rate of 66% is above the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
9th lowest median age among 41 towns of 6,819 to 7,183
The Canadian towns closest in population, from youngest to oldest.
At one end is Rhineland (27.2), at the other Fairwinds (61.6). Nearest to Wainwright in age: Lucan (37.6), Fernie (38), Saint-Honoré (38.4) and Inglewood (38.7).
Every neighbour of Wainwright has an older population
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page. The nearest places to Wainwright with figures are 4–67 km away.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wainwright | 6,996 | — | 38 | 17% | 13% |
| Wainwright No. 61 | 4,576 | 4.2 km | 38.4 | 14% | 3.5% |
| Vermilion | 4,192 | 57.4 km | 40.8 | 22% | 8% |
| Provost No. 52 | 2,092 | 59.6 km | 44.8 | 18% | 1.5% |
| Vermilion River County | 8,282 | 66.1 km | 42.4 | 17% | 3.2% |
| Provost | 1,875 | 67.3 km | 39.6 | 18% | 6.1% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What these tables don’t give. Unpaid care, car ownership and internet access aren’t in the Census Profile, nor is the change by age since 2016. Ethnic origins other than visible minority and Indigenous identity are left out of the charts.
- The census’s own words. “Visible minority” is the census’s term from the Employment Equity Act: people, other than Indigenous peoples, who are non-white in colour or race. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are as residents answered. The page compares them with other towns and never labels a town by them.
- Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns. A figure here is set beside two middles, the median across Alberta’s places of 2,500 people or more and the median across all Canadian towns that size; reserves and entire cities are excluded from both.
Questions about Wainwright’s residents
Is Wainwright bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 5.2% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 94% speak only English and 0.1% only French; 2.4% grew up with French.
How diverse is Wainwright?
Immigrants make up 13% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 13% are members of a visible minority, and 6.5% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Wainwright?
Christian: 57%. No religion: 41%. Another religion: 1.9%.
Is Wainwright good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 19%. 51% of households are couple families and 8.8% one-parent families. Schools near Wainwright are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Wainwright?
$84,000 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Wainwright (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Wainwright?
Statistics Canada estimates 6,996 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 6,606 in Wainwright, 5% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Wainwright?
38 is the median age, younger than 77% of Canadian towns. Under 15: 19%. 65 and over: 17%.
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).