WembleyAlberta
Its population fell 6% from 2016 to 2021. The town, home to 1,516 people, lies in Alberta.
Is Wembley a good place to live?
Wembley’s strongest subject is cost of living (A−). Health lags (D). Schools lag (D). Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B for jobs & income, B− for walkability and B for hazard risk.
With fewer than 2,500 residents, Wembley gets subject grades but no overall one among Canadian towns.
This town's rent is the 2021 census rent scaled to 2025 by its province's ratio of surveyed to census rents: no rental survey covers it, so its Cost Grade is less sure. Safety less sure: no police service names this town, so its crime figure is the nearest police detachment's, shared with a wider area. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread.
How Wembley grades
Each subject compares Wembley with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
With fewer than 2,500 residents, Wembley gets subject grades but no overall one among Canadian towns.
How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
What makes Wembley stand out
The 3 things Wembley does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Wembley.
Health in Wembley trails 95% of Canadian towns
Shared with the rest of the North Zone: health survey and life expectancy
At 17%, the share of adults who smoke tops the 11% for Alberta. The average trip from home to a hospital is 19 km, above both Alberta’s towns (3.1 km) and Canadian towns (3.7 km). Women in the region live to 80.9 and men to 76.1, 78.3 years taken together (2022/2024). In the health survey, 48% of adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, fewer than Alberta’s 53%.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Wembley | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 21% | 18% | 17% |
| Smokers | 17% | 12% | 12% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 78.3 | 81.2 | 81.5 |
| Very good or excellent health | 48% | 51% | 52% |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities
The 2 schools of Wembley: 1 elementary school and 1 school for every grade
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wembley Elementary SchoolLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades K–3 | Elementary · Grades K–3 | 176 | English public |
| Helen E. Taylor School Bottom fifth in AlbertaLargest secondary schoolAll grades · Grades 4–9 | All grades · Grades 4–9 | 195 | English public |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025/26
Renting in Wembley costs 16% of household income, less than in both Alberta’s towns and Canadian towns
Owners make up 85% of households, above Alberta’s towns (74%) and Canadian towns (74%) alike. Just over a fifth of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, about level with Alberta’s towns (21%) and above Canadian towns (18%).
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Wembley | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent as a share of income | 16% | 20% | 20% |
| Households owning their home | 85% | 74% | 74% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 21% | 21% | 18% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Home values are owners’ own estimates at the May 2021 census, and incomes are for 2020.
For safety, Wembley gets a C−
A best guess: the nearest detachment’s figures, since none is filed under Wembley
Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 98 over 2023–25, between Alberta’s towns (110) and Canadian towns (67). For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 17.2 violent incidents are reported each year. The force’s area logs 44.3 thefts, break-ins and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Wembley | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crime Severity Index | 98 | 110 | 67 |
| Violent crime | 17.2 | 14.2 | 12 |
| Property crime per 1,000 | 44.3 | 45 | 31.2 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Not measured by town: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 (the Beaverlodge detachment area)
Wembley has cooler summers than Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: July highs of 22.7°C
Midwinter nights in Wembley bottom out at −19.4°C on average. Frost comes on 202 days a year, near Alberta’s towns (193) and higher than Canadian towns (159). Most of the snow comes in January, about 34 cm. Between the last spring frost, 21 May, and the first in autumn, 10 September, lie 111 days.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Wembley | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| July afternoon high | 22.7°C | 23.5°C | 25.5°C |
| January night low | −19.4°C | −14.7°C | −13.5°C |
| Days with frost a year | 202 | 193 | 159 |
| Precipitation a year | 435 mm | 431 mm | 883 mm |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Grande Prairie)
Visible minorities make up less of Wembley than of Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 2.1%
Immigrants make up 3.8% of residents, below both Alberta’s towns (8.9%) and Canadian towns (6.4%). First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 5.9% of residents, above both Alberta’s towns (4.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%).
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
47.6% of Wembley’s residents are women
750 men and 680 women lived here in 2021, against a share of women of 50.9% for Canada.
| Wembley | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 18% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 69% | 67% | 64% |
| 65+ | 7.7% | 15% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 27% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 45% | 54% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Alberta and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Hazards in Wembley: wildfire low, radon over the guideline in 8.9% of tested homes
Little of the land around Wembley has burned: 0.6% within 25 km since 1986, or 0.02% a year. No flood study for Wembley is on the national inventory.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Wembley | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 8.9% | 7.5% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.019 | $0.013 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory · Area behind the radon tests figures: the Peace Country Health
Households in Wembley earn more than those in 93% of Canadian towns
The average trip to work took 28 min, above both Alberta’s towns (26 min) and Canadian towns (26 min).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Wembley | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 28 min | 26 min | 26 min |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.
In Wembley, November normally means −1°C afternoons and −11°C nights
Over the year, July is warmest at 23°C by day and January coldest at −19°C by night. A typical November adds 28 cm of snow. By December, a normal day reaches −6°C and a night falls to −17°C. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 29 mm.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −6°C | −18°C | 63 mm |
| Spring | 9°C | −3°C | 81 mm |
| Summer | 22°C | 9°C | 195 mm |
| Autumn | 9°C | −3°C | 96 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Grande Prairie); the forecast is on the Weather page
Wembley’s MP is Chris Warkentin (Conservative Party of Canada), for Grande Prairie
Statistics Canada lists Wembley as a town.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
The nearest public library to Wembley is Beaverlodge Public Library, 19 km away
After it comes Shannon Municipal Library (Grande Prairie), 22 km away.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Saskatoon Island Provincial Park is 3.9 km from Wembley
CPCAD lists 3 protected areas within 10 km. No national park lies within 100 km. One unnamed beach is mapped within 5 km. The largest named area nearby is Saskatoon Lake Migratory Bird Sanctuary, 1,150 ha, 3.5 km away.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Wembley | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 3% | 0.4% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Everything we know about Wembley
Famous people from around Wembley
No notable person born in Wembley is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
About Wembley
Town in Alberta
TownRatings counts Wembley as Statistics Canada does, as one municipality in Alberta; the census, crime and housing figures all follow that boundary.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 1,516 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Alberta
- Census division
- Division No. 19
- Census subdivision
- 4819011
Wembley’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wembley | 1,516 | — | — | A− | C− | D |
| Beaverlodge | 2,454 | 19 | — | B− | C− | C− |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Wembley
Who are the people of Wembley?
2% of residents belong to a visible minority, against 15% for the median of Canadian towns; 6% have an Indigenous identity and 4% are immigrants.
Is Wembley a young town or an old one?
34.4 is the median age, 45.2 the median among Canadian towns; 8% of residents are 65 or over and 23% under 15.
What kind of homes are in Wembley?
80% 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 2.6 people; 24% are one person living alone.
Is Wembley growing?
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses it fell from 1,516 to 1,432 residents (5.5% down; Canadian towns’ median grew 4.1%); Statistics Canada now estimates 1,516.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155) and 2021 census boundaries · Uniform Crime Reporting Survey 2023–25 (35-10-0026, 35-10-0183 to 35-10-0190) · 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).