Photo: Isabelle Hulet · CC BY-SA 2.0Half of Wembley is under 34.4, younger than 92% of Canadian towns
Just over three in five residents said they have no religion, against 35% across Canada’s towns. Lower than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns: 16% of households rent their home. The latest estimate, for July 2025, is 1,516 residents; the 2021 Census found 550 households. Across Wembley, 6.7% of residents lived at another address a year earlier.
What stands out about the people of Wembley
Fewer people than before
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Wembley went from 1,516 to 1,432 residents (−6%), slower growth than in 97% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Younger than most towns
The middle resident of Wembley is 34.4; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 23% are under 15 and 7.7% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
−6% since 2016: slower than 97% of Canadian towns
The 2021 Census is the source of every figure here unless a date says otherwise. How the population moved between the last two censuses, and since.
Change, 2016 to 2021
The median across Canada’s towns is +4%, and across Alberta’s towns +1%.
A lower share of residents aged 65 and over than 96% of Canadian towns, at 7.7%
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
23% of residents are under 15, against 16% across Canada’s towns. The wider picture: 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women.
Bigger households than 67% of Canadian towns: 2.6 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.
Wembley sits close to the norm on one-parent families: 9.1%, about the same as across Canada’s towns. Locally, 24% of households are one person living alone.
18% of residents 15 and over live common-law, more than in 82% of Canadian towns
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Set against 46% across Canada’s towns, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in Wembley. The comparison figure for common-law partners is 11% across Canada’s towns.
A larger share of households in single-detached houses than 73% of Canadian towns: 80%
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
A quarter of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 4.5% built before 1961. Elsewhere, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns.
Households here have a median income of $107,000 a year
Census incomes cover 2020, when emergency benefits like CERB lifted many households’ totals. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
Household incomes run high in Wembley: half had more than $107,000, 24% above the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Among Alberta’s towns, the typical figure is $92,200. COVID-19 benefits went to 35% of residents with an income (typical: 28%).
3.8% of residents are immigrants
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
Immigrants here were most often born in Asia (46%), then in the Americas (27%). 1% of residents are not Canadian citizens, a lower share than in 89% of Canadian towns. Add to that, across Canada’s towns, 17% of residents are immigrants; in Wembley, 3.8%.
Above 74% of Canadian towns: 5.9% of residents have an Indigenous identity
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
2.1% of residents belong to a visible minority, against 15% across Canada’s towns. Across Canada’s towns, Indigenous residents come to 2.8%.
94% have English as their mother tongue; 4.5% also speak French
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
Set against 7.5% across Canada’s towns, 4.5% of residents speak English and French in Wembley. Census figures put residents whose mother tongue is French at 1.4% here.
Degree holders aged 25 to 64 make up 12% in Wembley, less than in 92% of Canadian towns
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Some 22% 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.
68% of residents 15 and over were in work
May 2021 was still a pandemic month: the census’s work figures reflect that. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
At 68%, more residents are in work than the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
Wembley is younger than 2 of its 3 nearest neighbours
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page. Distances here run 19–22 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Wembley.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wembley | 1,516 | — | 34.4 | 7.7% | 3.8% |
| Beaverlodge | 2,454 | 18.6 km | 40 | 19% | 7.4% |
| Grande Prairie County No. 1 | 25,883 | 21.0 km | 38.8 | 13% | 4.5% |
| Grande Prairie | 71,160 | 22.4 km | 34 | 9.2% | 13% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- What these tables don’t give. For origins the charts stop at visible minority and Indigenous identity, and the Census Profile has nothing on unpaid care, cars or the internet, or on change by age since 2016.
Questions about Wembley’s residents
What is the median income in Wembley?
$107,000 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Wembley (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Wembley?
Statistics Canada estimates 1,516 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 1,432 in Wembley, 6% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Wembley?
34.4 is the median age. Under 15: 23%. 65 and over: 7.7%.
Is Wembley bilingual?
4.5% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 0% speak French only and 95% English only. French is the mother tongue of 1.4%.
How diverse is Wembley?
Immigrants make up 3.8% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 2.1% are members of a visible minority, and 5.9% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Wembley?
Christian: 37%. No religion: 61%. Another religion: 2.1%.
Is Wembley good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 23%. 56% of households are couple families and 9.1% one-parent families. Schools near Wembley are on its Schools page.
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).