Photo: formulanone from Huntsville, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0Renter households: 77%, a higher share than 98% of Canadian towns
Compared with 16% across Canada’s towns, one in ten residents are under 15 here. By contrast, at 8.9%, the share of Indigenous residents is higher than in 85% of Canadian towns. Strathcona counted 13,783 residents and 6,725 households at the 2021 Census. 35% of residents are immigrants.
What stands out about the people of Strathcona
A neighbourhood of renters
77% of households rent their home, more than in 98% of Canadian towns; 86% live in an apartment. Homes ↓
Many people living alone
58% of households are one person living alone, more than in 99% of Canadian towns; 20% of residents are 65 or over. Households ↓
A neighbourhood of high-rises
Buildings of five storeys or more hold 38% of households, more than in 93% of Canadian towns, and 33% of homes are condos. Homes ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A lower share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 94% of Canadian towns, at 7.5%
The 2021 Census is the source of every figure here unless a date says otherwise. Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
With a median age of 43.7, Strathcona is older than 60% of Canadian towns. As a yardstick, 11% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across Canada’s towns. Here, a fifth of residents are 65 or over. No age band is larger than 35–39: one in ten residents, 1.5 times the share across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Strathcona, 43.7. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
46% women, 54% men
About 119 men for every 100 women.
A larger share of one-person households than 99% of Canadian towns: 58%
Private households by type and size.
Against British Columbia’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Households average 1.7 people, against 2.4 across Canada’s towns. Elsewhere, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns. Here, 7.4% of households are one-parent families.
A smaller share of married residents 15 and over than 99% of Canadian towns: 21%
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Singles who have never married make up 48% of adults, beside a typical 27%. Common-law partners account for 11%. As a yardstick, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns.
Strathcona: 38% of households live in a building of five or more storeys, above 93% of Canadian towns
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
Just over a quarter of homes were built before 1961 and 21% in 2001 or later. Strathcona has fewer households in single-detached houses than 95% of Canadian towns, at 5.4%.
Half above, half below $43,000 a year in household income
Census incomes cover 2020, when emergency benefits like CERB lifted many households’ totals. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
The middle household in Strathcona had $43,000 before tax, 50% below the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). $87,000 is the median household income across British Columbia’s towns. The pandemic’s benefits: 34% of income recipients, against 28% in the typical town.
Strathcona: 17% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, above 85% 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 45%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Most recent wave: 22% of immigrants arrived in 2011–2021 (Canada’s towns: 27%). Across Strathcona, 12% of residents are not Canadian citizens. Set beside that, just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns.
Residents with no religion make up 66% in Strathcona, more than in 98% of Canadian towns
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Among other religions: Buddhist (4.7%) and Muslim (4.2%). Across Canada’s towns, just over a third of residents said they have no religion. Strathcona has more visible minority residents than 80% of Canadian towns, at 43%.
Bilingual residents: 11%, a higher share than 63% of Canadian towns
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
At 2.1%, residents whose mother tongue is French sit close to the figure across Canada’s towns. 21% most often speak a language other than English or French at home, and 11% speak neither official language.
39% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, more than in 70% of Canadian towns
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
16% of those aged 25 to 64 have no formal credential, where the typical town has 9.5%.
50% 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.
50% of residents 15 and over have a job, against a typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 20% are 65 or more.
Among 41 towns of 13,453 to 14,119 people, the 12th oldest
The Canadian towns closest in population, from youngest to oldest.
The youngest of these towns is Sandy Hill, at 29.7; the oldest, Vanier, is at 54.5. Closest in median age to Strathcona are Oakridge (43), Wychwood (43.7), Streetsville (43.9) and Sainte-Marie (44).
The towns around Strathcona are all younger
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strathcona | 13,783 | — | 43.7 | 20% | 35% |
| Yaletown | 40,297 | 1.7 km | 38.2 | 13% | 39% |
| Mount Pleasant | 37,091 | 1.7 km | 36.3 | 9.9% | 30% |
| Grandview-Woodland | 28,119 | 1.8 km | 38.8 | 14% | 27% |
| Granville Entertainment District | 19,125 | 2.4 km | 36.3 | 10% | 41% |
| Coal Harbour | 10,407 | 2.8 km | 40.9 | 18% | 55% |
| Little Saigon | 11,086 | 3.1 km | 37.9 | 13% | 36% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against British Columbia’s towns and Canada’s towns. A figure here is set beside two middles, the median across British Columbia’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.
- Neighbourhoods are sums of small areas. There is no census profile for a neighbourhood, so we add up the dissemination areas inside it. Each count is a sum of Statistics Canada’s rounded counts, the median age and income come from the published groups, and with 2016’s areas drawn differently there is no 2016 count.
- What these tables don’t give. Some things the page can’t show: the Census Profile asks nothing about unpaid care, cars or internet access, and gives no change by age since 2016. Ethnic origins beyond visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted.
- 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.
Questions about Strathcona’s residents
What is the median income in Strathcona?
The median household in Strathcona took in $43,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Strathcona?
The 2021 Census counted 13,783 people in Strathcona.
What is the average age in Strathcona?
A median age of 43.7, older than 60% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 9.6%, and people 65 and over 20%.
Is Strathcona bilingual?
English and French: 11% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 78%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 2.1%.
How diverse is Strathcona?
35% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 43% belong to a visible minority and 8.9% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Strathcona?
22% are Christian and 66% have no religion; 13% follow another religion.
Is Strathcona good for families?
Under 15: 9.6% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 26% of households. One-parent families: 7.4%. Schools near Strathcona are on its Schools page.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population. 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).