Photo: SriMesh · CC BY-SA 3.0Indigenous residents: 22%, a higher share than 97% of Canadian towns
Most recent wave: 45% of immigrants arrived in 2011–2021 (Canada’s towns: 27%). Half of Parkridge’s residents are under 36.7, younger than in 84% of Canadian towns. Census day 2021: 4,518 residents and 1,550 households here. Residents who moved in within the year account for 15%.
What stands out about the people of Parkridge
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
22% of residents identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit, more than in 97% of Canadian towns; 11% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
A neighbourhood of families
Children under 15 are 21% of residents, more than in 90% of Canadian towns. Households average 2.9 people, and 14% are one-parent families. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
In Parkridge, 11% of residents are 65 or over, fewer than in 89% of Canadian towns
The figures are the 2021 Census’s, except where another date is given. Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
14% of residents are aged 15 to 24; across Canada’s towns the figure is 11%. Against that, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Parkridge, 36.7. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women.
Parkridge ranks above 97% of Canadian towns on one-parent families: 14%
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Saskatchewan’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
The share of one-person households trails 88% of Canadian towns: 16%. Across the comparison, 8.2% of households are one-parent families across Canada’s towns. Households average 2.9 people.
Parkridge sits below 65% of Canadian towns for common-law partners (9%)
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Singles who have never married make up a third of adults, beside a typical 27%. Against that, just over one in ten residents 15 and over live common-law across Canada’s towns.
Parkridge ranks above 64% of Canadian towns on households in single-detached houses: 74%
Occupied homes by type, by owners and renters, and by when they were built. 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
The share of renter households is 28%, against 25% across Canada’s towns. Newer homes outnumber old: 8% date from 2001 or later, 1.6% from before 1961.
Households here have a median income of $97,000 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
At $97,000, the middle household in Parkridge out-earned the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000) by 13%. For Saskatchewan’s towns, the median household income is $86,500. Pandemic benefits reached 30% of residents with an income, against a typical 28%.
5.8% of residents are not Canadian citizens, more than in 50% of Canadian towns
Immigrants, newcomers and movers.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 20%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
The largest groups of immigrants were born in Asia (60%) and in Europe (20%). A year before the census, 15% lived somewhere else: more than the typical 11% across Canada’s towns.
Parkridge ranks above 66% of Canadian towns on residents with no religion: 40%
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Visible minority residents account for 16%. On religion, 56% answered Christian and 40% no religion, against 54% and 35% across Canada’s towns.
80% have English as their mother tongue; 3.8% also speak French
Knowledge of the two official languages, first languages, and the language of home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
At home: English 87%, French 0.1%. Parkridge has fewer bilingual residents than 89% of Canadian towns, at 3.8%. Here 0.3% of residents have French as their mother tongue, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 1.5%.
Below 80% of Canadian towns: 16% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Some 9.4% have no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. The usual figure: 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
A job for 59% 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. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Employment here, 59%, matches the middle of Canada’s towns (58%) within a couple of points.
Youngest by rank: 8th of 41 towns of 4,452 to 4,594 people
Median age of the Canadian towns nearest in population; hover a dot.
The span goes from 31.6 (Fairfield Park) up to 54.4 (Caraquet). Next to Parkridge on this scale come Howick (35.2), Raymond (35.2), Albion (36.9) and Oxford (38.1).
Around Parkridge, 3 of 6 towns have a higher median age
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parkridge | 4,518 | — | 36.7 | 11% | 15% |
| Fairhaven | 6,536 | 1.3 km | 36 | 14% | 23% |
| Blairmore Suburban Centre | 7,411 | 1.4 km | 31.8 | 5.6% | 41% |
| Pacific Heights | 3,770 | 1.8 km | 36.3 | 14% | 20% |
| Confederation Park | 5,771 | 2.2 km | 37.9 | 11% | 25% |
| South West Industrial | 5,297 | 2.5 km | 38.5 | 15% | 11% |
| Meadowgreen | 3,782 | 2.7 km | 38.4 | 15% | 27% |
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 Saskatchewan’s towns and Canada’s towns. Each comparison is its own median: over Saskatchewan’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, and over all Canadian towns of that size (whole cities and First Nations reserves left out). Percentiles are within Canada only.
- Neighbourhoods are sums of small areas. The figures sum the neighbourhood’s dissemination areas, since the census is published for municipalities only. Medians are estimated from the age and income groups, counts carry Statistics Canada’s rounding, and no 2016 count matches these boundaries.
Questions about Parkridge’s residents
Is Parkridge good for families?
21% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 59% of households and one-parent families 14%. Schools near Parkridge are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Parkridge?
Half of Parkridge’s households had more than $97,000 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of Parkridge?
The 2021 Census counted 4,518 people in Parkridge.
What is the average age in Parkridge?
The median age is 36.7, younger than 84% of Canadian towns. 21% are under 15 and 11% 65 or older.
Is Parkridge bilingual?
3.8% 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 0.3%.
How diverse is Parkridge?
Immigrants: 15% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 16%. Indigenous identity: 22%.
What religion are people in Parkridge?
40% said they have no religion and 56% that they are Christian; 4.2% named another faith.
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).