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Who lives in Red Deer.

100,844 people lived in the Red Deer census metropolitan area in 2021. 16.9% were immigrants, ranking 19 of 41 metropolitan areas, and 18.9% belonged to a visible minority group.

Data 2021 CensusNext update Census 2026 (from Feb. 2027)

Population, 2021100,844+0.4% since 2016
Immigrants16.9%4.0% arrived 2016–2021
Visible minority18.9%
Median household income (2020)$85,000rent $1,160/mo
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Source: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population; boundaries: Statistics Canada 2021 boundary files. Adapted from Statistics Canada. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.

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Who lives in Red Deer, in charts.

Visible minority groups

Share of the population in private households. Statistics Canada term, defined in the Employment Equity Act.

GroupSharePeople
Filipino8.3%8,130
South Asian2.3%2,220
Black2.0%1,940
Latin American1.8%1,725
Chinese1.1%1,050
Southeast Asian0.9%840
Multiple visible minorities0.8%745
Arab0.7%735
West Asian0.4%395
Korean0.3%335
Japanese0.3%260
Visible minority, n.i.e.0.2%150

Source: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population.

Languages spoken most often at home

Non-official languages, single responses.

GroupSharePeople
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)2.8%2,755
Spanish1.2%1,175
Arabic0.6%570
Ukrainian0.3%285
Punjabi (Panjabi)0.3%270
Yue (Cantonese)0.3%260
Russian0.2%235
Korean0.2%205
Vietnamese0.2%205
Mandarin0.2%195

Source: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population.

Top 15 ethnic or cultural origins

People can report more than one origin, so shares add up to more than 100%.

GroupSharePeople
English21.8%21,420
German18.7%18,325
Scottish18.1%17,740
Irish15.9%15,630
Canadian13.9%13,670
French8.8%8,645
Ukrainian8.0%7,890
Filipino7.6%7,460
Dutch4.7%4,620
Norwegian4.6%4,470
Métis3.3%3,240
Polish3.3%3,220
British Isles3.0%2,975
Russian3.0%2,955
Swedish3.0%2,915

Source: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population.

Immigrants: top places of birth

Share of all residents born in each place (immigrants only).

GroupSharePeople
Philippines38.6%6,380
United Kingdom5.8%960
India4.5%740
United States of America3.1%515
El Salvador2.9%480
Ukraine2.9%480
Syria2.2%370
Netherlands2.0%335
Pakistan2.0%330
China1.9%315
Mexico1.7%275
Germany1.7%275

Source: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population.

Recent immigrants (2016 to 2021): top places of birth

Share of all residents.

GroupSharePeople
Philippines46.4%1,820
Syria7.4%290
India6.4%250
Ukraine4.6%180
United States of America2.3%90
Nigeria2.2%85
Mexico1.8%70
United Kingdom1.8%70
Korea, South1.4%55
Somalia1.1%45

Source: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population.

Immigrants by period of arrival

CategoryShare of residents
Before 19801.8%
1980 to 19901.2%
1991 to 20001.4%
2001 to 20103.9%
2011 to 20154.5%
2016 to 20214.0%

Source: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population.

Immigrants admitted 1980 to 2021, by category

Share of residents.

CategoryShare of residents
Economic immigrants63.3%
Immigrants sponsored by family22.1%
Refugees13.7%
Other immigrants1.0%

Source: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population.

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About this data. Adapted from Statistics Canada. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product. Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population. Counts are randomly rounded to multiples of 5 or 10 and very small areas are suppressed by Statistics Canada; we show those as “not available”. Ethnic or cultural origin allows several answers per person, so shares add up to more than 100%. Origin and language data describe ancestry and language use; they are not a measure of who is Canadian. These pages describe what happened, using official statistics. They do not predict policy, estimate anyone’s chances, or rank communities. See methods and definitions.