Banff Profile

Explore population, households, income, employment, education, commute, occupation, industry, languages, and dwellings for Banff. Compare trends since 2016 and dig into the full profile below.

National Rank:476 of 688

Level:Census subdivision

Banff Population

Total Population (2021)

8,305

Total Population (2016)

7,851

Population Growth

+5.8% (+454)

Growth Rank

#284 of 688Same geo level

Male

53.8%4,465

Female

46.2%3,840

Male-to-Female Ratio

1.163

Average Age

39.8

Median Age

36.8

Age Rank

#135 of 688Same geo level

Population Age Distribution

0–4

235(2.8%)

5–9

275(3.3%)

10–14

280(3.4%)

15–19

350(4.2%)

20–24

755(9.1%)

25–29

1,050(12.6%)

30–34

890(10.7%)

35–39

730(8.8%)

40–44

610(7.3%)

45–49

585(7.0%)

50–54

520(6.3%)

55–59

530(6.4%)

60–64

490(5.9%)

65–69

395(4.8%)

70–74

260(3.1%)

75–79

150(1.8%)

80–84

95(1.1%)

85+

100(1.2%)

Banff Households

Household Size

Average Household Size

2.3

Total Private Dwellings

3,287

Occupied Private Dwellings

2,930

Size Distribution

1 Person

840 (28.7%)

2 Persons

1,035 (35.3%)

3 Persons

525 (17.9%)

4 Persons

370 (12.6%)

5+ Persons

160 (5.5%)

Household Composition

Couples with children

585(20.0%)

Couples without children

770(26.3%)

One-parent families

105(3.6%)

One-person households

840(28.7%)

Multigenerational

20(0.7%)

Multiple-family

40(1.4%)

Banff Incomes

Summary

Avg. Household Income

$88,200After tax

Median Household Income

$77,500After tax

Avg. Individual Income

$43,360After tax

Median Individual Income

$36,800After tax

Income Rank

#294 of 688Same geo level

Income Composition

Market Income

82.2%

Employment Income

68.4%

Government Transfers

17.7%

Individual Income Distribution

Under $10k

320(5.4%)

$10k–$20k

400(6.7%)

$20k–$30k

935(15.7%)

$30k–$40k

1,215(20.4%)

$40k–$50k

885(14.8%)

$50k–$60k

730(12.2%)

$60k–$70k

435(7.3%)

$70k–$80k

265(4.4%)

$80k–$90k

190(3.2%)

$90k–$100k

165(2.8%)

$100k+

430(7.2%)

Banff Employment

Labour Force

Employment Rate

68.8%

Unemployment Rate

14.8%

Total Labour Force

4,940

Employed

4,205

Unemployed

730

Not in Labour Force

1,175

Low Income Prevalence

Overall Low-Income Rate

6.4%

Children (0–17)

6.8%

Adults (18–64)

6.0%

Seniors (65+)

9.2%

Gini Coefficient (Total)

0.3090 = perfect equality

Gini Coefficient (After-Tax)

0.279

Banff Education

Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 15 and over, Census 2021. The highest-credential groups are mutually exclusive. Bachelor's degree, master's degree, and medicine, dentistry or veterinary medicine sit inside “bachelor's degree or higher” and are not extra slices of the population. Shares are calculated on this site from the published counts. Statistics Canada randomly rounds census counts, so parts can miss the published total by a few people.

Highest credential

Population aged 15 and over

6,110

No certificate, diploma or degree

355 (5.8%)

High school diploma or equivalency

2,015 (33.0%)

Postsecondary credential

3,740 (61.2%)

Within bachelor's degree or higher

Bachelor's degree

1,615 (26.4%)79.8% of bachelor's or higher

Master's degree

270 (4.4%)13.3% of bachelor's or higher

Medicine, dentistry or veterinary medicine

30 (0.5%)1.5% of bachelor's or higher

Those credentials are published parts of bachelor's degree or higher. They do not add up to that count. Earned doctorates and other university credentials above the bachelor level stay inside the published total and are not separate columns in this extract.

Share of the population aged 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree

355(5.8%)

High school diploma or equivalency

2,015(33.0%)

Apprenticeship or trades certificate

445(7.3%)

College, CEGEP or other non-university

1,080(17.7%)

University certificate below bachelor

195(3.2%)

Bachelor's degree or higher

2,025(33.1%)

Banff Commute

Place of work for the employed labour force aged 15 and over, Census 2021. Worked at home is the census count of people who worked at home, shown as a share of that employed labour force. Shares are calculated on this site from the published counts. Statistics Canada randomly rounds census counts, so parts can miss the published total by a few people.

Worked at home

11.5%

485 people

Share of 4,210 employed people aged 15 and over with a place of work.

Place of work

Worked at home

485(11.5%)

Usual place of work

3,365(79.9%)

No fixed workplace address

350(8.3%)

Worked outside Canada

15(0.4%)

Banff Occupation

Broad category for the labour force aged 15 and over, Census 2021, using the National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021. Legislative and senior management is broad category 0, not every job with “manager” in the title. Shares use the published labour-force total. These categories do not add up to that total. Counts are randomly rounded, and people with no classified category stay in the published total. This page does not estimate that remainder.

Labour force

4,940

Share of the labour force

Legislative and senior management

85(1.7%)

Business, finance and administration

525(10.6%)

Natural and applied sciences

190(3.8%)

Health

185(3.7%)

Education, law and social, community and government services

220(4.5%)

Art, culture, recreation and sport

245(5.0%)

Sales and service

2,715(55.0%)

Trades, transport and equipment operators

555(11.2%)

Natural resources, agriculture and related production

140(2.8%)

Manufacturing and utilities

50(1.0%)

Banff Industry

Industry sector for the labour force aged 15 and over, Census 2021. Shares use the published labour-force total. These categories do not add up to that total. Counts are randomly rounded, and people with no classified category stay in the published total. This page does not estimate that remainder.

Labour force

4,940

Share of the labour force

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

15(0.3%)

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

15(0.3%)

Utilities

0(0.0%)

Construction

165(3.3%)

Manufacturing

50(1.0%)

Wholesale trade

40(0.8%)

Retail trade

560(11.3%)

Transportation and warehousing

165(3.3%)

Information and cultural industries

45(0.9%)

Finance and insurance

45(0.9%)

Real estate and rental and leasing

95(1.9%)

Professional, scientific and technical services

155(3.1%)

Management of companies and enterprises

15(0.3%)

Administrative and support, waste management and remediation

220(4.5%)

Educational services

210(4.3%)

Health care and social assistance

255(5.2%)

Arts, entertainment and recreation

605(12.2%)

Accommodation and food services

1,875(38.0%)

Other services (except public administration)

155(3.1%)

Public administration

210(4.3%)

Banff Languages

Language Knowledge

English Only

7,105 (85.8%)

French Only

10 (0.1%)

English & French

1,115 (13.5%)

Neither

50 (0.6%)

Mother Tongue

English

5,840 (70.5%)

French

680 (8.2%)

Non-official languages

1,505 (18.2%)

Top Mother Tongue Languages

English

5,840(70.5%)

French

680(8.2%)

Tagalog

410(4.9%)

Spanish

110(1.3%)

Korean

80(1.0%)

Mandarin

35(0.4%)

Cantonese

35(0.4%)

Hindi

25(0.3%)

Polish

25(0.3%)

Italian

15(0.2%)

Banff Dwellings

Dwelling Type

Single-detached

345(11.8%)

Semi-detached

245(8.4%)

Row house

350(11.9%)

Duplex

545(18.6%)

Apt. < 5 storeys

1,425(48.6%)

Other attached

20(0.7%)

Community snapshot

About Banff

Banff is a town in Alberta’s Banff National Park, in the Bow River valley of the Rocky Mountains west of Calgary. A concentrated visitor townsite of hotels, Banff Avenue shops, and trailheads, it is governed as a municipality inside the national park—not a gateway city outside the park. About 8,000 people live in Banff.

Known for

Municipality inside Banff National Park, not a prairie city
Bow River valley townsite west of Calgary
Banff Avenue and mountain-hotel visitor core
Trailheads to Sulphur Mountain, Tunnel Mountain, and the Bow Falls
Year-round national-park tourism economy

See & do

Banff Avenue and Bow River downtown
Shops, river paths, and the townsite core.
Sulphur Mountain Gondola / boardwalk
Ridge views above the Bow Valley.
Bow Falls and Surprise Corner
River falls and classic viewpoints near the Banff Springs hotel grounds.
Cave and Basin National Historic Site
Thermal springs that led to the national park.
Tunnel Mountain and lakeshore trails
Walks from town toward the Fairmont grounds and Vermilion Lakes.

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