Drumheller Profile

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National Rank:495 of 688

Level:Census subdivision

Drumheller Population

Total Population (2021)

7,909

Total Population (2016)

7,982

Population Growth

-0.9% (-73)

Growth Rank

#620 of 688Same geo level

Male

53.4%4,225

Female

46.6%3,685

Male-to-Female Ratio

1.147

Average Age

43.9

Median Age

Age Rank

#407 of 688Same geo level

Population Age Distribution

0–4

310(3.9%)

5–9

405(5.1%)

10–14

415(5.2%)

15–19

415(5.2%)

20–24

405(5.1%)

25–29

485(6.1%)

30–34

555(7.0%)

35–39

560(7.1%)

40–44

515(6.5%)

45–49

490(6.2%)

50–54

465(5.9%)

55–59

595(7.5%)

60–64

620(7.8%)

65–69

515(6.5%)

70–74

430(5.4%)

75–79

280(3.5%)

80–84

215(2.7%)

85+

240(3.0%)

Drumheller Households

Household Size

Average Household Size

2.2

Total Private Dwellings

3,557

Occupied Private Dwellings

3,198

Size Distribution

1 Person

1,165 (36.5%)

2 Persons

1,135 (35.5%)

3 Persons

365 (11.4%)

4 Persons

340 (10.6%)

5+ Persons

190 (5.9%)

Household Composition

Couples with children

645(20.2%)

Couples without children

890(27.9%)

One-parent families

250(7.8%)

One-person households

1,160(36.3%)

Multigenerational

45(1.4%)

Multiple-family

10(0.3%)

Drumheller Incomes

Summary

Avg. Household Income

$77,300After tax

Median Household Income

$65,500After tax

Avg. Individual Income

$44,320After tax

Median Individual Income

$37,600After tax

Income Rank

#509 of 688Same geo level

Income Composition

Market Income

80.8%

Employment Income

63.4%

Government Transfers

19.3%

Individual Income Distribution

Under $10k

390(7.0%)

$10k–$20k

570(10.2%)

$20k–$30k

1,035(18.5%)

$30k–$40k

715(12.8%)

$40k–$50k

670(12.0%)

$50k–$60k

470(8.4%)

$60k–$70k

430(7.7%)

$70k–$80k

345(6.2%)

$80k–$90k

250(4.5%)

$90k–$100k

205(3.7%)

$100k+

520(9.3%)

Drumheller Employment

Labour Force

Employment Rate

58.3%

Unemployment Rate

8.8%

Total Labour Force

3,710

Employed

3,385

Unemployed

325

Not in Labour Force

2,100

Low Income Prevalence

Overall Low-Income Rate

11.0%

Children (0–17)

11.2%

Adults (18–64)

9.8%

Seniors (65+)

14.2%

Gini Coefficient (Total)

0.3030 = perfect equality

Gini Coefficient (After-Tax)

0.270

Drumheller 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

5,810

No certificate, diploma or degree

1,095 (18.8%)

High school diploma or equivalency

1,940 (33.4%)

Postsecondary credential

2,780 (47.8%)

Within bachelor's degree or higher

Bachelor's degree

655 (11.3%)74.9% of bachelor's or higher

Master's degree

110 (1.9%)12.6% of bachelor's or higher

Medicine, dentistry or veterinary medicine

35 (0.6%)4.0% 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

1,095(18.8%)

High school diploma or equivalency

1,940(33.4%)

Apprenticeship or trades certificate

595(10.2%)

College, CEGEP or other non-university

1,170(20.1%)

University certificate below bachelor

130(2.2%)

Bachelor's degree or higher

875(15.1%)

Drumheller 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

8.0%

270 people

Share of 3,385 employed people aged 15 and over with a place of work.

Place of work

Worked at home

270(8.0%)

Usual place of work

2,650(78.3%)

No fixed workplace address

460(13.6%)

Worked outside Canada

0(0.0%)

Drumheller 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

3,710

Share of the labour force

Legislative and senior management

35(0.9%)

Business, finance and administration

410(11.1%)

Natural and applied sciences

120(3.2%)

Health

400(10.8%)

Education, law and social, community and government services

490(13.2%)

Art, culture, recreation and sport

80(2.2%)

Sales and service

1,080(29.1%)

Trades, transport and equipment operators

630(17.0%)

Natural resources, agriculture and related production

230(6.2%)

Manufacturing and utilities

165(4.4%)

Drumheller 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

3,710

Share of the labour force

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

130(3.5%)

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

220(5.9%)

Utilities

65(1.8%)

Construction

190(5.1%)

Manufacturing

140(3.8%)

Wholesale trade

90(2.4%)

Retail trade

405(10.9%)

Transportation and warehousing

125(3.4%)

Information and cultural industries

15(0.4%)

Finance and insurance

95(2.6%)

Real estate and rental and leasing

40(1.1%)

Professional, scientific and technical services

110(3.0%)

Management of companies and enterprises

10(0.3%)

Administrative and support, waste management and remediation

105(2.8%)

Educational services

175(4.7%)

Health care and social assistance

560(15.1%)

Arts, entertainment and recreation

140(3.8%)

Accommodation and food services

425(11.5%)

Other services (except public administration)

170(4.6%)

Public administration

450(12.1%)

Drumheller Languages

Language Knowledge

English Only

6,865 (97.1%)

French Only

5 (0.1%)

English & French

175 (2.5%)

Neither

20 (0.3%)

Mother Tongue

English

6,190 (87.6%)

French

95 (1.3%)

Non-official languages

640 (9.1%)

Top Mother Tongue Languages

English

6,190(87.6%)

Tagalog

230(3.3%)

French

95(1.3%)

Spanish

30(0.4%)

Korean

25(0.4%)

Punjabi

20(0.3%)

Mandarin

15(0.2%)

Hindi

15(0.2%)

Gujarati

15(0.2%)

Italian

10(0.1%)

Drumheller Dwellings

Dwelling Type

Single-detached

2,445(76.4%)

Semi-detached

150(4.7%)

Row house

60(1.9%)

Duplex

5(0.2%)

Apt. < 5 storeys

375(11.7%)

Apt. ≥ 5 storeys

5(0.2%)

Other attached

10(0.3%)

Movable

150(4.7%)

Community snapshot

About Drumheller

Drumheller is a town in the Red Deer River badlands of southern Alberta, northeast of Calgary. Hoodoos, the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology, and a compact valley downtown define Canada’s best-known dinosaur-country community. About 8,000 people live in Drumheller.

Known for

Red Deer River badlands town northeast of Calgary
Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology
Hoodoos and dinosaur-country tourism
World’s Largest Dinosaur downtown landmark
Valley service centre in the Alberta badlands

See & do

Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology
Major dinosaur museum in Midland Provincial Park beside town.
Downtown Drumheller / World’s Largest Dinosaur
Valley main street and the climbable dinosaur statue.
Hoodoos Trail / Horsethief Canyon
Classic badlands formations and river-bend lookouts.
Repsol Sport Centre / river parks
Recreation and green space in the valley town.
Atlas Coal Mine (East Coulee area)
Wooden tipple and mine tours in the nearby coulee.

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