Population, Households and Housing Stock
Age of Primary Household Maintainer

Households

  1. Number
  2. Percentage

Age Range

  1. All Households
  2. 65 and over

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  2. Historical Time Periods

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Alberta — Historical Age of Primary Household Maintainer (65 and Over)

  65 - 74 75 - 84 85+ Total 65+ Total
2006 114,090 78,455 22,210 214,760 1,256,200
2011 130,360 82,245 22,925 235,535 1,390,285
2016 169,505 86,970 28,585 285,055 1,527,675
2021 222,830 105,505 35,780 364,110 1,633,220
Notes:
  • Where band housing is present, total dwelling counts are larger than the sum of owned and rented dwellings.
  • The primary household maintainer is the person or one of the people in the household responsible for major household payments such as the rent or mortgage. In households with more than one maintainer, the primary maintainer is the first person listed as a maintainer.
Source: CMHC, adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Canada and National Household Survey) (opens in new window)