Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Wood Buffalo, Census agglomeration
Population, 2021 and 2016 censuses
51
Provincial population rank: 6
National population rank: 51 of 152
0.7%
In 2021, the enumerated population of Wood Buffalo (CA), was 73,837, which represents a change of 0.7% from 2016. This compares to the provincial average of 4.8% and the national average of 5.2%.
1.0%
In 2021, there were 26,479 private dwellings occupied in Wood Buffalo (CA), which represent a change of 1.0% from 2016.
1.2
The land area of Wood Buffalo (CA) is 60,957.21 square kilometres and the population density was 1.2 people per square kilometre.
Population in the last 20 years, Wood Buffalo (CA)
Population change in the last 20 years, Wood Buffalo (CA)
Population change (in percentage), census metropolitan areas, 2006 to 2011, 2011 to 2016 and 2016 to 2021
Population change, 2016 to 2021 for census subdivisions in the Wood Buffalo CA
| Census subdivision (CSD) name | Type | Population | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2016 | % change | ||
| Wood Buffalo | SM | 72,326 | 71,594 r | 1.0 |
| Fort Mckay 174 | IRI | 621 | 747 r | -16.9 |
| Janvier 194 | IRI | 360 | 409 r | -12.0 |
| Gregoire Lake 176 | IRI | 203 | 191 | 6.3 |
| Gregoire Lake 176A | IRI | 129 | 130 | -0.8 |
| Allison Bay 219 | IRI | 113 | 127 r | -11.0 |
| Dog Head 218 | IRI | 85 | 99 | -14.1 |
| Old Fort 217 | IRI | 0 | 0 | ... |
| Thabacha Náre 196A | IRI | .. | 28 | .. |
Population change by rank, 2016 to 2021 for CMAs or CAs in Alberta
| CMA or CA name | Type | Population | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2016 | % change | Nat. | Prov. | ||
| Calgary | CMA | 1,481,806 | 1,392,609 | 6.4 | 5 | 1 |
| Edmonton | CMA | 1,418,118 | 1,321,441 r | 7.3 | 6 | 2 |
| Lethbridge | CMA | 123,847 | 117,394 | 5.5 | 33 | 3 |
| Red Deer | CMA | 100,844 | 100,418 | 0.4 | 42 | 4 |
| Medicine Hat | CA | 76,376 | 76,522 | -0.2 | 50 | 5 |
| Wood Buffalo | CA | 73,837 | 73,325 r | 0.7 | 51 | 6 |
| Grande Prairie | CA | 64,141 | 63,166 | 1.5 | 55 | 7 |
| Lloydminster | CA | 36,508 | 36,736 r | -0.6 | 74 | ... |
|
Lloydminster (Saskatchewan part) |
CA part | 16,769 | 17,091 | -1.9 | ... | 8 |
|
Lloydminster (Alberta part) |
CA part | 19,739 | 19,645 | 0.5 | ... | 9 |
| Okotoks | CA | 30,405 | 29,016 r | 4.8 | 88 | 8 |
| Camrose | CA | 18,772 | 18,742 | 0.2 | 118 | 10 |
| Sylvan Lake | CA | 16,514 | 15,302 | 7.9 | 128 | 11 |
| Canmore | CA | 15,990 | 13,992 | 14.3 | 129 | 12 |
| Brooks | CA | 14,924 | 14,451 r | 3.3 | 134 | 13 |
| Strathmore | CA | 14,339 | 13,756 | 4.2 | 135 | 14 |
| High River | CA | 14,324 | 13,594 r | 5.4 | 136 | 15 |
| Lacombe | CA | 13,396 | 13,057 | 2.6 | 143 | 16 |
| Wetaskiwin | CA | 12,594 | 12,655 | -0.5 | 149 | 17 |
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