2021 community profile
Carstairs housing and community history.
A dated look at population, households, housing types and building eras—useful background for understanding how the community has evolved.
Historical community snapshot
Carstairs by the numbers.
These dated figures come from Statistics Canada, 2021 Census Profile: Carstairs, Town, Alberta. They add historical context to the community guide; current homes and market conditions are shown separately.
Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census Profile: Carstairs, Town, Alberta. Values are Census observations and may not total exactly because of rounding or source disclosure controls. Open the source ↗
Households and mobility
A community snapshot with the reference year attached.
The profile counted 4,898 people in private households across 1,835 households, with an average household size of 2.7 people.
. These figures describe Carstairs at the 2021 Census reference date and should not be read as a prediction of who will buy a particular home.
Across 1,835 private households, median total household income before tax was $99,000 in 2020; this is demographic context, not a measure of current purchasing power or home value.
Five-year mobility data is not available in the extracted profile, which counted 4,898 people in private households and 1,835 private households.
The extracted profile does not contain a usable commute-mode breakdown; current travel should be tested from the address, while the 2021 profile remains limited to 4,898 people in private households.
Occupied dwelling structure
The housing mix in Carstairs.
This is the historical housing mix reported for the community. Use the current listings page to see what is available now.
Period of construction
When the occupied housing stock was built.
Construction era can point buyers toward useful inspection questions, but the renovation history and effective age of the individual home matter more.
Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census Profile: Carstairs, Town, Alberta. Values are Census observations and may not total exactly because of rounding or source disclosure controls.
Community evidence brief
A fuller Carstairs foundation.
Carstairs is a small incorporated town north of Calgary where established residential streets, newer subdivisions and rural-edge alternatives need separate comparisons. The official 2021 Census profile counted 4,898 people in private households and 1,835 private households within the Town of Carstairs census subdivision; single-detached houses represented 80% of occupied private dwellings and the 1961-to-1980 cohort was the largest reported construction period at 18%. Those figures are historical town context, not current inventory or pricing. Buyers should compare town versus county jurisdiction, construction and effective age, lot and grading, municipal services, title, permits, rail or highway exposure, outbuildings where present and the practical route to employment and daily services from the exact address.
How to read this brief
Exact census subdivision evidence is used for this guide. Historical Census context, current listing status and address-specific property evidence remain separate layers.
Historical community evidence, current listing status and address-specific property records remain separate layers throughout the guide.
See sources and methodology →Define the geography before describing the property.
Boundary discipline
- Confirm the exact Carstairs boundary and the listing's community field against the current municipal map or address record before publication.
- Describe nearby services as nearby rather than inside the community unless the mapped boundary and current source support that wording.
Development and housing history
- 18% of occupied private dwellings were reported in the 1961 to 1980 construction cohort; the Census figure does not establish the age of a current listing.
- 17% of occupied private dwellings were reported in the 2006 to 2010 construction cohort; the Census figure does not establish the age of a current listing.
- 14% of occupied private dwellings were reported in the 2011 to 2015 construction cohort; the Census figure does not establish the age of a current listing.
- 14% of occupied private dwellings were reported in the 2016 to 2021 construction cohort; the Census figure does not establish the age of a current listing.
Different contexts inside the community
- Separate established central streets from newer subdivision phases and town-edge parcels before comparing lot, effective age, construction, access and future-development context.
- Confirm whether an acreage-style listing is inside the Town of Carstairs or in Mountain View County; jurisdiction changes the service, permit, road and tax questions.
Explore the guides
Choose your next step in Carstairs.
Compare the community, the type of home and the property-specific details in the order that makes sense for your move.
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Translate data into questions
Turn structure type and construction period into a property-specific comparison and inspection plan.
Explore →02Regional guide
Regional context organizes the questions; the parcel and its service records answer them.
Explore →03Add daily-life context
Check current parks, services, schools and routes separately from the fixed Census reference date.
Explore →Quick answers
What buyers and sellers ask about Carstairs.
Start with the practical questions, then open the detailed guide that matches the property or decision in front of you.
What evidence supports the Carstairs community profile?
The guide uses the exact named 2021 official profile for historical community context. It does not treat that profile as current inventory, price or evidence about an individual property.
What does the Carstairs housing profile show?
1,470 occupied private dwellings were reported as single-detached houses in the 2021 Census profile (80%); 140 semi-detached houses represented another 8%.
When was much of the occupied Carstairs housing stock built?
Carstairs’ largest reported construction cohort was 1961 to 1980 with 335 occupied private dwellings (18%), followed by 2006 to 2010 with 310 (17%).
Does community data describe every Carstairs resident or home?
No. Historical aggregate data describes the named geography at its reference date; it cannot establish a person's circumstances or a property's current condition, price or suitability.
Official referencesGovernment and official records used for local context3 references +
012021 Census Profile: Carstairs, Town, AlbertaStatistics Canada · accessed 2026-08-26
Census population, household, tenure, dwelling-form and construction-period context
Open official source ↗02Find land titles, documents or plansGovernment of Alberta · accessed 2026-08-26Title, registered-interest and plan due diligence
Open official source ↗03Municipal property assessmentGovernment of Alberta · accessed 2026-09-12Provincial context for municipal property assessment and its distinction from a property-specific market opinion
Open official source ↗Official records provide dated community context. Current listing status and conclusions about one property still require the applicable live record and property documents.