Living in Chestermere
In Chestermere, tenants pay an average rent of €1,156 a month (2025) and unemployment is 11.2% (2021).
The unemployment rate was 11.2% in May 2021. Foreign-born residents accounted for 29% of the population in May 2021. The city covered 33 km² in 2021. Population density was 675 people per km² in 2021. The bachelor’s-or-higher share was 23.7% in 2021. Walking accounted for 1.7% of commutes in 2021.
Higher unemployment than 77% of Canadian cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 74% of Canadian cities that publish it.
Which Canada-wide rules apply when you move to Chestermere?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
19.8% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing in May 2021.
No city-level rent figure is published for Chestermere. The available city-level cost figures remain below.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 49.79 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Bell Fibe 500 home internet2Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 24.27 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Public Mobile 50GB plan7Official · national market |
| Households spending over 30% of income on rent | 19.8 % | 11 May 2021 | Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population15Official |
| Dwellings | 6,925 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Statistics Canada8Official |
| Main residence dwellings | 6,733 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Statistics Canada9Official |
| Average monthly rent (whole dwelling) | 1,156 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2025 | Average Rent by Bedroom Type by Census Subdivision1Official |
Is Chestermere a good place to live?
There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.
Work and income
What is the typical salary in Chestermere?
The median gross salary is about 4,248 EUR/month (2020). The regional series (home-region basis, 2020) is a separate labelled row in the table.
City-scope median, gross, before tax and social contributions.
What is the unemployment rate in Chestermere?
The unemployment rate is 11.2 % (May 2021). Source: Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population15
Chestermere 11.2%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment rate | 63.2 % | 31 Dec 2021 | Statistics Canada9Official |
| Median gross salary | 4,248 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2020 | Statistics Canada10Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 3,115 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2020 | www150.statcan.gc.ca19Official |
| Unemployment rate | 11.2 %country median 8.4% | 11 May 2021 | Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population15Official |
What does a salary buy in Chestermere?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentInternetMobileLeft over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
| Each month | € |
|---|---|
| Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08. | €3,183 |
| Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · Average Rent by Bedroom Type by Census Subdivision · 2025-12-31 | − €1,156 |
| Internet€50 · official · Bell Fibe 500 home internet · 2026-09-30 | − €50 |
| Mobile plan€24 · official · Public Mobile 50GB plan · 2026-09-30 | − €24 |
| Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities | — |
| Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish | €1,953 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Chestermere. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Job Bank and public employment services — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Chestermere. Sources checked through 12 Aug 2026.
Safety
How safe is Chestermere?
Police recorded about 7,390 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Incident-based crime statistics, by detailed violations, Canada, provinces, territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Canadian Forces Military Police4
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 7,390 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | Incident-based crime statistics, by detailed violations, Canada, provinces, territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Canadian Forces Military Police4Official · county |
Mobility and administration
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Workers commuting by bicycle | 0.4 % | 11 May 2021 | Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population15Official |
| Workers commuting by public transport | 1 % | 11 May 2021 | Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population15Official |
| Workers walking to work | 1.7 % | 11 May 2021 | Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population15Official |
| Nearest airport | YZU | 13 Jun 2026 | OurAirports — airports.csv6Official |
| Distance to nearest airport | 53.8 km | 13 Jun 2026 | OurAirports — airports.csv6Official |
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Chestermere. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
IRCC newcomer language-learning services finder — State Language Course
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
For newcomers to Canada.
Climate and air quality
Is the air quality good in Chestermere?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 11.7 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
- PM2.5 — annual mean: 11.68 µg/m³ · data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca3
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 11.68 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca3Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context |
| Monthly extreme high temperature | Jan 9.1 · Feb 13.72 · Mar 24.34 · Apr 26.2 · May 30.18 · Jun 32.81 · Jul 36.03 · Aug 37.01 · Sep 31.56 · Oct 24.75 · Nov 17.33 · Dec 8.95 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center5Official |
| Monthly extreme low temperature | Jan -35.29 · Feb -29.89 · Mar -30.18 · Apr -14.2 · May -5.67 · Jun -0.91 · Jul 4.44 · Aug 2.13 · Sep -7.81 · Oct -16.9 · Nov -29.49 · Dec -33.66 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center5Official |
| Average temperature by month | Jan -7.37 · Feb -6.61 · Mar -1.68 · Apr 4.07 · May 10.24 · Jun 14.37 · Jul 18.13 · Aug 16.82 · Sep 11.49 · Oct 4.31 · Nov -2.27 · Dec -7.47 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center5Official |
Population and city profile
How many people live in Chestermere?
The published population was 22,163 people in 2021. Source: Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Chestermere (Census subdivision 4806017)13
Foreign residents and their share come from different publications that count different groups (for example citizens of another country, or people born abroad, or of foreign origin), so 1,430 is not 27.8% of the population. Each row names its source.
By nationality
National passport93.5%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 32.83 km² | 31 Dec 2021 | Statistics Canada9Official |
| City area | 32.83 km² | 31 Dec 2021 | Table 98-10-0002-01 Population and dwelling counts: Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2021 Census of Population18Official |
| Foreign-resident share | 27.81 % | 31 Dec 2021 | Statistics Canada11Official |
| Foreign residents | 1,430 people | 11 May 2021 | Statistics Canada Census Profile 2021 characteristic 1512: not Canadian citizens, population in private households, 25% sample data, at CSD grain. This is the exact foreign-citizenship interpretation used for foreign population total; it is not immigrant status.14Official |
| Population density | 675 people/km² | 11 May 2021 | Statistics Canada Census Profile 2021 characteristic 6: population density per square kilometre at CSD grain. This is the exact CSD value; it is not a CMA or province observation.14Official |
| Population | 22,163 people | 1 Jan 2021 | Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Chestermere (Census subdivision 4806017)13Official |
Population rose 462.1% between 2001 and 2022, from 4,385 to 24,649.
International community in Chestermere
Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.
Country of birth
Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data · 2021 Census
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data | 6,160 | 100.0% |
| Asia | 4,210 | 68.3% |
| India | 2,000 | 32.5% |
| Europe | 875 | 14.2% |
| Viet Nam | 615 | 10.0% |
| Philippines | 605 | 9.8% |
| Americas | 495 | 8.0% |
| Africa | 440 | 7.1% |
| United Kingdom | 305 | 5.0% |
| Pakistan | 270 | 4.4% |
| Other places of birth in Asia | 265 | 4.3% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Other places of birth in Africa | 220 | 3.6% |
| Oceania and other places of birth | 145 | 2.4% |
| Lebanon | 130 | 2.1% |
| United States of America | 115 | 1.9% |
| Mexico | 95 | 1.5% |
| Other places of birth in Americas | 95 | 1.5% |
| El Salvador | 80 | 1.3% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 75 | 1.2% |
| Romania | 65 | 1.1% |
| South Africa, Republic of | 65 | 1.1% |
| Afghanistan | 65 | 1.1% |
| Germany | 55 | 0.9% |
| Poland | 55 | 0.9% |
| Portugal | 50 | 0.8% |
| Other places of birth in Europe | 50 | 0.8% |
| Nigeria | 45 | 0.7% |
| Iraq | 45 | 0.7% |
| Korea, South | 45 | 0.7% |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 40 | 0.6% |
| Italy | 40 | 0.6% |
| Netherlands | 40 | 0.6% |
| Croatia | 35 | 0.6% |
| Egypt | 35 | 0.6% |
| Ethiopia | 35 | 0.6% |
| China | 35 | 0.6% |
| Taiwan | 35 | 0.6% |
| Bangladesh | 35 | 0.6% |
| Jamaica | 30 | 0.5% |
| Hong Kong | 30 | 0.5% |
| France | 25 | 0.4% |
| Ukraine | 25 | 0.4% |
| Eritrea | 25 | 0.4% |
| Russian Federation | 20 | 0.3% |
| Sri Lanka | 20 | 0.3% |
| Brazil | 15 | 0.2% |
| Colombia | 15 | 0.2% |
| Peru | 15 | 0.2% |
| Hungary | 15 | 0.2% |
| Serbia | 15 | 0.2% |
| Morocco | 15 | 0.2% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source16
Citizenship
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data · 2021 Census
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data | 22,145 | 100.0% |
| Canadian citizens | 20,715 | 93.5% |
| Canadian citizens aged 18 and over | 14,795 | 66.8% |
| Canadian citizens aged under 18 | 5,920 | 26.7% |
| Not Canadian citizens | 1,430 | 6.5% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source16
Language spoken at home
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data · 2021 Census
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data | 22,165 | 100.0% |
| Single responses | 20,955 | 94.5% |
| Official languages | 17,070 | 77.0% |
| English | 17,045 | 76.9% |
| Non-official languages | 3,885 | 17.5% |
| Non-Indigenous languages | 3,885 | 17.5% |
| Indo-European languages | 2,780 | 12.5% |
| Indo-Iranian languages | 2,420 | 10.9% |
| Indo-Aryan languages | 2,355 | 10.6% |
| Punjabi (Panjabi) | 1,965 | 8.9% |
| Multiple responses | 1,205 | 5.4% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| English and non-official language(s) | 1,150 | 5.2% |
| Austro-Asiatic languages | 425 | 1.9% |
| Vietnamese | 400 | 1.8% |
| Austronesian languages | 250 | 1.1% |
| Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) | 215 | 1.0% |
| Urdu | 210 | 0.9% |
| Italic (Romance) languages | 195 | 0.9% |
| Afro-Asiatic languages | 190 | 0.9% |
| Semitic languages | 185 | 0.8% |
| Balto-Slavic languages | 145 | 0.7% |
| Arabic | 140 | 0.6% |
| Slavic languages | 140 | 0.6% |
| Spanish | 140 | 0.6% |
| Sino-Tibetan languages | 130 | 0.6% |
| Chinese languages | 130 | 0.6% |
| Hindi | 120 | 0.5% |
| Iranian languages | 70 | 0.3% |
| Yue (Cantonese) | 65 | 0.3% |
| Persian languages | 65 | 0.3% |
| Mandarin | 60 | 0.3% |
| Russian | 60 | 0.3% |
| Serbo-Croatian | 50 | 0.2% |
| Dari | 45 | 0.2% |
| French | 30 | 0.1% |
| Dravidian languages | 30 | 0.1% |
| Portuguese | 30 | 0.1% |
| English and French | 25 | 0.1% |
| Multiple non-official languages | 25 | 0.1% |
| Gujarati | 25 | 0.1% |
| Turkic languages | 20 | 0.1% |
| Tigrigna | 20 | 0.1% |
| Khmer (Cambodian) | 20 | 0.1% |
| Polish | 20 | 0.1% |
| Croatian | 20 | 0.1% |
| Romanian | 20 | 0.1% |
| Turkish | 15 | 0.1% |
| Amharic | 15 | 0.1% |
| Ilocano | 15 | 0.1% |
| Tamil | 15 | 0.1% |
| Bosnian | 15 | 0.1% |
| Serbian | 15 | 0.1% |
| Germanic languages | 15 | 0.1% |
| Kacchi | 15 | 0.1% |
| Persian (Farsi), n.o.s. | 15 | 0.1% |
| Korean | 15 | 0.1% |
| Tai-Kadai languages | 10 | 0.0% |
| Uralic languages | 10 | 0.0% |
| Hungarian | 10 | 0.0% |
| Aramaic languages | 10 | 0.0% |
| Assyrian Neo-Aramaic | 10 | 0.0% |
| Malayalam | 10 | 0.0% |
| High German languages | 10 | 0.0% |
| German | 10 | 0.0% |
| Afrikaans | 10 | 0.0% |
| Bengali | 10 | 0.0% |
| Niger-Congo languages | 10 | 0.0% |
| Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. | 5 | 0.0% |
| Sign languages | 5 | 0.0% |
| American Sign Language | 5 | 0.0% |
| Lao | 5 | 0.0% |
| Cebuano | 5 | 0.0% |
| Hiligaynon | 5 | 0.0% |
| Baltic languages | 5 | 0.0% |
| Latvian | 5 | 0.0% |
| Macedonian | 5 | 0.0% |
| Low Saxon-Low Franconian languages | 5 | 0.0% |
| Sindhi | 5 | 0.0% |
| Kurdish | 5 | 0.0% |
| Iranian Persian | 5 | 0.0% |
| Italian | 5 | 0.0% |
| Japanese | 5 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source16
Additional context
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residents born abroad | 29 % | 11 May 2021 | Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population15Official |
| Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher | 23.7 % | 11 May 2021 | Statistics Canada Table 98-10-0387-04: highest certificate, diploma or degree17Official |
| Households | 6,735 households | 31 Dec 2021 | Statistics Canada9Official |
| Labour force participation rate | 71.3 % | 31 Dec 2021 | Statistics Canada9Official |
| Median age | 37.6 years | 31 Dec 2021 | Statistics Canada12Official |
Alternatives for people set on Chestermere
Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.
Aurora as a Chestermere alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 2669 km, better on 3 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.
- Residents: 62,057 Aurora vs 22,163 Chestermere+180%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,296 Aurora vs 7,390 Chestermere−42%
- Foreign residents: 36.8% Aurora vs 27.8% Chestermere+32%
- Nearest airport: 39.5 km Aurora vs 53.8 km Chestermere−27%
- Unemployment: 11.8% Aurora vs 11.2% Chestermere+5%
- Median gross pay, city: €4,357 Aurora vs €4,248 Chestermeresame level
- Median gross pay, region: €3,094 Aurora vs €3,115 Chestermeresame level
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Open the official coverage guideCommon questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Chestermere?
The published population was 22,163 people in 2021. Source: Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Chestermere (Census subdivision 4806017).
Is the air quality good in Chestermere?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 11.7 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca.
How safe is Chestermere?
Police recorded about 7,390 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Incident-based crime statistics, by detailed violations, Canada, provinces, territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Canadian Forces Military Police.
What is the typical salary in Chestermere?
The median gross salary is about 4,248 EUR/month (2020). The regional series (home-region basis, 2020) is a separate labelled row in the table. Source: Statistics Canada.
What is the unemployment rate in Chestermere?
The unemployment rate is 11.2 % (May 2021). Source: Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population.
What is the typical salary around Chestermere?
The median gross salary is 3,115 EUR/month. Source: www150.statcan.gc.ca.
Is Chestermere a good place to live?
Chestermere may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.
How many people born in Asia live in Chestermere?
The official country of birth distribution records 4,210 people (68.3%) in the source-defined population for 2021 Census. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.
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