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Living in Sherwood Park

Sherwood Park is a city in Canada, and the figures below are its published values. The population of Sherwood Park totalled 99,225 at the end of 2021. Sherwood Park's unemployment rate was 9.1% at the end of 2021. Annual PM2.5 levels for Sherwood Park stood at 8.9 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Which Canada-wide rules apply when you move to Sherwood Park?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

The share of renter households spending 30% or more on housing reached 14.9% at the end of 2021.

No city-level rent or cost figure is published for Sherwood Park yet. We do not infer one from another place.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Households spending over 30% of income on rent14.9 %31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada7Official
Dwellings38,203 dwellings31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada5Official
G05 Main Residential Dwellings37,128 dwellings31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada8Official

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Sherwood Park?

The unemployment rate is 9.1 % (2021). Source: www150.statcan.gc.ca11

Unemployment across cities in CanadaUnemployment in Sherwood Park is 9.1%. Of 485 cities with data, 119 have unemployment of 6 to under 8%.
unemployment rate, % · measured cities in Canada per band1 city: 0% to under 2%10–210 cities: 2% to under 4%102–497 cities: 4% to under 6%974–6119 cities: 6% to under 8%1196–8103 cities: 8% to under 10%1038–10Sherwood Park 9.1%75 cities: 10% to under 12%7510–1251 cities: 12% to under 14%5112–1418 cities: 14% to under 16%1814–168 cities: 16% to under 18%816–181 city: 18% to under 20%118–202 cities: 20% to under 22%220–22

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Employment rate61.6 %31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada8Official
Median gross salary (regional)2,888 EUR/month31 Dec 2020www150.statcan.gc.ca10Official
Unemployment rate9.1 %country median 8.3%31 Dec 2021www150.statcan.gc.ca11Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Sherwood Park. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Job Bank and public employment services — Public employment service

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Sherwood Park. Sources checked through 12 Aug 2026.

Mobility and administration

Sherwood Park's nearest airport was YEG, 29 km away and offered 38 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Airport Direct Destinations Count38 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights3Official
Nearest Major Airport Distance Km29 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports4Official
Nearest Major Airport IataYEG3 Aug 2026OurAirports4Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Sherwood Park. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

IRCC newcomer language-learning services finder — State Language Course

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Sherwood Park.

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Sherwood Park?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.9 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: 8.93 µg/m³ · Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), NAPS1
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Sherwood Park annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5258.9PM2.5µg/m³

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in CanadaAnnual PM2.5 in Sherwood Park is 8.9 µg/m³. Of 92 cities with data, 33 have annual PM2.5 of 3 to under 4 µg/m³.
annual PM2.5, µg/m³ · measured cities in Canada per band2 cities: 1 µg/m³ to under 2 µg/m³21–216 cities: 2 µg/m³ to under 3 µg/m³162–333 cities: 3 µg/m³ to under 4 µg/m³333–413 cities: 4 µg/m³ to under 5 µg/m³134–512 cities: 5 µg/m³ to under 6 µg/m³125–61 city: 6 µg/m³ to under 7 µg/m³16–71 city: 7 µg/m³ to under 8 µg/m³17–81 city: 8 µg/m³ to under 9 µg/m³18–9Sherwood Park 8.92 cities: 9 µg/m³ to under 10 µg/m³29–102 cities: 10 µg/m³ to under 11 µg/m³210–111 city: 13 µg/m³ to under 14 µg/m³113–142 cities: 15 µg/m³ to under 16 µg/m³215–163 cities: 16 µg/m³ to under 17 µg/m³316–171 city: 17 µg/m³ to under 18 µg/m³117–181 city: 20 µg/m³ to under 21 µg/m³120–211 city: 40 µg/m³ to under 41 µg/m³140–41

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean8.93 µg/m³31 Dec 2024Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), NAPS1Official · nearest-station reading
Climate Monthly Extreme High CJan 7.54 · Feb 10.6 · Mar 24.05 · Apr 25.78 · May 29.28 · Jun 33 · Jul 35.51 · Aug 33.41 · Sep 31.58 · Oct 23.79 · Nov 16.38 · Dec 6.97 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center2Official · coordinate grid
Climate Monthly Extreme Low CJan -42.85 · Feb -38.49 · Mar -39.21 · Apr -19.81 · May -6.35 · Jun 0.52 · Jul 3.74 · Aug 2.2 · Sep -5.71 · Oct -13.9 · Nov -33.42 · Dec -35.55 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center2Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by monthJan -10.8 · Feb -9.86 · Mar -4.06 · Apr 3.73 · May 10.61 · Jun 14.91 · Jul 17.78 · Aug 16.41 · Sep 10.92 · Oct 3.24 · Nov -4.36 · Dec -10.22 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center2Official · coordinate grid

Cities of a similar size in Canada

Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.

All Canada cities
Pickering99,186 residentsNanaimo99,863 residentsLethbridge98,406 residentsKamloops97,902 residentsSaint-Jean-sur-Richelieu97,873 residentsRed Deer100,844 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 1,170.7 km² at the end of 2021. The household count for Sherwood Park was 37,125 at the end of 2021. Sherwood Park's median age was 42.4 years at the end of 2021.

How many people live in Sherwood Park?

The published population was 99,225 people in May 2021. Source: Statistics Canada6

MetricValuePeriodSource
Area1,171 km²31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada8Official
City area1,171 km²31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada5Official
Population density84.8 people/km²31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada5Official
Population99,225 people31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada6Official

International community in Sherwood Park

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 groupPeopleShare
Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data10,495100.0%
Asia4,17539.8%
Europe4,06038.7%
United Kingdom1,97018.8%
Philippines1,79517.1%
Americas1,34012.8%
India1,05510.1%
Africa7407.1%
United States of America6205.9%
Germany4904.7%
Other places of birth in Asia4504.3%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Other places of birth in Europe4304.1%
Netherlands3203.0%
Poland3052.9%
Other places of birth in Africa3002.9%
Other places of birth in Americas2752.6%
China2202.1%
South Africa, Republic of2001.9%
Oceania and other places of birth1751.7%
Italy1401.3%
Pakistan1351.3%
Nigeria1201.1%
Colombia1101.0%
Mexico950.9%
Korea, South900.9%
Lebanon800.8%
Hong Kong750.7%
Ukraine700.7%
Jamaica550.5%
Croatia550.5%
Hungary550.5%
Portugal550.5%
Brazil500.5%
Guyana500.5%
Sri Lanka500.5%
Trinidad and Tobago450.4%
France450.4%
Romania450.4%
Egypt450.4%
Iran400.4%
Bangladesh400.4%
Peru350.3%
Russian Federation350.3%
Congo, Democratic Republic of the350.3%
Afghanistan350.3%
Turkey350.3%
Viet Nam350.3%
Bosnia and Herzegovina250.2%
Syria250.2%
Algeria200.2%
Ethiopia200.2%
Taiwan200.2%
El Salvador150.1%
Greece150.1%
Serbia100.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source7

Citizenship

Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data · 2021 Census

Published groupPeopleShare
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data97,730100.0%
Canadian citizens94,40096.6%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over73,32075.0%
Canadian citizens aged under 1821,08021.6%
Not Canadian citizens3,3303.4%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source7

Language spoken at home

Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data · 2021 Census

Published groupPeopleShare
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data98,240100.0%
Single responses96,92598.7%
Official languages93,53095.2%
English93,07094.7%
Non-official languages3,4003.5%
Non-Indigenous languages3,3953.5%
Indo-European languages1,8801.9%
Multiple responses1,3201.3%
English and non-official language(s)1,1251.1%
Austronesian languages8850.9%
Indo-Iranian languages8500.9%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Indo-Aryan languages8100.8%
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)8050.8%
Punjabi (Panjabi)5250.5%
Italic (Romance) languages4600.5%
French4550.5%
Spanish3750.4%
Germanic languages3000.3%
Balto-Slavic languages2650.3%
Slavic languages2550.3%
High German languages2350.2%
German2350.2%
Sino-Tibetan languages2200.2%
Chinese languages2150.2%
English and French1500.2%
Mandarin1350.1%
Dravidian languages950.1%
Afro-Asiatic languages850.1%
Semitic languages800.1%
Gujarati800.1%
Arabic750.1%
Polish750.1%
Yue (Cantonese)700.1%
Ukrainian600.1%
Low Saxon-Low Franconian languages600.1%
Urdu600.1%
Korean600.1%
Russian550.1%
Hindi550.1%
Austro-Asiatic languages450.0%
Serbo-Croatian450.0%
Vietnamese400.0%
Malayalam400.0%
Tamil400.0%
Iranian languages400.0%
Portuguese400.0%
Afrikaans350.0%
Romanian350.0%
Croatian300.0%
Persian languages300.0%
Sign languages250.0%
American Sign Language250.0%
Ilocano250.0%
Tai-Kadai languages200.0%
Turkic languages200.0%
Uralic languages200.0%
Hungarian200.0%
Dutch200.0%
Marathi200.0%
Nepali200.0%
Sinhala (Sinhalese)200.0%
Iranian Persian200.0%
Lao150.0%
Turkish150.0%
French and non-official language(s)150.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)150.0%
Cebuano150.0%
Serbian150.0%
Kacchi150.0%
Tibeto-Burman languages100.0%
Thai100.0%
Multiple non-official languages100.0%
Pangasinan100.0%
Telugu100.0%
Baltic languages100.0%
Czech100.0%
Bengali100.0%
Pashto100.0%
Japanese100.0%
Niger-Congo languages100.0%
Nilo-Saharan languages50.0%
Sign languages, n.i.e.50.0%
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese)50.0%
Chinese, n.o.s.50.0%
Burmese50.0%
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e.50.0%
Indigenous languages50.0%
Athabaskan languages50.0%
Bisaya, n.o.s.50.0%
Indonesian50.0%
Austronesian languages, n.i.e.50.0%
Latvian50.0%
Lithuanian50.0%
Slovak50.0%
Scandinavian languages50.0%
Danish50.0%
Indo-Aryan languages, n.i.e.50.0%
Dari50.0%
Italian50.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source7

Is Sherwood Park 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.

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Remote worker55%strong on work, weak on safety · range 45–65%
Skilled employee59%strong on work, weak on safety · range 50–68%
Student60%strong on cost, weak on safety · range 49–71%
Family50%strong on housing, weak on safety · range 39–61%
Retirement58%strong on housing, weak on admin · range 45–71%
Population99,225 people31 Dec 2021Official source · Statistics Canada
Households spending over 30% of income on rent14.9 %31 Dec 2021Official source · Statistics Canada
Dwellings38,203 dwellings31 Dec 2021Official source · Statistics Canada
Employment rate61.6 %31 Dec 2021Official source · Statistics Canada
Median gross salary (regional)2,888 EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · www150.statcan.gc.ca
Unemployment rate9.1 %31 Dec 2021Official source · www150.statcan.gc.ca
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-27

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents born abroad10.7 %31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada7Official
Households37,125 households31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada8Official
Labour force participation rate67.7 %31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada8Official
Median age42.4 years31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada9Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Sherwood Park when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Sherwood Park?

The published population was 99,225 people in May 2021. Source: Statistics Canada.

Is the air quality good in Sherwood Park?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.9 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), NAPS.

What is the unemployment rate in Sherwood Park?

The unemployment rate is 9.1 % (2021). Source: www150.statcan.gc.ca.

What is the typical salary around Sherwood Park?

The median gross salary is 2,888 EUR/month. Source: www150.statcan.gc.ca.

Is Sherwood Park a good place to live?

Sherwood Park 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 Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data live in Sherwood Park?

The official country of birth distribution records 10,495 people (100.0%) 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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  3. OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
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