Peerless Lake, Alberta

Peerless Lake is an unincorporated community in northern Alberta, Canada. It is located on the northeastern shore of Peerless Lake, approximately 70 km northeast of Red Earth Creek, and has an elevation of 695 m.

The community is under the jurisdiction of the Municipal District of Opportunity No. 17 and is located in the federal riding of Fort McMurray-Athabasca.

Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Peerless Lake had a population of 429 living in 100 of its 117 total private dwellings, a change of NaN% from its 2016 population of 334. With a land area of 11.03 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Peerless Lake had a population of 334 living in 81 of its 96 total private dwellings, a change of NaN% from its 2011 population of 279. With a land area of 11.19 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.

Education
The community has a centre for higher education, Northern Lakes College, which offers a variety of programs using distance education technology and computer mediated instruction.