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Calgary Census Atlas

Chaparral (southwest) population

Census Tract 0001.33 · Calgary, Alberta

Chaparral (southwest) is a neighbourhood of Calgary, in Calgary. The 2021 Census recorded a population of 3,043 in Chaparral (southwest) (people living in private households). Children aged 0 to 14 made up 18.8% of the population. 15.1% of residents identified as members of a racialized (visible minority) group, against 38.8% across Calgary as a whole; the largest single group was Chinese at 4.5%. 80.8% were Caucasian (not a visible minority, excluding Indigenous identity), and 4.1% reported Indigenous identity. Immigrants made up 16.3% of the population, compared with 31.5% citywide. Median household income before tax was $176,000 in 2020, compared with $100,000 for Calgary. 3.4% of households rented rather than owned. The neighbourhood covers 1.00 km², giving a population density of 3,034 people per square kilometre (Calgary averages about 300).

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Population3,0432021, private households
Children aged 0–1457018.8% of population
Visible minority15.1%Calgary 38.8%
Caucasian80.8%excl. Indigenous identity
Immigrants16.3%Calgary 31.5%
Median household income$176,000Calgary $100,000
Renter households3.4%Calgary 29.5%
Density3,034 /km²3,043 people over 1.00 km²

Population & age

Population and dwellings

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Population, 20213,043
Population, 20163,260
Population percentage change, 2016 to 2021-7
Total private dwellings885
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents880
Population density per square kilometre3,029
Land area in square kilometres1

Age groups of the population

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Age groups of the population - 100% data3,040100.0%100.0%
0 to 14 years57018.8%18.5%
0 to 4 years903.0%5.7%
5 to 9 years1655.4%6.3%
10 to 14 years31510.4%6.4%
15 to 64 years2,27074.7%68.0%
15 to 19 years41513.7%5.7%
20 to 24 years2558.4%5.8%
25 to 29 years1003.3%6.5%
30 to 34 years802.6%7.9%
35 to 39 years1404.6%8.5%
40 to 44 years1805.9%7.7%
45 to 49 years33511.0%7.0%
50 to 54 years36011.8%6.5%
55 to 59 years2608.6%6.3%
60 to 64 years1504.9%6.0%
65 years and over2006.6%13.5%
65 to 69 years953.1%4.8%
70 to 74 years501.6%3.6%
75 to 79 years250.8%2.2%
80 to 84 years200.7%1.4%
85 years and over150.5%1.5%

Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups - 100% data (Rate)100
0 to 14 years1918.8%18.5%
15 to 64 years7574.7%68.0%
65 years and over76.6%13.5%
85 years and over00.5%1.5%
Average age of the population (Average)36
Median age of the population3938.8%38.0%

Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% data880100.0%100.0%
Single-detached house87599.4%56.9%
Semi-detached house00.0%6.4%
Row house00.0%9.8%
Apartment or flat in a duplex50.6%3.8%
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys00.0%15.4%
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys00.0%7.2%
Other single-attached house00.0%0.1%
Movable dwelling00.0%0.4%

Occupied private dwellings by period of construction

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample data890100.0%100.0%
1960 or before00.0%8.1%
1961 to 198000.0%24.7%
1981 to 1990101.1%11.3%
1991 to 200019521.9%15.3%
2001 to 200552559.0%10.3%
2006 to 201011012.4%10.3%
2011 to 2015404.5%10.3%
2016 to 202100.0%9.8%

Occupied private dwellings by condominium status

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample data890100.0%100.0%
Condominium00.0%23.8%
Not condominium890100.0%76.2%

Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample data890100.0%100.0%
No bedrooms00.0%0.5%
1 bedroom00.0%10.9%
2 bedrooms101.1%22.2%
3 bedrooms32536.5%34.3%
4 or more bedrooms54060.7%32.0%

Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample data890100.0%100.0%
1 to 4 rooms252.8%28.8%
5 rooms657.3%15.4%
6 rooms11012.4%14.0%
7 rooms12013.5%12.1%
8 or more rooms57064.0%29.6%
Average number of rooms per dwelling (Average)9

Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample data890100.0%100.0%
Only regular maintenance and minor repairs needed87097.8%95.6%
Major repairs needed202.2%4.4%

Owner and tenant households with household total income greater than zero, in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings by shelter-cost-to-income ratio

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Owner and tenant households with household total income greater than zero, in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings by shelter-cost-to-income ratio - 25% sample data890100.0%100.0%
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs78588.2%77.5%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs10011.2%22.5%
30% to less than 100%809.0%20.2%

Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators - 25% sample data890100.0%100.0%

Owner and tenant households with household total income greater than zero and shelter-cost-to-income ratio less than 100%, in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Owner and tenant households with household total income greater than zero and shelter-cost-to-income ratio less than 100%, in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data870100.0%100.0%
In core need202.3%9.8%
Not in core need85097.7%90.2%

Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data855100.0%100.0%
% of owner households with a mortgage647.5%0.0%
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs101.2%0.0%
% in core housing need00.0%0.0%
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$2,100$1,740
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$2,096$1,802
Median value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$552,000$460,000
Average value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$648,000$528,500

Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data30100.0%100.0%
% of tenant households in subsidized housing00.0%0.0%
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs67222.3%0.0%
% in core housing need00.0%0.0%
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$2,340$1,350
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$2,600$1,416

Households living in a dwelling provided by the local government, First Nation or Indian band in non-farm private dwellings

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Households living in a dwelling provided by the local government, First Nation or Indian band in non-farm private dwellings - 25% sample data0

Income

Income statistics in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data2,470100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data2,26091.5%95.0%
Median total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$52,000$44,800
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data2,26091.5%95.1%
Median after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$45,600$40,400
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data2,14586.8%86.4%
Median market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$47,600$40,800
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1,85074.9%72.3%
Median employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$51,600$42,800
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1,84074.5%83.1%
Median government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$4,160$7,450
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1757.1%10.9%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,920$5,800
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data65026.3%30.5%
Median COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,000$8,500
Total - Income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data2,490100.8%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data2,25591.3%95.0%
Average total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$81,400$65,500
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data2,25591.3%95.0%
Average after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$63,150$53,100
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data2,16587.7%86.4%
Average market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$78,300$62,400
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1,88076.1%72.3%
Average employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$78,300$61,050
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1,82073.7%83.0%
Average government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$7,710$9,980
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1857.5%10.9%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$6,700$7,070
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data73529.8%30.4%
Average COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,080$9,310

Income statistics for economic families

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 100% data830100.0%100.0%
Median total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$180,000$120,000
Median after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$149,000$103,000
Average family size of economic families (Average)4
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 25% sample data81097.6%100.0%
Average total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$216,800$153,600
Average after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$168,000$124,200

Employment income statistics in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Employment income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data2,490100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data85534.3%34.0%
Median employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$101,000$73,000
Average employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$127,400$94,200
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data86534.7%29.3%
Median employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$19,400$20,600
Average employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$38,800$33,960
Composition of total income in 2020 of the population aged 15 years and over in private households (%) - 25% sample data (Rate)100
Market income (%) (Rate)92
Employment income (%) (Rate)80
Government transfers (%) (Rate)8
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)1
COVID-19 - Government income support and benefits (%) (Rate)4

Total income groups in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Total income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data2,470100.0%100.0%
Without total income2108.5%5.0%
With total income2,26091.5%95.0%
Under $10,000 (including loss)28011.3%8.4%
$10,000 to $19,99927010.9%9.0%
$20,000 to $29,9992259.1%13.9%
$30,000 to $39,9991757.1%11.2%
$40,000 to $49,9991506.1%9.6%
$50,000 to $59,9991255.1%7.9%
$60,000 to $69,9991054.3%6.7%
$70,000 to $79,9991255.1%5.4%
$80,000 to $89,999903.6%4.2%
$90,000 to $99,9991004.0%3.5%
$100,000 and over61024.7%15.1%

After-tax income groups in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - After-tax income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data2,470100.0%100.0%
Without after-tax income2108.5%4.9%
With after-tax income2,26091.5%95.1%
Under $10,000 (including loss)29511.9%8.8%
$10,000 to $19,99928511.5%9.4%
$20,000 to $29,99925010.1%15.8%
$30,000 to $39,9992108.5%13.1%
$40,000 to $49,9991656.7%11.2%
$50,000 to $59,9991506.1%9.0%
$60,000 to $69,9991355.5%6.8%
$70,000 to $79,9991305.3%5.1%
$80,000 to $89,9991305.3%4.0%
$90,000 to $99,999853.4%2.8%
$100,000 and over43017.4%9.2%

Employment income groups in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Employment income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data2,470100.0%100.0%
Without employment income62525.3%27.7%
With employment income1,84574.7%72.3%
Under $5,000 (including loss)2309.3%8.9%
$5,000 to $9,9991857.5%5.8%
$10,000 to $19,9991957.9%8.0%
$20,000 to $29,9991255.1%6.1%
$30,000 to $39,9991054.3%5.8%
$40,000 to $49,999803.2%5.6%
$50,000 to $59,999803.2%5.3%
$60,000 to $69,999853.4%4.8%
$70,000 to $79,999853.4%3.9%
$80,000 to $89,999903.6%3.2%
$90,000 to $99,999853.4%2.9%
$100,000 and over51020.6%12.0%

Income statistics in 2019

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data2,470100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data2,15087.0%92.8%
Median total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$56,400$44,400
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data2,15087.0%92.9%
Median after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$49,200$40,000
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data2,07083.8%85.2%
Median market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$54,000$43,600
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data1,83074.1%72.4%
Median employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$55,200$45,200
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data1,62065.6%78.5%
Median government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$960$1,160
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 -100% data953.8%6.7%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,720$6,500
Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data2,490100.8%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data2,17087.9%92.8%
Average total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$88,200$65,400
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data2,17087.9%92.8%
Average after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$67,500$52,600
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data2,10585.2%85.2%
Average market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$87,600$65,600
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data1,85575.1%72.4%
Average employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$85,400$64,200
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data1,64066.4%78.6%
Average government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$4,152$6,025
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data803.2%6.7%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$6,000$8,230

Employment income statistics in 2019

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Employment income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data2,490100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data84033.7%33.7%
Median employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$101,000$70,500
Average employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$132,400$92,100
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data79031.7%27.7%
Median employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$24,000$29,000
Average employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$54,000$43,720
Composition of total income in 2019 of the population aged 15 years and over in private households (%) - 25% sample data (Rate)100
Market income (%) (Rate)96
Employment income (%) (Rate)83
Government transfers (%) (Rate)4
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)0

Income statistics for couple-only economic families

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 100% data155100.0%100.0%
Median total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$151,000$108,000
Median after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$124,000$93,000
Average family size of couple-only economic families (Average)2
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 25% sample data15096.8%100.1%
Average total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$172,000$142,200
Average after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$136,000$114,200

Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families in private households - 100% data575100.0%100.0%
Median total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$198,000$144,000
Median after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$162,000$123,000
Average family size of couple-with-children economic families (Average)4
Total - Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families in private households - 25% sample data575100.0%100.0%
Average total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$244,000$180,600
Average after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$187,000$144,600

Income statistics for one-parent economic families

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 100% data90100.0%100.0%
Median total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$105,000$75,000
Median after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$94,000$68,500
Average family size of one-parent economic families (Average)3
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data90100.0%99.5%
Average total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$120,000$90,300
Average after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$100,000$78,200

Income statistics for persons

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Income statistics for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% data65100.0%100.0%
Median total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$72,500$44,800
Median after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$60,000$40,000
Total - Income statistics for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample data90138.5%100.0%
Average total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$77,000$60,250
Average after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$65,000$49,800

LIM low-income status in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - LIM low-income status in 2020 for the population in private households - 100% data3,045100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years82527.1%22.2%
0 to 5 years1103.6%7.1%
18 to 64 years2,01566.2%64.9%
65 years and over2006.6%12.9%
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT)903.0%8.6%
0 to 17 years301.0%2.3%
0 to 5 years100.3%0.7%
18 to 64 years501.6%5.0%
65 years and over50.2%1.3%
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) (Rate)3
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)4
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)6
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)2
65 years and over (%) (Rate)2

LICO low-income status in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - LICO low-income status in 2020 for the population in private households to whom the low-income concept is applicable - 100% data3,040100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years82527.1%22.2%
0 to 5 years1153.8%7.1%
18 to 64 years2,01566.3%64.9%
65 years and over2006.6%12.9%
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT)752.5%5.4%
0 to 17 years250.8%1.2%
0 to 5 years50.2%0.4%
18 to 64 years451.5%3.8%
65 years and over00.0%0.4%
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) (Rate)2
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)3
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)2

Families & households

Private households by household size

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Private households by household size - 100% data880100.0%100.0%
1 person455.1%25.4%
2 persons20022.7%32.1%
3 persons18020.5%16.0%
4 persons30034.1%16.2%
5 or more persons15517.6%10.3%
Number of persons in private households3,040345.5%260.0%
Average household size (Average)4

Marital status

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Marital status for the total population aged 15 years and over - 100% data2,470100.0%100.0%
Married or living common-law1,51061.1%59.3%
Married1,42057.5%50.3%
Living common-law853.4%9.0%
Not married and not living common-law96539.1%40.7%
Not married and not living common law - Never married81032.8%28.6%
Not married and not living common law - Separated351.4%2.3%
Not married and not living common law - Divorced753.0%6.2%
Not married and not living common law - Widowed451.8%3.8%

Household type

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Household type - 100% data880100.0%100.0%
One-census-family households without additional persons77588.1%61.5%
Couple-family households69579.0%53.7%
One-parent-family households809.1%7.8%
Multigenerational households303.4%3.4%
Multiple-census-family households101.1%0.8%
One-census-family households with additional persons202.3%3.8%
Two-or-more-person non-census-family households50.6%5.2%
One-person households455.1%25.4%

Income statistics for private households

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Income statistics for private households - 100% data880100.0%100.0%
Median total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$176,000$100,000
Median after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$146,000$87,000
Total - Income statistics for private households - 25% sample data890101.1%100.0%
Average total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$206,800$131,600
Average after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$160,400$106,700

Household total income groups in 2020 for private households

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Household total income groups in 2020 for private households - 100% data880100.0%100.0%
Under $5,00000.0%1.1%
$5,000 to $9,99900.0%0.6%
$10,000 to $14,99900.0%0.7%
$15,000 to $19,99900.0%1.0%
$20,000 to $24,99950.6%2.7%
$25,000 to $29,99950.6%2.8%
$30,000 to $34,999101.1%2.4%
$35,000 to $39,999101.1%2.7%
$40,000 to $44,999101.1%2.9%
$45,000 to $49,99950.6%2.9%
$50,000 to $59,999151.7%6.0%
$60,000 to $69,999151.7%6.2%
$70,000 to $79,999252.8%6.2%
$80,000 to $89,999354.0%5.9%
$90,000 to $99,999303.4%5.7%
$100,000 and over71581.2%50.2%
$100,000 to $124,999809.1%12.4%
$125,000 to $149,9999510.8%9.6%
$150,000 to $199,99920022.7%12.6%
$200,000 and over34539.2%15.5%

Household after-tax income groups in 2020 for private households

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2020 for private households - 100% data880100.0%100.0%
Under $5,00050.6%1.3%
$5,000 to $9,99900.0%0.6%
$10,000 to $14,99900.0%0.8%
$15,000 to $19,99950.6%1.1%
$20,000 to $24,99950.6%2.9%
$25,000 to $29,99950.6%3.1%
$30,000 to $34,99950.6%2.8%
$35,000 to $39,999151.7%3.2%
$40,000 to $44,999101.1%3.5%
$45,000 to $49,99900.0%3.5%
$50,000 to $59,999202.3%7.4%
$60,000 to $69,999202.3%7.5%
$70,000 to $79,999354.0%7.3%
$80,000 to $89,999505.7%7.0%
$90,000 to $99,999404.5%6.4%
$100,000 and over66075.0%41.6%
$100,000 to $124,99911012.5%13.1%
$125,000 to $149,99913515.3%9.4%
$150,000 and over41046.6%19.2%

Private households by tenure

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample data890100.0%100.0%
Owner85596.1%70.5%
Renter303.4%29.5%
Dwelling provided by the local government, First Nation or Indian band00.0%0.0%

Census families

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% data850100.0%100.0%
2 persons21525.3%46.1%
3 persons19522.9%21.9%
4 persons31036.5%22.5%
5 or more persons12514.7%9.5%
Average size of census families (Average)4
Average number of children in census families with children (Average)2
Total number of census families in private households - 100% data84599.4%100.0%
Total couple families74587.6%85.7%
Married couples70082.4%72.4%
Common-law couples455.3%13.3%
Total one-parent families10011.8%14.3%
in which the parent is a woman+758.8%11.1%
in which the parent is a man+303.5%3.2%

Persons in census families

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Persons in census families2,940100.0%100.0%
Married spouses or common-law partners1,49550.9%57.4%
Parents in one-parent families1053.6%4.8%
Children1,34545.7%37.8%

Persons not in census families

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data105100.0%100.0%
Living alone4542.9%57.3%
Living with other relatives4038.1%15.3%
Living with non-relatives only2019.0%27.3%

Income statistics for one-person private households

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 100% data45100.0%100.0%
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 25% sample data65144.4%100.0%

Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 100% data835100.0%100.0%
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 25% sample data82598.8%100.0%

Adjusted after-tax economic family income decile group

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Adjusted after-tax economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% data3,045100.0%100.0%
In bottom half of the distribution58519.2%42.9%
In bottom decile903.0%8.0%
In second decile551.8%8.5%
In third decile1103.6%8.5%
In fourth decile1354.4%8.8%
In fifth decile1856.1%9.1%
In top half of the distribution2,46080.8%57.1%
In sixth decile2257.4%9.6%
In seventh decile33010.8%9.9%
In eighth decile37512.3%10.5%
In ninth decile52017.1%11.5%
In top decile1,01533.3%15.6%

Private households by number of persons per room

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample data890100.0%100.0%
One person or fewer per room87097.8%97.0%
More than one person per room202.2%3.0%

Private households by housing suitability

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample data890100.0%100.0%
Suitable86597.2%95.1%
Not suitable252.8%4.9%

Private households by number of household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample data890100.0%100.0%
One-maintainer household34538.8%47.6%
Two-maintainer household53560.1%46.5%
Three-or-more-maintainer household101.1%6.0%

Private households by age of primary household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample data890100.0%100.0%
15 to 24 years00.0%2.6%
25 to 34 years404.5%16.2%
35 to 44 years13014.6%22.3%
45 to 54 years39043.8%20.1%
55 to 64 years23526.4%18.7%
65 to 74 years657.3%12.6%
75 to 84 years101.1%5.5%
85 years and over101.1%2.0%

Households 'spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' or 'not suitable' or 'major repairs needed'

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Households 'spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' or 'not suitable' or 'major repairs needed'150100.0%100.0%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs only10066.7%69.4%
Not suitable only2516.7%12.9%
Major repairs needed only2013.3%9.9%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable'00.0%2.7%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'major repairs needed'00.0%4.1%
'Not suitable' and 'major repairs needed'00.0%0.7%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable' and 'major repairs needed'00.0%0.2%
Acceptable housing745496.7%241.4%

Race & diversity

Visible minority

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample data3,015100.0%100.0%
Total visible minority population45515.1%38.8%
South Asian1304.3%10.5%
Chinese1354.5%6.4%
Black501.7%5.2%
Filipino351.2%6.1%
Arab00.0%2.2%
Latin American401.3%2.3%
Southeast Asian00.0%1.9%
West Asian00.0%1.1%
Korean00.0%0.9%
Japanese00.0%0.4%
Visible minority, n.i.e.00.0%0.4%
Multiple visible minorities451.5%1.4%
Not a visible minority2,56084.9%61.2%

Religion

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Religion for the population in private households - 25% sample data3,015100.0%100.0%
Buddhist00.0%1.5%
Christian1,82060.4%44.8%
Christian, n.o.s.2909.6%9.6%
Anabaptist00.0%0.2%
Anglican953.2%2.2%
Baptist00.0%0.9%
Catholic1,01533.7%20.0%
Christian Orthodox250.8%1.7%
Jehovah's Witness00.0%0.4%
Latter Day Saints1003.3%0.8%
Lutheran501.7%1.2%
Methodist and Wesleyan (Holiness)00.0%0.2%
Pentecostal and other Charismatic00.0%1.1%
Presbyterian200.7%0.6%
Reformed00.0%0.1%
United Church752.5%3.0%
Other Christian and Christian-related traditions1153.8%2.7%
Hindu852.8%2.4%
Jewish00.0%0.5%
Muslim00.0%6.9%
Sikh00.0%3.8%
Traditional (North American Indigenous) spirituality00.0%0.1%
Other religions and spiritual traditions150.5%0.7%
No religion and secular perspectives1,06535.3%39.3%

Ethnic or cultural origin

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Ethnic or cultural origin for the population in private households - 25% sample data3,015100.0%100.0%
Canadian45515.1%10.4%
English65521.7%16.7%
Irish56018.6%12.4%
Scottish76025.2%14.4%
French, n.o.s.2809.3%6.4%
German50516.7%12.0%
Chinese1304.3%6.8%
Italian2107.0%2.8%
Indian (India)953.2%5.3%
Ukrainian30010.0%5.6%
Dutch1354.5%3.2%
Polish1555.1%3.4%
Québécois00.0%0.1%
British Isles, n.o.s.953.2%3.3%
Filipino451.5%5.7%
French Canadian301.0%0.7%
Caucasian (White), n.o.s.150.5%1.7%
First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s.00.0%1.0%
Métis1254.1%1.7%
European, n.o.s.1053.5%1.8%
Russian451.5%2.3%
Norwegian1153.8%2.7%
Welsh752.5%1.7%
Portuguese200.7%0.5%
American953.2%1.4%
Spanish00.0%1.3%
Swedish1003.3%1.7%
Hungarian602.0%1.3%
Acadian150.5%0.2%
Pakistani00.0%1.6%
African, n.o.s.200.7%1.0%
Jewish00.0%0.5%
Punjabi00.0%1.4%
Vietnamese00.0%1.5%
Arab, n.o.s.00.0%0.8%
Greek301.0%0.4%
Jamaican00.0%0.5%
Asian, n.o.s.250.8%1.1%
Cree, n.o.s.00.0%0.5%
Korean00.0%0.9%
Romanian150.5%0.8%
Lebanese150.5%0.9%
Iranian00.0%0.4%
Christian, n.i.e.702.3%0.4%
Danish652.2%1.2%
North American Indigenous, n.o.s.100.3%0.3%
Sikh00.0%1.1%
Austrian602.0%0.8%
Belgian00.0%0.4%
Haitian00.0%0.1%
Hindu00.0%0.6%
Mexican00.0%0.6%
Mennonite00.0%0.3%
Swiss301.0%0.5%
Finnish250.8%0.4%
Sri Lankan00.0%0.1%
Croatian100.3%0.4%
Japanese00.0%0.6%
South Asian, n.o.s.00.0%0.3%
Mi'kmaq, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Northern European, n.o.s.00.0%0.5%
Muslim00.0%0.4%
Egyptian00.0%0.3%
Latin, Central or South American, n.o.s.00.0%0.4%
Tamil00.0%0.1%
Icelandic551.8%0.5%
Colombian00.0%0.5%
Moroccan00.0%0.1%
Czech301.0%0.5%
Syrian00.0%0.3%
Guyanese00.0%0.1%
Afghan00.0%0.5%
Black, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Serbian00.0%0.2%
Ojibway00.0%0.1%
Newfoundlander00.0%0.1%
Hong Konger00.0%0.3%
Ontarian00.0%0.1%
Persian00.0%0.2%
Trinidadian/Tobagonian00.0%0.1%
Turkish00.0%0.2%
Inuit, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Bangladeshi00.0%0.2%
Algerian00.0%0.0%
Brazilian00.0%0.2%
Nigerian00.0%0.6%
Armenian00.0%0.1%
Slovak00.0%0.3%
Eastern European, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Somali00.0%0.2%
Taiwanese00.0%0.2%
Iraqi00.0%0.2%
Salvadorean00.0%0.2%
African Caribbean00.0%0.1%
East or Southeast Asian, n.o.s.00.0%0.3%
West or Central Asian or Middle Eastern, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Caribbean, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Algonquin00.0%0.0%
West Indian, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Lithuanian100.3%0.2%
South African00.0%0.2%
Australian00.0%0.2%
Palestinian00.0%0.1%
Chilean00.0%0.2%
Congolese00.0%0.1%
Nova Scotian150.5%0.1%
Ethiopian00.0%0.5%
Hispanic, n.o.s.451.5%0.2%
Peruvian00.0%0.1%
Yoruba351.2%0.4%
Cambodian (Khmer)00.0%0.1%
Berber00.0%0.0%
Albanian00.0%0.1%
Maltese00.0%0.0%
Macedonian00.0%0.0%
Slovenian00.0%0.1%
Western European, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
New Brunswicker00.0%0.0%
Gujarati00.0%0.1%
Eritrean00.0%0.4%
African Canadian00.0%0.1%
Israeli00.0%0.1%
Mohawk00.0%0.0%
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Bulgarian00.0%0.1%
Albertan301.0%0.5%
Ghanaian00.0%0.1%
Barbadian00.0%0.0%
African American00.0%0.1%
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Tunisian00.0%0.0%
Slavic, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Cuban00.0%0.1%
Bosnian00.0%0.1%
Venezuelan00.0%0.2%
Innu/Montagnais, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Latvian00.0%0.1%
Bengali250.8%0.1%
Cameroonian00.0%0.1%
Guatemalan00.0%0.1%
Indonesian00.0%0.1%
Laotian00.0%0.1%
Ilocano00.0%0.2%
Northern Irish00.0%0.1%
Celtic, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
British Columbian00.0%0.0%
Ecuadorian00.0%0.0%
Franco Ontarian00.0%0.0%
Argentinian00.0%0.1%
Estonian00.0%0.1%
Kurdish00.0%0.1%
Fijian00.0%0.1%
Jatt00.0%0.1%
North American, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Coptic00.0%0.0%
Thai00.0%0.1%
Dominican00.0%0.0%
Nepali00.0%0.2%
Kabyle00.0%0.0%
Assyrian00.0%0.0%
Igbo00.0%0.2%
Byelorussian00.0%0.1%
Dene, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Blackfoot, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Abenaki00.0%0.0%
Moldovan00.0%0.1%
Iroquois (Haudenosaunee), n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
New Zealander00.0%0.1%
Sudanese00.0%0.2%
Breton00.0%0.0%
Pennsylvania Dutch00.0%0.0%
Malaysian00.0%0.1%
Plains Cree00.0%0.0%
North African, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Huron (Wendat)00.0%0.0%
Saskatchewanian200.7%0.1%
Buddhist00.0%0.1%
Gaspesian00.0%0.0%
Norman00.0%0.0%
Southern or East African, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Ivorian00.0%0.0%
Saulteaux00.0%0.0%
Anishinaabe, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Burundian00.0%0.0%
Tigrinya00.0%0.2%
Nicaraguan00.0%0.1%
Mauritian00.0%0.0%
Kenyan00.0%0.1%
Oji-Cree00.0%0.0%
Vincentian00.0%0.0%
Jordanian00.0%0.0%
Manitoban00.0%0.0%
Cape Bretoner00.0%0.0%
Rwandan00.0%0.0%
Grenadian00.0%0.0%
Malayali00.0%0.0%
Chaldean00.0%0.0%
Sinhalese00.0%0.0%
Mayan00.0%0.0%
Honduran00.0%0.0%
Cherokee00.0%0.0%
Qalipu Mi'kmaq00.0%0.0%
Indo-Caribbean00.0%0.0%
Flemish00.0%0.0%
United Empire Loyalist00.0%0.0%
Senegalese00.0%0.0%
Azerbaijani00.0%0.0%
Sicilian00.0%0.0%
Pashtun00.0%0.1%
Malay00.0%0.1%
Goan00.0%0.0%
Bantu, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Tibetan00.0%0.1%
Zimbabwean00.0%0.1%
Burmese00.0%0.0%
Mongolian00.0%0.1%
Azorean00.0%0.0%
Atikamekw00.0%0.0%
Bamileke00.0%0.0%
Indo-Guyanese00.0%0.0%
Ugandan00.0%0.0%
Oromo00.0%0.1%
Tanzanian00.0%0.1%
Yemeni00.0%0.0%
Central African00.0%0.0%
Libyan00.0%0.0%
Basque00.0%0.0%
Uruguayan00.0%0.0%
Akan, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Central or West African, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Igorot00.0%0.1%
Fulani00.0%0.0%
Woodland Cree00.0%0.0%
Guinean00.0%0.0%
St. Lucian00.0%0.0%
Prince Edward Islander00.0%0.0%
Maliseet00.0%0.0%
Beninese00.0%0.0%
Telugu00.0%0.0%
Roma00.0%0.0%
Costa Rican00.0%0.0%
African Nova Scotian00.0%0.0%
Malagasy00.0%0.0%
Kashmiri00.0%0.1%
Singaporean00.0%0.0%
Karen00.0%0.0%
Edo00.0%0.0%
Tajik00.0%0.0%
Amhara00.0%0.1%
Paraguayan00.0%0.0%

Generation status

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample data3,015100.0%100.0%
First generation53517.7%34.4%
Second generation52517.4%21.4%
Third generation or more1,95064.7%44.2%

Indigenous

Indigenous identity

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Indigenous identity for the population in private households - 25% sample data3,015100.0%100.0%
Indigenous identity1254.1%3.3%
Single Indigenous responses1204.0%3.2%
Multiple Indigenous responses00.0%0.1%
Indigenous responses not included elsewhere00.0%0.1%
Non-Indigenous identity2,89095.9%96.7%

Registered or Treaty Indian status

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample data3,015100.0%100.0%
Registered or Treaty Indian200.7%1.1%
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian2,99599.3%98.9%

Indigenous ancestry

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Indigenous ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample data3,020100.0%100.0%
Indigenous ancestry (only)301.0%1.1%
Single Indigenous ancestry (only)301.0%1.1%
Multiple Indigenous ancestries (only)00.0%0.0%
Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries1354.5%2.9%
Single Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries1254.1%2.8%
Multiple Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries00.0%0.1%
Non-Indigenous ancestry only2,86094.7%96.0%

Immigration

Immigrant status and period of immigration

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration for the population in private households - 25% sample data3,015100.0%100.0%
Non-immigrants2,52583.7%66.6%
Immigrants49016.3%31.5%
Before 1980852.8%3.6%
1980 to 1990301.0%3.0%
1991 to 2000852.8%4.5%
2001 to 20102107.0%8.5%
2011 to 2021752.5%11.8%
Non-permanent residents00.0%1.9%

Place of birth for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data490100.0%100.0%
Americas5511.2%10.5%
Brazil00.0%0.5%
Colombia00.0%1.3%
El Salvador00.0%0.6%
Guyana00.0%0.2%
Haiti00.0%0.1%
Jamaica00.0%0.8%
Mexico00.0%1.2%
Peru00.0%0.2%
Trinidad and Tobago00.0%0.3%
United States of America153.1%2.7%
Other places of birth in Americas357.1%2.6%
Europe19539.8%16.9%
Bosnia and Herzegovina00.0%0.5%
Croatia00.0%0.3%
France00.0%0.3%
Germany102.0%1.2%
Greece00.0%0.2%
Hungary00.0%0.4%
Italy00.0%0.7%
Netherlands00.0%0.7%
Poland204.1%1.4%
Portugal00.0%0.2%
Romania00.0%0.9%
Russian Federation00.0%1.0%
Serbia00.0%0.2%
Ukraine00.0%0.7%
United Kingdom9519.4%5.3%
Other places of birth in Europe306.1%2.8%
Africa459.2%11.8%
Algeria00.0%0.1%
Congo, Democratic Republic of the00.0%0.2%
Egypt00.0%0.8%
Eritrea00.0%1.0%
Ethiopia00.0%1.6%
Morocco00.0%0.2%
Nigeria255.1%2.9%
Somalia00.0%0.3%
South Africa, Republic of00.0%0.8%
Other places of birth in Africa102.0%3.9%
Asia19038.8%59.9%
Afghanistan00.0%0.9%
Iran00.0%1.2%
Iraq00.0%0.9%
Lebanon00.0%1.0%
Syria00.0%1.0%
Turkey00.0%0.2%
China7014.3%8.0%
Hong Kong00.0%2.4%
Korea, South00.0%1.9%
Taiwan00.0%0.5%
Philippines306.1%14.9%
Viet Nam00.0%3.5%
Bangladesh102.0%0.8%
India5511.2%13.3%
Pakistan00.0%4.2%
Sri Lanka00.0%0.4%
Other places of birth in Asia00.0%4.9%
Oceania and other places of birth00.0%0.9%

Place of birth for the recent immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Place of birth for the recent immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data20100.0%100.0%
Americas00.0%9.7%
Europe20100.0%8.5%
Africa00.0%18.3%
Asia00.0%62.7%
Oceania and other00.0%0.8%

Citizenship

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data3,015100.0%100.0%
Canadian citizens2,93097.2%88.4%
Canadian citizens aged under 1878526.0%20.6%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over2,15071.3%67.8%
Not Canadian citizens852.8%11.6%

Age at immigration for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data490100.0%100.0%
Under 5 years5010.2%8.7%
5 to 14 years11523.5%16.7%
15 to 24 years408.2%17.5%
25 to 44 years23548.0%47.2%
45 years and over459.2%9.9%

Admission category and applicant type for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Admission category and applicant type for the immigrant population in private households who were admitted between 1980 and 2021 - 25% sample data405100.0%100.0%
Economic immigrants30074.1%56.2%
Principal applicants9523.5%22.9%
Secondary applicants20550.6%33.3%
Immigrants sponsored by family8521.0%28.4%
Refugees102.5%14.4%
Other immigrants00.0%1.0%

Pre-admission experience for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Pre-admission experience for the immigrant population in private households who were admitted between 1980 and 2021 - 25% sample data405100.0%100.0%
Asylum claim before admission102.5%3.6%
Work permits only before admission6014.8%12.5%
Study permits only before admission256.2%2.5%
Work and study permits before admission204.9%5.7%
Other permits before admission00.0%0.4%
No pre-admission experience29071.6%75.3%

Education

Highest certificate, diploma or degree

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data2,495100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree31512.6%12.7%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate74529.9%26.2%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree1,43057.3%61.1%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level63525.5%26.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher79531.9%34.4%
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data1,59063.7%69.9%
No certificate, diploma or degree351.4%5.2%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate29011.6%15.3%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree1,26550.7%49.3%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level55022.0%20.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher71528.7%28.8%

Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data2,490100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate33013.3%14.1%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate2,16086.7%85.9%
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data1,58563.7%69.9%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate401.6%6.2%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate1,54562.0%63.7%

Location of study compared with province or territory of residence

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Location of study compared with province or territory of residence for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data1,590100.0%100.0%
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree32520.4%29.4%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree1,26579.6%70.6%

Employment

Labour force

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker including job permanency - 25% sample data1,890100.0%100.0%
Class of worker - not applicable904.8%3.4%
All classes of workers1,80095.2%96.6%
Employee1,45577.0%81.5%
Self-employed35018.5%15.2%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by occupation - Broad category - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 - 25% sample data1,890100.0%100.0%
Occupation - not applicable904.8%3.4%
All occupations1,80095.2%96.6%
0 Legislative and senior management occupations351.9%1.3%
1 Business, finance and administration occupations33017.5%18.4%
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations24513.0%11.0%
3 Health occupations1005.3%7.9%
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services27014.3%10.6%
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport452.4%2.7%
6 Sales and service occupations50026.5%23.8%
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations19510.3%16.4%
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations402.1%1.7%
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities402.1%2.8%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by industry - Sectors - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2017 - 25% sample data1,890100.0%100.0%
Industry - not applicable904.8%3.4%
All industries1,80095.2%96.6%
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting00.0%0.6%
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction1256.6%4.5%
22 Utilities201.1%1.2%
23 Construction1558.2%8.4%
31-33 Manufacturing804.2%4.6%
41 Wholesale trade502.6%3.1%
44-45 Retail trade26013.8%11.0%
48-49 Transportation and warehousing502.6%6.5%
51 Information and cultural industries251.3%1.7%
52 Finance and insurance754.0%3.6%
53 Real estate and rental and leasing351.9%1.9%
54 Professional, scientific and technical services26013.8%11.1%
55 Management of companies and enterprises00.0%0.3%
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services201.1%4.3%
61 Educational services1859.8%6.3%
62 Health care and social assistance19510.3%12.2%
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation603.2%2.0%
72 Accommodation and food services703.7%5.7%
81 Other services (except public administration)603.2%4.2%
91 Public administration653.4%3.5%

Mobility & commuting

Main mode of commuting

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Main mode of commuting for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample data1,055100.0%100.0%
Car, truck or van95090.0%84.4%
Car, truck or van - as a driver90585.8%78.6%
Car, truck or van - as a passenger504.7%5.8%
Public transit555.2%7.9%
Walked201.9%4.0%
Bicycle00.0%0.8%
Other method252.4%2.9%

Commuting duration

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Commuting duration for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample data1,055100.0%100.0%
Less than 15 minutes32530.8%22.0%
15 to 29 minutes42039.8%44.9%
30 to 44 minutes26024.6%22.7%
45 to 59 minutes151.4%5.2%
60 minutes and over302.8%5.1%

Time leaving for work

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Time leaving for work for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample data1,055100.0%100.0%
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m.555.2%6.6%
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m.17016.1%17.9%
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m.29528.0%25.8%
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m.26525.1%18.8%
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m.12011.4%14.5%
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m.15514.7%16.5%

Commuting destination

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Commuting destination for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over with a usual place of work - 25% sample data865100.0%100.0%
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence78090.2%84.4%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence455.2%12.7%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence202.3%2.0%
Commute to a different province or territory151.7%0.9%

Mobility status 5 years ago

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample data2,940100.0%100.0%
Non-movers2,20575.0%57.9%
Movers73525.0%42.1%
Non-migrants52517.9%25.6%
Migrants2107.1%16.5%

Mobility status 1 year ago

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample data3,015100.0%100.0%
Non-movers2,68589.1%86.3%
Movers33010.9%13.7%
Non-migrants1856.1%9.8%
Migrants1404.6%3.8%

Place of work status

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Place of work status for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over - 25% sample data1,635100.0%100.0%
Worked at home57535.2%28.1%
Worked outside Canada00.0%0.4%
No fixed workplace address19011.6%14.4%
Usual place of work86052.6%57.1%

Language

Knowledge of official languages

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data3,040100.0%100.0%
English only2,79591.9%91.0%
French only00.0%0.1%
English and French2357.7%6.6%
Neither English nor French150.5%2.3%

First official language spoken

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data3,040100.0%100.0%
English2,99598.5%95.9%
French250.8%1.3%
English and French50.2%0.5%
Neither English nor French150.5%2.2%

Mother tongue

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data3,040100.0%100.0%
Single responses2,99098.4%95.1%
Multiple responses551.8%4.9%

Language spoken most often at home

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data3,040100.0%100.0%
Single responses2,98598.2%94.9%
Multiple responses602.0%5.1%

Other language(s) spoken regularly at home

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Other language(s) spoken regularly at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data3,045100.0%100.0%
None2,78591.5%81.4%
English752.5%7.0%
French200.7%0.7%
Non-official language1404.6%8.5%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous1404.6%8.5%
English and French00.0%0.1%
English and non-official language(s)100.3%1.1%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.2%
English, French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
Multiple non-official languages100.3%0.9%

All languages spoken at home

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - All languages spoken at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data3,040100.0%100.0%
English2,65587.3%68.3%
French00.0%0.3%
Non-official language652.1%8.6%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous652.1%8.6%
English and French250.8%1.0%
English and non-official language(s)2859.4%20.5%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)50.2%0.5%
Multiple non-official languages100.3%0.8%

All languages used at work

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - All languages used at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2020 - 25% sample data1,910100.0%100.0%
English1,89099.0%94.6%
French00.0%0.1%
Non-official language00.0%0.8%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous00.0%0.8%
English and French100.5%0.8%
English and non-official language(s)100.5%3.4%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.1%
Multiple non-official languages00.0%0.1%

Other language(s) used regularly at work

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Other language(s) used regularly at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2020 - 25% sample data1,910100.0%100.0%
None1,89599.2%96.3%
English00.0%0.7%
French100.5%0.6%
Non-official language00.0%2.0%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous00.0%2.0%
English and French00.0%0.0%
English and non-official language(s)00.0%0.1%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.1%
English, French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
Multiple non-official languages00.0%0.3%

Eligibility for instruction in the minority official language

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Eligibility for instruction in the minority official language for the population in private households born in 2003 or later - 100% data860100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language556.4%7.2%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language81094.2%92.8%

Eligibility and instruction in the minority official language

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Eligibility and instruction in the minority official language, for the population in private households born between 2003 and 2015 (inclusive) - 100% data760100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language506.6%7.4%
Eligible children who have been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada101.3%3.8%
Eligible children who have not been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada405.3%3.6%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language71594.1%92.6%

Other

Persons

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Persons in private households - 100% data3,040100.0%100.0%

Inequality measures

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Inequality measures for the population in private households - 100% data3,040100.0%100.0%
Gini index on adjusted household total income00.0%0.0%
Gini index on adjusted household market income00.0%0.0%
Gini index on adjusted household after-tax income00.0%0.0%
P90/P10 ratio on adjusted household after-tax income40.1%0.0%

Population

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by labour force status - 25% sample data2,495100.0%100.0%
In the labour force1,88575.6%69.3%
Employed1,63565.5%60.8%
Unemployed25510.2%8.5%
Not in the labour force60524.2%30.7%
Participation rate (Rate)76
Employment rate (Rate)66
Unemployment rate (Rate)14
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample data2,495100.0%100.0%
Did not work69027.7%32.9%
Worked1,80572.3%67.1%
Worked full year full time88535.5%35.4%
Worked part year and/or part time92036.9%31.7%
Average weeks worked in reference year (Average)41

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