Fish Creek Park

Major Park · sector · Calgary, Alberta

Fish Creek Park is a major park in the sector of Calgary. At the 2021 Census of Canada it had a population of 430 living in private households. 2.3% of residents identified as members of a racialized (visible minority) group, against 41.4% across Calgary as a whole. 96.5% were Caucasian (not a visible minority, excluding Indigenous identity), and 0.0% reported Indigenous identity. Immigrants made up 16.3% of the population, compared with 33.3% citywide. Median household income before tax was $92,000 in 2020, compared with $98,000 for Calgary. 17.0% of households rented rather than owned. The community covers 15.08 km², giving a population density of 29 people per square kilometre (Calgary averages about 2,600).

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Population4302021, private households

Visible minority2.3%Calgary 41.4%

Caucasian96.5%excl. Indigenous identity

Immigrants16.3%Calgary 33.3%

Median household income$92,000Calgary $98,000

Renter households17.0%Calgary 31.2%

Density29 /km²430 people over 15.08 km²

Population & age

Population and Dwellings

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Population in private households	430	100.0%	100.0%
Population in private households (Total)	430
Population in private households (Men +)	175
Population in private households (Women +)	255
0 to 14 years	0	0.0%	18.2%
15 to 64 years	135	31.4%	68.8%
65 to 84 years	260	60.5%	11.8%
85 years and over	30	7.0%	1.1%
0-4 (Total)	0
0-4 (Men +)	0
0-4 (Women +)	0
5-9 (Total)	0
5-9 (Men +)	0
5-9 (Women +)	0
10-14 (Total)	0
10-14 (Men +)	0
10-14 (Women +)	0
15-19 (Total)	25
15-19 (Men +)	15
15-19 (Women +)	10
20-24 (Total)	0
20-24 (Men +)	0
20-24 (Women +)	0
25-29 (Total)	0
25-29 (Men +)	0
25-29 (Women +)	0
30-34 (Total)	0
30-34 (Men +)	0
30-34 (Women +)	0
35-39 (Total)	0
35-39 (Men +)	0
35-39 (Women +)	0
40-44 (Total)	0
40-44 (Men +)	0
40-44 (Women +)	0
45-49 (Total)	0
45-49 (Men +)	0
45-49 (Women +)	0
50-54 (Total)	15
50-54 (Men +)	10
50-54 (Women +)	0
55-59 (Total)	25
55-59 (Men +)	10
55-59 (Women +)	15
60-64 (Total)	50
60-64 (Men +)	20
60-64 (Women +)	30
65-69 (Total)	20
65-69 (Men +)	10
65-69 (Women +)	15
70-74 (Total)	110
70-74 (Men +)	40
70-74 (Women +)	70
75-79 (Total)	75
75-79 (Men +)	40
75-79 (Women +)	35
80-84 (Total)	55
80-84 (Men +)	15
80-84 (Women +)	35
85-89 (Total)	15
85-89 (Men +)	10
85-89 (Women +)	10
90-94 (Total)	10
90-94 (Men +)	0
90-94 (Women +)	10
95-99 (Total)	0
95-99 (Men +)	0
95-99 (Women +)	0
100 years and over (Total)	0
100 years and over (Men +)	0
100 years and over (Women +)	0

Families & households

Private Households by Household Size

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Private households	260	100.0%	100.0%
1 person	130	50.0%	26.4%
2 persons	115	44.2%	31.9%
3 persons	10	3.9%	15.9%
4 persons	10	3.9%	15.8%
5 or more persons	0	0.0%	10.0%

Census Families

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Census families	135	100.0%	100.0%
Couple families	125	92.6%	85.3%
Married couples	115	85.2%	71.9%
With children	0	0.0%	4.2%
Without children	0	0.0%	9.2%
Common-law couples	10	7.4%	13.4%
One-parent families	0	0.0%	14.7%

One-Parent Census Families

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
One-parent families	0		100.0%
Women +	0		78.3%
Men +	0		21.7%

Marital Status

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Marital status for the total population aged 15 years and over	425	100.0%	100.0%
Married/common-law	260	61.2%	58.9%
Married	235	55.3%	49.8%
Common-law	20	4.7%	9.1%
Not living with spouse or common-law partner	170	40.0%	41.1%
Never married	50	11.8%	29.2%
Separated	15	3.5%	2.2%
Divorced	20	4.7%	6.3%
Widowed	85	20.0%	3.4%

Language

Knowledge of Official Languages

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Population in private households	430	100.0%	100.0%
English only	410	95.3%	90.8%
French only	0	0.0%	0.1%
English and French	15	3.5%	6.6%
Neither English nor French	0	0.0%	2.5%

Languages Spoken Most Often at Home

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Population in private households	430	100.0%	100.0%
English	410	95.3%	75.3%
French	0	0.0%	0.5%
Non-official language	15	3.5%	18.8%
Multiple languages	0	0.0%	5.5%

Mother Tongue

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Population in private households	430	100.0%	100.0%
English	390	90.7%	63.9%
French	0	0.0%	1.2%
Non-official language	35	8.1%	29.6%
Multiple responses	0	0.0%	5.2%

Knowledge of Non-Official Languages

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Population in private households	430	100.0%	100.0%
German	10	2.3%

Indigenous

Indigenous Identity

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Population in private households	430	100.0%	100.0%
Indigenous identity	0	0.0%	3.2%
Non-Indigenous identity	420	97.7%	96.8%

Indigenous Groups

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Indigenous identity population in private households	0		100.0%
First Nations (North American Indian)	0		44.6%
Metis	0		50.4%
Inuk (Inuit)	0		1.0%
Indigenous responses not included elsewhere	0		1.9%
Multiple Indigenous responses	0		2.1%

Knowledge of Indigenous Languages

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Population in private households with knowledge of an Indigenous language	0		100.0%

Race & diversity

Visible Minority (Racialized Population)

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Population in private households	430	100.0%	100.0%
Visible minority	10	2.3%	41.4%
South Asian	0	0.0%	11.0%
Chinese	0	0.0%	7.1%
Black	0	0.0%	5.5%
Filipino	0	0.0%	6.5%
Arab	0	0.0%	2.4%
Latin American	0	0.0%	2.5%
Southeast Asian	0	0.0%	2.0%
West Asian	0	0.0%	1.2%
Korean	0	0.0%	1.0%
Japanese	0	0.0%	0.5%
Visible minority, n.i.e.*	0	0.0%	0.4%
Multiple visible minorities	0	0.0%	1.5%
Not a visible minority	415	96.5%	58.6%

Generation Status

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Population in private households	430	100.0%	100.0%
First generation	75	17.4%	36.5%
Second generation	75	17.4%	21.8%
Third generation or more	280	65.1%	41.7%

Religion

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Total religion for the population in private households	430	100.0%	100.0%
Buddhist	0	0.0%	1.6%
Christian	320	74.4%	44.5%
Hindu	0	0.0%	2.6%
Jewish	10	2.3%	0.5%
Muslim	0	0.0%	7.4%
Sikh	0	0.0%	3.8%
Traditional (North American Indigenous Spirituality)	0	0.0%	0.1%
Other Religions & Spiritual Traditions	0	0.0%	0.8%
No Religion & Secular Perspectives	80	18.6%	38.7%

Immigration

Immigrant Status and Year of Immigration

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Population in private households	430	100.0%	100.0%
Non-immigrants	360	83.7%	64.6%
Immigrants	70	16.3%	33.3%
Before 1980	50	11.6%	3.8%
1980 to 1990	0	0.0%	3.1%
1991 to 2000	0	0.0%	4.8%
2001 to 2010	0	0.0%	9.1%
2011 to 2015	0	0.0%	6.3%
2016 to 2021	0	0.0%	6.3%
Non-permanent residents	0	0.0%	2.1%

Citizenship

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Population in private households	430	100.0%	100.0%
Canadian citizens	425	98.8%	87.6%
Not Canadian citizens	10	2.3%	12.4%

Continent and Country of Birth of Immigrants

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Immigrant population in private households	70	100.0%	100.0%
Americas	10	14.3%	10.2%
Europe	45	64.3%	16.0%
Africa	10	14.3%	12.0%
Asia	10	14.3%	61.0%
Oceania and other	0	0.0%	0.8%
United Kingdom	20	28.6%	5.0%
United States of America	10	14.3%

Continent and Country of Birth of Recent Immigrants (immigrated to Canada between 2016 and 2021)

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Recent immigrant population in private households	0		100.0%
Americas	0		9.3%
Europe	0		8.0%
Africa	0		18.5%
Asia	0		63.4%
Oceania and other	0		0.8%

Immigrant Admission Category

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Immigrant population in private households who landed between 1980 and 2021	25	100.0%	100.0%
Economic immigrants	0	0.0%	56.4%
Immigrants sponsored by family	10	40.0%	28.0%
Refugees	0	0.0%	14.6%
Other immigrants	0	0.0%	1.0%

Education

Highest Certificate, Diploma, or Degree

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Population aged 15 years and over in private households	425	100.0%	100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree	30	7.1%	12.7%
High school diploma or equivalent	160	37.6%	25.9%
Post-secondary certificate, diploma or degree	235	55.3%	61.4%
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma	30	7.1%	5.9%
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma	65	15.3%	16.4%
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level	20	4.7%	3.4%
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above	125	29.4%	35.7%

Employment

Labour Force Status and Employment Status

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Population aged 15 years and over in private households	425
In the labour force	90
Employed	70
Self-Employed	25
Unemployed	20
Not in the labour force	335
Labour force participation rate	21
Employment rate	17
Unemployment rate	22

Labour Force Status and Employment Status by Gender

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Population aged 15 years and over in private households (Men +)	175
Population aged 15 years and over in private households (Women +)	250
In the labour force (Men +)	55
In the labour force (Women +)	40
Employed (Men +)	40
Employed (Women +)	30
Self-Employed (Men +)	15
Self-Employed (Women +)	10
Unemployed (Men +)	10
Unemployed (Women +)	10
Not in the labour force (Men +)	125
Not in the labour force (Women +)	210
Labour force participation rate (Men +)	31
Labour force participation rate (Women +)	16
Employment rate (Men +)	23
Employment rate (Women +)	12
Unemployment rate (Men +)	18
Unemployment rate (Women +)	25

Labour Force by Industry

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
In the labour force	90	100.0%	100.0%
Retail trade	15	16.7%	11.0%
Manufacturing	10	11.1%
Professional, scientific and technical services	10	11.1%	11.5%

Labour Force by Occupation

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
In the labour force	90	100.0%	100.0%
Sales and service occupations	25	27.8%	24.0%
Business, finance and administration occupations	25	27.8%	18.5%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations	10	11.1%	11.4%

Income

Median Household and Individual Income Before Tax in 2020

Indicator	Number	Calgary
Median income of population aged 15 years and over	$53,600	$44,400
Men +	$56,400	$50,400
Women +	$51,200	$39,600
Median household income of private households	$92,000	$98,000

Total Household Income Groups in 2020 for Private Households

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Private households	265	100.0%	100.0%
Under $20,000	0	0.0%	3.6%
$20,000 to $39,999	0	0.0%	10.9%
$40,000 to $59,999	0	0.0%	12.3%
$60,000 to $79,999	0	0.0%	12.6%
$80,000 to $99,999	65	24.5%	11.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	35	13.2%	12.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	30	11.3%	9.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	0	0.0%	12.2%
$200,000 and over	25	9.4%	15.0%

Low Income in 2020 by Age

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Population in private households to whom low- income concepts are applicable	430
Population in private households to whom low- income concepts are applicable (Number in low income)	35
Population in private households to whom low- income concepts are applicable (Per cent in low income)	8	8.0%	9.0%
0 to 17 years	20
0 to 17 years (Number in low income)	0
0 to 17 years (Per cent in low income)	0	0.0%	11.0%
18 to 64 years	120
18 to 64 years (Number in low income)	0
18 to 64 years (Per cent in low income)	0	0.0%	8.0%
65 years and over	290
65 years and over (Number in low income)	0
65 years and over (Per cent in low income)	0	0.0%	11.0%

Low Income in 2020 by Age — Low-income measure after tax (LIM-AT) threshold for private households, 2020

Indicator	Number	Calgary
1 person (After-tax income)	$26,503	—
2 persons (After-tax income)	$37,480	—
3 persons (After-tax income)	$45,904	—
4 persons (After-tax income)	$53,005	—
5 persons (After-tax income)	$59,261	—
6 persons (After-tax income)	$64,918	—
7 persons (After-tax income)	$70,119	—

Housing

Housing Tenure

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Private households	265	100.0%	100.0%
Owner households	215	81.1%	68.8%
Renter households	45	17.0%	31.2%

Housing Affordability (shelter-cost-to-income ratio)

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Private households with income	265	100.0%	100.0%
Households spending less than 30% of total income on shelter	200	75.5%	77.1%
Households spending 30% or more of total income on shelter	60	22.6%	22.9%

Housing Affordability for Renter and Owner Households

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Private households with total income greater than zero (Owner)	215
Private households with total income greater than zero (Renter)	45
Per cent households with income spending 30% or more total income on shelter (Owner)	16
Per cent households with income spending 30% or more total income on shelter (Renter)	56
Median monthly shelter costs (Owner)	1,000
Median monthly shelter costs (Renter)	2,740
Per cent with mortgage (Owner)	23
Per cent in subsidized housing (Renter)	0

Dwelling Condition

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Occupied private dwellings	265	100.0%	100.0%
Regular maintenance or minor repairs needed	265	100.0%	95.5%
Major repairs needed	0	0.0%	4.5%

Housing Suitability

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Private households	265	100.0%	100.0%
Suitable	260	98.1%	94.9%
Not suitable	0	0.0%	5.1%

Dwellings by Period of Construction

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Occupied private dwellings	265	100.0%	100.0%
1960 or before	0	0.0%	8.7%
1961 to 1980	35	13.2%	26.5%
1981 to 1990	10	3.8%	11.9%
1991 to 2000	15	5.7%	15.1%
2001 to 2010	145	54.7%	19.5%
2011 to 2015	30	11.3%	9.1%
2016 to 2021	35	13.2%	9.2%

Dwellings by Structure Type

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Occupied private dwellings	260	100.0%	100.0%
Single-detached house	40	15.4%	55.0%
Semi-detached house	0	0.0%	6.4%
Row house	10	3.9%	9.7%
Apartment or flat in a duplex	0	0.0%	4.1%
Apartment in a building that less than 5 storeys	210	80.8%	16.3%
Apartment in a building that has more than 5 storeys	0	0.0%	8.1%
Other single-attached house	0	0.0%	0.0%
Movable dwelling	0	0.0%	0.4%

Mobility & commuting

Mobility Status 1 year Ago

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Population aged 1 year and over in private households	430	100.0%	100.0%
Non-movers	410	95.3%	86.2%
Movers	20	4.7%	13.8%
Non-migrants	10	2.3%	10.4%
Migrants	0	0.0%	3.4%
Internal migrants	0	0.0%	2.3%
External migrants	0	0.0%	1.1%

Mobility Status 5 Years Ago

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Population aged 5 years and over in private households	430	100.0%	100.0%
Non-movers	265	61.6%	58.1%
Movers	165	38.4%	41.9%
Non-migrants	105	24.4%	27.4%
Migrants	50	11.6%	14.6%
Internal migrants	50	11.6%	8.5%
External migrants	0	0.0%	6.0%

Mode of Transportation to Work

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households	50	100.0%	100.0%
Driver – car, truck or van	30	60.0%	77.2%
Passenger – car, truck or van	0	0.0%	6.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%	8.8%
Walked	10	20.0%	4.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%	0.9%
Other methods	15	30.0%	2.9%

Commuting Duration

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households	50	100.0%	100.0%
Less than 15 minutes	20	40.0%	21.5%
15 to 29 minutes	20	40.0%	46.9%
30 to 44 minutes	15	30.0%	21.9%
45 to 59 minutes	0	0.0%	4.6%
60 minutes and over	0	0.0%	5.0%

Time Leaving for Work

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households	50	100.0%	100.0%
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m.	0	0.0%	6.3%
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m.	0	0.0%	17.5%
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m.	20	40.0%	25.7%
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m.	10	20.0%	18.9%
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m.	10	20.0%	14.8%
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m.	10	20.0%	16.7%

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