Greenwood Greenbriar

Residential · Northwest sector · Calgary, Alberta

Greenwood Greenbriar is a residential community in the Northwest sector of Calgary. At the 2021 Census of Canada it had a population of 1,055 living in private households. 8.5% of residents identified as members of a racialized (visible minority) group, against 41.4% across Calgary as a whole; the largest single group was Black at 1.9%. 83.0% were Caucasian (not a visible minority, excluding Indigenous identity), and 8.0% reported Indigenous identity. Immigrants made up 12.7% of the population, compared with 33.3% citywide. Median household income before tax was $57,600 in 2020, compared with $98,000 for Calgary. 16.7% of households rented rather than owned. The community covers 1.17 km², giving a population density of 899 people per square kilometre (Calgary averages about 2,600).

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Population1,0552021, private households

Visible minority8.5%Calgary 41.4%

Caucasian83.0%excl. Indigenous identity

Immigrants12.7%Calgary 33.3%

Median household income$57,600Calgary $98,000

Renter households16.7%Calgary 31.2%

Density899 /km²1,055 people over 1.17 km²

Population & age

Population and Dwellings

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Population in private households	1,055	100.0%	100.0%
Population in private households (Total)	1,055
Population in private households (Men +)	485
Population in private households (Women +)	570
0 to 14 years	120	11.4%	18.2%
15 to 64 years	660	62.6%	68.8%
65 to 84 years	260	24.6%	11.8%
85 years and over	20	1.9%	1.1%
0-4 (Total)	25
0-4 (Men +)	15
0-4 (Women +)	10
5-9 (Total)	50
5-9 (Men +)	15
5-9 (Women +)	30
10-14 (Total)	45
10-14 (Men +)	15
10-14 (Women +)	30
15-19 (Total)	30
15-19 (Men +)	10
15-19 (Women +)	15
20-24 (Total)	50
20-24 (Men +)	20
20-24 (Women +)	25
25-29 (Total)	50
25-29 (Men +)	25
25-29 (Women +)	25
30-34 (Total)	50
30-34 (Men +)	25
30-34 (Women +)	30
35-39 (Total)	75
35-39 (Men +)	35
35-39 (Women +)	40
40-44 (Total)	65
40-44 (Men +)	25
40-44 (Women +)	40
45-49 (Total)	55
45-49 (Men +)	30
45-49 (Women +)	25
50-54 (Total)	60
50-54 (Men +)	30
50-54 (Women +)	30
55-59 (Total)	105
55-59 (Men +)	50
55-59 (Women +)	55
60-64 (Total)	115
60-64 (Men +)	65
60-64 (Women +)	50
65-69 (Total)	95
65-69 (Men +)	45
65-69 (Women +)	45
70-74 (Total)	75
70-74 (Men +)	40
70-74 (Women +)	40
75-79 (Total)	55
75-79 (Men +)	15
75-79 (Women +)	45
80-84 (Total)	35
80-84 (Men +)	20
80-84 (Women +)	15
85-89 (Total)	20
85-89 (Men +)	0
85-89 (Women +)	20
90-94 (Total)	0
90-94 (Men +)	0
90-94 (Women +)	0
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	600	100.0%	100.0%
1 person	285	47.5%	26.4%
2 persons	210	35.0%	31.9%
3 persons	75	12.5%	15.9%
4 persons	15	2.5%	15.8%
5 or more persons	10	1.7%	10.0%

Census Families

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Census families	270	100.0%	100.0%
Couple families	205	75.9%	85.3%
Married couples	145	53.7%	71.9%
With children	25	9.3%	4.2%
Without children	35	13.0%	9.2%
Common-law couples	60	22.2%	13.4%
One-parent families	70	25.9%	14.7%

One-Parent Census Families

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
One-parent families	70	100.0%	100.0%
Women +	60	85.7%	78.3%
Men +	10	14.3%	21.7%

Marital Status

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Marital status for the total population aged 15 years and over	940	100.0%	100.0%
Married/common-law	415	44.1%	58.9%
Married	295	31.4%	49.8%
Common-law	120	12.8%	9.1%
Not living with spouse or common-law partner	525	55.9%	41.1%
Never married	255	27.1%	29.2%
Separated	15	1.6%	2.2%
Divorced	170	18.1%	6.3%
Widowed	85	9.0%	3.4%

Language

Knowledge of Official Languages

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Population in private households	1,055	100.0%	100.0%
English only	990	93.8%	90.8%
French only	0	0.0%	0.1%
English and French	65	6.2%	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	1,055	100.0%	100.0%
English	1,020	96.7%	75.3%
French	0	0.0%	0.5%
Non-official language	15	1.4%	18.8%
Multiple languages	15	1.4%	5.5%

Mother Tongue

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Population in private households	1,055	100.0%	100.0%
English	925	87.7%	63.9%
French	25	2.4%	1.2%
Non-official language	95	9.0%	29.6%
Multiple responses	15	1.4%	5.2%
Dutch	10	0.9%

Knowledge of Non-Official Languages

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Population in private households	1,055	100.0%	100.0%
Spanish	15	1.4%	4.2%
German	15	1.4%
Yue (Cantonese)	10	0.9%

Indigenous

Indigenous Identity

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Population in private households	1,060	100.0%	100.0%
Indigenous identity	85	8.0%	3.2%
Non-Indigenous identity	970	91.5%	96.8%

Indigenous Groups

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Indigenous identity population in private households	85	100.0%	100.0%
First Nations (North American Indian)	45	52.9%	44.6%
Metis	40	47.1%	50.4%
Inuk (Inuit)	0	0.0%	1.0%
Indigenous responses not included elsewhere	0	0.0%	1.9%
Multiple Indigenous responses	0	0.0%	2.1%

Knowledge of Indigenous Languages

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Population in private households with knowledge of an Indigenous language	15	100.0%	100.0%

Race & diversity

Visible Minority (Racialized Population)

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Population in private households	1,060	100.0%	100.0%
Visible minority	90	8.5%	41.4%
South Asian	0	0.0%	11.0%
Chinese	10	0.9%	7.1%
Black	20	1.9%	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.*	15	1.4%	0.4%
Multiple visible minorities	0	0.0%	1.5%
Not a visible minority	965	91.0%	58.6%

Generation Status

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Population in private households	1,060	100.0%	100.0%
First generation	155	14.6%	36.5%
Second generation	220	20.8%	21.8%
Third generation or more	685	64.6%	41.7%

Religion

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Total religion for the population in private households	1,060	100.0%	100.0%
Buddhist	0	0.0%	1.6%
Christian	500	47.2%	44.5%
Hindu	0	0.0%	2.6%
Jewish	0	0.0%	0.5%
Muslim	0	0.0%	7.4%
Sikh	0	0.0%	3.8%
Traditional (North American Indigenous Spirituality)	35	3.3%	0.1%
Other Religions & Spiritual Traditions	0	0.0%	0.8%
No Religion & Secular Perspectives	520	49.1%	38.7%

Immigration

Immigrant Status and Year of Immigration

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Population in private households	1,060	100.0%	100.0%
Non-immigrants	925	87.3%	64.6%
Immigrants	135	12.7%	33.3%
Before 1980	55	5.2%	3.8%
1980 to 1990	0	0.0%	3.1%
1991 to 2000	25	2.4%	4.8%
2001 to 2010	15	1.4%	9.1%
2011 to 2015	20	1.9%	6.3%
2016 to 2021	15	1.4%	6.3%
Non-permanent residents	0	0.0%	2.1%

Citizenship

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Population in private households	1,060	100.0%	100.0%
Canadian citizens	1,005	94.8%	87.6%
Not Canadian citizens	50	4.7%	12.4%

Continent and Country of Birth of Immigrants

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Immigrant population in private households	135	100.0%	100.0%
Americas	10	7.4%	10.2%
Europe	70	51.9%	16.0%
Africa	15	11.1%	12.0%
Asia	25	18.5%	61.0%
Oceania and other	0	0.0%	0.8%
United Kingdom	25	18.5%	5.0%
Other places of birth in Asia	10	7.4%

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	15	100.0%	100.0%
Americas	0	0.0%	9.3%
Europe	0	0.0%	8.0%
Africa	0	0.0%	18.5%
Asia	0	0.0%	63.4%
Oceania and other	0	0.0%	0.8%

Immigrant Admission Category

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Immigrant population in private households who landed between 1980 and 2021	80	100.0%	100.0%
Economic immigrants	35	43.8%	56.4%
Immigrants sponsored by family	25	31.2%	28.0%
Refugees	15	18.8%	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	940	100.0%	100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree	210	22.3%	12.7%
High school diploma or equivalent	265	28.2%	25.9%
Post-secondary certificate, diploma or degree	465	49.5%	61.4%
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma	70	7.5%	5.9%
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma	240	25.5%	16.4%
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level	35	3.7%	3.4%
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above	115	12.2%	35.7%

Employment

Labour Force Status and Employment Status

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Population aged 15 years and over in private households	940
In the labour force	540
Employed	475
Self-Employed	90
Unemployed	65
Not in the labour force	395
Labour force participation rate	57
Employment rate	51
Unemployment rate	12

Labour Force Status and Employment Status by Gender

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Population aged 15 years and over in private households (Men +)	435
Population aged 15 years and over in private households (Women +)	500
In the labour force (Men +)	265
In the labour force (Women +)	275
Employed (Men +)	235
Employed (Women +)	245
Self-Employed (Men +)	45
Self-Employed (Women +)	45
Unemployed (Men +)	35
Unemployed (Women +)	30
Not in the labour force (Men +)	170
Not in the labour force (Women +)	225
Labour force participation rate (Men +)	61
Labour force participation rate (Women +)	55
Employment rate (Men +)	54
Employment rate (Women +)	49
Unemployment rate (Men +)	13
Unemployment rate (Women +)	11

Labour Force by Industry

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
In the labour force	540	100.0%	100.0%
Retail trade	55	10.2%	11.0%
Health care and social assistance	90	16.7%	12.4%
Construction	90	16.7%	8.1%
Transportation and warehousing	35	6.5%	6.4%
Professional, scientific and technical services	40	7.4%	11.5%

Labour Force by Occupation

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
In the labour force	540	100.0%	100.0%
Sales and service occupations	145	26.9%	24.0%
Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations	110	20.4%	15.8%
Business, finance and administration occupations	105	19.4%	18.5%
Health occupations	45	8.3%
Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services	50	9.3%	10.6%

Income

Median Household and Individual Income Before Tax in 2020

Indicator	Number	Calgary
Median income of population aged 15 years and over	$37,200	$44,400
Men +	$35,600	$50,400
Women +	$37,600	$39,600
Median household income of private households	$57,600	$98,000

Total Household Income Groups in 2020 for Private Households

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Private households	600	100.0%	100.0%
Under $20,000	0	0.0%	3.6%
$20,000 to $39,999	160	26.7%	10.9%
$40,000 to $59,999	135	22.5%	12.3%
$60,000 to $79,999	100	16.7%	12.6%
$80,000 to $99,999	80	13.3%	11.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	75	12.5%	12.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	15	2.5%	9.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	0	0.0%	12.2%
$200,000 and over	20	3.3%	15.0%

Low Income in 2020 by Age

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Population in private households to whom low- income concepts are applicable	1,060
Population in private households to whom low- income concepts are applicable (Number in low income)	210
Population in private households to whom low- income concepts are applicable (Per cent in low income)	20	20.0%	9.0%
0 to 17 years	140
0 to 17 years (Number in low income)	60
0 to 17 years (Per cent in low income)	43	43.0%	11.0%
18 to 64 years	635
18 to 64 years (Number in low income)	100
18 to 64 years (Per cent in low income)	16	16.0%	8.0%
65 years and over	280
65 years and over (Number in low income)	50
65 years and over (Per cent in low income)	18	18.0%	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	600	100.0%	100.0%
Owner households	500	83.3%	68.8%
Renter households	100	16.7%	31.2%

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

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Private households with income	600	100.0%	100.0%
Households spending less than 30% of total income on shelter	500	83.3%	77.1%
Households spending 30% or more of total income on shelter	95	15.8%	22.9%

Housing Affordability for Renter and Owner Households

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Private households with total income greater than zero (Owner)	500
Private households with total income greater than zero (Renter)	100
Per cent households with income spending 30% or more total income on shelter (Owner)	13
Per cent households with income spending 30% or more total income on shelter (Renter)	30
Median monthly shelter costs (Owner)	416
Median monthly shelter costs (Renter)	1,400
Per cent with mortgage (Owner)	44
Per cent in subsidized housing (Renter)	0

Dwelling Condition

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Occupied private dwellings	600	100.0%	100.0%
Regular maintenance or minor repairs needed	540	90.0%	95.5%
Major repairs needed	60	10.0%	4.5%

Housing Suitability

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Private households	600	100.0%	100.0%
Suitable	595	99.2%	94.9%
Not suitable	10	1.7%	5.1%

Dwellings by Period of Construction

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Occupied private dwellings	600	100.0%	100.0%
1960 or before	0	0.0%	8.7%
1961 to 1980	265	44.2%	26.5%
1981 to 1990	70	11.7%	11.9%
1991 to 2000	85	14.2%	15.1%
2001 to 2010	50	8.3%	19.5%
2011 to 2015	0	0.0%	9.1%
2016 to 2021	135	22.5%	9.2%

Dwellings by Structure Type

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Occupied private dwellings	600	100.0%	100.0%
Single-detached house	25	4.2%	55.0%
Semi-detached house	20	3.3%	6.4%
Row house	0	0.0%	9.7%
Apartment or flat in a duplex	0	0.0%	4.1%
Apartment in a building that less than 5 storeys	0	0.0%	16.3%
Apartment in a building that has more than 5 storeys	75	12.5%	8.1%
Other single-attached house	0	0.0%	0.0%
Movable dwelling	475	79.2%	0.4%

Mobility & commuting

Mobility Status 1 year Ago

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Population aged 1 year and over in private households	1,055	100.0%	100.0%
Non-movers	805	76.3%	86.2%
Movers	245	23.2%	13.8%
Non-migrants	240	22.8%	10.4%
Migrants	10	0.9%	3.4%
Internal migrants	10	0.9%	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	1,030	100.0%	100.0%
Non-movers	460	44.7%	58.1%
Movers	570	55.3%	41.9%
Non-migrants	475	46.1%	27.4%
Migrants	95	9.2%	14.6%
Internal migrants	90	8.7%	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	375	100.0%	100.0%
Driver – car, truck or van	285	76.0%	77.2%
Passenger – car, truck or van	30	8.0%	6.0%
Public transit	35	9.3%	8.8%
Walked	0	0.0%	4.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%	0.9%
Other methods	15	4.0%	2.9%

Commuting Duration

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households	375	100.0%	100.0%
Less than 15 minutes	60	16.0%	21.5%
15 to 29 minutes	170	45.3%	46.9%
30 to 44 minutes	110	29.3%	21.9%
45 to 59 minutes	20	5.3%	4.6%
60 minutes and over	20	5.3%	5.0%

Time Leaving for Work

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households	375	100.0%	100.0%
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m.	25	6.7%	6.3%
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m.	110	29.3%	17.5%
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m.	80	21.3%	25.7%
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m.	55	14.7%	18.9%
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m.	45	12.0%	14.8%
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m.	50	13.3%	16.7%

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