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Helmsdale population

Census Tract 0202.04 · Rocky View County · Calgary, Alberta

Helmsdale is a neighbourhood of Rocky View County, in Calgary. The 2021 Census recorded a population of 2,807 in Helmsdale (people living in private households). Children aged 0 to 14 made up 16.0% of the population. 8.9% of residents identified as members of a racialized (visible minority) group, against 38.8% across Calgary as a whole; the largest single group was South Asian at 5.7%. 88.0% were Caucasian (not a visible minority, excluding Indigenous identity), and 3.0% reported Indigenous identity. Immigrants made up 8.5% of the population, compared with 31.5% citywide. Median household income before tax was $124,000 in 2020, compared with $100,000 for Calgary. 10.1% of households rented rather than owned. The neighbourhood covers 475.37 km², giving a population density of 6 people per square kilometre (Calgary averages about 283).

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Population2,8072021, private households
Children aged 0–1445016.0% of population
Visible minority8.9%Calgary 38.8%
Caucasian88.0%excl. Indigenous identity
Immigrants8.5%Calgary 31.5%
Median household income$124,000Calgary $100,000
Renter households10.1%Calgary 29.5%
Density6 /km²2,807 people over 475.37 km²

Population & age

Population and dwellings

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Population, 20212,807
Population, 20162,755
Population percentage change, 2016 to 20212
Total private dwellings1,033
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents984
Population density per square kilometre6
Land area in square kilometres465

Age groups of the population

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Age groups of the population - 100% data2,810100.0%100.0%
0 to 14 years45016.0%18.5%
0 to 4 years1154.1%5.7%
5 to 9 years1405.0%6.3%
10 to 14 years1956.9%6.4%
15 to 64 years1,81064.4%68.0%
15 to 19 years1856.6%5.7%
20 to 24 years1605.7%5.8%
25 to 29 years953.4%6.5%
30 to 34 years1053.7%7.9%
35 to 39 years1505.3%8.5%
40 to 44 years1756.2%7.7%
45 to 49 years1756.2%7.0%
50 to 54 years2057.3%6.5%
55 to 59 years2759.8%6.3%
60 to 64 years29010.3%6.0%
65 years and over54519.4%13.5%
65 to 69 years2408.5%4.8%
70 to 74 years1505.3%3.6%
75 to 79 years802.8%2.2%
80 to 84 years552.0%1.4%
85 years and over200.7%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 years1616.0%18.5%
15 to 64 years6464.4%68.0%
65 years and over1919.4%13.5%
85 years and over10.7%1.5%
Average age of the population (Average)44
Median age of the population4847.6%38.0%

Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% data985100.0%100.0%
Single-detached house94095.4%56.9%
Semi-detached house50.5%6.4%
Row house00.0%9.8%
Apartment or flat in a duplex00.0%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 house50.5%0.1%
Movable dwelling303.0%0.4%

Occupied private dwellings by period of construction

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample data990100.0%100.0%
1960 or before12512.6%8.1%
1961 to 198021021.2%24.7%
1981 to 199011011.1%11.3%
1991 to 200025025.3%15.3%
2001 to 200511511.6%10.3%
2006 to 2010606.1%10.3%
2011 to 2015707.1%10.3%
2016 to 2021404.0%9.8%

Occupied private dwellings by condominium status

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample data990100.0%100.0%
Condominium00.0%23.8%
Not condominium98599.5%76.2%

Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample data990100.0%100.0%
No bedrooms00.0%0.5%
1 bedroom101.0%10.9%
2 bedrooms909.1%22.2%
3 bedrooms30030.3%34.3%
4 or more bedrooms59059.6%32.0%

Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample data990100.0%100.0%
1 to 4 rooms555.6%28.8%
5 rooms555.6%15.4%
6 rooms14014.1%14.0%
7 rooms11011.1%12.1%
8 or more rooms63063.6%29.6%
Average number of rooms per dwelling (Average)8

Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample data990100.0%100.0%
Only regular maintenance and minor repairs needed92593.4%95.6%
Major repairs needed606.1%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 costs72080.9%77.5%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs17019.1%22.5%
30% to less than 100%13515.2%20.2%

Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators - 25% sample data990100.0%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 data860100.0%100.0%
In core need455.2%9.8%
Not in core need81094.2%90.2%

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

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data805100.0%100.0%
% of owner households with a mortgage587.3%0.0%
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs172.2%0.0%
% in core housing need40.6%0.0%
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,720$1,740
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$2,016$1,802
Median value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$850,000$460,000
Average value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$896,000$528,500

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

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data90100.0%100.0%
% of tenant households in subsidized housing00.0%0.0%
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs3539.2%0.0%
% in core housing need00.0%0.0%
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$2,000$1,350
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,840$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% data2,355100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data2,26596.2%95.0%
Median total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$45,600$44,800
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data2,27096.4%95.1%
Median after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$40,800$40,400
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data2,11589.8%86.4%
Median market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$39,200$40,800
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1,69071.8%72.3%
Median employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$32,800$42,800
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1,88580.0%83.1%
Median government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,000$7,450
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1556.6%10.9%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$5,720$5,800
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data58524.8%30.5%
Median COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,500$8,500
Total - Income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data2,430103.2%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data2,34099.4%95.0%
Average total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$75,900$65,500
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data2,355100.0%95.0%
Average after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$59,200$53,100
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data2,20593.6%86.4%
Average market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$71,400$62,400
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1,74574.1%72.3%
Average employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$65,200$61,050
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1,94582.6%83.0%
Average government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$10,400$9,980
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data1506.4%10.9%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$6,900$7,070
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data54523.1%30.4%
Average COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$9,320$9,310

Income statistics for economic families

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 100% data825100.0%100.0%
Median total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$137,000$120,000
Median after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$116,000$103,000
Average family size of economic families (Average)3
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 25% sample data840101.8%100.0%
Average total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$188,800$153,600
Average after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$147,600$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 data2,430100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data82033.7%34.0%
Median employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$69,500$73,000
Average employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$100,800$94,200
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data61025.1%29.3%
Median employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$17,000$20,600
Average employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$42,200$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)89
Employment income (%) (Rate)64
Government transfers (%) (Rate)11
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)1
COVID-19 - Government income support and benefits (%) (Rate)3

Total income groups in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Total income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data2,360100.0%100.0%
Without total income954.0%5.0%
With total income2,26596.0%95.0%
Under $10,000 (including loss)24010.2%8.4%
$10,000 to $19,9992058.7%9.0%
$20,000 to $29,99932513.8%13.9%
$30,000 to $39,99926011.0%11.2%
$40,000 to $49,9991857.8%9.6%
$50,000 to $59,9991606.8%7.9%
$60,000 to $69,9991556.6%6.7%
$70,000 to $79,9991004.2%5.4%
$80,000 to $89,999903.8%4.2%
$90,000 to $99,9991004.2%3.5%
$100,000 and over44518.9%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% data2,360100.0%100.0%
Without after-tax income853.6%4.9%
With after-tax income2,27096.2%95.1%
Under $10,000 (including loss)25010.6%8.8%
$10,000 to $19,9992108.9%9.4%
$20,000 to $29,99937015.7%15.8%
$30,000 to $39,99928512.1%13.1%
$40,000 to $49,9992058.7%11.2%
$50,000 to $59,9992058.7%9.0%
$60,000 to $69,9991355.7%6.8%
$70,000 to $79,9991205.1%5.1%
$80,000 to $89,999954.0%4.0%
$90,000 to $99,999703.0%2.8%
$100,000 and over31013.1%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% data2,360100.0%100.0%
Without employment income67028.4%27.7%
With employment income1,69071.6%72.3%
Under $5,000 (including loss)32513.8%8.9%
$5,000 to $9,9991405.9%5.8%
$10,000 to $19,9991908.1%8.0%
$20,000 to $29,9991456.1%6.1%
$30,000 to $39,9991154.9%5.8%
$40,000 to $49,9991004.2%5.6%
$50,000 to $59,9991004.2%5.3%
$60,000 to $69,999803.4%4.8%
$70,000 to $79,999652.8%3.9%
$80,000 to $89,999552.3%3.2%
$90,000 to $99,999753.2%2.9%
$100,000 and over30512.9%12.0%

Income statistics in 2019

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data2,355100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data2,20593.6%92.8%
Median total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$46,800$44,400
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data2,21093.8%92.9%
Median after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$40,800$40,000
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data2,08088.3%85.2%
Median market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$43,200$43,600
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data1,67571.1%72.4%
Median employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$36,400$45,200
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data1,75074.3%78.5%
Median government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$1,860$1,160
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 -100% data1154.9%6.7%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$7,900$6,500
Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data2,430103.2%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data2,28096.8%92.8%
Average total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$75,800$65,400
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data2,28096.8%92.8%
Average after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$59,150$52,600
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data2,15091.3%85.2%
Average market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$74,000$65,600
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data1,69071.8%72.4%
Average employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$70,500$64,200
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data1,88580.0%78.6%
Average government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$7,110$6,025
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data1104.7%6.7%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,600$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 data2,430100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data82033.7%33.7%
Median employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$65,500$70,500
Average employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$100,200$92,100
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data57023.5%27.7%
Median employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$19,200$29,000
Average employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$52,400$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)92
Employment income (%) (Rate)69
Government transfers (%) (Rate)8
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% data370100.0%100.0%
Median total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$113,000$108,000
Median after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$98,000$93,000
Average family size of couple-only economic families (Average)2
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 25% sample data375101.4%100.1%
Average total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$140,000$142,200
Average after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$113,200$114,200

Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families in private households - 100% data390100.0%100.0%
Median total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$174,000$144,000
Median after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$146,000$123,000
Average family size of couple-with-children economic families (Average)4
Total - Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families in private households - 25% sample data38598.7%100.0%
Average total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$248,000$180,600
Average after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$188,000$144,600

Income statistics for one-parent economic families

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 100% data45100.0%100.0%
Median total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$83,000$75,000
Median after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$75,000$68,500
Average family size of one-parent economic families (Average)2
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data55122.2%99.5%
Average total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$84,000$90,300
Average after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$72,000$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% data210100.0%100.0%
Median total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$38,000$44,800
Median after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$35,600$40,000
Total - Income statistics for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample data220104.8%100.0%
Average total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$87,000$60,250
Average after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$69,000$49,800

LIM low-income status in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - LIM low-income status in 2020 for the population in private households - 100% data2,805100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years57020.3%22.2%
0 to 5 years1405.0%7.1%
18 to 64 years1,69560.4%64.9%
65 years and over54519.4%12.9%
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT)1706.1%8.6%
0 to 17 years351.2%2.3%
0 to 5 years50.2%0.7%
18 to 64 years1053.7%5.0%
65 years and over301.1%1.3%
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) (Rate)6
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)6
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)5
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)6
65 years and over (%) (Rate)6

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% data2,805100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years57020.3%22.2%
0 to 5 years1455.2%7.1%
18 to 64 years1,69560.4%64.9%
65 years and over54519.4%12.9%
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT)802.9%5.4%
0 to 17 years200.7%1.2%
0 to 5 years00.0%0.4%
18 to 64 years451.6%3.8%
65 years and over150.5%0.4%
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) (Rate)3
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)3
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)3
65 years and over (%) (Rate)2

Families & households

Private households by household size

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Private households by household size - 100% data985100.0%100.0%
1 person14514.7%25.4%
2 persons40040.6%32.1%
3 persons14514.7%16.0%
4 persons16016.2%16.2%
5 or more persons14014.2%10.3%
Number of persons in private households2,810285.3%260.0%
Average household size (Average)3

Marital status

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Marital status for the total population aged 15 years and over - 100% data2,360100.0%100.0%
Married or living common-law1,63569.3%59.3%
Married1,47562.5%50.3%
Living common-law1606.8%9.0%
Not married and not living common-law72030.5%40.7%
Not married and not living common law - Never married53022.5%28.6%
Not married and not living common law - Separated251.1%2.3%
Not married and not living common law - Divorced853.6%6.2%
Not married and not living common law - Widowed803.4%3.8%

Household type

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Household type - 100% data980100.0%100.0%
One-census-family households without additional persons72073.5%61.5%
Couple-family households68069.4%53.7%
One-parent-family households353.6%7.8%
Multigenerational households454.6%3.4%
Multiple-census-family households151.5%0.8%
One-census-family households with additional persons454.6%3.8%
Two-or-more-person non-census-family households202.0%5.2%
One-person households14514.8%25.4%

Income statistics for private households

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Income statistics for private households - 100% data985100.0%100.0%
Median total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$124,000$100,000
Median after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$106,000$87,000
Total - Income statistics for private households - 25% sample data990100.5%100.0%
Average total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$179,600$131,600
Average after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$140,400$106,700

Household total income groups in 2020 for private households

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Household total income groups in 2020 for private households - 100% data985100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000151.5%1.1%
$5,000 to $9,99900.0%0.6%
$10,000 to $14,999101.0%0.7%
$15,000 to $19,999101.0%1.0%
$20,000 to $24,999101.0%2.7%
$25,000 to $29,999202.0%2.8%
$30,000 to $34,999252.5%2.4%
$35,000 to $39,999202.0%2.7%
$40,000 to $44,999202.0%2.9%
$45,000 to $49,999151.5%2.9%
$50,000 to $59,999404.1%6.0%
$60,000 to $69,999404.1%6.2%
$70,000 to $79,999505.1%6.2%
$80,000 to $89,999555.6%5.9%
$90,000 to $99,999606.1%5.7%
$100,000 and over60060.9%50.2%
$100,000 to $124,99911511.7%12.4%
$125,000 to $149,999858.6%9.6%
$150,000 to $199,99913513.7%12.6%
$200,000 and over26526.9%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% data985100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000151.5%1.3%
$5,000 to $9,99950.5%0.6%
$10,000 to $14,99950.5%0.8%
$15,000 to $19,999101.0%1.1%
$20,000 to $24,999151.5%2.9%
$25,000 to $29,999202.0%3.1%
$30,000 to $34,999303.0%2.8%
$35,000 to $39,999151.5%3.2%
$40,000 to $44,999202.0%3.5%
$45,000 to $49,999252.5%3.5%
$50,000 to $59,999404.1%7.4%
$60,000 to $69,999505.1%7.5%
$70,000 to $79,999707.1%7.3%
$80,000 to $89,999656.6%7.0%
$90,000 to $99,999505.1%6.4%
$100,000 and over54054.8%41.6%
$100,000 to $124,99913513.7%13.1%
$125,000 to $149,99910010.2%9.4%
$150,000 and over30531.0%19.2%

Private households by tenure

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample data990100.0%100.0%
Owner89590.4%70.5%
Renter10010.1%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% data865100.0%100.0%
2 persons46053.2%46.1%
3 persons15517.9%21.9%
4 persons15517.9%22.5%
5 or more persons10011.6%9.5%
Average size of census families (Average)3
Average number of children in census families with children (Average)2
Total number of census families in private households - 100% data870100.6%100.0%
Total couple families81093.6%85.7%
Married couples73084.4%72.4%
Common-law couples809.2%13.3%
Total one-parent families606.9%14.3%
in which the parent is a woman+354.0%11.1%
in which the parent is a man+202.3%3.2%

Persons in census families

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Persons in census families2,550100.0%100.0%
Married spouses or common-law partners1,62063.5%57.4%
Parents in one-parent families552.2%4.8%
Children87034.1%37.8%

Persons not in census families

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data260100.0%100.0%
Living alone14555.8%57.3%
Living with other relatives5521.2%15.3%
Living with non-relatives only6525.0%27.3%

Income statistics for one-person private households

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 100% data145100.0%100.0%
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 25% sample data11579.3%100.0%

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

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 100% data840100.0%100.0%
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 25% sample data870103.6%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% data2,805100.0%100.0%
In bottom half of the distribution90532.3%42.9%
In bottom decile1655.9%8.0%
In second decile1505.3%8.5%
In third decile1706.1%8.5%
In fourth decile1957.0%8.8%
In fifth decile2207.8%9.1%
In top half of the distribution1,90067.7%57.1%
In sixth decile2207.8%9.6%
In seventh decile2358.4%9.9%
In eighth decile38013.5%10.5%
In ninth decile37013.2%11.5%
In top decile69524.8%15.6%

Private households by number of persons per room

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample data990100.0%100.0%
One person or fewer per room990100.0%97.0%
More than one person per room00.0%3.0%

Private households by housing suitability

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample data990100.0%100.0%
Suitable97098.0%95.1%
Not suitable151.5%4.9%

Private households by number of household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample data990100.0%100.0%
One-maintainer household37037.4%47.6%
Two-maintainer household57057.6%46.5%
Three-or-more-maintainer household505.1%6.0%

Private households by age of primary household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample data990100.0%100.0%
15 to 24 years00.0%2.6%
25 to 34 years252.5%16.2%
35 to 44 years14514.6%22.3%
45 to 54 years19519.7%20.1%
55 to 64 years30030.3%18.7%
65 to 74 years19019.2%12.6%
75 to 84 years11511.6%5.5%
85 years and over202.0%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'230100.0%100.0%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs only15065.2%69.4%
Not suitable only156.5%12.9%
Major repairs needed only4519.6%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'104.3%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 housing760330.4%241.4%

Race & diversity

Visible minority

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample data2,880100.0%100.0%
Total visible minority population2558.9%38.8%
South Asian1655.7%10.5%
Chinese451.6%6.4%
Black100.3%5.2%
Filipino00.0%6.1%
Arab00.0%2.2%
Latin American00.0%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 minorities200.7%1.4%
Not a visible minority2,62091.0%61.2%

Religion

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Religion for the population in private households - 25% sample data2,880100.0%100.0%
Buddhist00.0%1.5%
Christian1,60055.6%44.8%
Christian, n.o.s.33011.5%9.6%
Anabaptist00.0%0.2%
Anglican551.9%2.2%
Baptist953.3%0.9%
Catholic48016.7%20.0%
Christian Orthodox00.0%1.7%
Jehovah's Witness00.0%0.4%
Latter Day Saints00.0%0.8%
Lutheran953.3%1.2%
Methodist and Wesleyan (Holiness)250.9%0.2%
Pentecostal and other Charismatic100.3%1.1%
Presbyterian652.3%0.6%
Reformed00.0%0.1%
United Church2157.5%3.0%
Other Christian and Christian-related traditions2157.5%2.7%
Hindu00.0%2.4%
Jewish00.0%0.5%
Muslim200.7%6.9%
Sikh1053.6%3.8%
Traditional (North American Indigenous) spirituality00.0%0.1%
Other religions and spiritual traditions200.7%0.7%
No religion and secular perspectives1,09538.0%39.3%

Ethnic or cultural origin

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Ethnic or cultural origin for the population in private households - 25% sample data2,880100.0%100.0%
Canadian36012.5%10.4%
English82028.5%16.7%
Irish50517.5%12.4%
Scottish63021.9%14.4%
French, n.o.s.2358.2%6.4%
German53518.6%12.0%
Chinese652.3%6.8%
Italian1053.6%2.8%
Indian (India)752.6%5.3%
Ukrainian2257.8%5.6%
Dutch2508.7%3.2%
Polish1154.0%3.4%
Québécois00.0%0.1%
British Isles, n.o.s.1103.8%3.3%
Filipino00.0%5.7%
French Canadian00.0%0.7%
Caucasian (White), n.o.s.501.7%1.7%
First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s.250.9%1.0%
Métis802.8%1.7%
European, n.o.s.351.2%1.8%
Russian853.0%2.3%
Norwegian1404.9%2.7%
Welsh802.8%1.7%
Portuguese00.0%0.5%
American652.3%1.4%
Spanish00.0%1.3%
Swedish652.3%1.7%
Hungarian451.6%1.3%
Acadian00.0%0.2%
Pakistani00.0%1.6%
African, n.o.s.00.0%1.0%
Jewish100.3%0.5%
Punjabi351.2%1.4%
Vietnamese00.0%1.5%
Arab, n.o.s.00.0%0.8%
Greek00.0%0.4%
Jamaican00.0%0.5%
Asian, n.o.s.00.0%1.1%
Cree, n.o.s.00.0%0.5%
Korean00.0%0.9%
Romanian00.0%0.8%
Lebanese00.0%0.9%
Iranian00.0%0.4%
Christian, n.i.e.00.0%0.4%
Danish702.4%1.2%
North American Indigenous, n.o.s.200.7%0.3%
Sikh00.0%1.1%
Austrian401.4%0.8%
Belgian200.7%0.4%
Haitian00.0%0.1%
Hindu00.0%0.6%
Mexican00.0%0.6%
Mennonite00.0%0.3%
Swiss00.0%0.5%
Finnish00.0%0.4%
Sri Lankan00.0%0.1%
Croatian00.0%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.250.9%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%
Icelandic150.5%0.5%
Colombian00.0%0.5%
Moroccan00.0%0.1%
Czech200.7%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%
Lithuanian00.0%0.2%
South African00.0%0.2%
Australian00.0%0.2%
Palestinian00.0%0.1%
Chilean00.0%0.2%
Congolese00.0%0.1%
Nova Scotian00.0%0.1%
Ethiopian00.0%0.5%
Hispanic, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Peruvian00.0%0.1%
Yoruba00.0%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.150.5%0.1%
Bulgarian00.0%0.1%
Albertan00.0%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%
Bengali00.0%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%
Saskatchewanian100.3%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 data2,880100.0%100.0%
First generation2709.4%34.4%
Second generation49517.2%21.4%
Third generation or more2,12073.6%44.2%

Indigenous

Indigenous identity

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Indigenous identity for the population in private households - 25% sample data2,880100.0%100.0%
Indigenous identity853.0%3.3%
Single Indigenous responses853.0%3.2%
Multiple Indigenous responses00.0%0.1%
Indigenous responses not included elsewhere00.0%0.1%
Non-Indigenous identity2,79597.0%96.7%

Registered or Treaty Indian status

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample data2,880100.0%100.0%
Registered or Treaty Indian250.9%1.1%
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian2,85099.0%98.9%

Indigenous ancestry

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Indigenous ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample data2,880100.0%100.0%
Indigenous ancestry (only)250.9%1.1%
Single Indigenous ancestry (only)250.9%1.1%
Multiple Indigenous ancestries (only)00.0%0.0%
Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries1003.5%2.9%
Single Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries1003.5%2.8%
Multiple Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries00.0%0.1%
Non-Indigenous ancestry only2,75595.7%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 data2,880100.0%100.0%
Non-immigrants2,63091.3%66.6%
Immigrants2458.5%31.5%
Before 1980853.0%3.6%
1980 to 1990602.1%3.0%
1991 to 2000551.9%4.5%
2001 to 2010401.4%8.5%
2011 to 2021150.5%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 data250100.0%100.0%
Americas2510.0%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 America156.0%2.7%
Other places of birth in Americas00.0%2.6%
Europe9538.0%16.9%
Bosnia and Herzegovina00.0%0.5%
Croatia00.0%0.3%
France00.0%0.3%
Germany208.0%1.2%
Greece00.0%0.2%
Hungary00.0%0.4%
Italy2510.0%0.7%
Netherlands104.0%0.7%
Poland00.0%1.4%
Portugal00.0%0.2%
Romania00.0%0.9%
Russian Federation00.0%1.0%
Serbia00.0%0.2%
Ukraine00.0%0.7%
United Kingdom2510.0%5.3%
Other places of birth in Europe208.0%2.8%
Africa00.0%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%
Nigeria00.0%2.9%
Somalia00.0%0.3%
South Africa, Republic of00.0%0.8%
Other places of birth in Africa00.0%3.9%
Asia12048.0%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%
China00.0%8.0%
Hong Kong156.0%2.4%
Korea, South00.0%1.9%
Taiwan00.0%0.5%
Philippines00.0%14.9%
Viet Nam00.0%3.5%
Bangladesh00.0%0.8%
India6526.0%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 data10100.0%100.0%
Americas00.0%9.7%
Europe00.0%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 data2,880100.0%100.0%
Canadian citizens2,84598.8%88.4%
Canadian citizens aged under 1859020.5%20.6%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over2,25578.3%67.8%
Not Canadian citizens351.2%11.6%

Age at immigration for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data250100.0%100.0%
Under 5 years3012.0%8.7%
5 to 14 years5020.0%16.7%
15 to 24 years9036.0%17.5%
25 to 44 years6024.0%47.2%
45 years and over208.0%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 data160100.0%100.0%
Economic immigrants8050.0%56.2%
Principal applicants3018.8%22.9%
Secondary applicants5031.2%33.3%
Immigrants sponsored by family6037.5%28.4%
Refugees2012.5%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 data160100.0%100.0%
Asylum claim before admission00.0%3.6%
Work permits only before admission3018.8%12.5%
Study permits only before admission106.2%2.5%
Work and study permits before admission106.2%5.7%
Other permits before admission00.0%0.4%
No pre-admission experience11068.8%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 data2,435100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree35014.4%12.7%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate71529.4%26.2%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree1,37056.3%61.1%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level88036.1%26.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher48519.9%34.4%
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data1,48060.8%69.9%
No certificate, diploma or degree1204.9%5.2%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate43017.7%15.3%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree93038.2%49.3%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level58524.0%20.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher34514.2%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 data2,430100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate40016.5%14.1%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate2,03083.5%85.9%
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data1,47560.7%69.9%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate1456.0%6.2%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate1,33054.7%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 data1,475100.0%100.0%
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree54536.9%29.4%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree93063.1%70.6%

Employment

Labour force

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker including job permanency - 25% sample data1,525100.0%100.0%
Class of worker - not applicable352.3%3.4%
All classes of workers1,49097.7%96.6%
Employee1,06569.8%81.5%
Self-employed43028.2%15.2%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by occupation - Broad category - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 - 25% sample data1,525100.0%100.0%
Occupation - not applicable352.3%3.4%
All occupations1,49097.7%96.6%
0 Legislative and senior management occupations251.6%1.3%
1 Business, finance and administration occupations31520.7%18.4%
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations855.6%11.0%
3 Health occupations704.6%7.9%
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services15510.2%10.6%
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport100.7%2.7%
6 Sales and service occupations33522.0%23.8%
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations31020.3%16.4%
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations1509.8%1.7%
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities503.3%2.8%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by industry - Sectors - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2017 - 25% sample data1,525100.0%100.0%
Industry - not applicable352.3%3.4%
All industries1,49097.7%96.6%
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting1358.9%0.6%
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction654.3%4.5%
22 Utilities151.0%1.2%
23 Construction18011.8%8.4%
31-33 Manufacturing503.3%4.6%
41 Wholesale trade704.6%3.1%
44-45 Retail trade20513.4%11.0%
48-49 Transportation and warehousing704.6%6.5%
51 Information and cultural industries151.0%1.7%
52 Finance and insurance251.6%3.6%
53 Real estate and rental and leasing302.0%1.9%
54 Professional, scientific and technical services1207.9%11.1%
55 Management of companies and enterprises00.0%0.3%
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services1157.5%4.3%
61 Educational services603.9%6.3%
62 Health care and social assistance855.6%12.2%
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation251.6%2.0%
72 Accommodation and food services503.3%5.7%
81 Other services (except public administration)805.2%4.2%
91 Public administration956.2%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 data980100.0%100.0%
Car, truck or van93595.4%84.4%
Car, truck or van - as a driver90091.8%78.6%
Car, truck or van - as a passenger404.1%5.8%
Public transit00.0%7.9%
Walked303.1%4.0%
Bicycle00.0%0.8%
Other method151.5%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 data980100.0%100.0%
Less than 15 minutes24525.0%22.0%
15 to 29 minutes38539.3%44.9%
30 to 44 minutes26026.5%22.7%
45 to 59 minutes505.1%5.2%
60 minutes and over454.6%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 data980100.0%100.0%
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m.505.1%6.6%
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m.17017.3%17.9%
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m.32533.2%25.8%
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m.21521.9%18.8%
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m.15515.8%14.5%
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m.656.6%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 data750100.0%100.0%
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence18524.7%84.4%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence56074.7%12.7%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence00.0%2.0%
Commute to a different province or territory00.0%0.9%

Mobility status 5 years ago

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample data2,790100.0%100.0%
Non-movers2,02072.4%57.9%
Movers77527.8%42.1%
Non-migrants1053.8%25.6%
Migrants67024.0%16.5%

Mobility status 1 year ago

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample data2,870100.0%100.0%
Non-movers2,65092.3%86.3%
Movers2107.3%13.7%
Non-migrants551.9%9.8%
Migrants1605.6%3.8%

Place of work status

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Place of work status for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over - 25% sample data1,415100.0%100.0%
Worked at home43530.7%28.1%
Worked outside Canada00.0%0.4%
No fixed workplace address23516.6%14.4%
Usual place of work75053.0%57.1%

Language

Knowledge of official languages

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data2,805100.0%100.0%
English only2,62093.4%91.0%
French only00.0%0.1%
English and French1756.2%6.6%
Neither English nor French100.4%2.3%

First official language spoken

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data2,805100.0%100.0%
English2,76598.6%95.9%
French250.9%1.3%
English and French00.0%0.5%
Neither English nor French150.5%2.2%

Mother tongue

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data2,805100.0%100.0%
Single responses2,76098.4%95.1%
Multiple responses451.6%4.9%

Language spoken most often at home

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data2,805100.0%100.0%
Single responses2,77598.9%94.9%
Multiple responses301.1%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% data2,805100.0%100.0%
None2,62593.6%81.4%
English602.1%7.0%
French150.5%0.7%
Non-official language1053.7%8.5%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous1053.7%8.5%
English and French00.0%0.1%
English and non-official language(s)50.2%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 languages50.2%0.9%

All languages spoken at home

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - All languages spoken at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data2,805100.0%100.0%
English2,51089.5%68.3%
French50.2%0.3%
Non-official language853.0%8.6%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous853.0%8.6%
English and French200.7%1.0%
English and non-official language(s)1756.2%20.5%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.5%
Multiple non-official languages50.2%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 data1,610100.0%100.0%
English1,59098.8%94.6%
French00.0%0.1%
Non-official language00.0%0.8%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous00.0%0.8%
English and French00.0%0.8%
English and non-official language(s)00.0%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 data1,610100.0%100.0%
None1,60099.4%96.3%
English00.0%0.7%
French00.0%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% data580100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language406.9%7.2%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language54594.0%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% data455100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language255.5%7.4%
Eligible children who have been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada102.2%3.8%
Eligible children who have not been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada153.3%3.6%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language43094.5%92.6%

Other

Persons

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Persons in private households - 100% data2,805100.0%100.0%

Inequality measures

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Inequality measures for the population in private households - 100% data2,805100.0%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 income40.2%0.0%

Population

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by labour force status - 25% sample data2,435100.0%100.0%
In the labour force1,53062.8%69.3%
Employed1,41558.1%60.8%
Unemployed1104.5%8.5%
Not in the labour force90537.2%30.7%
Participation rate (Rate)63
Employment rate (Rate)58
Unemployment rate (Rate)7
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample data2,435100.0%100.0%
Did not work90037.0%32.9%
Worked1,53062.8%67.1%
Worked full year full time86035.3%35.4%
Worked part year and/or part time67027.5%31.7%
Average weeks worked in reference year (Average)42

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