Meadowlark Park

Residential · Centre sector · Calgary, Alberta

Meadowlark Park is a residential community in the Centre sector of Calgary. At the 2021 Census of Canada it had a population of 610 living in private households. 35.0% of residents identified as members of a racialized (visible minority) group, against 41.4% across Calgary as a whole; the largest single group was Chinese at 8.1%. 61.8% were Caucasian (not a visible minority, excluding Indigenous identity), and 1.6% reported Indigenous identity. Immigrants made up 26.0% of the population, compared with 33.3% citywide. Median household income before tax was $143,000 in 2020, compared with $98,000 for Calgary. 17.3% of households rented rather than owned. The community covers 0.63 km², giving a population density of 976 people per square kilometre (Calgary averages about 2,600).

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Population6102021, private households

Visible minority35.0%Calgary 41.4%

Caucasian61.8%excl. Indigenous identity

Immigrants26.0%Calgary 33.3%

Median household income$143,000Calgary $98,000

Renter households17.3%Calgary 31.2%

Density976 /km²610 people over 0.63 km²

Population & age

Population and Dwellings

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Population in private households	610	100.0%	100.0%
Population in private households (Total)	610
Population in private households (Men +)	325
Population in private households (Women +)	285
0 to 14 years	85	13.9%	18.2%
15 to 64 years	430	70.5%	68.8%
65 to 84 years	65	10.7%	11.8%
85 years and over	25	4.1%	1.1%
0-4 (Total)	20
0-4 (Men +)	10
0-4 (Women +)	10
5-9 (Total)	35
5-9 (Men +)	35
5-9 (Women +)	0
10-14 (Total)	30
10-14 (Men +)	10
10-14 (Women +)	20
15-19 (Total)	25
15-19 (Men +)	20
15-19 (Women +)	10
20-24 (Total)	10
20-24 (Men +)	0
20-24 (Women +)	0
25-29 (Total)	55
25-29 (Men +)	25
25-29 (Women +)	30
30-34 (Total)	30
30-34 (Men +)	15
30-34 (Women +)	20
35-39 (Total)	25
35-39 (Men +)	15
35-39 (Women +)	10
40-44 (Total)	40
40-44 (Men +)	15
40-44 (Women +)	25
45-49 (Total)	55
45-49 (Men +)	40
45-49 (Women +)	20
50-54 (Total)	75
50-54 (Men +)	30
50-54 (Women +)	45
55-59 (Total)	60
55-59 (Men +)	40
55-59 (Women +)	20
60-64 (Total)	45
60-64 (Men +)	20
60-64 (Women +)	25
65-69 (Total)	45
65-69 (Men +)	25
65-69 (Women +)	20
70-74 (Total)	0
70-74 (Men +)	0
70-74 (Women +)	0
75-79 (Total)	20
75-79 (Men +)	10
75-79 (Women +)	10
80-84 (Total)	0
80-84 (Men +)	0
80-84 (Women +)	0
85-89 (Total)	0
85-89 (Men +)	0
85-89 (Women +)	0
90-94 (Total)	20
90-94 (Men +)	0
90-94 (Women +)	20
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	55	21.1%	26.4%
2 persons	120	46.1%	31.9%
3 persons	50	19.2%	15.9%
4 persons	25	9.6%	15.8%
5 or more persons	15	5.8%	10.0%

Census Families

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Census families	195	100.0%	100.0%
Couple families	165	84.6%	85.3%
Married couples	135	69.2%	71.9%
With children	10	5.1%	4.2%
Without children	15	7.7%	9.2%
Common-law couples	25	12.8%	13.4%
One-parent families	30	15.4%	14.7%

One-Parent Census Families

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
One-parent families	30	100.0%	100.0%
Women +	20	66.7%	78.3%
Men +	10	33.3%	21.7%

Marital Status

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Marital status for the total population aged 15 years and over	530	100.0%	100.0%
Married/common-law	330	62.3%	58.9%
Married	270	50.9%	49.8%
Common-law	55	10.4%	9.1%
Not living with spouse or common-law partner	195	36.8%	41.1%
Never married	130	24.5%	29.2%
Separated	10	1.9%	2.2%
Divorced	35	6.6%	6.3%
Widowed	25	4.7%	3.4%

Language

Knowledge of Official Languages

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Population in private households	610	100.0%	100.0%
English only	565	92.6%	90.8%
French only	0	0.0%	0.1%
English and French	40	6.6%	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	610	100.0%	100.0%
English	510	83.6%	75.3%
French	0	0.0%	0.5%
Non-official language	45	7.4%	18.8%
Spanish	25	4.1%	1.4%
Multiple languages	45	7.4%	5.5%
Mandarin	15	2.5%	1.7%

Mother Tongue

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Population in private households	610	100.0%	100.0%
English	405	66.4%	63.9%
French	0	0.0%	1.2%
Non-official language	160	26.2%	29.6%
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	15	2.5%	3.2%
Vietnamese	10	1.6%
Spanish	45	7.4%	2.3%
Multiple responses	40	6.6%	5.2%
Mandarin	35	5.7%	2.4%
Korean	10	1.6%

Knowledge of Non-Official Languages

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Population in private households	610	100.0%	100.0%
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	15	2.5%	5.2%
Spanish	50	8.2%	4.2%
Hindi	15	2.5%	3.3%
German	15	2.5%
Mandarin	35	5.7%	3.5%

Indigenous

Indigenous Identity

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Population in private households	615	100.0%	100.0%
Indigenous identity	10	1.6%	3.2%
Non-Indigenous identity	605	98.4%	96.8%

Indigenous Groups

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Indigenous identity population in private households	10	100.0%	100.0%
First Nations (North American Indian)	0	0.0%	44.6%
Metis	10	100.0%	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	0		100.0%

Race & diversity

Visible Minority (Racialized Population)

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Population in private households	615	100.0%	100.0%
Visible minority	215	35.0%	41.4%
South Asian	35	5.7%	11.0%
Chinese	50	8.1%	7.1%
Black	0	0.0%	5.5%
Filipino	30	4.9%	6.5%
Arab	0	0.0%	2.4%
Latin American	35	5.7%	2.5%
Southeast Asian	20	3.2%	2.0%
West Asian	0	0.0%	1.2%
Korean	15	2.4%	1.0%
Japanese	0	0.0%	0.5%
Visible minority, n.i.e.*	0	0.0%	0.4%
Multiple visible minorities	20	3.2%	1.5%
Not a visible minority	390	63.4%	58.6%

Generation Status

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Population in private households	615	100.0%	100.0%
First generation	170	27.6%	36.5%
Second generation	175	28.5%	21.8%
Third generation or more	270	43.9%	41.7%

Religion

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Total religion for the population in private households	615	100.0%	100.0%
Buddhist	20	3.2%	1.6%
Christian	250	40.6%	44.5%
Hindu	0	0.0%	2.6%
Jewish	0	0.0%	0.5%
Muslim	45	7.3%	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	285	46.3%	38.7%

Immigration

Immigrant Status and Year of Immigration

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Population in private households	615	100.0%	100.0%
Non-immigrants	445	72.4%	64.6%
Immigrants	160	26.0%	33.3%
Before 1980	40	6.5%	3.8%
1980 to 1990	20	3.2%	3.1%
1991 to 2000	45	7.3%	4.8%
2001 to 2010	50	8.1%	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	615	100.0%	100.0%
Canadian citizens	585	95.1%	87.6%
Not Canadian citizens	30	4.9%	12.4%

Continent and Country of Birth of Immigrants

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Immigrant population in private households	160	100.0%	100.0%
Americas	35	21.9%	10.2%
Europe	25	15.6%	16.0%
Africa	25	15.6%	12.0%
Asia	75	46.9%	61.0%
Oceania and other	0	0.0%	0.8%
Viet Nam	10	6.2%
Other places of birth in Africa	25	15.6%
Other places of birth in Americas	20	12.5%
Other places of birth in Asia	15	9.4%
China	20	12.5%	8.4%

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	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	120	100.0%	100.0%
Economic immigrants	80	66.7%	56.4%
Immigrants sponsored by family	25	20.8%	28.0%
Refugees	10	8.3%	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	530	100.0%	100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree	45	8.5%	12.7%
High school diploma or equivalent	90	17.0%	25.9%
Post-secondary certificate, diploma or degree	390	73.6%	61.4%
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma	30	5.7%	5.9%
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma	50	9.4%	16.4%
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level	25	4.7%	3.4%
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above	285	53.8%	35.7%

Employment

Labour Force Status and Employment Status

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Population aged 15 years and over in private households	530
In the labour force	375
Employed	310
Self-Employed	100
Unemployed	70
Not in the labour force	150
Labour force participation rate	71
Employment rate	59
Unemployment rate	19

Labour Force Status and Employment Status by Gender

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Population aged 15 years and over in private households (Men +)	270
Population aged 15 years and over in private households (Women +)	255
In the labour force (Men +)	210
In the labour force (Women +)	170
Employed (Men +)	170
Employed (Women +)	145
Self-Employed (Men +)	65
Self-Employed (Women +)	35
Unemployed (Men +)	40
Unemployed (Women +)	30
Not in the labour force (Men +)	60
Not in the labour force (Women +)	90
Labour force participation rate (Men +)	78
Labour force participation rate (Women +)	67
Employment rate (Men +)	63
Employment rate (Women +)	57
Unemployment rate (Men +)	19
Unemployment rate (Women +)	18

Labour Force by Industry

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
In the labour force	375	100.0%	100.0%
Health care and social assistance	80	21.3%	12.4%
Professional, scientific and technical services	75	20.0%	11.5%
Accommodation and food services	20	5.3%
Educational services	20	5.3%
Public administration	25	6.7%

Labour Force by Occupation

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
In the labour force	375	100.0%	100.0%
Sales and service occupations	45	12.0%	24.0%
Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations	30	8.0%	15.8%
Business, finance and administration occupations	85	22.7%	18.5%
Health occupations	65	17.3%
Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services	45	12.0%	10.6%

Income

Median Household and Individual Income Before Tax in 2020

Indicator	Number	Calgary
Median income of population aged 15 years and over	$60,000	$44,400
Men +	$55,600	$50,400
Women +	$60,000	$39,600
Median household income of private households	$143,000	$98,000

Total Household Income Groups in 2020 for Private Households

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Private households	260	100.0%	100.0%
Under $20,000	0	0.0%	3.6%
$20,000 to $39,999	15	5.8%	10.9%
$40,000 to $59,999	0	0.0%	12.3%
$60,000 to $79,999	20	7.7%	12.6%
$80,000 to $99,999	0	0.0%	11.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	0	0.0%	12.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	25	9.6%	9.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	45	17.3%	12.2%
$200,000 and over	75	28.9%	15.0%

Low Income in 2020 by Age

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Population in private households to whom low- income concepts are applicable	615
Population in private households to whom low- income concepts are applicable (Number in low income)	60
Population in private households to whom low- income concepts are applicable (Per cent in low income)	10	10.0%	9.0%
0 to 17 years	100
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	410
18 to 64 years (Number in low income)	45
18 to 64 years (Per cent in low income)	11	11.0%	8.0%
65 years and over	100
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	260	100.0%	100.0%
Owner households	215	82.7%	68.8%
Renter households	45	17.3%	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)	40
Per cent households with income spending 30% or more total income on shelter (Owner)	19
Per cent households with income spending 30% or more total income on shelter (Renter)	50
Median monthly shelter costs (Owner)	1,460
Median monthly shelter costs (Renter)	2,040
Per cent with mortgage (Owner)	51
Per cent in subsidized housing (Renter)	0

Dwelling Condition

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Occupied private dwellings	260	100.0%	100.0%
Regular maintenance or minor repairs needed	250	96.2%	95.5%
Major repairs needed	10	3.9%	4.5%

Housing Suitability

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

Dwellings by Period of Construction

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Occupied private dwellings	260	100.0%	100.0%
1960 or before	210	80.8%	8.7%
1961 to 1980	35	13.5%	26.5%
1981 to 1990	0	0.0%	11.9%
1991 to 2000	0	0.0%	15.1%
2001 to 2010	0	0.0%	19.5%
2011 to 2015	0	0.0%	9.1%
2016 to 2021	0	0.0%	9.2%

Dwellings by Structure Type

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Occupied private dwellings	260	100.0%	100.0%
Single-detached house	240	92.3%	55.0%
Semi-detached house	0	0.0%	6.4%
Row house	0	0.0%	9.7%
Apartment or flat in a duplex	25	9.6%	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	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	615	100.0%	100.0%
Non-movers	550	89.4%	86.2%
Movers	65	10.6%	13.8%
Non-migrants	45	7.3%	10.4%
Migrants	15	2.4%	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	590	100.0%	100.0%
Non-movers	380	64.4%	58.1%
Movers	210	35.6%	41.9%
Non-migrants	185	31.4%	27.4%
Migrants	25	4.2%	14.6%
Internal migrants	10	1.7%	8.5%
External migrants	10	1.7%	6.0%

Mode of Transportation to Work

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households	215	100.0%	100.0%
Driver – car, truck or van	165	76.7%	77.2%
Passenger – car, truck or van	0	0.0%	6.0%
Public transit	15	7.0%	8.8%
Walked	20	9.3%	4.2%
Bicycle	10	4.7%	0.9%
Other methods	0	0.0%	2.9%

Commuting Duration

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households	215	100.0%	100.0%
Less than 15 minutes	65	30.2%	21.5%
15 to 29 minutes	120	55.8%	46.9%
30 to 44 minutes	30	13.9%	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	215	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.	20	9.3%	17.5%
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m.	55	25.6%	25.7%
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m.	65	30.2%	18.9%
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m.	30	13.9%	14.8%
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m.	40	18.6%	16.7%

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