At a glance

Quadrant: NW/SW
Population: 87,410
Households: 33,765
Total contacts to 211* for basic needs: 444
Communities:
  • Bowness
  • Crestmont
  • Greenwood/Greenbriar
  • Haskayne
  • Rocky Ridge
  • Royal Oak
  • Royal Vista
  • Scenic Acres
  • Silver Springs
  • Tuscany
  • Varsity
  • Valley Ridge

Low income demographics (percentage of people within the age group)

8.4%

Ages 0-17

7.5%

Ages 18-64

7.5%

Ages 65+

Income Inequality

Statistics by category

Ideas

Residents from this ward shared the following ideas to help eliminate poverty from their community in 2021:
  • Increase public education about the experiences of poverty
  • More funding from the city for “backbone services” and hire local community activators
  • A shared space for artisans and tool- lending programs
  • More supports for affordable and accessible childcare
  • More appropriate cultural supports in the community
  • More supports for seniors aging in place
  • Increase measures to create food security
Simple map of Calgary's municipal wards

Next Ward

Ward 2 is located in northwest Calgary and includes the following communities:
Ambleton, Arbour Lake, Citadel, Evanston, Glacier Ridge, Hamptons, Hawkwood, Kincora, Nolan Hill, Ranchlands, Sage Hill. Sherwood, Simons Valley Ranch

Poverty Profiles