Enough For All

Quadrant: NE
Population: 89,435
Households: 30,060
Total contacts to 211* for basic needs: 1,398

Communities:

Abbeydale
Coral Springs
Marlborough
Marlborough Park
Mayland Heights
Monterey Park
Pineridge
Rundle
Temple
Vista Heights
Whitehorn

Average individual income

This ward: $41,948

Calgary: $64,600

Average (after tax) household income

This ward: $84,717

Calgary: $104,900

% of households with incomes <$30k

This ward: 8.5%

Calgary: 9.3%

Average employment income

This ward: $40,420

Calgary: $64,450

Gender wage gap (Total female employment income as a % of male)

This ward: 74%

Calgary: 58.8%

Differences in employment income between wards and the rest of the city

64%

People receiving gov. transfers

This ward: 83%

Calgary: 79%

Average transfer amount

This ward: $12,482

Calgary: $6,005

Average wage (average employment income / 37.5 hours per week)

This ward: $20.73

Calgary: $32.54

Unemployment rate

This ward: 16%

Calgary: 12.5%

Full-time/part-time status

This ward: 53% Part-time

Calgary: 47.5%

% persons earning <$30k

This ward: 49%

Calgary: 40%

Food Bank usage (# of clients)

11,758

Basic Needs calls

1,398

Housing affordability % of people who pay 30% or more for housing

This ward: 21.8%

Calgary: 34.4%

Average rents (average shelter cost of tenant households)

This ward: $1,334

Calgary: $1,404

Housing requiring major repairs

This ward: 5.9%

Calgary: 4.5%

Percent unsuitable

This ward: 9.5%

Calgary: 5.1%

Low-Income Transit pass and Fair Entry

6,565

% taking public transit to work

This ward: 10.5%

Calgary: 8.8%

Persons living alone

This ward: 6.6%

Calgary: 10.3%

Residents from this ward shared the following ideas to help eliminate poverty from their community in 2021:

Promote awareness of the experiences of poverty, and reduce stigma and discrimination about accessing support and resources in the community
Reduce stigma and change narrative about Ward 10, focusing on the strengths of the community
Invest in community clean ups and beautification
Address the root causes of poverty
Increase access to education and job opportunities that are permanent (not contract-based or temporary)
Develop more activities for children to participate in
Develop innovative policy solutions for addressing affordable housing and addiction prevention services
More affordable housing dignity; make them places where people want to live
Build up what already exists in the community to address root causes—no more Band-Aid solutions

Ward 11 is located in southwest/east Calgary and includes the following communities:

Acadia, Bayview, Bel-aire, Braeside, Cedarbrae, Chinook Park, Douglasdale/glen, Eagle Ridge, Fairview, Garrison Green, Haysboro, Kelvin Grove, Kingsland, Lakeview, Maple Ridge, Mayfair, Meadowlark Park, North Glenmore Park, Oakridge, Palliser, Pump Hill, Riverbend, Southwood, Willow Park, Windsor Park

Ward 10

At a glance

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

17.1%

Ages 0-17

9.1%

Ages 18-64

10.6%

Ages 65+

Income inequality

Statistics by category

Income

Employment

Food Security

Housing

Transportation

Social Isolation

Ideas

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