At a glance

Quadrant: NW
Population: 94,840
Households: 32,545
Total contacts to 211* for basic needs: 353
Communities:
  • Ambleton
  • Arbour Lake
  • Citadel
  • Evanston
  • Glacier Ridge
  • Hamptons
  • Hawkwood
  • Kincora
  • Nolan Hill
  • Ranchlands
  • Sage Hill
  • Sherwood
  • Simons Valley Ranch

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

8.4%

Ages 0-17

6.2%

Ages 18-64

8.3%

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:
  • More public education about how to meet the needs of community members
  • More municipal programs rather than volunteer- funded and volunteer-supported programs
  • More supports for English literacy
  • Invest in affordable housing and affordable communities so that people will not need to move frequently to access housing
  • Invest in more grocery stores, community gardens and food forests
  • Provide more mental health supports in the community
  • Learn more about what cultural supports mean to the community
  • Community leaders should show the community that they care about equity-deserving and vulnerable communities, as well as issues related to justice
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Next Ward

Ward 3 is located in northwest/east Calgary and includes the following communities:
Carrington, Country Hills, Country Hills Village, Coventry Hills, Harvest Hills, Hidden Valley, Keystone Hills, Lewisburg, Livingston, MacEwan Glen, Panorama Hills, Sandstone Valley

Poverty Profiles