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The following community districts are located either in whole or in part in Ward 1:
Bowness Canada Olympic Park Cougar Ridge* Crestmont Greenwood/Greenbriar Montgomery Rocky Ridge Scenic Acres Silver Springs Tuscany University Heights University of Calgary Valley Ridge Varsity

Community districts in italics are non-residential districts with either little or no population. Community district assigments reflect the Ward boundaries that came into effect October 18, 2010. * Cougar Ridge is part of both Wards 1 and 6. The figures presented throughout this Ward Profile reflect the entire community of Cougar Ridge, thereby including those residents who live in both Wards.

Last updated: September 2012

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Population
Community Population 2006 - 2012 WARD 1 COMMUNITIES Bowness Cougar Ridge Crestmont Greenwood/Greenbriar Montgomery Rocky Ridge Scenic Acres Silver Springs Tuscany University Heights University of Calgary Valley Ridge Varsity Residual Ward 1 TOTAL WARD 1 COMMUNITIES CALGARY 2006
11,038 4,375 927 983 3,713 6,043 9,368 9,329 14,571 2,919 2,137 4,575 12,158 244 82,380 991,759 % Change 20062012 -0.2% 34.3% 56.9% -3.8% 4.0% 26.8% -7.7% -4.2% 30.5% 0.3% 27.5% 9.6% 0.3% 26.2% 10.0% 13.0%

2007
11,173 4,967 1,163 989 3,742 6,605 9,257 9,225 16,119 2,944 2,259 4,924 12,227 257 85,851 1,019,942

2008
11,308 5,233 1,298 993 3,871 6,732 9,125 9,177 17,205 2,913 2,242 5,011 12,099 297 87,504 1,042,892

2009
10,945 5,525 1,382 935 3,795 6,882 9,072 9,154 18,272 2,972 2,132 4,979 12,158 329 88,532 1,065,455

2010
10,733 5,656 1,387 941 3,705 7,093 8,865 8,896 18,601 3,006 2,294 5,025 12,130 331 88,663 1,071,515

2011
10,700 5,813 1,430 932 3,686 7,266 8,710 8,910 18,838 2,890 2,355 5,042 12,021 343 88,936 1,090,936

2012
11,012 5,874 1,454 946 3,860 7,662 8,650 8,933 19,013 2,928 2,725 5,013 12,200 308 90,578 1,120,225

Source: The City of Calgary, Civic Census 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 & 2012

Last updated: September 2012

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Population (continued)
Population Mobility, 2006 WARD 1 COMMUNITIES Bowness Cougar Ridge Crestmont Greenwood/Greenbriar Montgomery Rocky Ridge Scenic Acres Silver Springs Tuscany University Heights University of Calgary Valley Ridge Varsity TOTAL WARD 1 COMMUNITIES CALGARY
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Canada

Total Population Aged 1 and Over

10,830 3,335 930 930 3,470 5,980 9,060 9,270 14,285 2,755 750 4,400 11,860 77,855 966,840

Persons who Moved, 2005-2006 Number

2,545 820 315 240 735 1,660 695 1,150 3,965 775 350 680 2,320 16,250 197,525

Percent
23.5% 24.6% 33.9% 25.8% 21.2% 27.8% 7.7% 12.4% 27.8% 28.1% 46.7% 15.5% 19.6% 20.9% 20.4%

Age Distribution, 2011 TOTAL WARD 1 COMMUNITIES Number All Ages 0-4 5-14 15-19 20-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75+
Source: City of Calgary, Civic Census 2011

CALGARY Number
100% 7.1% 12.0% 6.4% 7.7% 14.4% 16.9% 14.5% 10.4% 5.8% 4.8% 1,090,936 68,429 126,220 66,040 78,222 183,177 181,962 168,504 111,867 59,658 46,857

Percent
6,290

Percent
100% 6.3% 11.6% 6.1% 7.2% 16.8% 16.7% 15.4% 10.3% 5.5% 4.3%

88,936 10,677 5,683 6,834 12,838 15,033 12,869 9,274 5,169 4,277

Last updated: September 2012

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Income & Employment

Median Household Income, 2000 and 2005 WARD 1 COMMUNITIES Bowness Cougar Ridge Crestmont Greenwood/Greenbriar Montgomery Rocky Ridge Scenic Acres Silver Springs Tuscany University Heights University of Calgary Valley Ridge Varsity CALGARY
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Canada *2000 income has been adjusted to 2005 dollars (2002=100).

2000*
$46,188 n/a n/a $37,048 $48,844 $96,194 $114,312 $84,203 $88,895 $49,168 $34,030 $119,780 $66,886 $66,060

2005
$45,790 $100,908 $131,414 $43,539 $49,041 $83,749 $111,781 $77,915 $92,453 $42,848 $41,210 $123,903 $65,229 $67,238

% change
-0.9% n/a n/a 17.5% 0.4% -12.9% -2.2% -7.5% 4.0% -12.9% 21.1% 3.4% -2.5% 1.8%

Persons in Low-Income Households, 2000 and 2005 WARD 1 COMMUNITIES Bowness Cougar Ridge Crestmont Greenwood/Greenbriar Montgomery Rocky Ridge Scenic Acres Silver Springs Tuscany University Heights University of Calgary Valley Ridge Varsity TOTAL WARD 1 COMMUNITIES CALGARY
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Canada

2000 Number
2,765 n/a n/a 165 885 110 400 635 310 895 370 155 1,765 8,455 129,105

2005 Percent
24.1% n/a n/a 28.4% 24.7% 4.5% 4.3% 5.8% 5.7% 30.3% 49.0% 5.0% 15.1% 13.6% 14.9%

Number
2,781 334 80 230 711 482 392 791 1,046 745 375 165 2,026 10,157 138,745

Percent
25.5% 9.7% 8.6% 24.7% 20.6% 7.9% 4.3% 8.5% 7.1% 27.0% 50.7% 3.8% 17.0% 12.9% 14.2%

Last updated: September 2012

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Income & Employment (continued)

Labour Force Participation and Unemployment Rates, 2006 TOTAL WARD 1 COMMUNITIES Number Youth Aged 15-24 Labour Force Participation Unemployment Population Aged 25 and Over Labour Force Participation Unemployment
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Canada

CALGARY Number
142,385 103,910 8,915 658,880 500,295 15,985

Percent
74.2% 9.4% 74.7% 3.4%

Percent
73.0% 8.6% 75.9% 3.2%

10,800 8,010 750 53,300 39,790 1,335

Family
Persons in Private Households by Living Arrangements, 2006 Total Ward 1 Communities Number Total Persons in Private Households Total Family Persons* Total Non-Family Persons** Total Non-Family Persons Living with Relatives Living with Non-Relatives Living Alone
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Canada * Statistics Canada defines Family Persons as those living in households containing at least one census family, that is, a married couple with or without children, a couple living common-law with or without children, or a lone parent living with one or more children. ** Non-Family Persons are defined as those living in households made up of either one person living alone in a private dwelling or to a group of two or more people who share a private dwelling, but who do not constitute a census family.

CALGARY Number
977,320 797,870 179,450 179,450 25,385 54,650 99,415

Percent
100% 84.4% 15.7% 15.7% 12.0% 31.4% 56.5%

Percent
100% 81.6% 18.4% 18.4% 14.1% 30.5% 55.4%

78,660 66,355 12,325 12,325 1,475 3,875 6,960

Population Aged 15 and Over by Marital Status, 2006 Total Ward 1 Communities Number Total Population Aged 15+ Never Legally Married Married Separated Divorced Widowed Common Law Not Common Law
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Canada

CALGARY Number
801,270 285,625 398,250 22,325 63,725 31,345 66,265 735,000

Percent
100% 31.6% 55.2% 2.3% 7.3% 3.6% 7.6% 92.4%

Percent
100% 35.6% 49.7% 2.8% 8.0% 3.9% 8.3% 91.7%

64,095 20,235 35,400 1,455 4,670 2,300 4,895 59,205

Last updated: September 2012

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Family (continued)
Number of Children at Home by Age, 2006 Total Ward 1 Communities Number Total number of children at home Under 6 years of age 6 - 14 years 15 - 17 years 18 - 24 years 25 years and over Average # of children at home
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Canada * weighted average

CALGARY Number
299,955 71,120 105,750 38,255 59,440 25,385 1.1

Percent
100% 27.8% 34.2% 12.1% 19.0% 6.9%

Percent
100% 23.7% 35.3% 12.8% 19.8% 8.5%

23,860 6,630 8,165 2,880 4,540 1,645 1.1*

Families with Children Headed by a Lone Parent, 2006 Total Families with Children TOTAL WARD 1 COMMUNITIES CALGARY
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Canada

Lone Parent Families Number Percent

2,540 39,770 18.9% 23.5%

13,460 169,300

Social Isolation
Social Isolation Indicators, 2006 TOTAL WARD 1 COMMUNITIES Number Percent Total Persons Living Alone Seniors Living Alone Persons Who Speak Neither English nor French
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Canada

CALGARY Number
99,415 23,145 20,590

Percent
10.2% 26.1% 2.1%

6,960 1,915 680

8.8% 25.5% 0.9%

Last updated: September 2012

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Education
Population Aged 15 and Over by Highest Certificate, Diploma or Degree, 2006 Total Ward 1 Communities Number Percent Total Population Aged 15+ No Certificate, Diploma or Degree High School Certificate or equivalent Apprenticeship or Trades Certificate/Diploma College, CEGEP or other nonuniversity Certificate/Degree University Certificate/Degree below Bachelor Level University Certificate/Degree (BA and above)
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Canada

CALGARY Number Percent

801,265 145,125 205,120 66,275 141,945 40,140 202,670 100% 18.1% 25.6% 8.3% 17.7% 5.0% 25.3%

64,090 8,425 13,950 4,705 11,450 3,635 21,870

100% 13.1% 21.8% 7.3% 17.9% 5.7% 34.1%

Diversity
Population Diversity, 2006 TOTAL WARD 1 COMMUNITIES Number Percent Aboriginal Population* Immigrant Population Visible Minority Population
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Canada * Refers to the Aboriginal Identity population defined by Statistics Canada as those persons who reported identifying with at least one Aboriginal group (e.g. North American Indian, Mtis, or Inuit) and/or those who did not report an Aboriginal identity, but reported themselves as a Registered or Treaty Indian and/or a member of a Band or First Nation.

CALGARY Number Percent

24,420 242,750 232,460 2.5% 24.8% 23.7%

1,895 15,875 12,165

2.4% 20.1% 15.4%

Immigrant Population by Year of Immigration, 2006 Total Ward 1 Communities Number Total Immigrant Population Before 1961 1961-1970 1971-1980 1981-1990 1991-2000 2001-2006
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Canada

CALGARY Number
242,745 20,610 18,755 39,410 41,575 65,545 56,855

Percent
100% 13.0% 10.0% 16.5% 13.7% 22.6% 24.1%

Percent
100% 8.5% 7.7% 16.2% 17.1% 27.0% 23.4%

15,880 2,060 1,585 2,615 2,180 3,585 3,820

Last updated: September 2012

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Diversity (continued)
Recent Immigrant Population by Country of Birth, 2006 (Showing Top 10 Countries for Calgary Overall) TOTAL WARD 1 COMMUNITIES Number Recent Immigrant Population China India Philippines Pakistan United States South Korea United Kingdom Colombia Afghanistan Sudan
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Canada

CALGARY Number
56,855 9,490 5,885 5,730 4,025 1,725 2,390 1,860 1,345 1,290 1,180

Percent
100% 18.7% 5.9% 5.8% 3.9% 4.4% 7.8% 4.8% 2.4% 0.0% 0.4% 715 225 220 150 170 300 185 90 0 15

Percent
100% 16.7% 10.4% 10.1% 7.1% 3.0% 4.2% 3.3% 2.4% 2.3% 2.1%

3,825

Housing
Occupied Private Dwellings by Structure Type, 2006 TOTAL WARD 1 COMMUNITIES Number Total Occupied Private Dwellings Single Detached Semi-Detached Row House Apartment Other
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Canada

CALGARY Number
384,740 222,430 22,130 34,835 103,225 2,125

Percent
100% 64.8% 5.4% 8.2% 20.1% 1.5%

Percent
100% 57.8% 5.8% 9.1% 26.8% 0.6%

30,765 19,940 1,650 2,525 6,195 455

Occupied Private Dwellings by Tenure, 2006 TOTAL WARD 1 COMMUNITIES Number Total Occupied Private Dwellings Owned Rented Average Rent per Month
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Canada * weighted average

CALGARY Number
384,740 280,085 104,660 $871

Percent
100% 78.4% 21.7%

Percent
100% 72.8% 27.2%

30,770 24,110 6,665 $ 857*

Last updated: September 2012

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Housing (continued)
Tenant-Occupied Households Spending 30% or More of Household Income on Shelter, 2006 Total Tenant Households TOTAL WARD 1 COMMUNITIES CALGARY
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Canada

Spending 30% or More on Shelter Number

2,875 41,135

Percent
43.2% 39.3%

6,650 104,660

Occupied Private Dwellings Requiring Major Repair, 2006 Total Occupied Private Dwellings TOTAL WARD 1 COMMUNITIES CALGARY
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Canada

Major Repairs Required Number

1,370 18,770

Percent
4.5% 4.9%

30,765 384,740

Disability
Population by Disability*, 2006 Total Population TOTAL WARD 1 COMMUNITIES CALGARY
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Canada * Disability defined by Statistics Canada refers to difficulties with daily activities and the reduction in the amount or kind of activities due to physical or mental or other health problems that have lasted or are expected to last six month or more. (Source: Statistics Canada 2006 Census Dictionary. http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/english/census06/reference/dictionary/pop024.cfm, accessed November 19, 2009)

Population with Disabilities Number

11,400 159,035

Percent
14.4% 16.2%

78,940 979,485

Data Notes
Ward Profile statistics are calculated based on the communities that belong either in whole or in part of the Ward. Thus, in cases where communities are part of more than one Ward, Ward statistics may be over or underestimated. Data tables derived from the 2006 Federal Census are based on the communities that were established by 2006.

Contact
Please direct questions about the demographic information presented on the previous pages or requests for further information to SocialResearch@calgary.ca.
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