At a glance

    Quadrant: NW/NE
    Population:     88,735
    Households: 35,940
    Total contacts to 211* for basic needs: 919
    Communities:
    • Beddington Heights
    • Brentwood
    • Cambrian Heights
    • Charleswood
    • Collingwood
    • Dalhousie
    • Edgemont
    • Greenview
    • Highland Park
    • Highwood
    • Huntington Hills
    • North Haven
    • North Haven Upper
    • Queens Park Village
    • Rosemont
    • Thorncliffe
    • Winston Heights/Mountview

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

    15%

    Ages 0-17

    10.2%

    Ages 18-64

    9.9%

    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 accessible housing and rent-to-own opportunities
    • Improve access to subsidized programming, subsidized recreation opportunities and food programs
    • More opportunities for inclusion of diverse community members
    • More cultural supports, as people are travelling long distances to access them
    • Better access to information and resources, and more resources to assist people with filling out forms
    • More public transportation within the ward to help people access communities and services
    • More community-based afterschool programs for kids
    • Opportunities to access micro-business loans
    • Community programs, such as sports equipment rental and outdoor meeting spaces where residents can interact with one another
    • Senior citizen check-in programs
    • Supports for those with mental, physical and development disabilities, including snow shovelling and accessible walkways
    Simple map of Calgary's municipal wards

    Next Ward

    Ward 5 is located in northeast Calgary and includes the following communities:
    Castleridge, Cityscape, Cornerstone, Falconridge, Homestead, Martindale, Redstone, Saddle Ridge, Skyview Ranch, Taradale

    Poverty Profiles