At a glance

    Quadrant: NE
    Population:     106,175
    Households: 29,585
    Total contacts to 211* for basic needs: 779
    Communities:
    • Castleridge
    • Cityscape
    • Cornerstone
    • Falconridge
    • Homestead
    • Martindale
    • Redstone
    • Saddle Ridge
    • Skyview Ranch
    • Taradale

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

    12.4%

    Ages 0-17

    6.9%

    Ages 18-64

    8.2%

    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 resources and support from the government to overcome poverty
    • Intentional resource injection within community groups that already exist, and investing in opportunities that build capacity for residents
    • Improve accessibility and education about programs and services
    • More supports to improve technology access and digital literacy
    • Support youth employment initiatives
    • Increase mental health supports that meet the needs of local residents, and are culturally appropriate and embedded in existing community supports
    Simple map of Calgary's municipal wards

    Next Ward

    Ward 6 is located in southwest Calgary and includes the following communities:
    Aspen Woods, Christie Park, Coach Hill, Cougar Ridge, Discovery Ridge, Glamorgan, Glenbrook, Glendale, Medicine Hill, Patterson, Signal Hill, Springbank Hill, Spruce Cliff, Strathcona Park, West Springs, Westgate, Wildwood

    Poverty Profiles