At a glance

    Quadrant: NW/NE
    Population:     77,765
    Households: 39,490
    Total contacts to 211* for basic needs: 1,009
    Communities:
    • Banff Trail
    • Capitol Hill
    • Chinatown
    • Crescent Heights
    • Downtown Commercial Core
    • Downtown East Village
    • Downtown West End
    • Eau Claire
    • Hillhurst
    • Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill
    • Montgomery
    • Mount Pleasant
    • Parkdale
    • Point Mckay
    • Rosedale
    • St. Andrews Heights
    • Sunnyside
    • Tuxedo Park
    • University District
    • University Heights
    • University of Calgary
    • West Hillhurst

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

    11.3%

    Ages 0-17

    12.9%

    Ages 18-64

    22%

    Ages 65+

    Income inequality

    graph of income distribution in 2021 in Ward 7

    Statistics by category

    Ideas

    Residents from this ward shared the following ideas to help eliminate poverty from their community in 2021:
    • Increase funding for community programming, basic needs supports and emergency food hampers
    • More language supports and ESL, especially for seniors, and support for digital literacy
    • More assistance with navigating services and applying for government supports
    • Increase access to quality counselling and more supports for those living with an addiction
    • Increase supports for seniors benefit and those on fixed incomes
    • Increase affordable housing opportunities
    • Provide basic income support
    • More engagement with the community and those who live in it to find solutions
    • Increase awareness and education about poverty issues, as well as experiences that are unique to diverse communities
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    Next Ward

    Ward 8 is located in southwest Calgary and includes the following communities:
    Altadore, Bankview, Beltline, Britannia, Cliff Bungalow, Currie Barracks, Elbow Park, Elboya, Erlton, Garrison Woods, Killarney/Glengarry, Lincoln Park, Lower Mount Royal, Mission, Parkhill, Richmond, Rideau Park, Rosscarrock, Roxboro, Rutland Park, Scarbor, Scarboro/Sunalta West, Shaganappi, South Calgary, Sunalta, Upper Mount Royal

    Poverty Profiles