The City of Calgary Community Profiles
Citadel
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Community Profiles contain demographic and
household information from the 2021 Census of
Canada. The data was provided by Statistics
Canada, accessed using the Community Data
Program.
Document reference: The City of Calgary. (2023).
The City of Calgary Community Profiles.
https://www.calgary.ca/communities/profiles.html
Numbers and percentages may not always match the
table and chart totals due to rounding.
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2021 Census of Canada Snapshot
Citadel= Calgary=
Population in private households in 2021:
Population distribution by age in 2021:
10,180
0-14 years:
65+ years:
18%
10%
1,291,790
18%
13%
Per cent households spending 30% or more of
total income on shelter in 2021
Per cent immigrants in 2021
15%
40%
23%
33%
Median total household income (before tax) in
2020:
Per cent individuals who speak English most
often at home
$119,000
74%
$98,000
75%
Contents
2021 Census of Canada Snapshot
1
Population and Dwellings
2
Families and Households
3
Languages
5
Indigenous Identity and Languages
7
Immigration and Population Diversity
8
Education
13
Employment
14
Income
16
Housing and Mobility
18
Transportation to Work
22
Citadel Map
23
Glossary
25
2
Population and Dwellings
Number of Persons by Age Group
Calgary
Number
Per cent
Number
Per cent
Population in private
households
10,180
100%
Population in private
households
1,291,790
100%
0 to 14 years
1,835
18%
0 to 14 years
235,540
18%
15 to 64 years
7,290
72%
15 to 64 years
888,985
69%
65 to 84 years
975
10%
65 to 84 years
152,425
12%
85 years and over
70
1%
85 years and over
14,845
1%
Number of Persons by Age and Gender
Citadel
Calgary
Total
Men +
Women +
Total
Men +
Women +
Population in
private
households
10,180
5,005
5,175
Population in
private
households
1,291,790
642,145
649,640
0-4
560
305
260
0-4
73,800
37,695
36,100
5-9
530
240
295
5-9
80,425
41,045
39,375
10-14
735
390
350
10-14
81,320
42,210
39,110
15-19
785
415
370
15-19
73,365
37,885
35,480
20-24
725
395
330
20-24
77,870
39,840
38,030
25-29
510
230
280
25-29
87,765
43,805
43,965
30-34
605
300
305
30-34
105,560
51,730
53,830
35-39
700
340
360
35-39
110,270
53,975
56,295
40-44
755
340
420
40-44
99,595
48,710
50,885
45-49
805
390
420
45-49
91,045
45,100
45,950
50-54
875
405
465
50-54
84,290
42,315
41,980
55-59
880
405
480
55-59
82,100
40,840
41,260
60-64
645
335
310
60-64
77,125
38,180
38,945
65-69
430
205
225
65-69
61,585
30,075
31,510
70-74
355
195
160
70-74
45,385
21,685
23,700
75-79
110
55
55
75-79
27,835
13,170
14,665
80-84
80
45
40
80-84
17,620
7,660
9,960
85-89
50
15
40
85-89
10,120
4,385
5,735
90-94
20
10
15
90-94
3,805
1,590
2,220
95-99
0
0
0
95-99
800
245
550
100 years and
over
0
0
0
100 years
and over
115
15
105
3
Families and Households
Private Households by Household Size
Citadel
Calgary
Number
Per cent
Number
Per cent
Private households
3,460
100%
Private households
502,310
100%
1 person
570
16%
1 person
132,725
26%
2 persons
960
28%
2 persons
159,970
32%
3 persons
695
20%
3 persons
79,970
16%
4 persons
775
22%
4 persons
79,615
16%
5 or more persons
455
13%
5 or more persons
50,030
10%
Average household
size
2.9 persons
Average household
size
2.6 persons
Census Families
Calgary
Number
Per cent
Number
Per cent
Census families
2,870
100%
Census families
356,300
100%
Couple families
2,500
87%
Couple families
304,085
85%
Married couples
2,260
79%
Married couples
256,205
72%
With children
1,530
53%
With children
155,600
44%
Without children
730
25%
Without children
100,600
28%
Common-law couples
235
8%
Common-law couples
47,880
13%
With children
125
4%
With children
14,940
4%
Without children
115
4%
Without children
32,940
9%
One-parent families
375
13%
One-parent families
52,215
15%
6% 4% 2% 0% 2% 4% 6%
0 to 4
5 to 9
10 to 14
15 to 19
20 to 24
25 to 29
30 to 34
35 to 39
40 to 44
45 to 49
50 to 54
55 to 59
60 to 64
65 to 69
70 to 74
75 to 79
80 to 84
85+
Population pyramid for Citadel
Women+
Men+
6% 4% 2% 0% 2% 4% 6%
0 to 4
5 to 9
10 to 14
15 to 19
20 to 24
25 to 29
30 to 34
35 to 39
40 to 44
45 to 49
50 to 54
55 to 59
60 to 64
65 to 69
70 to 74
75 to 79
80 to 84
85+
Population pyramid for Calgary
Women+
Men+
4
One-Parent Census Families
Citadel
Calgary
Number
Per cent
Number
Per cent
One-parent families
375
100%
One-parent families
52,215
100%
Women +
300
80%
Women +
40,885
78%
Men +
75
20%
Men +
11,330
22%
Marital Status
Citadel
Calgary
Number
Per cent
Number
Per cent
Marital status for the
total population aged
15 years and over
8,345
100%
Marital status for the
total population aged
15 years and over
1,056,255
100%
Married/common-law
5,075
61%
Married/common-law
622,060
59%
Married
4,595
55%
Married
526,290
50%
Common-law
475
6%
Common-law
95,765
9%
Not living with spouse
or common-law
partner
3,270
39%
Not living with spouse
or common-law
partner
434,195
41%
Never married
2,445
29%
Never married
308,075
29%
Separated
155
2%
Separated
23,715
2%
Divorced
470
6%
Divorced
66,355
6%
Widowed
200
2%
Widowed
36,045
3%
53%
25%
4%
4%
13%
44%
28%
4%
9%
15%
Married couples with
children
Married couples without
children
Common-law couples with
children
Common-law couples
without children
One-parent families
Census families
Citadel Calgary
55%
6%
29%
2%
6%
2%
50%
9%
29%
2%
6%
3%
Married
Living common-law
Not married and not living
common law - Never married
Not married and not living
common law - Separated
Not married and not living
common law - Divorced
Not married and not living
common law - Widowed
Population aged 15 years and
over by marital status
Citadel Calgary
5
Languages
Knowledge of Official Languages
Calgary
Number
Per cent
Number
Per cent
Population in private
households
10,180
100%
Population in private
households
1,291,790
100%
English only
9,210
90%
English only
1,173,250
91%
French only
0
0%
French only
885
0%
English and French
780
8%
English and French
85,250
7%
Neither English nor
French
185
2%
Neither English nor
French
32,400
3%
Languages Spoken Most Often at Home (Top 5)
Calgary
Number
Per cent
Number
Per cent
Population in private
households
10,180
100%
Population in private
households
1,291,790
100%
English
7,510
74%
English
972,395
75%
French
80
1%
French
6,105
0%
Non-official language
2,125
21%
Non-official language
242,455
19%
Mandarin
290
3%
Punjabi (Panjabi)
36,180
3%
Yue (Cantonese)
240
2%
Tagalog (Pilipino,
Filipino)
27,200
2%
Tagalog (Pilipino,
Filipino)
225
2%
Cantonese
23,425
2%
Urdu
180
2%
Mandarin
21,500
2%
Spanish
145
1%
Spanish
18,050
1%
Multiple languages
460
5%
Multiple languages
70,840
5%
1.8%
2.5%
Citadel
Calgary
Per cent of population with knowledge of neither English nor French
6
Mother Tongue (Top 5)
Citadel
Calgary
Number
Per cent
Number
Per cent
Population in private
households
10,180
100%
Population in private
households
1,291,790
100%
English
6,100
60%
English
826,010
64%
French
160
2%
French
16,095
1%
Non-official language
3,360
33%
Non-official language
382,405
30%
Mandarin
435
4%
Punjabi (Panjabi)
43,720
3%
Tagalog (Pilipino,
Filipino)
360
4%
Tagalog (Pilipino,
Filipino)
41,280
3%
Yue (Cantonese)
350
3%
Yue (Cantonese)
31,785
2%
Urdu
230
2%
Mandarin
31,135
2%
Spanish
225
2%
Spanish
29,600
2%
Multiple responses
555
5%
Multiple responses
67,280
5%
Knowledge of Non-Official Languages (Top 5)
Calgary
Number
Per cent
Number
Per cent
Population in private
households
10,180
100%
Population in private
households
1,291,790
100%
Mandarin
560
6%
Tagalog (Pilipino,
Filipino)
66,715
5%
Yue (Cantonese)
485
5%
Punjabi (Panjabi)
61,200
5%
Tagalog (Pilipino,
Filipino)
485
5%
Spanish
54,235
4%
Spanish
420
4%
Mandarin
45,330
4%
Urdu
345
3%
Hindi
42,160
3%
26%
25%
Citadel Calgary
Per cent speaking a language
other than English most often at
home
40%
36%
Citadel Calgary
Per cent with a language other
than English as their mother
tongue
7
Indigenous Identity and Languages
Indigenous Identity
Calgary
Number
Per cent
Number
Per cent
Population in private
households
10,175
100%
Population in private
households
1,291,790
100%
Indigenous identity
135
1%
Indigenous identity
41,350
3%
Non-Indigenous identity
10,040
99%
Non-Indigenous identity
1,250,435
97%
Indigenous Groups
Calgary
Number
Per cent
Number
Per cent
Indigenous identity
population in
private households
135
100%
Indigenous identity
population in
private households
41,350
100%
First Nations (North
American Indian)
70
52%
First Nations (North
American Indian)
18,440
45%
Metis
65
48%
Metis
20,855
50%
Inuk (Inuit)
0
0%
Inuk (Inuit)
430
1%
Indigenous
responses not
included elsewhere
0
0%
Indigenous
responses not
included elsewhere
765
2%
Multiple Indigenous
responses
0
0%
Multiple Indigenous
responses
865
2%
Knowledge of Indigenous Languages (Top 3)
Calgary
Number
Per cent
Number
Per cent
Population in private
households with
knowledge of an
Indigenous language
0
100%
Population in private
households with
knowledge of an
Indigenous language
1,595
100%
Blackfoot
455
29%
Cree, n.o.s.*
235
15%
Plains Cree
220
14%
*n.o.s. = not otherwise specified.
1.3%
3.2%
Citadel
Calgary
Per cent Indigenous identity
8
Immigration and Population Diversity
Immigrant Status and Year of Immigration
Calgary
Number
Per cent
Number
Per cent
Population in private
households
10,175
100%
Population in private
households
1,291,790
100%
Non-immigrants
5,895
58%
Non-immigrants
834,115
65%
Immigrants
4,095
40%
Immigrants
430,645
33%
Before 1980
380
4%
Before 1980
48,435
4%
1980 to 1990
365
4%
1980 to 1990
40,330
3%
1991 to 2000
720
7%
1991 to 2000
61,460
5%
2001 to 2010
1,135
11%
2001 to 2010
117,055
9%
2011 to 2015
910
9%
2011 to 2015
82,050
6%
2016 to 2021
585
6%
2016 to 2021
81,315
6%
Non-permanent
residents
190
2%
Non-permanent
residents
27,030
2%
Citizenship
Citadel
Calgary
Number
Per cent
Number
Per cent
Population in private
households
10,175
100%
Population in private
households
1,291,790
100%
Canadian citizens
8,935
88%
Canadian citizens
1,131,565
88%
Not Canadian citizens
1,245
12%
Not Canadian citizens
160,230
12%
58%
40%
2%
65%
33%
2%
Non-immigrants Immigrants Non-permanent
residents
Immigrant status
Citadel Calgary
9%
9%
18%
28%
22%
14%
11%
9%
14%
27%
19%
19%
Before 1980
1980 to 1990
1991 to 2000
2001 to 2010
2011 to 2015
2016 to 2021
Year of immigration of immigrants
Citadel Calgary
9
Continent and Country of Birth of Immigrants (Top 5 countries)
Calgary
Number
Per cent
Number
Per cent
Immigrant population
in private households
4,095
100%
Immigrant population in
private households
430,645
100%
By continent
By continent
Americas
405
10%
Americas
44,125
10%
Europe
585
14%
Europe
68,745
16%
Africa
545
13%
Africa
51,605
12%
Asia
2,540
62%
Asia
262,700
61%
Oceania and other
10
0%
Oceania and other
3,470
1%
By country
By country
China
490
12%
Philippines
65,430
15%
Philippines
465
11%
India
56,515
13%
India
340
8%
China
36,240
8%
Other places of birth in
Asia
275
7%
United Kingdom
21,375
5%
Pakistan
270
7%
Pakistan
20,415
5%
10%
14%
13%
62%
0%
8%
8%
12%
73%
0%
Americas
Europe
Africa
Asia
Oceania
and other
Place of birth of immigrants for
Citadel
All immigrants Recent immigrants
10%
16%
12%
61%
1%
9%
8%
19%
63%
1%
Americas
Europe
Africa
Asia
Oceania
and other
Place of birth of immigrants for
Calgary
All immigrants Recent immigrants
10
Continent and Country of Birth of Recent Immigrants (immigrated to Canada between 2016 and 2021)
Citadel
Calgary
Number
Per cent
Number
Per cent
Recent immigrant
population in private
households
585
100%
Recent immigrant
population in private
households
81,315
100%
By Continent
By Continent
Americas
45
8%
Americas
7,550
9%
Europe
45
8%
Europe
6,510
8%
Africa
70
12%
Africa
15,065
19%
Asia
425
73%
Asia
51,570
63%
Oceania and other
0
0%
Oceania and other
625
1%
By country
By country
Philippines
105
18%
Philippines
15,485
19%
China
65
11%
India
14,065
17%
Pakistan
50
9%
Nigeria
5,885
7%
India
45
8%
China
5,515
7%
Korea, South
35
6%
Syria
3,070
4%
Immigrant Admission Category
Citadel
Calgary
Number
Per cent
Number
Per cent
Immigrant population
in private households
who landed between
1980 and 2021
3,715
100%
Immigrant population
in private households
who landed between
1980 and 2021
382,210
100%
Economic immigrants
2,585
70%
Economic immigrants
215,420
56%
Immigrants sponsored
by family
705
19%
Immigrants sponsored
by family
107,140
28%
Refugees
400
11%
Refugees
55,735
15%
Other immigrants
25
1%
Other immigrants
3,915
1%
70%
19%
11%
1%
56%
28%
15%
1%
Economic
immigrants
Immigrants
sponsored by
family
Refugees Other
immigrants
Immigrant admission category
(landed between 1980 and 2021)
Citadel Calgary
43%
22%
35%
36%
22%
42%
First generation Second generation Third generation
or more
Generation status
Citadel Calgary
11
Generation Status
Calgary
Number
Per cent
Number
Per cent
Population in private
households
10,175
100%
Population in private
households
1,291,790
100%
First generation
4,390
43%
First generation
471,480
36%
Second generation
2,195
22%
Second generation
281,465
22%
Third generation or
more
3,585
35%
Third generation or
more
538,850
42%
Visible Minority (Racialized Population)
Calgary
Number
Per cent
Number
Per cent
Population in private
households
10,175
100%
Population in private
households
1,291,790
100%
Visible minority
4,805
47%
Visible minority
534,700
41%
South Asian
1,150
11%
South Asian
141,660
11%
Chinese
1,080
11%
Chinese
91,415
7%
Black
760
7%
Black
70,675
5%
Filipino
520
5%
Filipino
84,215
7%
Arab
300
3%
Arab
30,735
2%
Latin American
220
2%
Latin American
31,855
2%
Southeast Asian
210
2%
Southeast Asian
26,400
2%
West Asian
125
1%
West Asian
15,150
1%
Korean
135
1%
Korean
12,380
1%
Japanese
50
0%
Japanese
5,825
0%
Visible minority, n.i.e.*
75
1%
Visible minority, n.i.e.*
5,445
0%
Multiple visible minorities
175
2%
Multiple visible minorities
18,955
1%
Not a visible minority
5,375
53%
Not a visible minority
757,095
59%
*n.i.e. = not included elsewhere.
Note: Numbers and percentages may not always match the table and chart totals due to rounding.
11%
11%
7%
5%
3%
2%
2%
1%
1%
0%
1%
2%
11%
7%
5%
7%
2%
2%
2%
1%
1%
0%
0%
1%
South
Asian
Chinese Black Filipino Arab Latin
American
Southeast
Asian
West
Asian
Korean Japanese Visible
minority,
n.i.e.
Multiple
visible
minorities
Visible minority (Racialized population)
Citadel Calgary
12
Religion
Calgary
Number
Per cent
Number
Per cent
Total religion for the
population in private
households
10,175
100%
Total religion for the
population in private
households
1,291,790
100%
Buddhist
150
1%
Buddhist
20,855
2%
Christian
5,030
49%
Christian
575,265
45%
Hindu
330
3%
Hindu
33,450
3%
Jewish
0
0%
Jewish
6,395
0%
Muslim
995
10%
Muslim
95,925
7%
Sikh
180
2%
Sikh
49,465
4%
Traditional (North
American Indigenous
Spirituality)
0
0%
Traditional (North
American Indigenous
Spirituality)
1,370
0%
Other Religions & Spiritual
Traditions
60
1%
Other Religions &
Spiritual Traditions
9,700
1%
No Religion & Secular
Perspectives
3,425
34%
No Religion & Secular
Perspectives
499,380
39%
1%
49%
3%
0%
10%
2%
0%
1%
34%
2%
45%
3%
0%
7%
4%
0%
1%
39%
Buddhist Christian Hindu Jewish Muslim Sikh Traditional
(North
American
Indigenous)
spirituality
Other
religions and
spiritual
traditions
No religion
and secular
perspectives
Religion
Citadel Calgary
13
Education
Highest Certificate, Diploma, or Degree
Calgary
Number
Per cent
Number
Per cent
Population aged 15
years and over in
private households
8,350
100%
Population aged 15
years and over in
private households
1,056,255
100%
No certificate, diploma
or degree
880
11%
No certificate, diploma
or degree
134,565
13%
High school diploma
or equivalent
2,070
25%
High school diploma
or equivalent
273,145
26%
Post-secondary
certificate, diploma or
degree
5,395
65%
Post-secondary
certificate, diploma or
degree
648,540
61%
Apprenticeship or
trades certificate or
diploma
450
5%
Apprenticeship or
trades certificate or
diploma
62,160
6%
College, CEGEP or
other non-university
certificate or diploma
1,385
17%
College, CEGEP or
other non-university
certificate or diploma
172,910
16%
University certificate
or diploma below
bachelor level
340
4%
University certificate
or diploma below
bachelor level
36,020
3%
University certificate,
diploma or degree at
bachelor level or
above
3,215
39%
University certificate,
diploma or degree at
bachelor level or
above
377,450
36%
11%
25%
5%
17%
4%
39%
13%
26%
6%
16%
3%
36%
No certificate,
diploma or degree
High school diploma
or equivalent
Apprenticeship or
trades certificate or
diploma
College, CEGEP or
other non-university
certificate or diploma
University certificate
or diploma below
bachelor level
University certificate,
diploma or degree at
bachelor level or
above
Highest certificate, diploma or degree
Citadel Calgary
14
Employment
Labour Force Status and Employment Status
Citadel
Calgary
Number
Number
Population aged 15 years and over
in private households
8,350
Population aged 15 years and over
in private households
1,056,255
In the labour force
5,920
In the labour force
730,060
Employed
5,130
Employed
638,655
Self-Employed
770
Self-Employed
108,765
Unemployed
785
Unemployed
91,410
Not in the labour force
2,425
Not in the labour force
326,185
Labour force participation rate
71%
Labour force participation rate
69%
Employment rate
61%
Employment rate
61%
Unemployment rate
13%
Unemployment rate
13%
Labour Force Status and Employment Status by Gender
Citadel
Calgary
Men +
Women +
Men +
Women +
Population aged 15
years and over in
private households
4,075
4,270
Population aged 15
years and over in
private households
521,190
535,065
In the labour force
3,075
2,845
In the labour force
382,310
347,755
Employed
2,650
2,480
Employed
335,660
302,990
Self-Employed
470
300
Self-Employed
66,635
42,135
Unemployed
415
370
Unemployed
46,650
44,760
Not in the labour force
1,000
1,425
Not in the labour force
138,880
187,310
Labour force
participation rate
76%
67%
Labour force
participation rate
73%
65%
Employment rate
65%
58%
Employment rate
64%
57%
Unemployment rate
14%
13%
Unemployment rate
12%
13%
67%
58%
13%
76%
65%
14%
Participation rate Employment rate Unemployment
rate
Labour force status for Citadel
Women+ Men+
65%
57%
13%
73%
64%
12%
Participation rate Employment rate Unemployment
rate
Labour force status for Calgary
Women+ Men+
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Labour Force by Industry (Top 5)
Calgary
Number
Per cent
Number
Per cent
In the labour force
5,920
100%
In the labour force
730,060
100%
By industry
By industry
Health care and social
assistance
780
14%
Health care and social
assistance
90,905
13%
Professional, scientific
and technical services
655
11%
Professional, scientific
and technical services
83,965
12%
Retail trade
650
11%
Retail trade
80,115
11%
Educational services
610
11%
Construction
58,805
8%
Construction
390
7%
Transportation and
warehousing
46,845
7%
Labour Force by Occupation (Top 5)
Calgary
Number
Per cent
Number
Per cent
In the labour force
5,920
100%
In the labour force
730,060
100%
By occupation
By occupation
Sales and service
occupations
1,365
24%
Sales and service
occupations
175,300
25%
Business, finance and
administration
occupations
1,075
19%
Business, finance and
administration
occupations
135,310
19%
Trades, transport and
equipment operators and
related occupations
790
14%
Trades, transport and
equipment operators and
related occupations
115,655
16%
Occupations in education,
law and social, community
and government services
775
14%
Natural and applied
sciences and related
occupations
83,400
12%
Natural and applied
sciences and related
occupations
750
13%
Occupations in
education, law and
social, community and
government services
77,120
11%
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Income
Median Household and Individual Income Before Tax in 2020
Calgary
Number
Number
Median income of population
aged 15 years and over
$44,800
Median income of population aged
15 years and over
$44,400
Men +
$50,400
Men +
$50,400
Women +
$41,600
Women +
$39,600
Median household income of
private households
$119,000
Median household income of
private households
$98,000
Total Household Income Groups in 2020 for Private Households
Calgary
Number
Per cent
Number
Per cent
Private households
3,455
100%
Private households
502,315
100%
Under $20,000
100
3%
Under $20,000
18,205
4%
$20,000 to $39,999
255
7%
$20,000 to $39,999
54,830
11%
$40,000 to $59,999
275
8%
$40,000 to $59,999
61,705
12%
$60,000 to $79,999
290
8%
$60,000 to $79,999
63,385
13%
$80,000 to $99,999
360
10%
$80,000 to $99,999
58,290
12%
$100,000 to $124,999
565
16%
$100,000 to $124,999
61,795
12%
$125,000 to $149,999
460
13%
$125,000 to $149,999
47,205
9%
$150,000 to $199,999
595
17%
$150,000 to $199,999
61,430
12%
$200,000 and over
555
16%
$200,000 and over
75,475
15%
$44,800
$119,000
$44,400
$98,000
Individuals Households
Median total income in 2020
Citadel Calgary
3%
7%
8%
8%
10%
16%
13%
17%
16%
4%
11%
12%
13%
12%
12%
9%
12%
15%
Under $20,000
$20,000 to $39,999
$40,000 to $59,999
$60,000 to $79,999
$80,000 to $99,999
$100,000 to $124,999
$125,000 to $149,999
$150,000 to $199,999
$200,000 and over
Household income in 2020
Citadel Calgary
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Low Income in 2020 by Age
Citadel
Number
Number in low
income
Per cent in low
income
Population in private households to whom low-
income concepts are applicable
10,175
710
7%
0 to 17 years
2,305
200
9%
18 to 64 years
6,820
400
6%
65 years and over
1,055
105
10%
Calgary
Number
Number in low
income
Per cent in low
income
Population in private households to whom low-
income concepts are applicable
1,291,795
116,155
9%
0 to 17 years
280,110
30,465
11%
18 to 64 years
844,415
68,030
8%
65 years and over
167,265
17,665
11%
Income Inequality Measure
9%
6%
10%
11%
8%
11%
0 to 17 years 18 to 64 years 65 years and over
Prevalence of low income by age
group (LIM-AT)
Citadel Calgary
3.4
4.1
Citadel
Calgary
90
th
/10
th
Percentile income ratio
Low-income measure after tax (LIM-AT)
threshold for private households, 2020
After-tax income
1 person
$26,503
2 persons
$37,480
3 persons
$45,904
4 persons
$53,005
5 persons
$59,261
6 persons
$64,918
7 persons
$70,119
To calculate the LIM-AT threshold for other
household sizes, multiply the value for a one-
person household by the square root of the
desired household size. For example, for a 9-
persons household: ($26,503) X (√9) = $79,509.
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Housing and Mobility
Housing Tenure
Calgary
Number
Per cent
Number
Per cent
Private households
3,455
100%
Private households
502,315
100%
Owner households
3,015
87%
Owner households
345,695
69%
Renter households
440
13%
Renter households
156,615
31%
Housing Affordability (shelter-cost-to-income ratio)
Calgary
Number
Per cent
Number
Per cent
Private households
with income
3,455
100%
Private households
with income
499,860
100%
Households spending
less than 30% of total
income on shelter
2,930
85%
Households spending
less than 30% of total
income on shelter
385,390
77%
Households spending
30% or more of total
income on shelter
525
15%
Households spending
30% or more of total
income on shelter
114,475
23%
87%
13%
69%
31%
Owner
Renter
Housing tenure
Citadel Calgary
15%
23%
Citadel Calgary
Per cent spending 30 per cent or
more on shelter costs
$1,760
$1,860
$1,720
$1,350
Owned dwellings, median
monthly shelter costs
Rented dwellings, median
monthly shelter costs
Shelter cost
Citadel Calgary
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Housing Affordability for Renter and Owner Households
Calgary
Owner
Renter
Owner
Renter
Private households
with total income
greater than zero
3,015
440
Private households
with total income
greater than zero
345,685
156,620
Per cent households
with income spending
30% or more total
income on shelter
13%
33%
Per cent households
with income spending
30% or more total
income on shelter
18%
34%
Median monthly
shelter costs
$1,760
$1,860
Median monthly
shelter costs
$1,720
$1,350
Per cent with
mortgage
66%
-
Per cent with
mortgage
65%
-
Per cent in subsidized
housing
-
0%
Per cent in subsidized
housing
-
9%
Dwelling Condition
Calgary
Number
Per cent
Number
Per cent
Occupied private
dwellings
3,455
100%
Occupied private
dwellings
502,315
100%
Regular maintenance
or minor repairs
needed
3,295
95%
Regular maintenance
or minor repairs
needed
479,535
95%
Major repairs needed
160
5%
Major repairs needed
22,780
5%
Housing Suitability
Calgary
Number
Per cent
Number
Per cent
Private households
3,455
100%
Private households
502,315
100%
Suitable
3,285
95%
Suitable
476,800
95%
Not suitable
175
5%
Not suitable
25,510
5%
Dwellings by Period of Construction
Calgary
Number
Per cent
Number
Per cent
Occupied private
dwellings
3,455
100%
Occupied private
dwellings
502,315
100%
1960 or before
0
0%
1960 or before
43,855
9%
1961 to 1980
60
2%
1961 to 1980
133,040
26%
1981 to 1990
105
3%
1981 to 1990
59,780
12%
1991 to 2000
2,130
62%
1991 to 2000
75,690
15%
2001 to 2010
1,120
32%
2001 to 2010
98,050
20%
2011 to 2015
20
1%
2011 to 2015
45,850
9%
2016 to 2021
15
0%
2016 to 2021
46,050
9%
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Dwellings by Structure Type
Calgary
Number
Per cent
Number
Per cent
Occupied private
dwellings
3,460
100%
Occupied private
dwellings
502,315
100%
Single-detached
house
2,785
80%
Single-detached
house
276,050
55%
Semi-detached house
55
2%
Semi-detached house
32,265
6%
Row house
405
12%
Row house
48,865
10%
Apartment or flat in a
duplex
25
1%
Apartment or flat in a
duplex
20,500
4%
Apartment in a
building that less than
5 storeys
190
5%
Apartment in a
building that less than
5 storeys
81,880
16%
Apartment in a
building that has more
than 5 storeys
0
0%
Apartment in a
building that has more
than 5 storeys
40,700
8%
Other single-attached
house
0
0%
Other single-attached
house
210
0%
Movable dwelling
0
0%
Movable dwelling
1,850
0%
Note: Numbers and percentages may not always match the table and chart totals due to rounding.
80%
2%
12%
5%
0%
55%
11%
10%
24%
0%
Single-detached
house
Semi-detached
house or duplex
Row house
Apartment
Other dwelling
Dwelling structure type
Citadel Calgary
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Mobility Status 1 year Ago
Calgary
Number
Per cent
Number
Per cent
Population aged 1
year and over in
private households
10,110
100%
Population aged 1
year and over in
private households
1,277,855
100%
Non-movers
9,095
90%
Non-movers
1,101,985
86%
Movers
1,010
10%
Movers
175,870
14%
Non-migrants
675
7%
Non-migrants
132,945
10%
Migrants
335
3%
Migrants
42,925
3%
Internal migrants
200
2%
Internal migrants
29,285
2%
External migrants
135
1%
External migrants
13,640
1%
Mobility Status 5 Years Ago
Calgary
Number
Per cent
Number
Per cent
Population aged 5
years and over in
private households
9,615
100%
Population aged 5
years and over in
private households
1,217,995
100%
Non-movers
6,835
71%
Non-movers
707,190
58%
Movers
2,785
29%
Movers
510,805
42%
Non-migrants
1,585
16%
Non-migrants
333,555
27%
Migrants
1,195
12%
Migrants
177,245
15%
Internal migrants
635
7%
Internal migrants
103,855
9%
External migrants
560
6%
External migrants
73,395
6%
10%
14%
Citadel Calgary
Per cent who moved in the last
year
29%
42%
Citadel Calgary
Per cent who moved in the last 5
years
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Transportation to Work
Mode of Transportation to Work
Calgary
Number
Per cent
Number
Per cent
Employed labour force
aged 15 years and over in
private households
3,570
100%
Employed labour force
aged 15 years and over in
private households
454,175
100%
Driver – car, truck or van
2,925
82%
Driver – car, truck or van
350,775
77%
Passenger – car, truck or
van
235
7%
Passenger – car, truck or
van
27,315
6%
Public transit
270
8%
Public transit
39,900
9%
Walked
40
1%
Walked
19,200
4%
Bicycle
0
0%
Bicycle
3,955
1%
Other methods
100
3%
Other methods
13,035
3%
Commuting Duration
Calgary
Number
Per cent
Number
Per cent
Employed labour force
aged 15 years and over
in private households
3,570
100%
Employed labour force
aged 15 years and over in
private households
454,175
100%
Less than 15 minutes
735
21%
Less than 15 minutes
97,610
21%
15 to 29 minutes
1,520
43%
15 to 29 minutes
213,155
47%
30 to 44 minutes
940
26%
30 to 44 minutes
99,695
22%
45 to 59 minutes
155
4%
45 to 59 minutes
20,845
5%
60 minutes and over
220
6%
60 minutes and over
22,870
5%
82%
7%
8%
1%
0%
3%
77%
6%
9%
4%
1%
3%
Car, truck, van
as a driver
Car, truck, van
as a passenger
Public transit
Walked
Bicycle
Other method
Mode of transportation to work
Citadel Calgary
21%
43%
26%
4%
6%
21%
47%
22%
5%
5%
Less than
15 minutes
15 to 29
minutes
30 to 44
minutes
45 to 59
minutes
60 minutes
and over
Commuting duration
Citadel Calgary
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Time Leaving for Work
Calgary
Number
Per cent
Number
Per cent
Employed labour force
aged 15 years and over
in private households
3,570
100%
Employed labour force
aged 15 years and over
in private households
454,175
100%
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59
a.m.
195
5%
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59
a.m.
28,655
6%
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59
a.m.
740
21%
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59
a.m.
79,595
18%
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59
a.m.
945
26%
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59
a.m.
116,780
26%
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59
a.m.
615
17%
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59
a.m.
86,045
19%
Between 9 a.m. and
11:59 a.m.
440
12%
Between 9 a.m. and
11:59 a.m.
67,245
15%
Between 12 p.m. and
4:59 a.m.
630
18%
Between 12 p.m. and
4:59 a.m.
75,855
17%
5%
21%
26%
17%
12%
18%
6%
18%
26%
19%
15%
17%
Between 5 a.m.
and 5:59 a.m.
Between 6 a.m.
and 6:59 a.m.
Between 7 a.m.
and 7:59 a.m.
Between 8 a.m.
and 8:59 a.m.
Between 9 a.m.
and 11:59 a.m.
Between 12 p.m.
and 4:59 a.m.
Time leaving for work
Citadel Calgary
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Citadel Map
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Glossary
The definitions in this glossary are adapted from the 2021 Statistics Canada Census Dictionary (98-301-X).
Adjusted
after-tax
income
Refers to after-tax income of the statistical unit that is adjusted for economies of scale. The
adjustment factor, also known as the equivalence scale, is the square root of the number
of persons in the statistical unit. The adjusted after-tax income is calculated by dividing the
after-tax income by this adjustment factor. The adjustment made to income addresses the
fact that individuals living together can share resources and the marginal increase in need
decreases as the number of individuals sharing resources increases.
For the 2021 Census, the reference period for income data is the 2020 calendar year,
unless otherwise specified.
Admission
category
Refers to the name of the immigration program or group of programs under which an
immigrant has been granted for the first time the right to live in Canada permanently by
immigration authorities.
• Economic immigrant includes immigrants who have been selected for their ability to
contribute to Canada’s economy through their ability to meet labour market needs, to
own and manage or to build a business, to make a substantial investment, to create
their own employment or to meet specific provincial or territorial labour market needs.
• Immigrant sponsored by family includes immigrants who were sponsored by a
Canadian citizen or permanent resident and were granted permanent resident status
on the basis of their relationship either as the spouse, partner, parent, grand-parent,
child or other relative of this sponsor. The terms “family class” or “family reunification”
are sometimes used to refer to this category.
• Refugee includes immigrants who were granted permanent resident status on the
basis of a well-founded fear of returning to their home country. This category includes
persons who had a well-founded fear of persecution for reasons of race, religion,
nationality, membership in particular social group or for political opinion (Geneva
Convention refugees) as well as persons who had been seriously and personally
affected by civil war or armed conflict or have suffered a massive violation of human
rights. Some refugees were in Canada when they applied for refugee protection for
themselves and their family members (either with them in Canada or abroad). Others
were abroad and were referred for resettlement to Canada by the United Nations
Refugee Agency, another designated referral organization or private sponsors.
• Other immigrant includes immigrants who were granted permanent resident status
under a program that does not fall under the economic immigrants, the immigrants
sponsored by family or the refugee categories.
Age
Refers to the age of a person (or subject) of interest at last birthday (or relative to a
specified, well‑defined reference date).
Calgary
Refers to the Calgary census subdivision (CSD), as defined by Statistics Canada.
Equivalent to the Calgary city limit.
Census family
Refers to a married couple and the children, if any, of either and/or both spouses; a couple
living common law and the children, if any, of either and/or both partners; or a parent of
any marital status in a one‑parent family with at least one child living in the same dwelling
and that child or those children. All members of a particular census family live in the same
dwelling.
• Children may be biological or adopted children regardless of their age or marital status
as long as they live in the dwelling and do not have their own married spouse,
common‑law partner or child living in the dwelling. Grandchildren living with their
grandparent(s) but with no parents present also constitute a census family.
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Census
reference day
The date to which respondents refer when answering the questions. The 2021 Census
reference day was May 11, 2021.
Citizenship
Refers to the country where the person has citizenship. A person may have more than one
citizenship. A person may be stateless, that is, they may have no citizenship. Citizenship
can be by birth or naturalization.
• Canadian citizen includes persons who are citizens of Canada only and persons who
are citizens of Canada and at least one other country.
• Not a Canadian citizen refers to persons who are not citizens of Canada. They may
be citizens of one or more other countries. Persons who are stateless are included in
this category.
Community
Refers to the Calgary Community District boundaries. Community boundaries delineate
where a specific community physically begins or ends within Calgary. For the 2021 Census
of Canada, community boundaries from 2021 were used. A full list of communities and
their boundaries can be found on the Calgary Open Data Catalogue.
Dwelling
Refers to a set of living quarters.
• Collective dwelling refers to a dwelling of a commercial, institutional, or communal
nature in which a person or group of persons reside or could reside. It must provide
care or services or have certain common facilities, such as a kitchen or bathroom,
which are shared by the occupants. Examples include lodging or rooming houses,
hotels, motels, tourist establishments, nursing homes, residences for senior citizens,
hospitals, staff residences, military bases, work camps, correctional facilities and group
homes.
• Private dwelling refers to a separate set of living quarters with a private entrance
either from outside the building or from a common hall, lobby, vestibule, or stairway
inside the building. The entrance to the dwelling must be one that can be used without
passing through the living quarters of some other person or group of persons.
Dwelling
condition
Refers to the dwelling’s need of repairs. This does not include desirable remodelling or
additions.
• Regular maintenance needed includes dwellings where only regular maintenance
such as painting, or furnace cleaning is needed.
• Minor repairs needed includes dwellings needing only minor repairs such as
dwellings with missing or loose floor tiles, bricks or shingles or defective steps, railing
or siding.
• Major repairs needed includes dwellings needing major repairs such as dwellings with
defective plumbing or electrical wiring and dwellings needing structural repairs to walls,
floors, or ceilings.
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Dwelling
structure type
Refers to a set of living quarters in which a person or a group of persons reside or could
reside.
Structure types include:
• Single-detached house: A single dwelling not attached to any other dwelling or
structure (except its own garage or shed). A single-detached house has open space on
all sides, and no dwellings either above it or below it.
• Semi-detached house: One of two dwellings attached side by side (or back-to-back)
to each other, but not attached to any other dwelling or structure (except its own
garage or shed). A semi-detached dwelling has no dwellings either above or below it,
and the two units have open space on all sides.
• Apartment or flat in a duplex: One of two dwellings located one above the other.
Duplexes could be attached to triplexes, other duplexes, or other non-residential
structures (e.g., a store).
• Row house: One of three or more dwellings joined side by side (or occasionally side to
back), such as a townhouse or garden home, but not having any other dwellings either
above or below.
• Apartment, less than five storeys: A dwelling unit attached to other dwelling units,
commercial units or other non-residential space in a building that has fewer than five
storeys.
• Apartment, five or more storeys: A dwelling unit in a high-rise apartment building
that has five or more storeys. Also included are apartments in a building with five or
more storeys where the first floor or second floor is commercial establishments.
• Other single-attached house: A single dwelling that is attached to another building
and that does not fall into any of the other categories, such as a single dwelling
attached to a non-residential structure (e.g., a store or church) or occasionally to
another residential structure (e.g., an apartment building).
• Other dwelling: A single dwelling designed and constructed to be transported on its
own chassis and capable of being moved to a new location on short notice. It may be
placed temporarily on a foundation such as blocks, posts or a prepared pad and may
be covered by a skirt.
Employment
status
Refers to the employment status of a person during the period of Sunday, May 2 to
Saturday, May 8, 2021.
• Employed: A person who did any work at all at a job or business, that is, paid work in
the context of an employer-employee relationship, or self-employment. This also
includes persons who did unpaid family work, which is defined as unpaid work
contributing directly to the operation of a farm, business or professional practice owned
and operated by a related member of the same household. Also includes those who
had a job but were not at work due to factors such as their own illness or disability,
personal or family responsibilities, vacation or a labour dispute. This category excludes
persons not at work because they were on layoff or between casual jobs, and those
who did not then have a job (even if they had a job to start at a future date).
• Unemployed: A person who was without paid work or without self-employment work
and was available for work. An unemployed person either: had actively looked for paid
work in the past four weeks; was on temporary lay-off and expected to return to his or
her job; or had definite arrangements to start a new job in four weeks or less.
• Previously, in other census cycles, early enumeration was conducted in remote,
isolated parts of the provinces and territories in the months leading up to the May
enumeration. Due to COVID‑19, there was no early enumeration for the 2021 Census.
Collection procedures–especially in collective dwellings and remote, northern, First
Nations, Inuit and Métis communities–were redesigned to ensure the census was
conducted in the best possible way, using a safe and secure approach.
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Employment
rate
Refers to the number of persons employed in the week of Sunday, May 2 to Saturday, May
8, 2021, expressed as a percentage of the total population aged 15 years and over.
Generation
status
Refers to whether or not a person’s parents were born in Canada.
• First generation refers to a person who was born outside Canada. For the most part,
these are people who are now, or once were, immigrants to Canada.
• Second generation refers to a person who was born in Canada with at least one
parent born outside Canada. For the most part, these are the children of immigrants.
• Third generation or more refers to a person who was born in Canada with both
parents born in Canada.
Gender
Refers to an individual's personal and social identity as a man, woman, or non‑binary
person (a person who is not exclusively a man or a woman).
A person's gender may differ from their sex at birth, and from what is indicated on their
current identification or legal documents such as their birth certificate, passport, or driver's
licence. A person's gender may change over time.
Statistics Canada collected data about transgender and non-binary populations for the first
time on the 2021 Census. The category "Men+" includes men (and/or boys), as well as
some non-binary persons. The category "Women+" also includes women (and/or girls), as
well as some non-binary persons.
Highest
certificate,
diploma or
degree
completed
Refers to the highest level of education that a person has successfully completed and is
derived from the educational qualifications questions, which asked for all certificates,
diplomas, and degrees to be reported.
CEGEP is an acronym from the French term Collège d’enseignement general et
professionnel, which means General and professional teaching college. In Quebec, it’s a
public school that provides the first level of post-secondary education.
Household
Refers to a person or group of persons who occupy the same dwelling and do not have a
usual place of residence elsewhere in Canada or abroad. The dwelling may be either a
collective dwelling or a private dwelling. The household may consist of a family group such
as a census family, of two or more families sharing a dwelling, of a group of unrelated
persons or of a person living alone. Household members who are temporarily absent on
reference day are considered part of their usual household.
Household
income
Refers to the sum of the total income of all household members during 2020.
Household
size
Refers to the number of persons in a private household.
Housing
affordability
(shelter-cost-
to-income
ratio)
Refers to the proportion of average total household income which is spent on shelter costs.
Shelter costs for owner households include, where applicable, mortgage payments,
property taxes and condominium fees, along with the costs of electricity, heat, water, and
other municipal services. For renter households, shelter costs include, where applicable,
the rent and the costs of electricity, heat, water, and other municipal services.
Housing
suitability
Refers to whether a dwelling has enough bedrooms for the size and composition of the
household (taking into consideration age, sex, and relationship among household
members) based on the National Occupancy Standard (NOS) that was developed by
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. A household is deemed to be living in suitable
accommodation if its dwelling has enough bedrooms, as calculated using the NOS.
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Housing
tenure
Refers to whether a household rents or owns their private dwelling.
• Owner refers to a household where some member of the household owns their
dwelling, even if it is still being paid for.
• Renter refers to a household where no member of the household owns their dwelling.
The dwelling is considered to be rented even if no cash rent is paid.
Immigrant
status
• Immigrant refers to persons who are, or who have ever been, landed immigrants or
permanent residents. Such persons have been granted the right to live in Canada
permanently by immigration authorities. Immigrants who have obtained Canadian
citizenship by naturalization are included in this category.
• Recent immigrant refers to persons who are immigrants who landed in Canada
between January 1, 2016 and May 11, 2021.
• Non-immigrant refers to persons who are Canadian citizens by birth.
• Non-permanent resident refers to persons from another country with a usual place of
residence in Canada and who have a work or study permit or who have claimed
refugee status (asylum claimants).
• Year of immigration refers to the year in which the immigrant first obtained their
landed immigrant or permanent resident status.
Income
Inequality
One measure of income inequality is the P90/P10 ratio. It is the ratio of the 90
th
and the
10
th
percentile of the adjusted household after-tax income. The 90
th
percentile means 90%
of the population has income that falls below this threshold. The 10
th
percentile means
10% of the population has income that falls below this threshold.
Income
reference year
Refers to the year to which respondents refer when answering income-related questions.
The census income reference year is the calendar year prior to the census reference day.
For the 2021 Census, the income reference year was January 1 to December 31, 2020.
Indigenous
identity
Refers to whether the person identified with the Indigenous peoples of Canada. This
includes those who identify as First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and/or Inuk
(Inuit), and/or those who report being Registered or Treaty Indians (that is, registered
under the Indian Act of Canada), and/or those who have membership in a First Nation or
Indian band. Aboriginal peoples of Canada (referred to here as Indigenous peoples) are
defined in the Constitution Act, 1982, Section 35 (2) as including the Indian, Inuit and Métis
peoples of Canada.
Industry
Refers to the general nature of the business carried out in the establishment where the
person worked. The industry data are produced according to the North American Industry
Classification System (NAICS).
Knowledge of
non-official
languages
Refers to whether the person can conduct a conversation in a language other than English
or French. For a child who has not yet learned to speak, this includes languages that the
child is learning to speak at home. The number of languages that can be reported may
vary between Census surveys, depending on the objectives of the survey.
Knowledge of
official
languages
Refers to whether the person can conduct a conversation in English only, French only, in
both or in neither language. For a child who has not yet learned to speak, this includes
languages that the child is learning to speak at home.
Labour force
participation
rate
Refers to the total labour force in that group, expressed as a percentage of the total
population in that group.
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Labour force
status
Refers to whether a person was employed, unemployed or not in the labour force during
the reference period.
• In the labour force refers to persons who during the reference period were either
employed or unemployed. The labour force consists of persons who contribute or are
available to contribute to the production of goods and services falling within the System
of National Accounts production boundary.
• Not in the labour force refers to persons who were neither employed nor unemployed
during the reference period. This includes persons who, during the reference period
were either unable to work or unavailable for work. It also includes persons who were
without work and who had neither actively looked for work in the past four weeks nor
had a job to start within four weeks of the reference period.
Language
spoken most
often at home
Refers to the language spoken most often at home by the individual. A person can report
more than one language as “spoken most often at home” if the languages are spoken
equally often. For a person who lives alone, the language spoken most often at home is
the language in which he or she feels most comfortable. For a child who has not yet
learned to speak, this is the language spoken most often to the child at home.
Low income
measure
after-tax (LIM-
AT)
Refers to a dollar threshold that defines low income as half of the median adjusted after-
tax income of Canadian households, where “adjusted” indicates that the number of people
in a household is taken into account. Persons whose income falls below this amount are
considered to be in low income based on LIM-AT. For reference, the LIM-AT threshold for
a 1-person household in 2020 was $26,503.
Low-income
status
Refers to the position of a person in relation to the low income measure after-tax (LIM-
AT) during the income reference year. Members of a household all share the same
income status.
Marital status
Refers to whether or not a person is living in a common‑law union as well as the legal
marital status of those who are not living in a common‑law union. All persons aged less
than 15 are considered as never married and not living common law. Possible marital
statuses are:
• Common-law: Refers to a person who is living with another person as a couple but
who is not legally married to that person. Includes persons living with same and
opposite sex partners.
• Divorced: Refers to a person who has obtained a legal divorce and who has not
remarried and are not living with a person as a couple. Persons living common-law are
not included in this category.
• Married: Refers to a person who is legally married and who has not separated or
obtained a divorce, and whose spouse is living. Includes persons married to same and
opposite sex spouses.
• Separated: Refers to a person who is married but who no longer lives with his/her
spouse (for any reason other than illness, work or school) and who has not obtained a
divorce. Persons living common-law are not included in this category.
• Single: A person who has never married or a person whose marriage has been
annulled and who has not remarried. Persons living common-law are not included in
this category.
• Widowed: A person who has lost his/her spouse through death and who has not
remarried and are not living with a person as a couple. Persons living common-law are
not included in this category.
Median
income
Refers to the middle dollar value where half of the population earns more, and half of the
population earns less.
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Mobility
status
Several terms refer to whether a person lived in the same residence on the census
reference day as they did on the same date one or five years earlier.
• Non-mover: Refers to a person who has not moved to a new residence.
• Mover: Refers to a person who has moved from one residence to another.
• Non-migrant: Refers to a person who did move but remained in Calgary.
• Migrant: Refers to a person who moved to Calgary from a different city, town, village,
or Indian reserve.
• Internal migrant: Refers to a person who moved to Calgary from a different city, town,
village, or Indian reserve within Canada.
• External migrant: Refers to a person who moved to Calgary from a different country.
Mode of
transportation
to work
Refers to the main mode of transportation a person uses to travel between their home and
their place of work. Persons who used more than one mode of transportation were asked
to identify the single mode they used for most of the travel distance. The question does not
measure multiple modes of transportation, nor does it measure the seasonal variation in
mode of transportation or trips made for purposes other than the commute from home to
work.
Mother
tongue (First
language
learned at
home)
Refers to the first language learned at home in childhood and still understood by the
person at the time the data was collected. If the person no longer understands the first
language learned, the mother tongue is the second language learned. For a person who
learned more than one language at the same time in early childhood, the mother tongue is
the language this person spoke most often at home before starting school. The person has
more than one mother tongue only if they learned these languages at the same time, and
still understands them. For a child who has not yet learned to speak, the mother tongue is
the language spoken most often to this child at home. A child who has not yet learned to
speak has more than one mother tongue only if these languages are spoken to them
equally often so that the child learns these languages at the same time.
Occupation
Refers to the kind of work performed in a job, a job being all the tasks carried out by a
particular worker to complete their duties. An occupation is a set of jobs that are sufficiently
similar in work performed. The occupation data are produced according to the National
Occupational Classification [NOC] 2021.
One-parent
Refers to mothers or fathers, with no married spouse or common-law partner present,
living in a dwelling with one or more children.
Place of birth
Refers to the name of the geographic location where the person was born. The geographic
location is specified according to boundaries current at the time the data are collected, not
the boundaries at the time of birth. For a breakdown of the countries included in each
continent, please refer to the Countries and Areas of Interest for Social Statistics –
SCCAI 2019.
Population in
private
households
Refers to all persons or group of persons who occupy the same dwelling and do not have a
usual place of residence elsewhere in Canada or abroad. For census purposes,
households are classified into three groups: private households, collective households, and
households outside Canada. Unless otherwise specified, all data in census products are
for private households only.
Includes Canadian citizens and landed immigrants whose usual place of residence is
Canada. Also includes refugee claimants, holders of work and study permits, Canadian
citizens and landed immigrants at sea or in port aboard merchant or government vessels,
and Canadian citizens away from Canada on military or diplomatic business. Excludes
government representatives and military members of other countries and residents of other
countries visiting Canada.
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Religion
Refers to a person's self-identification as having a connection or affiliation with any
religious denomination, group, body, or other religiously defined community or system of
belief. Religion is not limited to formal membership in a religious organization or group.
For infants or children, religion refers to the specific religious group or denomination in
which they are being raised, if any.
Persons without a religious connection or affiliation can self-identify as atheist, agnostic or
humanist, or can provide another applicable response.
Total income
Refers to sum of income of a regular and recurring nature, including employment income,
pension income, investment income, income from government programs, other regular
cash income list child support or spousal support payments received during the income
reference year. Excludes one-time receipts such as lottery winnings, cash inheritances,
lump-sum insurance settlements, tax-free savings account and registered retirements
savings plan withdrawals, and capital gains.
In the context of individuals, it is calculated for those with income from certain sources,
before income taxes and deductions, during a specified reference period.
Visible
minority
(Racialized
population)
Refers to persons, other than Indigenous peoples, who are non-Caucasian in race or non-
white in colour.
In 2021 Census products, the term "visible minority" has been replaced by the terms
"racialized population" or "racialized groups", reflecting the increased use of these terms in
the public sphere.
Ward
Refers to the Calgary ward boundaries. Wards are specific local regions within Calgary
that are comprised of multiple communities. The boundaries of Calgary’s wards are
reviewed and revised every four years as Calgary grows. Hence, comparisons should not
be drawn between wards over time. For the 2021 Census of Canada, ward boundaries
from 2021 were used.