The City of Calgary Community Profiles

Downtown West End

The Community Profiles contain demographic and household information from the 2016 Census of Canada. The data was provided by Statistics Canada, accessed using the Community Data Program, and compiled by The City of Calgary.

Contents
2016 Census of Canada Snapshot	1
Population and Dwellings	2
Families and Households	3
Languages	5
Immigration and Population Diversity	7
Aboriginal identity and languages	11
Education	12
Employment	13
Transportation to Work	14
Housing and Mobility	15
Income	20
Downtown West End Map	22
Glossary	23

This profile was published in 2019.

Due to rounding, numbers and percentages presented throughout this document may not add up precisely to the totals provided.

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2016 Census of Canada Snapshot

Downtown West End= Calgary=

Population in private households in 2016:	Population distribution by age in 2016:
2,105	0-14 years:	65+ years:
	5%	12%

1,222,390	19%	10%
Per cent households spending 30% or more of total income on shelter in 2016	Per cent Immigrants in 2016
27%	45%
22%	31%
Median total household income (before tax) in 2015:	Per cent individuals who speak English most often at home
$89,642	70%
$$$	A	文
$97,329	75%

Population and Dwellings

Number of persons by age group

Downtown West End			Calgary
	Number	Per cent		Number	Per cent
Population in private households	2,105	100%	Population in private households	1,222,390	100%
0 to 14 years	115	5%	0 to 14 years	226,285	19%
15 to 64 years	1,735	82%	15 to 64 years	868,220	71%
65 to 84 years	220	10%	65 to 84 years	115,985	9%
85 years and over	30	1%	85 years and over	11,900	1%

Number of persons by age and sex

Downtown West End				Calgary
	Total	Male	Female		Total	Male	Female
Population in private households	2,105	1,110	990	Population in private households	1,222,390	610,620	611,775
0-4	60	20	40	0-4	77,645	39,975	37,675
5-9	20	10	15	5-9	79,220	40,500	38,720
10-14	35	25	10	10-14	69,415	35,535	33,885
15-19	20	10	15	15-19	68,695	34,980	33,720
20-24	115	55	60	20-24	78,235	39,960	38,270
25-29	365	160	205	25-29	99,745	49,285	50,460
30-34	365	205	160	30-34	109,015	54,730	54,285
35-39	155	95	60	35-39	99,905	49,535	50,365
40-44	120	70	55	40-44	93,025	46,415	46,610
45-49	135	90	50	45-49	87,375	44,120	43,255
50-54	150	70	75	50-54	86,115	43,020	43,090
55-59	155	80	80	55-59	81,570	40,610	40,955
60-64	150	95	55	60-64	64,540	32,040	32,500
65-69	90	50	40	65-69	48,640	23,795	24,840
70-74	60	35	20	70-74	30,335	14,475	15,855
75-79	35	20	20	75-79	21,715	9,970	11,750
80-84	35	10	25	80-84	15,295	6,875	8,420
85-89	25	20	0	85-89	8,595	3,595	5,000
90-94	10	0	10	90-94	2,725	1,015	1,710
95-99	0	0	0	95-99	530	170	360
100 years and over	0	0	0	100 years and over	55	10	50

Population pyramid for Downtown

West End

85+

80 to 84

75 to 79

70 to 74

65 to 69

60 to 64

55 to 59

50 to 54

45 to 49

40 to 44

35 to 39

30 to 34

25 to 29

20 to 24

15 to 19

10 to 14

5 to 9

0 to 4

10%

Females

Males

10%

Population pyramid for Calgary

85+

80 to 84

75 to 79

70 to 74

65 to 69

60 to 64

55 to 59

50 to 54

45 to 49

40 to 44

35 to 39

30 to 34

25 to 29

20 to 24

15 to 19

10 to 14

5 to 9

0 to 4

10%

Females

Males

10%

Families and Households

Private households by household size

Downtown West End			Calgary
	Number	Per cent		Number	Per cent
Private households	1,280	100%	Private households	446,730	100%
1 person	645	50%	1 person	114,225	24%
2 persons	505	39%	2 persons	150,820	32%
3 persons	95	7%	3 persons	78,420	17%
4 persons	35	3%	4 persons	75,340	16%
5 or more persons	0	0%	5 or more persons	47,920	10%
Average household size	1.6		Average household size	2.6

Census families

Downtown West End			Calgary
	Number	Per cent		Number	Per cent
Census families	530	100%	Census families	337,120	100%
Couple families	495	93%	Couple families	289,790	86%
W/out children at home	385	73%	W/out children at home	126,295	37%
With children at home	115	22%	With children at home	163,495	48%
Lone-parent families	35	7%	Lone-parent families	47,330	14%

Lone Parent Census Families

Downtown West End			Calgary
	Number	Per cent		Number	Per cent
Lone-parent families	35	100%	Lone-parent families	47,330	100%
Female lone-parent	20	57%	Female lone-parent	36,955	78%
Male lone-parent	15	43%	Male lone-parent	10,380	22%

Census families

73%

48%

37%

22%

14%

Couples without children

Couples with children

Lone parents

Downtown West End Calgary

Population age 15 and over by marital status

Married

39%

50%

Living common law

13%

Never married

36%

29%

Separated

Divorced

Widowed

Downtown West End Calgary

Marital status

Downtown West End			Calgary
	Number	Per cent		Number	Per cent
Population aged 15 years and older in private households	1,990	100%	Population aged 15 years and over in private households	996,105	100%
Married/common-law	1,030	52%	Married/common-law	592,610	59%
Married	780	39%	Married	502,655	50%
Common-law	250	13%	Common-law	89,955	9%
Not living with spouse or common-law partner	955	48%	Not living with spouse or common-law partner	403,495	41%
Never married	710	36%	Never married	289,135	29%
Separated	45	2%	Separated	21,770	2%
Divorced	155	8%	Divorced	60,705	6%
Widowed	45	2%	Widowed	31,880	3%

Languages

Knowledge of official languages

Downtown West End			Calgary
	Number	Per cent		Number	Per cent
Population in private households	2,105	100%	Population in private households	1,222,395	100%
English only	1,790	85%	English only	1,103,085	90%
French only	0	0%	French only	1,200	0%
English and French	230	11%	English and French	89,005	7%
Neither English nor French	85	4%	Neither English nor French	29,095	2%

Per cent of population with knowledge of neither English nor French

Downtown West End

Calgary

Languages spoken most often at home (Top 5)

Downtown West End			Calgary
	Number	Per cent		Number	Per cent
Population in private households	2,105	100%	Population in private households	1,222,395	100%
English	1,480	70%	English	920,555	75%
French	30	1%	French	7,565	1%
Non-official language	460	22%	Non-official language	210,090	17%
Cantonese	150	7%	Punjabi (Panjabi)	26,865	2%
Mandarin	55	3%	Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	22,570	2%
Hindi	40	2%	Cantonese	22,415	2%
Spanish	35	2%	Mandarin	20,525	2%
Arabic	35	2%	Spanish	16,450	1%
Multiple languages	125	6%	Multiple languages	84,185	7%

Mother tongue (Top 5)

Downtown West End			Calgary
	Number	Per cent		Number	Per cent
Population in private households	2,105	100%	Population in private households	1,222,395	100%
English	1,095	52%	English	803,135	66%
French	45	2%	French	18,185	1%
Non-official language	910	43%	Non-official language	362,855	30%
Cantonese	200	10%	Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	38,685	3%
Mandarin	110	5%	Punjabi (Panjabi)	35,780	3%
Arabic	80	4%	Cantonese	34,020	3%
Spanish	60	3%	Mandarin	27,845	2%
Korean	45	2%	Spanish	26,680	2%
Multiple responses	55	3%	Multiple responses	38,220	3%

Per cent speaking a language other than English most often at home

30%

25%

Downtown West End

Calgary

Per cent with a language other than English as their mother tongue

48%

34%

Downtown West End

Calgary

Knowledge of Non-Official Languages (Top 5)

Downtown West End			Calgary
	Number	Per cent		Number	Per cent
Population in private households	2,105	100%	Population in private households	1,222,390	100%
Cantonese	235	11%	Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	55,265	5%
Mandarin	130	6%	Spanish	48,675	4%
Spanish	115	5%	Punjabi (Panjabi)	47,140	4%
Hindi	95	5%	Cantonese	42,445	3%
Arabic	95	5%	Mandarin	38,800	3%

Immigration, and Population Diversity

Immigrant Status and Year of Immigration

Downtown West End			Calgary
	Number	Per cent		Number	Per cent
Population in private households	2,105	100%	Population in private households	1,222,390	100%
Non-immigrants	1,045	50%	Non-immigrants	813,465	67%
Immigrants	950	45%	Immigrants	383,080	31%
Before 1981	145	7%	Before 1981	63,920	5%
1981 to 1990	90	4%	1981 to 1990	38,270	3%
1991 to 2000	245	12%	1991 to 2000	64,820	5%
2001 to 2005	150	7%	2001 to 2005	56,835	5%
2006 to 2010	110	5%	2006 to 2010	69,570	6%
2011 to 2016	210	10%	2011 to 2016	89,665	7%
Non-permanent residents	110	5%	Non-permanent residents	25,850	2%

Immigrant status

67%

50%

45%

31%

Non-immigrants

Immigrants

Non-permanent residents

Downtown West End Calgary

Year of immigration of immigrants

Before 1981

15%

17%

1981 to 1990

10%

1991 to 2000

26%

17%

2001 to 2010

27%

33%

2011 to 2016

22%

23%

Downtown West End Calgary

Citizenship

Downtown West End			Calgary
	Number	Per cent		Number	Per cent
Population in private households	2,105	100%	Population in private households	1,222,395	100%
Canadian citizens	1,690	80%	Canadian citizens	1,075,470	88%
Not Canadian citizens	415	20%	Not Canadian citizens	146,925	12%

Continent and country of birth of immigrants (Top 5 countries)

Downtown West End			Calgary
	Number	Per cent		Number	Per cent
Immigrant population in private households	950	100%	Immigrant population in private households	383,080	100%
By continent			By continent
Americas	80	8%	Americas	41,010	11%
Europe	165	17%	Europe	72,985	19%
Africa	85	9%	Africa	39,220	10%
Asia	620	65%	Asia	226,330	59%
Oceania and other	0	0%	Oceania and other	3,535	1%
By country			By country
China	180	19%	Philippines	51,545	13%
Hong Kong	95	10%	India	44,365	12%
India	90	9%	China	34,550	9%
United Kingdom	40	4%	United Kingdom	22,150	6%
Philippines	30	3%	Pakistan	17,115	4%

Place of birth of immigrants for Downtown West End

Americas

12%

Europe

17%

Africa

Asia

65%

79%

Oceania 0%

and other 0%

All immigrants Recent immigrants

Place of birth of immigrants for Calgary

Americas

11%

10%

Europe

19%

10%

Africa

10%

13%

Asia

59%

67%

Oceania 1%

and other 1%

All immigrants Recent immigrants

Continent of birth of recent immigrants (immigrated to Canada between 2011 and 2016)

Downtown West End			Calgary
	Number	Per cent		Number	Per cent
Recent immigrant population in private households	210	100%	Recent immigrant population in private households	89,660	100%
By Continent			By Continent
Americas	25	12%	Americas	8,735	10%
Europe	10	5%	Europe	8,680	10%
Africa	10	5%	Africa	11,600	13%
Asia	165	79%	Asia	59,915	67%
Oceania and other	0	0%	Oceania and other	735	1%

Immigrant admission category

Downtown West End			Calgary
	Number	Per cent		Number	Per cent
Immigrant population in private households who landed between 1980 and 2016	805	100%	Immigrant population in private households who landed between 1980 and 2016	325,395	100%
Economic immigrants	620	77%	Economic immigrants	184,255	57%
Immigrants sponsored by family	130	16%	Immigrants sponsored by family	92,160	28%
Refugees	60	7%	Refugees	46,260	14%
Other immigrants	0	0%	Other immigrants	2,720	1%

Immigrant admission category (landed between 1980 and 2016)

77%

57%

28%

16%

14%

0% 1%

Economic Immigrants Refugees Other immigrants sponsored by immigrants

family

Downtown West End Calgary

Generation status

52%

44%

34%

32%

22%

17%

First generation Second generation Third generation or

Downtown West End Calgary

Generation status

Downtown West End			Calgary
	Number	Per cent		Number	Per cent
Population in private households	2,105	100%	Population in private households	1,222,390	100%
First generation	1,085	52%	First generation	417,395	34%
Second generation	350	17%	Second generation	264,055	22%
Third generation or more	675	32%	Third generation or more	540,945	44%

Visible minority population

18%

Downtown West End

Calgary

11%

1% 1%

1% 1% 0%

Per cent visible minority

Downtown West End

48%

Calgary

36%

Visible Minority

Downtown West End			Calgary
	Number	Per cent		Number	Per cent
Population in private households	2,105	100%	Population in private households	1,222,395	100%
Visible minority	1,000	48%	Visible minority	442,610	36%
South Asian	230	11%	South Asian	115,835	9%
Chinese	370	18%	Chinese	87,835	7%
Black	40	2%	Black	51,505	4%
Filipino	40	2%	Filipino	67,650	6%
Latin American	55	3%	Latin American	26,250	2%
Arab	80	4%	Arab	25,200	2%
Southeast Asian	20	1%	Southeast Asian	21,615	2%
West Asian	25	1%	West Asian	12,610	1%
Korean	55	3%	Korean	10,630	1%
Japanese	20	1%	Japanese	5,175	0%
Visible Minority, n.i.e. (Not included elsewhere)	0	0%	Visible Minority, n.i.e. (Not included elsewhere)	4,410	0%
Multiple visible minorities	55	3%	Multiple visible minorities	13,890	1%
Not a visible minority	1,105	52%	Not a visible minority	779,780	64%

South	Chinese	Black	Filipino	Latin	Arab	Southeast	West	Korean Japanese	Visible	Multiple
Asian				American		Asian	Asian		minority,	visible
									n.i.e.	minorities

Aboriginal Identity and Languages

Aboriginal identity

Downtown West End			Calgary
	Number	Per cent		Number	Per cent
Population in private households	2,105	100%	Population in private households	1,222,390	100%
Aboriginal identity	20	1%	Aboriginal identity	35,190	3%
Non-Aboriginal identity	2,085	99%	Non-Aboriginal identity	1,187,200	97%

Per cent Aboriginal identity

Downtown West End

Calgary

Aboriginal group

Downtown West End			Calgary
	Number	Per cent		Number	Per cent
Aboriginal identity population in private households	20	100%	Aboriginal identity population in private households	35,190	100%
First Nations (North American Indian)	15	75%	First Nations (North American Indian)	15,500	44%
Metis	10	50%	Metis	18,480	53%
Inuk (Inuit)	0	0%	Inuk (Inuit)	355	1%
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhere	0	0%	Aboriginal responses not included elsewhere	495	1%
Multiple Aboriginal responses	0	0%	Multiple Aboriginal responses	365	1%

Knowledge of Aboriginal Languages (Top 3)

Downtown West End			Calgary
	Number	Per cent		Number	Per cent
Population in private households with knowledge of an Aboriginal language	0	100%	Population in private households with knowledge of an Aboriginal language	1,145	100%
Aboriginal language breakdown not available.			Blackfoot	335	29%
			Cree, n.o.s.*	230	20%
			Plains Cree	90	8%

*N.O.S = not otherwise specified.

Education

Highest certificate, diploma or degree

Downtown West End			Calgary
	Number	Per cent		Number	Per cent
Population aged 15	1,990	100%	Population aged 15	996,105	100%
years and over in			years and over in
private households			private households
No certificate, diploma	105	5%	No certificate, diploma	134,640	14%
or degree			or degree
High school diploma	320	16%	High school diploma	257,250	26%
or equivalent			or equivalent
Post-secondary	1,560	78%	Post-secondary	604,215	61%
certificate, diploma or			certificate, diploma or
degree			degree
Apprenticeship or	95	5%	Apprenticeship or	65,520	7%
trades certificate or			trades certificate or
diploma			diploma
College, CEGEP or	210	11%	College, CEGEP or	175,840	18%
other non-university			other non-university
certificate or diploma			certificate or diploma
University certificate	90	5%	University certificate	31,730	3%
or diploma below			or diploma below
bachelor level			bachelor level
University certificate,	1,155	58%	University certificate,	331,120	33%
diploma or degree at			diploma or degree at
bachelor level or			bachelor level or
above			above

Highest certificate, diploma or degree

58%

33%

26%

14%

16%

18%

11%

No certificate, High school diploma diploma or degree or equivalent

Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma

College, CEGEP or University certificate University certificate, other non-university or diploma below diploma or degree at

certificate or diploma bachelor level

bachelor level or above

Downtown West End Calgary

Employment

Labour force status and employment status

Downtown West End		Calgary
	Number		Number
Population aged 15 years and over in private households	1,990	Population aged 15 years and over in private households	996,105
In the labour force	1,505	In the labour force	728,290
Employed Unemployed	1,385 125	Employed Unemployed	658,970 69,320
Not in the labour force	480	Not in the labour force	267,815
Labour force participation rate	76%	Labour force participation rate	73%
Employment rate	70%	Employment rate	66%
Unemployment rate	8%	Unemployment rate	10%

Labour force status for Downtown West End

80%

72%

74%

65%

8% 8%

Participation rate Employment rate Unemployment

rate

Females Males

Labour force status for Calgary

78%

68%

70%

62%

10%

Participation rate Employment rate Unemployment

rate

Females Males

Labour force status and employment status by sex

Downtown West End			Calgary
	Males	Females		Males	Females
Population aged 15 years and over in private households	1,060	925	Population aged 15 years and over in private households	494,610	501,495
In the labour force	845	665	In the labour force	386,945	341,345
Employed	780	605	Employed	348,130	310,840
Unemployed	65	55	Unemployed	38,810	30,505
Not in the labour force	220	260	Not in the labour force	107,670	160,150
Labour force participation rate	80%	72%	Labour force participation rate	78%	68%
Employment rate	74%	65%	Employment rate	70%	62%
Unemployment rate	8%	8%	Unemployment rate	10%	9%

Transportation to Work

Mode of transportation to work

Downtown West End			Calgary
	Number	Per cent		Number	Per cent
Employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households	1,260	100%	Employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households	611,330	100%
Driver – car, truck or van	415	33%	Driver – car, truck or van	434,375	71%
Passenger – car, truck or van	20	2%	Passenger – car, truck or van	31,420	5%
Public transit	405	32%	Public transit	96,565	16%
Walked	390	31%	Walked	30,245	5%
Bicycle	25	2%	Bicycle	9,875	2%
Other methods	0	0%	Other methods	8,850	1%

Mode of transportation to work

Car, truck, van as a driver

33%

71%

Car, truck, van 2%

as a passenger 5%

Public transit

32%

16%

Walked

31%

Bicycle

Other method

Downtown West End Calgary

Commuting duration

52%

42%

26%

17%

15%

Less than 15 to 29 30 to 44 45 to 59 60 minutes 15 minutes minutes minutes minutes and over

Downtown West End Calgary

Commuting duration

Downtown West End			Calgary
	Number	Per cent		Number	Per cent
Employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households	1,260	100%	Employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households	611,325	100%
Less than 15 minutes	325	26%	Less than 15 minutes	105,515	17%
15 to 29 minutes	660	52%	15 to 29 minutes	256,765	42%
30 to 44 minutes	195	15%	30 to 44 minutes	161,770	26%
45 to 59 minutes	45	4%	45 to 59 minutes	50,820	8%
60 minutes and over	35	3%	60 minutes and over	36,460	6%

Time leaving for work

Downtown West End			Calgary
	Number	Per cent		Number	Per cent
Employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households	1,260	100%	Employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households	611,330	100%
Between 5 a.m and 5:59 a.m.	55	4%	Between 5 a.m and 5:59 a.m.	40,190	7%
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m.	125	10%	Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m.	123,770	20%
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m.	490	39%	Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m.	180,205	29%
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m.	425	34%	Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m.	108,925	18%
Between 9 a.m. and 9:59 a.m.	95	8%	Between 9 a.m. and 9:59 a.m.	67,245	11%
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 p.m.	70	6%	Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 p.m.	90,995	15%

Time leaving for work

Between 5 a.m.

and 5:59 a.m.

Between 6 a.m.

and 6:59 a.m.

10%

20%

Between 7 a.m.

and 7:59 a.m.

39%

29%

Between 8 a.m.

and 8:59 a.m.

34%

18%

Between 9 a.m.

and 11:59 a.m.

11%

Between 12 p.m.

and 4:59 a.m.

15%

Downtown West End Calgary

Housing tenure

71%

55%

45%

29%

Owner

Renter

Downtown West End Calgary

Housing and Mobility

Housing Tenure

Downtown West End			Calgary
	Number	Per cent		Number	Per cent
Private households	1,285	100%	Private households	466,730	100%
Owner households	575	45%	Owner households	333,455	71%
Renter households	710	55%	Renter households	133,275	29%

Housing affordability (shelter-cost-to-income ratio)

Downtown West End			Calgary
	Number	Per cent		Number	Per cent
Private households with income	1,255	100%	Private households with income	464,360	100%
Households spending less than 30% of total income on shelter	920	73%	Households spending less than 30% of total income on shelter	361,070	78%
Households spending 30% or more of total income on shelter	340	27%	Households spending 30% or more of total income on shelter	103,295	22%

Per cent spending 30 per cent or more on shelter costs

26%

22%

Downtown West End

Calgary

Shelter cost

$1,565

$1,589

$1,497

$1,308

Owned dwellings, median Rented dwellings, median monthly shelter costs monthly shelter costs

Downtown West End Calgary

Housing affordability for renter and owner households

Downtown West End			Calgary
	Owner	Renter		Owner	Renter
Private households with total income greater than zero	570	715	Private households with total income greater than zero	333,455	133,275
Per cent households with income spending 30% or more total income on shelter	24%	29%	Per cent households with income spending 30% or more total income on shelter	17%	37%
Median monthly shelter costs	$1,565	$1,497	Median monthly shelter costs	$1,589	$1,308
% with mortgage	60%	–	% with mortgage	67%	–
% in subsidized housing	–	13%	% in subsidized housing	–	10%

Condition of dwelling

Downtown West End			Calgary
	Number	Per cent		Number	Per cent
Occupied private dwellings	1,285	100%	Occupied private dwellings	466,730	100%
Regular maintenance or minor repairs needed	1,225	95%	Regular maintenance or minor repairs needed	446,630	96%
Major repairs needed	60	5%	Major repairs needed	20,105	4%

Per cent housing requiring major repairs

Downtown West End

Calgary

Per cent housing not suitable

Downtown West End

Calgary

Housing suitability

Downtown West End			Calgary
	Number	Per cent		Number	Per cent
Private households	1,280	100%	Private households	466,730	100%
Suitable	1,250	98%	Suitable	444,440	95%
Not suitable	35	3%	Not suitable	22,295	5%

Dwellings by period of construction

Downtown West End			Calgary
	Number	Per cent		Number	Per cent
Occupied private dwellings	1,285	100%	Occupied private dwellings	466,730	100%
1960 or before	40	3%	1960 or before	46,475	10%
1961 to 1980	160	12%	1961 to 1980	136,555	29%
1981 to 1990	60	5%	1981 to 1990	60,930	13%
1991 to 2000	170	13%	1991 to 2000	73,405	16%
2001 to 2005	690	54%	2001 to 2005	52,470	11%
2006 to 2010	135	11%	2006 to 2010	50,135	11%
2011 to 2016	20	2%	2011 to 2016	46,755	10%

Dwellings by structure type

Downtown West End			Calgary
	Number	Per cent		Number	Per cent
Occupied private dwellings	1,285	100%	Occupied private dwellings	466,725	100%
Single-detached house	0	0%	Single-detached house	262,965	56%
Semi-detached house or duplex	0	0%	Semi-detached house or duplex	50,880	11%
Semi-detached	0	0%	Semi-detached	29,295	6%
Duplex	0	0%	Duplex	21,585	5%
Row house	0	0%	Row house	44,705	10%
Apartment	1,280	100%	Apartment	105,890	23%
Less than 5 storeys	0	0%	Less than 5 storeys	72,880	16%
5 storeys or more	1,280	100%	5 storeys or more	33,010	7%
Other dwelling	0	0%	Other dwelling	2,295	0%

Dwellings by period of construction

1960 or before

1961 to 1980

10%

12%

29%

1981 to 1990

1991 to 2000

13%

16%

2001 to 2005

54%

2006 to 2010

11%

2011 to 2016

10%

Downtown West End Calgary

Dwelling structure type

Single-detached 0%

house

56%

Semi-detached 0%

house or duplex 11%

Row house

10%

Apartment

100%

23%

Other dwelling 0%

Downtown West End Calgary

Mobility status 1 year ago

Downtown West End			Calgary
	Number	Per cent		Number	Per cent
Population aged 1 year and over in private households	2,100	100%	Population aged 1 year and over in private households	1,207,055	100%
Non-movers	1,430	68%	Non-movers	1,015,135	84%
Movers	665	32%	Movers	191,915	16%
Non-migrants	450	21%	Non-migrants	143,215	12%
Migrants	220	10%	Migrants	48,700	4%
Internal migrants	95	5%	Internal migrants	28,085	2%
External migrants	120	6%	External migrants	20,615	2%

Per cent who moved in the last year

32%

16%

Downtown West End

Calgary

Per cent who moved in the last 5 years

62%

46%

Downtown West End

Calgary

Mobility status 5 years ago

Downtown West End			Calgary
	Number	Per cent		Number	Per cent
Population aged 5 years and over in private households	2,045	100%	Population aged 5 years and over in private households	1,144,745	100%
Non-movers	780	38%	Non-movers	616,155	54%
Movers	1,260	62%	Movers	528,590	46%
Non-migrants	575	28%	Non-migrants	331,630	29%
Migrants	690	34%	Migrants	196,965	17%
Internal migrants	375	18%	Internal migrants	109,735	10%
External migrants	315	15%	External migrants	87,225	8%

Income

Median household and individual income before tax in 2015

Downtown West End		Calgary
	Number		Number
Median income of population aged 15 years and over	$58,125	Median income of population aged 15 years and over	$43,251
Male	$69,738	Male	$52,634
Female	$46,406	Female	$35,395
Median household income of private households	$89,642	Median household income of private households	$97,329

Total household income groups in 2015 for private households

Downtown West End			Calgary
	Number	Per cent		Number	Per cent
Private households	1,285	100%	Private households	466,730	100%
Under $20,000	205	16%	Under $20,000	26,015	6%
$20,000 to $39,999	115	9%	$20,000 to $39,999	49,120	11%
$40,000 to $59,999	110	9%	$40,000 to $59,999	54,920	12%
$60,000 to $79,999	150	12%	$60,000 to $79,999	56,565	12%
$80,000 to $99,999	125	10%	$80,000 to $99,999	53,040	11%
$100,000 to $124,999	145	11%	$100,000 to $124,999	56,105	12%
$125,000 to $149,999	90	7%	$125,000 to $149,999	42,765	9%
$150,000 to $199,999	125	10%	$150,000 to $199,999	54,725	12%
$200,000 and over	220	17%	$200,000 and over	73,475	16%

Median total income in 2015

$97,329

$89,642

$58,125

$43,251

Individuals

Households

Downtown West End Calgary

Household income

Under $50,000

29%

22%

$50,000 to $99,999

26%

29%

$100,000 to $149,999

18%

21%

$150,000 to $199,999

10%

12%

$200,000 and over

17%

16%

Downtown West End Calgary

Low Income in 2015 by age

Downtown West End
	Number	Number in low income	Per cent in low income
Population in private households to whom low- income concepts are applicable	2,105	375	18%
0 to 17 years	135	35	27%
18 to 64 years	1,720	285	16%
65 years and over	255	55	24%

Calgary
	Number	Number in low income	Per cent in low income
Population in private households to whom low- income concepts are applicable	1,222,390	113,185	9%
0 to 17 years	267,035	33,815	13%
18 to 64 years	827,470	68,025	8%
65 years and over	127,890	11,345	9%

Low-income measure after tax (LIM-AT) threshold for private households, 2015
	After-tax income
1 person	$22,133
2 persons	$31,301
3 persons	$38,335
4 persons	$44,266
5 persons	$49,491
6 persons	$54,215
7 persons	$58,558
To convert to other household sizes, multiply the value in the one-person household by the square root of the desired household size.

Prevalence of low income by age group (LIM-AT)

27%

24%

16%

13%

0 to 17 years (%) 18 to 64 years (%) 65 years and over

(%)

Downtown West End Calgary

Downtown West End Map

Glossary

The definitions in this glossary are adapted from the 2016 Statistics Canada Census Dictionary (98-301-X).

*Aboriginal identity*	Refers to whether a person reported being at least one of the following: An Aboriginal person, that is First Nations (North American Indian), Métis or Inuk (Inuit) A registered or Treaty Indian (as defined by the Indian Act of Canada) A member of a First Nation or Indian band.
*Adjusted after-tax income*	Refers to after-tax income during the income reference year that has been adjusted to account for household size. Adjustments for household size reflect the fact that a household’s needs increase as the number of members increase, although not necessarily by the same proportion per additional member. For the census, this adjustment is calculated by dividing the household income by the square root of the household size and assigning this income to each person in the household. Used to determine whether a household is in low income based on the low income measure after-tax (LIM-AT).
*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 sometime 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. Other immigrant includes immigrants who were granted permanent resident status under a program that does not fall in the economic immigrants, the immigrants sponsored by family or the refugee categories.
*Age*	Refers to the age at last birthday before the census reference day, May 10, 2016.
*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 (with or without children), a common-law couple (with or without children), or a lone parent family. A couple may be of same or opposite sex. Grandchildren living with their grandparent(s) but with no parents present also constitute a census family. Children may be children by birth, marriage, common-law union or adoption 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.
*Census reference day*	A survey’s reference date is the date to which respondents refer when answering the questions. The 2016 Census reference day was May 10, 2016.

*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 person who are dual citizens of Canada and another country. Not a Canadian citizen refers to persons who were born outside Canada and have not become Canadian citizens.
*Dwelling*	Refers to a set of living quarters. Collective Dwelling refers to a dwelling of a commercial, institutional or communal nature. Included are lodging or rooming houses, hotels, motels, tourist establishments, nursing homes, hospitals, staff residences, military bases, work camps, jails, group homes, and so on. Private Dwelling refers to a separate set of living quarters with a private entrance either from outside 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 someone else.
*Dwelling condition*	Refers to whether the dwelling is in need of repairs. This does not include 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.
*Dwelling 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: Refers to 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. Duplex: Refers to one of two dwellings, located one above the other, may or more be attached to other dwellings or buildings. 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: Refers to a dwelling unit in a building that has fewer than five storeys. Apartment, five or more storeys: Refers to a dwelling unit in a high-rise apartment building which has five or more storeys. Other dwelling: Includes mobile homes, movable dwellings, and other dwellings not included elsewhere.

*Employment status*	Employed refers to a person who, during the period of Sunday May 1 to Saturday May 7, 2016, 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 refers to a person who, during the period of Sunday May 1 to Saturday May 7, 2016, 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.
*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.
Highest certificate, diploma or degree completed	Refers to the highest level of education completed based on responses to the educational qualifications questions, which asked for all certificates, diplomas and degrees to be reported.
*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 2015.
*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.

*Housing tenure*	Refers to whether a household rents or owns their private dwelling. Owner refers to a household if some member of the household owns the dwelling even if it is not fully paid for, for example if there is a mortgage or some other claim to it. Renter refers to a household if no member of the household owns the dwelling, even if the dwelling is provided without cash rent or at a reduced rent, or if the dwelling is part of a cooperative.
*Immigrant status*	Immigrant refers to a person who is or ever has been a landed immigrant or permanent resident. Such a person has been granted the right to live in Canada permanently by immigration authorities. Immigrants who have obtained Canadian citizenship by naturalization are included in this group. Recent immigrant refers to persons who are immigrants who landed in Canada between January 1, 2011 and May 10, 2016. Non-immigrant refers to a person who is a Canadian citizen by birth. Non-permanent resident refers to a person from another country who has a work or study permit or who is a refugee claimant, and the family members sharing the same permit and living in Canada with them. Year of immigration refers to the year in which the immigrant first obtained his or her landed immigrant or permanent resident status.
*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 2016 Census, the income reference year was January 1 to December 31, 2015.
*Knowledge of non-official languages*	Refers to languages, other than English or French, in which a person can conduct a conversation.
*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.
*Labour force status*	Labour force refers to persons who, during the employment reference week were either employed or unemployed. In the labour force refers to persons who, during the week of May 1 – 7, 2016, were either employed or unemployed. Not in the labour force refers to persons who were neither employed nor unemployed during the week of May 1 – 7, 2016.
*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.
*Lone parent*	Refers to mothers or fathers, with no married spouse or common-law partner present, living in a dwelling with one or more children.

*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 2015 was $22,133.
*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 the marital status of the person, taking into account his/her common-law status. 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. Persons living common-law are not included in this category. Married: Refers to a person who is legally married and 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. 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.
*Mobility status*	A number of 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 the 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 his or her home and his or her 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*	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 two languages 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 two mother tongues only if the two languages were used equally often and are still understood by the person. For a child who has not yet learned to speak, the mother tongue is the language spoken most often to this child at home. The child has two mother tongues only if both languages are spoken equally often so that the child learns both languages at the same time.
*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 2016 (http://www23.statcan.gc.ca/imdb/p3VD.pl?Function=getVD&TVD=367512).
*Population in private households*	Refers to all persons who occupy private dwellings. Excludes persons who occupy collective dwellings. 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.
*Total income*	Refers to 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.
*Visible minority*	Refers to persons, other than Aboriginal peoples, who are non-Caucasian in race or non- white in colour.
*Ward*	Refers to the Calgary ward boundaries. Ward boundaries change regularly. While the number of wards remains relatively static, the geographic area they represent does not. As such, comparisons should not be drawn between wards over time. For the 2016 Census of Canada, 2017 boundaries were used for wards and communities.