Calgary Mayland Heights Neighborhood

The City of Calgary Community Profiles

Mayland Heights

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

Mayland Heights 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

Mayland Heights= Calgary=

Population in private households in 2016:

Population distribution by age in 2016:

5,925

0-14 years:

65+ years:

 

15%

15%

 

 

 

1,222,390

19%

10%

Per cent households spending 30% or more of total income on shelter in 2016

Per cent Immigrants in 2016

28%

22%

22%

31%

Median total household income (before tax) in 2015:

Per cent individuals who speak English most often at home

$71,361

87%

$$$

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$97,329

75%

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Population and Dwellings

Number of persons by age group

Mayland Heights

 

Calgary

 

Number

Per cent

 

Number

Per cent

Population in private

households

5,925

100%

Population in private

households

1,222,390

100%

0 to 14 years

870

15%

0 to 14 years

226,285

19%

15 to 64 years

4,190

71%

15 to 64 years

868,220

71%

65 to 84 years

770

13%

65 to 84 years

115,985

9%

85 years and over

90

2%

85 years and over

11,900

1%

Number of persons by age and sex

Mayland Heights

 

Calgary

 

Total

Male

Female

 

Total

Male

Female

Population in private households

5,925

2,980

2,945

Population in private households

1,222,390

610,620

611,775

0-4

300

170

130

0-4

77,645

39,975

37,675

5-9

300

170

130

5-9

79,220

40,500

38,720

10-14

265

150

115

10-14

69,415

35,535

33,885

15-19

250

110

145

15-19

68,695

34,980

33,720

20-24

360

215

145

20-24

78,235

39,960

38,270

25-29

555

270

285

25-29

99,745

49,285

50,460

30-34

550

290

260

30-34

109,015

54,730

54,285

35-39

445

255

190

35-39

99,905

49,535

50,365

40-44

390

195

195

40-44

93,025

46,415

46,610

45-49

385

175

210

45-49

87,375

44,120

43,255

50-54

470

255

220

50-54

86,115

43,020

43,090

55-59

490

240

255

55-59

81,570

40,610

40,955

60-64

295

150

145

60-64

64,540

32,040

32,500

65-69

245

115

125

65-69

48,640

23,795

24,840

70-74

145

50

100

70-74

30,335

14,475

15,855

75-79

225

85

145

75-79

21,715

9,970

11,750

80-84

155

70

90

80-84

15,295

6,875

8,420

85-89

60

25

30

85-89

8,595

3,595

5,000

90-94

30

10

25

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 Mayland

Heights

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

Females

Males

8% 6% 4% 2% 0% 2% 4% 6% 8%

     

Females

Males

     

Families and Households

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

8% 6% 4% 2% 0% 2% 4% 6% 8%

Private households by household size

Mayland Heights

 

Calgary

 

Number

Per cent

 

Number

Per cent

Private households

2,670

100%

Private households

446,730

100%

1 person

890

33%

1 person

114,225

24%

2 persons

925

35%

2 persons

150,820

32%

3 persons

430

16%

3 persons

78,420

17%

4 persons

290

11%

4 persons

75,340

16%

5 or more persons

135

5%

5 or more persons

47,920

10%

Average household size

2.2

Average household size

2.6

Census families

Mayland Heights

 

Calgary

 

Number

Per cent

 

Number

Per cent

Census families

1,555

100%

Census families

337,120

100%

Couple families

1,210

78%

Couple families

289,790

86%

W/out children at home

650

42%

W/out children at home

126,295

37%

With children at home

570

37%

With children at home

163,495

48%

Lone-parent families

340

22%

Lone-parent families

47,330

14%

Lone Parent Census Families

Mayland Heights

 

Calgary

 

Number

Per cent

 

Number

Per cent

Lone-parent families

340

100%

Lone-parent families

47,330

100%

Female lone-parent

280

82%

Female lone-parent

36,955

78%

Male lone-parent

55

16%

Male lone-parent

10,380

22%

Census families

48%

42%

37%

37%

22%

14%

Couples without children

Couples with children

Lone parents

Mayland Heights Calgary

Population age 15 and over by marital status

Married

39%

50%

Living common law

10%

9%

Never married

34%

29%

Separated

3%

2%

Divorced

10%

6%

Widowed

4%

3%

Mayland Heights Calgary

Marital status

Mayland Heights

 

Calgary

 

Number

Per cent

 

Number

Per cent

Population aged 15 years and older in

private households

5,060

100%

Population aged 15 years and over in

private households

996,105

100%

Married/common-law

2,490

49%

Married/common-law

592,610

59%

Married

1,975

39%

Married

502,655

50%

Common-law

515

10%

Common-law

89,955

9%

Not living with spouse

or common-law partner

2,565

51%

Not living with spouse

or common-law partner

403,495

41%

Never married

1,700

34%

Never married

289,135

29%

Separated

160

3%

Separated

21,770

2%

Divorced

495

10%

Divorced

60,705

6%

Widowed

215

4%

Widowed

31,880

3%

Languages

Knowledge of official languages

Mayland Heights

 

Calgary

 

Number

Per cent

 

Number

Per cent

Population in private

households

5,925

100%

Population in private

households

1,222,395

100%

English only

5,550

94%

English only

1,103,085

90%

French only

10

0%

French only

1,200

0%

English and French

310

5%

English and French

89,005

7%

Neither English nor French

60

1%

Neither English nor French

29,095

2%

Per cent of population with knowledge of neither English nor French

Mayland Heights

1%

Calgary

2%

Languages spoken most often at home (Top 5)

Mayland Heights

 

Calgary

 

Number

Per cent

 

Number

Per cent

Population in private

households

5,930

100%

Population in private

households

1,222,395

100%

English

5,170

87%

English

920,555

75%

French

0

0%

French

7,565

1%

Non-official language

560

9%

Non-official language

210,090

17%

Somali

100

2%

Punjabi (Panjabi)

26,865

2%

Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)

95

2%

Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)

22,570

2%

Cantonese

55

1%

Cantonese

22,415

2%

Spanish

55

1%

Mandarin

20,525

2%

Portuguese

50

1%

Spanish

16,450

1%

Multiple languages

190

3%

Multiple languages

84,185

7%

Mother tongue (Top 5)

Mayland Heights

 

Calgary

 

Number

Per cent

 

Number

Per cent

Population in private

households

5,925

100%

Population in private

households

1,222,395

100%

English

4,480

76%

English

803,135

66%

French

60

1%

French

18,185

1%

Non-official language

1,260

21%

Non-official language

362,855

30%

Italian

150

3%

Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)

38,685

3%

Tagalog (Pilipino,

Filipino)

140

2%

Punjabi (Panjabi)

35,780

3%

Somali

120

2%

Cantonese

34,020

3%

German

110

2%

Mandarin

27,845

2%

Spanish

100

2%

Spanish

26,680

2%

Multiple responses

130

2%

Multiple responses

38,220

3%

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

25%

13%

Mayland Heights

Calgary

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

34%

24%

Mayland Heights

Calgary

Knowledge of Non-Official Languages (Top 5)

Mayland Heights

 

Calgary

 

Number

Per cent

 

Number

Per cent

Population in private households

5,930

100%

Population in private households

1,222,390

100%

Italian

200

3%

Tagalog (Pilipino,

Filipino)

55,265

5%

Tagalog (Pilipino,

Filipino)

190

3%

Spanish

48,675

4%

Spanish

150

3%

Punjabi (Panjabi)

47,140

4%

German

130

2%

Cantonese

42,445

3%

Somali

130

2%

Mandarin

38,800

3%

Immigration, and Population Diversity

Immigrant Status and Year of Immigration

Mayland Heights

 

Calgary

 

Number

Per cent

 

Number

Per cent

Population in private

households

5,925

100%

Population in private

households

1,222,390

100%

Non-immigrants

4,515

76%

Non-immigrants

813,465

67%

Immigrants

1,325

22%

Immigrants

383,080

31%

Before 1981

435

7%

Before 1981

63,920

5%

1981 to 1990

115

2%

1981 to 1990

38,270

3%

1991 to 2000

190

3%

1991 to 2000

64,820

5%

2001 to 2005

105

2%

2001 to 2005

56,835

5%

2006 to 2010

260

4%

2006 to 2010

69,570

6%

2011 to 2016

225

4%

2011 to 2016

89,665

7%

Non-permanent

residents

85

1%

Non-permanent

residents

25,850

2%

Immigrant status

76%

67%

31%

22%

1% 2%

Non-immigrants

Immigrants

Non-permanent residents

Mayland Heights Calgary

Year of immigration of immigrants

Before 1981

33%

17%

1981 to 1990

9%

10%

1991 to 2000

14%

17%

2001 to 2010

28%

33%

2011 to 2016

17%

23%

Mayland Heights Calgary

Citizenship

Mayland Heights

 

Calgary

 

Number

Per cent

 

Number

Per cent

Population in private

households

5,925

100%

Population in private

households

1,222,395

100%

Canadian citizens

5,385

91%

Canadian citizens

1,075,470

88%

Not Canadian citizens

540

9%

Not Canadian citizens

146,925

12%

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

Mayland Heights

 

Calgary

 

Number

Per cent

 

Number

Per cent

Immigrant population

in private households

1,325

100%

Immigrant population

in private households

383,080

100%

By continent

   

By continent

   

Americas

165

12%

Americas

41,010

11%

Europe

440

33%

Europe

72,985

19%

Africa

295

22%

Africa

39,220

10%

Asia

420

32%

Asia

226,330

59%

Oceania and other

10

1%

Oceania and other

3,535

1%

By country

   

By country

   

Philippines

150

11%

Philippines

51,545

13%

Italy

120

9%

India

44,365

12%

Ethiopia

85

6%

China

34,550

9%

United Kingdom

80

6%

United Kingdom

22,150

6%

Somalia

65

5%

Pakistan

17,115

4%

Place of birth of immigrants for Mayland Heights

Oceania 4%

and other 1%

Asia

40%

32%

Africa

31%

22%

Europe

9%

33%

Americas

22%

12%

Recent immigrants All immigrants

Place of birth of immigrants for Calgary

Oceania 1%

and other 1%

Asia

67%

59%

Africa

13%

10%

Europe

10%

19%

Americas

10%

11%

Recent immigrants All immigrants

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

Mayland Heights

 

Calgary

 

Number

Per cent

 

Number

Per cent

Recent immigrant population in private

households

225

100%

Recent immigrant population in private

households

89,660

100%

By Continent

   

By Continent

   

Americas

50

22%

Americas

8,735

10%

Europe

20

9%

Europe

8,680

10%

Africa

70

31%

Africa

11,600

13%

Asia

90

40%

Asia

59,915

67%

Oceania and other

10

4%

Oceania and other

735

1%

Immigrant admission category

Mayland Heights

 

Calgary

 

Number

Per cent

 

Number

Per cent

Immigrant population in private households

who landed between 1980 and 2016

920

100%

Immigrant population in private households

who landed between 1980 and 2016

325,395

100%

Economic immigrants

320

35%

Economic immigrants

184,255

57%

Immigrants sponsored

by family

280

30%

Immigrants sponsored

by family

92,160

28%

Refugees

315

34%

Refugees

46,260

14%

Other immigrants

10

1%

Other immigrants

2,720

1%

Immigrant admission category (landed between 1980 and 2016)

57%

35%

34%

30% 28%

14%

1% 1%

Economic immigrants

Immigrants Refugees sponsored by

family

Other immigrants

Mayland Heights Calgary

Generation status

55%

44%

34%

24%

21%

22%

First generation Second generation Third generation or

more

Mayland Heights Calgary

Generation status

Mayland Heights

 

Calgary

 

Number

Per cent

 

Number

Per cent

Population in private

households

5,930

100%

Population in private

households

1,222,390

100%

First generation

1,450

24%

First generation

417,395

34%

Second generation

1,240

21%

Second generation

264,055

22%

Third generation or more

3,240

55%

Third generation or more

540,945

44%

Per cent visible minority

Mayland Heights

23%

Calgary

36%

Visible Minority

Mayland Heights

 

Calgary

 

Number

Per cent

 

Number

Per cent

Population in private

households

5,925

100%

Population in private

households

1,222,395

100%

Visible minority

1,335

23%

Visible minority

442,610

36%

South Asian

130

2%

South Asian

115,835

9%

Chinese

100

2%

Chinese

87,835

7%

Black

540

9%

Black

51,505

4%

Filipino

225

4%

Filipino

67,650

6%

Latin American

110

2%

Latin American

26,250

2%

Arab

45

1%

Arab

25,200

2%

Southeast Asian

55

1%

Southeast Asian

21,615

2%

West Asian

55

1%

West Asian

12,610

1%

Korean

10

0%

Korean

10,630

1%

Japanese

15

0%

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

1%

Multiple visible minorities

13,890

1%

Not a visible minority

4,590

77%

Not a visible minority

779,780

64%

Visible minority population

9%

9%

Mayland Heights Calgary

7%

6%

4%

4%

2%

2%

2%

2%

2%

2%

1%

1%

1% 1%

1%

1% 1%

0%

0% 0%

South Asian

Chinese

Black Filipino

Latin American

Arab Southeast West Korean Japanese

Asian

Asian

0%

0%

Visible Multiple minority, visible

n.i.e. minorities

Aboriginal Identity and Languages

Aboriginal identity

Mayland Heights

 

Calgary

 

Number

Per cent

 

Number

Per cent

Population in private

households

5,925

100%

Population in private

households

1,222,390

100%

Aboriginal identity

320

5%

Aboriginal identity

35,190

3%

Non-Aboriginal identity

5,605

95%

Non-Aboriginal identity

1,187,200

97%

Per cent Aboriginal identity

Mayland Heights

5%

Calgary

3%

Aboriginal group

Mayland Heights

 

Calgary

 

Number

Per cent

 

Number

Per cent

Aboriginal identity population in

private households

320

100%

Aboriginal identity population in

private households

35,190

100%

First Nations (North

American Indian)

165

52%

First Nations (North

American Indian)

15,500

44%

Metis

150

47%

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)

Mayland Heights

 

Calgary

 

Number

Per cent

 

Number

Per cent

Population in private households with

knowledge of an Aboriginal language

20

100%

Population in private households with

knowledge of an Aboriginal language

1,145

100%

Cree, n.o.s.

10

50%

Blackfoot

335

29%

Blackfoot

10

50%

Cree, n.o.s.*

230

20%

     

Plains Cree

90

8%

*N.O.S = not otherwise specified.

Education

Highest certificate, diploma or degree

Mayland Heights

 

Calgary

 

Number

Per cent

 

Number

Per cent

Population aged 15

5,060

100%

Population aged 15

996,105

100%

years and over in

   

years and over in

   

private households

   

private households

   

No certificate, diploma

895

18%

No certificate, diploma

134,640

14%

or degree

   

or degree

   

High school diploma

1,540

30%

High school diploma

257,250

26%

or equivalent

   

or equivalent

   

Post-secondary

2,625

52%

Post-secondary

604,215

61%

certificate, diploma or

   

certificate, diploma or

   

degree

   

degree

   

Apprenticeship or

535

11%

Apprenticeship or

65,520

7%

trades certificate or

   

trades certificate or

   

diploma

   

diploma

   

College, CEGEP or

1,120

22%

College, CEGEP or

175,840

18%

other non-university

   

other non-university

   

certificate or diploma

   

certificate or diploma

   

University certificate

145

3%

University certificate

31,730

3%

or diploma below

   

or diploma below

   

bachelor level

   

bachelor level

   

University certificate,

820

16%

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

33%

30%

26%

22%

18%

18%

16%

14%

11%

7%

3% 3%

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

Mayland Heights Calgary

Employment

Labour force status and employment status

Mayland Heights

 

Calgary

 

Number

 

Number

Population aged 15 years and over

in private households

5,060

Population aged 15 years and over

in private households

996,105

In the labour force

3,585

In the labour force

728,290

Employed Unemployed

3,220

365

Employed Unemployed

658,970

69,320

Not in the labour force

1,475

Not in the labour force

267,815

Labour force participation rate

71%

Labour force participation rate

73%

Employment rate

64%

Employment rate

66%

Unemployment rate

10%

Unemployment rate

10%

Labour force status for Mayland Heights

78%

70%

64%

58%

10%

11%

Participation rate Employment rate Unemployment

rate

Females Males

Labour force status for Calgary

78%

68%

70%

62%

9%

10%

Participation rate Employment rate Unemployment

rate

Females Males

Labour force status and employment status by sex

Mayland Heights

 

Calgary

 

Males

Females

 

Males

Females

Population aged 15

years and over in private households

2,495

2,565

Population aged 15

years and over in private households

494,610

501,495

In the labour force

1,950

1,635

In the labour force

386,945

341,345

Employed

1,745

1,475

Employed

348,130

310,840

Unemployed

205

160

Unemployed

38,810

30,505

Not in the labour force

545

930

Not in the labour force

107,670

160,150

Labour force participation rate

78%

64%

Labour force participation rate

78%

68%

Employment rate

70%

58%

Employment rate

70%

62%

Unemployment rate

11%

10%

Unemployment rate

10%

9%

Transportation to Work

Mode of transportation to work

Mayland Heights

 

Calgary

 

Number

Per cent

 

Number

Per cent

Employed labour force

aged 15 years and over in private households

3,055

100%

Employed labour force

aged 15 years and over in private households

611,330

100%

Driver – car, truck or van

2,225

73%

Driver – car, truck or van

434,375

71%

Passenger – car, truck or

van

200

7%

Passenger – car, truck or

van

31,420

5%

Public transit

440

14%

Public transit

96,565

16%

Walked

85

3%

Walked

30,245

5%

Bicycle

30

1%

Bicycle

9,875

2%

Other methods

80

3%

Other methods

8,850

1%

Mode of transportation to work

Car, truck, van 73%

as a driver 71%

Car, truck, van as a passenger

7%

5%

Public transit

14%

16%

Walked

3%

5%

Bicycle

1%

2%

Other method

3%

1%

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Commuting duration

47%

42%

26%

24%

20%

17%

8%

4%

5% 6%

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

Mayland Heights Calgary

Commuting duration

Mayland Heights

 

Calgary

 

Number

Per cent

 

Number

Per cent

Employed labour force aged 15 years and over

in private households

3,050

100%

Employed labour force aged 15 years and over in

private households

611,325

100%

Less than 15 minutes

735

24%

Less than 15 minutes

105,515

17%

15 to 29 minutes

1,445

47%

15 to 29 minutes

256,765

42%

30 to 44 minutes

595

20%

30 to 44 minutes

161,770

26%

45 to 59 minutes

135

4%

45 to 59 minutes

50,820

8%

60 minutes and over

140

5%

60 minutes and over

36,460

6%

Time leaving for work

Mayland Heights

 

Calgary

 

Number

Per cent

 

Number

Per cent

Employed labour force aged 15 years and over

in private households

3,050

100%

Employed labour force aged 15 years and over

in private households

611,330

100%

Between 5 a.m and 5:59

a.m.

205

7%

Between 5 a.m and 5:59

a.m.

40,190

7%

Between 6 a.m. and 6:59

a.m.

660

22%

Between 6 a.m. and 6:59

a.m.

123,770

20%

Between 7 a.m. and 7:59

a.m.

820

27%

Between 7 a.m. and 7:59

a.m.

180,205

29%

Between 8 a.m. and 8:59

a.m.

525

17%

Between 8 a.m. and 8:59

a.m.

108,925

18%

Between 9 a.m. and 9:59 a.m.

360

12%

Between 9 a.m. and 9:59 a.m.

67,245

11%

Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 p.m.

480

16%

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.

7%

7%

Between 6 a.m.

and 6:59 a.m.

22%

20%

Between 7 a.m.

and 7:59 a.m.

27%

29%

Between 8 a.m.

and 8:59 a.m.

17%

18%

Between 9 a.m.

and 11:59 a.m.

12%

11%

Between 12 p.m.

and 4:59 a.m.

16%

15%

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Housing tenure

71%

56%

44%

29%

Owner

Renter

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Housing and Mobility

Housing Tenure

Mayland Heights

 

Calgary

 

Number

Per cent

 

Number

Per cent

Private households

2,670

100%

Private households

466,730

100%

Owner households

1,485

56%

Owner households

333,455

71%

Renter households

1,185

44%

Renter households

133,275

29%

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

Mayland Heights

 

Calgary

 

Number

Per cent

 

Number

Per cent

Private households

with income

2,660

100%

Private households

with income

464,360

100%

Households spending less than 30% of total

income on shelter

1,910

72%

Households spending less than 30% of total

income on shelter

361,070

78%

Households spending

30% or more of total income on shelter

750

28%

Households spending

30% or more of total income on shelter

103,295

22%

Per cent spending 30 per cent or more on shelter costs

28%

22%

Mayland Heights

Calgary

Shelter cost

$1,589

$1,250

$1,308

$995

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

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Housing affordability for renter and owner households

Mayland Heights

 

Calgary

 

Owner

Renter

 

Owner

Renter

Private households

with total income greater than zero

1,485

1,185

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

17%

42%

Per cent households with income spending 30% or more total

income on shelter

17%

37%

Median monthly

shelter costs

$995

$1,250

Median monthly

shelter costs

$1,589

$1,308

% with mortgage

53%

% with mortgage

67%

% in subsidized

housing

17%

% in subsidized

housing

10%

Condition of dwelling

Mayland Heights

 

Calgary

 

Number

Per cent

 

Number

Per cent

Occupied private

dwellings

2,670

100%

Occupied private

dwellings

466,730

100%

Regular maintenance or minor repairs

needed

2,555

96%

Regular maintenance or minor repairs

needed

446,630

96%

Major repairs needed

115

4%

Major repairs needed

20,105

4%

Per cent housing requiring major repairs

4%

4%

Mayland Heights

Calgary

Per cent housing not suitable

5%

5%

Mayland Heights

Calgary

Housing suitability

Mayland Heights

 

Calgary

 

Number

Per cent

 

Number

Per cent

Private households

2,670

100%

Private households

466,730

100%

Suitable

2,550

96%

Suitable

444,440

95%

Not suitable

125

5%

Not suitable

22,295

5%

Dwellings by period of construction

Mayland Heights

 

Calgary

 

Number

Per cent

 

Number

Per cent

Occupied private

dwellings

2,670

100%

Occupied private

dwellings

466,730

100%

1960 or before

400

15%

1960 or before

46,475

10%

1961 to 1980

1,565

59%

1961 to 1980

136,555

29%

1981 to 1990

420

16%

1981 to 1990

60,930

13%

1991 to 2000

240

9%

1991 to 2000

73,405

16%

2001 to 2005

25

1%

2001 to 2005

52,470

11%

2006 to 2010

15

1%

2006 to 2010

50,135

11%

2011 to 2016

0

0%

2011 to 2016

46,755

10%

Dwellings by structure type

Mayland Heights

 

Calgary

 

Number

Per cent

 

Number

Per cent

Occupied private

dwellings

2,670

100%

Occupied private

dwellings

466,725

100%

Single-detached

house

1,110

42%

Single-detached

house

262,965

56%

Semi-detached house or duplex

565

21%

Semi-detached house or duplex

50,880

11%

Semi-detached

225

8%

Semi-detached

29,295

6%

Duplex

340

13%

Duplex

21,585

5%

Row house

225

8%

Row house

44,705

10%

Apartment

770

29%

Apartment

105,890

23%

Less than 5 storeys

585

22%

Less than 5 storeys

72,880

16%

5 storeys or more

185

7%

5 storeys or more

33,010

7%

Other dwelling

0

0%

Other dwelling

2,295

0%

Dwellings by period of construction

1960 or before

15%

10%

1961 to 1980

59%

29%

1981 to 1990

1991 to 2000

16%

13%

9%

16%

2001 to 2005

1%

11%

2006 to 2010

1%

11%

2011 to 2016

0%

10%

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Dwelling structure type

Single-detached house

42%

56%

Semi-detached house or duplex

21%

11%

Row house

8%

10%

Apartment

29%

23%

Other dwelling 0%

0%

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Mobility status 1 year ago

Mayland Heights

 

Calgary

 

Number

Per cent

 

Number

Per cent

Population aged 1 year and over in

private households

5,845

100%

Population aged 1 year and over in

private households

1,207,055

100%

Non-movers

4,840

83%

Non-movers

1,015,135

84%

Movers

1,005

17%

Movers

191,915

16%

Non-migrants

815

14%

Non-migrants

143,215

12%

Migrants

190

3%

Migrants

48,700

4%

Internal migrants

125

2%

Internal migrants

28,085

2%

External migrants

65

1%

External migrants

20,615

2%

Per cent who moved in the last year

17%

16%

Mayland Heights

Calgary

Per cent who moved in the last 5 years

46%

43%

Mayland Heights

Calgary

Mobility status 5 years ago

Mayland Heights

 

Calgary

 

Number

Per cent

 

Number

Per cent

Population aged 5

years and over in private households

5,625

100%

Population aged 5

years and over in private households

1,144,745

100%

Non-movers

3,200

57%

Non-movers

616,155

54%

Movers

2,425

43%

Movers

528,590

46%

Non-migrants

1,680

30%

Non-migrants

331,630

29%

Migrants

745

13%

Migrants

196,965

17%

Internal migrants

525

9%

Internal migrants

109,735

10%

External migrants

220

4%

External migrants

87,225

8%

Income

Median household and individual income before tax in 2015

Mayland Heights

 

Calgary

 

Number

 

Number

Median income of population aged

15 years and over

$38,609

Median income of population aged

15 years and over

$43,251

Male

$46,541

Male

$52,634

Female

$31,218

Female

$35,395

Median household income of

private households

$71,361

Median household income of

private households

$97,329

Total household income groups in 2015 for private households

Mayland Heights

 

Calgary

 

Number

Per cent

 

Number

Per cent

Private households

2,670

100%

Private households

466,730

100%

Under $20,000

225

8%

Under $20,000

26,015

6%

$20,000 to $39,999

400

15%

$20,000 to $39,999

49,120

11%

$40,000 to $59,999

475

18%

$40,000 to $59,999

54,920

12%

$60,000 to $79,999

420

16%

$60,000 to $79,999

56,565

12%

$80,000 to $99,999

285

11%

$80,000 to $99,999

53,040

11%

$100,000 to $124,999

240

9%

$100,000 to $124,999

56,105

12%

$125,000 to $149,999

210

8%

$125,000 to $149,999

42,765

9%

$150,000 to $199,999

225

8%

$150,000 to $199,999

54,725

12%

$200,000 and over

185

7%

$200,000 and over

73,475

16%

Median total income in 2015

$97,329

$71,361

$38,609

$43,251

Individuals

Households

Mayland Heights Calgary

Household income

Under $50,000

33%

22%

$50,000 to $99,999

35%

29%

$100,000 to $149,999

17%

21%

$150,000 to $199,999

8%

12%

$200,000 and over

7%

16%

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Low Income in 2015 by age

Mayland Heights

 

Number

Number in low

income

Per cent in low

income

Population in private households to whom low-

income concepts are applicable

5,925

760

13%

0 to 17 years

1,025

240

23%

18 to 64 years

4,030

450

11%

65 years and over

865

75

9%

 

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)

23%

13%

11%

8%

9% 9%

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

(%)

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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.