Calgary Rocky Ridge Neighborhood

The City of Calgary Community Profiles

Rocky Ridge

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
Rocky Ridge 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

Rocky Ridge= Calgary=

Population in private households in 2016: Population distribution by age in 2016:
8,195 0-14 years: 65+ years:
20% 11%
1,222,390 19% 10%
Per cent households spending 30% or more of total income on shelter in 2016 Per cent Immigrants in 2016
21% 31%
22% 31%
Median total household income (before tax) in 2015: Per cent individuals who speak English most often at home
$117,760 81%
$$$ A
$97,329 75%

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Population and Dwellings

Number of persons by age group

Rocky Ridge Calgary
Number Per cent Number Per cent
Population in private

households

8,195 100% Population in private

households

1,222,390 100%
0 to 14 years 1,675 20% 0 to 14 years 226,285 19%
15 to 64 years 5,595 68% 15 to 64 years 868,220 71%
65 to 84 years 805 10% 65 to 84 years 115,985 9%
85 years and over 125 2% 85 years and over 11,900 1%

Number of persons by age and sex

Rocky Ridge Calgary
Total Male Female Total Male Female
Population in private households 8,195 3,960 4,230 Population in private households 1,222,390 610,620 611,775
0-4 455 225 230 0-4 77,645 39,975 37,675
5-9 630 300 325 5-9 79,220 40,500 38,720
10-14 590 315 280 10-14 69,415 35,535 33,885
15-19 465 240 225 15-19 68,695 34,980 33,720
20-24 480 240 235 20-24 78,235 39,960 38,270
25-29 550 215 335 25-29 99,745 49,285 50,460
30-34 615 325 290 30-34 109,015 54,730 54,285
35-39 570 265 305 35-39 99,905 49,535 50,365
40-44 745 345 400 40-44 93,025 46,415 46,610
45-49 685 365 325 45-49 87,375 44,120 43,255
50-54 635 270 365 50-54 86,115 43,020 43,090
55-59 470 250 220 55-59 81,570 40,610 40,955
60-64 370 155 215 60-64 64,540 32,040 32,500
65-69 255 145 115 65-69 48,640 23,795 24,840
70-74 230 110 125 70-74 30,335 14,475 15,855
75-79 165 75 90 75-79 21,715 9,970 11,750
80-84 155 70 80 80-84 15,295 6,875 8,420
85-89 70 40 35 85-89 8,595 3,595 5,000
90-94 40 15 25 90-94 2,725 1,015 1,710
95-99 10 0 10 95-99 530 170 360
100 years and over 0 0 0 100 years and over 55 10 50

Population pyramid for Rocky

Ridge

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

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

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

Females

Males

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

Families and Households

Private households by household size

Rocky Ridge Calgary
Number Per cent Number Per cent
Private households 3,050 100% Private households 446,730 100%
1 person 695 23% 1 person 114,225 24%
2 persons 950 31% 2 persons 150,820 32%
3 persons 500 16% 3 persons 78,420 17%
4 persons 610 20% 4 persons 75,340 16%
5 or more persons 290 10% 5 or more persons 47,920 10%
Average household size 2.7 Average household size 2.6

Census families

Rocky Ridge Calgary
Number Per cent Number Per cent
Census families 2,330 100% Census families 337,120 100%
Couple families 2,060 88% Couple families 289,790 86%
W/out children at home 855 37% W/out children at home 126,295 37%
With children at home 1,210 52% With children at home 163,495 48%
Lone-parent families 270 12% Lone-parent families 47,330 14%

Lone Parent Census Families

Rocky Ridge Calgary
Number Per cent Number Per cent
Lone-parent families 270 100% Lone-parent families 47,330 100%
Female lone-parent 215 80% Female lone-parent 36,955 78%
Male lone-parent 55 20% Male lone-parent 10,380 22%

Census families

52%

48%

37%

37%

12%

14%

Couples without children

Couples with children

Lone parents

Rocky Ridge Calgary

Population age 15 and over by marital status

Married

58%

50%

Living common law

7%

9%

Never married

25%

29%

Separated

2%

2%

Divorced

6%

6%

Widowed

3%

3%

Rocky Ridge Calgary

Marital status

Rocky Ridge Calgary
Number Per cent Number Per cent
Population aged 15 years and older in

private households

6,520 100% Population aged 15 years and over in

private households

996,105 100%
Married/common-law 4,215 65% Married/common-law 592,610 59%
Married 3,760 58% Married 502,655 50%
Common-law 455 7% Common-law 89,955 9%
Not living with spouse

or common-law partner

2,305 35% Not living with spouse

or common-law partner

403,495 41%
Never married 1,600 25% Never married 289,135 29%
Separated 115 2% Separated 21,770 2%
Divorced 370 6% Divorced 60,705 6%
Widowed 225 3% Widowed 31,880 3%

Languages

Knowledge of official languages

Rocky Ridge Calgary
Number Per cent Number Per cent
Population in private

households

8,190 100% Population in private

households

1,222,395 100%
English only 7,405 90% English only 1,103,085 90%
French only 15 0% French only 1,200 0%
English and French 680 8% English and French 89,005 7%
Neither English nor French 90 1% Neither English nor French 29,095 2%

Per cent of population with knowledge of neither English nor French

Rocky Ridge

1%

Calgary

2%

Languages spoken most often at home (Top 5)

Rocky Ridge Calgary
Number Per cent Number Per cent
Population in private

households

8,195 100% Population in private

households

1,222,395 100%
English 6,615 81% English 920,555 75%
French 30 0% French 7,565 1%
Non-official language 970 12% Non-official language 210,090 17%
Spanish 155 2% Punjabi (Panjabi) 26,865 2%
Mandarin 140 2% Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 22,570 2%
Persian (Farsi) 120 1% Cantonese 22,415 2%
Cantonese 90 1% Mandarin 20,525 2%
Urdu 65 1% Spanish 16,450 1%
Multiple languages 575 7% Multiple languages 84,185 7%

Mother tongue (Top 5)

Rocky Ridge Calgary
Number Per cent Number Per cent
Population in private

households

8,195 100% Population in private

households

1,222,395 100%
English 5,725 70% English 803,135 66%
French 95 1% French 18,185 1%
Non-official language 2,085 25% Non-official language 362,855 30%
Spanish 275 3% Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 38,685 3%
Mandarin 205 3% Punjabi (Panjabi) 35,780 3%
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 165 2% Cantonese 34,020 3%
Cantonese 140 2% Mandarin 27,845 2%
Persian (Farsi) 130 2% Spanish 26,680 2%
Multiple responses 285 3% Multiple responses 38,220 3%

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

25%

19%

Rocky Ridge

Calgary

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

34%

30%

Rocky Ridge

Calgary

Knowledge of Non-Official Languages (Top 5)

Rocky Ridge Calgary
Number Per cent Number Per cent
Population in private households 8,195 100% Population in private households 1,222,390 100%
Spanish 455 6% Tagalog (Pilipino,

Filipino)

55,265 5%
Mandarin 280 3% Spanish 48,675 4%
Hindi 205 3% Punjabi (Panjabi) 47,140 4%
Cantonese 195 2% Cantonese 42,445 3%
Tagalog (Pilipino,

Filipino)

185 2% Mandarin 38,800 3%

Immigration, and Population Diversity

Immigrant Status and Year of Immigration

Rocky Ridge Calgary
Number Per cent Number Per cent
Population in private

households

8,195 100% Population in private

households

1,222,390 100%
Non-immigrants 5,510 67% Non-immigrants 813,465 67%
Immigrants 2,550 31% Immigrants 383,080 31%
Before 1981 420 5% Before 1981 63,920 5%
1981 to 1990 195 2% 1981 to 1990 38,270 3%
1991 to 2000 445 5% 1991 to 2000 64,820 5%
2001 to 2005 390 5% 2001 to 2005 56,835 5%
2006 to 2010 500 6% 2006 to 2010 69,570 6%
2011 to 2016 600 7% 2011 to 2016 89,665 7%
Non-permanent

residents

135 2% Non-permanent

residents

25,850 2%

Immigrant status

67% 67%

31% 31%

2% 2%

Non-immigrants

Immigrants

Non-permanent residents

Rocky Ridge Calgary

Year of immigration of immigrants

Before 1981

16%

17%

1981 to 1990

8%

10%

1991 to 2000

17%

17%

2001 to 2010

35%

33%

2011 to 2016

24%

23%

Rocky Ridge Calgary

Citizenship

Rocky Ridge Calgary
Number Per cent Number Per cent
Population in private

households

8,190 100% Population in private

households

1,222,395 100%
Canadian citizens 7,410 90% Canadian citizens 1,075,470 88%
Not Canadian citizens 780 10% Not Canadian citizens 146,925 12%

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

Rocky Ridge Calgary
Number Per cent Number Per cent
Immigrant population

in private households

2,555 100% Immigrant population

in private households

383,080 100%
By continent By continent
Americas 405 16% Americas 41,010 11%
Europe 510 20% Europe 72,985 19%
Africa 310 12% Africa 39,220 10%
Asia 1,295 51% Asia 226,330 59%
Oceania and other 30 1% Oceania and other 3,535 1%
By country By country
India 285 11% Philippines 51,545 13%
United Kingdom 220 9% India 44,365 12%
Philippines 180 7% China 34,550 9%
China 180 7% United Kingdom 22,150 6%
Iran 120 5% Pakistan 17,115 4%

Place of birth of immigrants for Rocky Ridge

Americas

16%

15%

Europe

20%

12%

Africa

12%

13%

Asia

51%

56%

Oceania 1%

and other 4%

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)

Rocky Ridge Calgary
Number Per cent Number Per cent
Recent immigrant population in private

households

595 100% Recent immigrant population in private

households

89,660 100%
By Continent By Continent
Americas 90 15% Americas 8,735 10%
Europe 70 12% Europe 8,680 10%
Africa 75 13% Africa 11,600 13%
Asia 335 56% Asia 59,915 67%
Oceania and other 25 4% Oceania and other 735 1%

Immigrant admission category

Rocky Ridge Calgary
Number Per cent Number Per cent
Immigrant population in private households who landed between

1980 and 2016

2,150 100% Immigrant population in private households who landed between

1980 and 2016

325,395 100%
Economic immigrants 1,550 72% Economic immigrants 184,255 57%
Immigrants sponsored by family 405 19% Immigrants sponsored by family 92,160 28%
Refugees 180 8% Refugees 46,260 14%
Other immigrants 15 1% Other immigrants 2,720 1%

Immigrant admission category (landed between 1980 and 2016)

72%

57%

28%

19%

14%

8%

1% 1%

Economic Immigrants immigrants sponsored by

family

Refugees

Other immigrants

Rocky Ridge Calgary

Generation status

44%

44%

34% 34%

23%

22%

First generation Second generation Third generation or

more

Rocky Ridge Calgary

Generation status

Rocky Ridge Calgary
Number Per cent Number Per cent
Population in private

households

8,190 100% Population in private

households

1,222,390 100%
First generation 2,760 34% First generation 417,395 34%
Second generation 1,865 23% Second generation 264,055 22%
Third generation or more 3,570 44% Third generation or more 540,945 44%

Visible minority population

9% 9%

Rocky Ridge

Calgary

7%

6%

6%

4% 4%

3%

3%

2%

2%

2%

2%

2%

2%

1%

1%

1%

1%

1%

1%

0%

0% 0%

Per cent visible minority

Rocky Ridge

34%

Calgary

36%

Visible Minority

Rocky Ridge Calgary
Number Per cent Number Per cent
Population in private

households

8,195 100% Population in private

households

1,222,395 100%
Visible minority 2,770 34% Visible minority 442,610 36%
South Asian 770 9% South Asian 115,835 9%
Chinese 485 6% Chinese 87,835 7%
Black 340 4% Black 51,505 4%
Filipino 230 3% Filipino 67,650 6%
Latin American 225 3% Latin American 26,250 2%
Arab 130 2% Arab 25,200 2%
Southeast Asian 45 1% Southeast Asian 21,615 2%
West Asian 165 2% West Asian 12,610 1%
Korean 110 1% Korean 10,630 1%
Japanese 80 1% Japanese 5,175 0%
Visible Minority, n.i.e. (Not included elsewhere) 25 0% Visible Minority, n.i.e. (Not included elsewhere) 4,410 0%
Multiple visible minorities 175 2% Multiple visible minorities 13,890 1%
Not a visible minority 5,415 66% 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

Rocky Ridge Calgary
Number Per cent Number Per cent
Population in private

households

8,195 100% Population in private

households

1,222,390 100%
Aboriginal identity 150 2% Aboriginal identity 35,190 3%
Non-Aboriginal identity 8,045 98% Non-Aboriginal identity 1,187,200 97%

Per cent Aboriginal identity

Rocky Ridge

2%

Calgary

3%

Aboriginal group

Rocky Ridge Calgary
Number Per cent Number Per cent
Aboriginal identity population in

private households

150 100% Aboriginal identity population in

private households

35,190 100%
First Nations (North

American Indian)

30 20% First Nations (North

American Indian)

15,500 44%
Metis 105 70% Metis 18,480 53%
Inuk (Inuit) 0 0% Inuk (Inuit) 355 1%
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhere 10 7% Aboriginal responses not included elsewhere 495 1%
Multiple Aboriginal

responses

0 0% Multiple Aboriginal

responses

365 1%

Knowledge of Aboriginal Languages (Top 3)

Rocky Ridge 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

Rocky Ridge Calgary
Number Per cent Number Per cent
Population aged 15 6,520 100% Population aged 15 996,105 100%
years and over in years and over in
private households private households
No certificate, diploma 605 9% No certificate, diploma 134,640 14%
or degree or degree
High school diploma 1,380 21% High school diploma 257,250 26%
or equivalent or equivalent
Post-secondary 4,535 70% Post-secondary 604,215 61%
certificate, diploma or certificate, diploma or
degree degree
Apprenticeship or 290 4% Apprenticeship or 65,520 7%
trades certificate or trades certificate or
diploma diploma
College, CEGEP or 1,190 18% College, CEGEP or 175,840 18%
other non-university other non-university
certificate or diploma certificate or diploma
University certificate 225 3% University certificate 31,730 3%
or diploma below or diploma below
bachelor level bachelor level
University certificate, 2,820 43% 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

43%

33%

26%

21%

18%

18%

14%

9%

4%

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

Rocky Ridge Calgary

Employment

Labour force status and employment status

Rocky Ridge Calgary
Number Number
Population aged 15 years and over

in private households

6,520 Population aged 15 years and over

in private households

996,105
In the labour force 4,645 In the labour force 728,290
Employed Unemployed 4,115

530

Employed Unemployed 658,970

69,320

Not in the labour force 1,875 Not in the labour force 267,815
Labour force participation rate 71% Labour force participation rate 73%
Employment rate 63% Employment rate 66%
Unemployment rate 11% Unemployment rate 10%

Labour force status for Rocky Ridge

76%

67%

68%

59%

12%

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

Rocky Ridge Calgary
Males Females Males Females
Population aged 15

years and over in private households

3,120 3,400 Population aged 15

years and over in private households

494,610 501,495
In the labour force 2,385 2,260 In the labour force 386,945 341,345
Employed 2,115 2,000 Employed 348,130 310,840
Unemployed 270 260 Unemployed 38,810 30,505
Not in the labour force 735 1,140 Not in the labour force 107,670 160,150
Labour force participation rate 76% 67% Labour force participation rate 78% 68%
Employment rate 68% 59% Employment rate 70% 62%
Unemployment rate 11% 12% Unemployment rate 10% 9%

Transportation to Work

Mode of transportation to work

Rocky Ridge Calgary
Number Per cent Number Per cent
Employed labour force

aged 15 years and over in private households

3,790 100% Employed labour force

aged 15 years and over in private households

611,330 100%
Driver – car, truck or van 2,790 74% Driver – car, truck or van 434,375 71%
Passenger – car, truck or

van

225 6% Passenger – car, truck or

van

31,420 5%
Public transit 630 17% Public transit 96,565 16%
Walked 55 1% Walked 30,245 5%
Bicycle 20 1% Bicycle 9,875 2%
Other methods 70 2% Other methods 8,850 1%

Mode of transportation to work

Car, truck, van 74%

as a driver 71%

Car, truck, van as a passenger

6%

5%

Public transit

17%

16%

Walked

1%

5%

Bicycle

1%

2%

Other method

2%

1%

Rocky Ridge Calgary

Commuting duration

42%

35%

33%

26%

17%

12%

13%

8%

6% 6%

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

Rocky Ridge Calgary

Commuting duration

Rocky Ridge Calgary
Number Per cent Number Per cent
Employed labour force aged 15 years and over

in private households

3,790 100% Employed labour force aged 15 years and over in

private households

611,325 100%
Less than 15 minutes 455 12% Less than 15 minutes 105,515 17%
15 to 29 minutes 1,260 33% 15 to 29 minutes 256,765 42%
30 to 44 minutes 1,340 35% 30 to 44 minutes 161,770 26%
45 to 59 minutes 500 13% 45 to 59 minutes 50,820 8%
60 minutes and over 240 6% 60 minutes and over 36,460 6%

Time leaving for work

Rocky Ridge Calgary
Number Per cent Number Per cent
Employed labour force aged 15 years and over

in private households

3,790 100% Employed labour force aged 15 years and over

in private households

611,330 100%
Between 5 a.m and 5:59

a.m.

210 6% Between 5 a.m and 5:59

a.m.

40,190 7%
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59

a.m.

840 22% Between 6 a.m. and 6:59

a.m.

123,770 20%
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59

a.m.

1,205 32% Between 7 a.m. and 7:59

a.m.

180,205 29%
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59

a.m.

690 18% Between 8 a.m. and 8:59

a.m.

108,925 18%
Between 9 a.m. and 9:59 a.m. 445 12% Between 9 a.m. and 9:59 a.m. 67,245 11%
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 p.m. 395 10% 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.

6%

7%

Between 6 a.m.

and 6:59 a.m.

22%

20%

Between 7 a.m.

and 7:59 a.m.

32%

29%

Between 8 a.m.

and 8:59 a.m.

18%

18%

Between 9 a.m.

and 11:59 a.m.

12%

11%

Between 12 p.m.

and 4:59 a.m.

10%

15%

Rocky Ridge Calgary

Housing tenure

81%

71%

29%

18%

Owner

Renter

Rocky Ridge Calgary

Housing and Mobility

Housing Tenure

Rocky Ridge Calgary
Number Per cent Number Per cent
Private households 3,050 100% Private households 466,730 100%
Owner households 2,485 81% Owner households 333,455 71%
Renter households 560 18% Renter households 133,275 29%

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

Rocky Ridge Calgary
Number Per cent Number Per cent
Private households

with income

3,045 100% Private households

with income

464,360 100%
Households spending less than 30% of total

income on shelter

2,405 79% Households spending less than 30% of total

income on shelter

361,070 78%
Households spending

30% or more of total income on shelter

635 21% Households spending

30% or more of total income on shelter

103,295 22%

Per cent spending 30 per cent or more on shelter costs

22%

21%

Rocky Ridge

Calgary

Shelter cost

$1,814

$1,813

$1,589

$1,308

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

Rocky Ridge Calgary

Housing affordability for renter and owner households

Rocky Ridge Calgary
Owner Renter Owner Renter
Private households

with total income greater than zero

2,485 565 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

14% 50% Per cent households with income spending 30% or more total

income on shelter

17% 37%
Median monthly

shelter costs

$1,814 $1,813 Median monthly

shelter costs

$1,589 $1,308
% with mortgage 73% % with mortgage 67%
% in subsidized

housing

0% % in subsidized

housing

10%

Condition of dwelling

Rocky Ridge Calgary
Number Per cent Number Per cent
Occupied private

dwellings

3,050 100% Occupied private

dwellings

466,730 100%
Regular maintenance or minor repairs

needed

2,980 98% Regular maintenance or minor repairs

needed

446,630 96%
Major repairs needed 70 2% Major repairs needed 20,105 4%

Per cent housing requiring major repairs

4%

2%

Rocky Ridge

Calgary

Per cent housing not suitable

5%

3%

Rocky Ridge

Calgary

Housing suitability

Rocky Ridge Calgary
Number Per cent Number Per cent
Private households 3,050 100% Private households 466,730 100%
Suitable 2,970 97% Suitable 444,440 95%
Not suitable 80 3% Not suitable 22,295 5%

Dwellings by period of construction

Rocky Ridge Calgary
Number Per cent Number Per cent
Occupied private

dwellings

3,050 100% Occupied private

dwellings

466,730 100%
1960 or before 15 0% 1960 or before 46,475 10%
1961 to 1980 10 0% 1961 to 1980 136,555 29%
1981 to 1990 0 0% 1981 to 1990 60,930 13%
1991 to 2000 800 26% 1991 to 2000 73,405 16%
2001 to 2005 1,190 39% 2001 to 2005 52,470 11%
2006 to 2010 685 22% 2006 to 2010 50,135 11%
2011 to 2016 345 11% 2011 to 2016 46,755 10%

Dwellings by structure type

Rocky Ridge Calgary
Number Per cent Number Per cent
Occupied private

dwellings

3,045 100% Occupied private

dwellings

466,725 100%
Single-detached

house

1,795 59% Single-detached

house

262,965 56%
Semi-detached house or duplex 235 8% Semi-detached house or duplex 50,880 11%
Semi-detached 225 7% Semi-detached 29,295 6%
Duplex 10 0% Duplex 21,585 5%
Row house 230 8% Row house 44,705 10%
Apartment 795 26% Apartment 105,890 23%
Less than 5 storeys 795 26% Less than 5 storeys 72,880 16%
5 storeys or more 0 0% 5 storeys or more 33,010 7%
Other dwelling 0 0% Other dwelling 2,295 0%

Dwellings by period of construction

1960 or before

0%

10%

1961 to 1980

0%

29%

1981 to 1990

0%

13%

1991 to 2000

26%

16%

2001 to 2005

39%

11%

2006 to 2010

22%

2011 to 2016

11%

11%

10%

Rocky Ridge Calgary

Dwelling structure type

Single-detached house

59%

56%

Semi-detached house or duplex

8%

11%

Row house

8%

10%

Apartment

26%

23%

Other dwelling 0%

0%

Rocky Ridge Calgary

Mobility status 1 year ago

Rocky Ridge Calgary
Number Per cent Number Per cent
Population aged 1 year and over in

private households

8,105 100% Population aged 1 year and over in

private households

1,207,055 100%
Non-movers 6,980 86% Non-movers 1,015,135 84%
Movers 1,125 14% Movers 191,915 16%
Non-migrants 780 10% Non-migrants 143,215 12%
Migrants 345 4% Migrants 48,700 4%
Internal migrants 235 3% Internal migrants 28,085 2%
External migrants 110 1% External migrants 20,615 2%

Per cent who moved in the last year

14%

16%

Rocky Ridge

Calgary

Per cent who moved in the last 5 years

47%

46%

Rocky Ridge

Calgary

Mobility status 5 years ago

Rocky Ridge Calgary
Number Per cent Number Per cent
Population aged 5

years and over in private households

7,740 100% Population aged 5

years and over in private households

1,144,745 100%
Non-movers 4,070 53% Non-movers 616,155 54%
Movers 3,665 47% Movers 528,590 46%
Non-migrants 2,295 30% Non-migrants 331,630 29%
Migrants 1,370 18% Migrants 196,965 17%
Internal migrants 780 10% Internal migrants 109,735 10%
External migrants 590 8% External migrants 87,225 8%

Income

Median household and individual income before tax in 2015

Rocky Ridge Calgary
Number Number
Median income of population aged

15 years and over

$52,040 Median income of population aged

15 years and over

$43,251
Male $70,366 Male $52,634
Female $38,747 Female $35,395
Median household income of

private households

$117,760 Median household income of

private households

$97,329

Total household income groups in 2015 for private households

Rocky Ridge Calgary
Number Per cent Number Per cent
Private households 3,050 100% Private households 466,730 100%
Under $20,000 120 4% Under $20,000 26,015 6%
$20,000 to $39,999 210 7% $20,000 to $39,999 49,120 11%
$40,000 to $59,999 265 9% $40,000 to $59,999 54,920 12%
$60,000 to $79,999 290 10% $60,000 to $79,999 56,565 12%
$80,000 to $99,999 350 11% $80,000 to $99,999 53,040 11%
$100,000 to $124,999 385 13% $100,000 to $124,999 56,105 12%
$125,000 to $149,999 280 9% $125,000 to $149,999 42,765 9%
$150,000 to $199,999 470 15% $150,000 to $199,999 54,725 12%
$200,000 and over 670 22% $200,000 and over 73,475 16%

Median total income in 2015

$117,760

$97,329

$52,040

$43,251

Individuals

Households

Rocky Ridge Calgary

Household income

Under $50,000

15%

22%

$50,000 to $99,999

25%

29%

$100,000 to $149,999

22%

21%

$150,000 to $199,999

15%

12%

$200,000 and over

22%

16%

Rocky Ridge Calgary

Low Income in 2015 by age

Rocky Ridge
Number Number in low

income

Per cent in low

income

Population in private households to whom low-

income concepts are applicable

8,195 550 7%
0 to 17 years 1,955 145 8%
18 to 64 years 5,315 360 7%
65 years and over 925 45 5%
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)

13%

9%

8%

8%

7%

5%

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

(%)

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Rocky Ridge 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.