At a glance

    Quadrant: NW
    Population:     94,840
    Households: 32,545
    Total contacts to 211* for basic needs: 353
    Communities:
    • Ambleton
    • Arbour Lake
    • Citadel
    • Evanston
    • Glacier Ridge
    • Hamptons
    • Hawkwood
    • Kincora
    • Nolan Hill
    • Ranchlands
    • Sage Hill
    • Sherwood
    • Simons Valley Ranch

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

    8.4%

    Ages 0-17

    6.2%

    Ages 18-64

    8.3%

    Ages 65+

    Income inequality

    Graph of income distribution in 2021 in Ward 2

    Statistics by category

    Ideas

    Residents from this ward shared the following ideas to help eliminate poverty from their community in 2021:
    • More public education about how to meet the needs of community members
    • More municipal programs rather than volunteer- funded and volunteer-supported programs
    • More supports for English literacy
    • Invest in affordable housing and affordable communities so that people will not need to move frequently to access housing
    • Invest in more grocery stores, community gardens and food forests
    • Provide more mental health supports in the community
    • Learn more about what cultural supports mean to the community
    • Community leaders should show the community that they care about equity-deserving and vulnerable communities, as well as issues related to justice
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    Next Ward

    Ward 3 is located in northwest/east Calgary and includes the following communities:
    Carrington, Country Hills, Country Hills Village, Coventry Hills, Harvest Hills, Hidden Valley, Keystone Hills, Lewisburg, Livingston, MacEwan Glen, Panorama Hills, Sandstone Valley

    Poverty Profiles