At a glance

    Quadrant: SW
    Population:     98,155
    Households: 37,520
    Total contacts to 211* for basic needs: 415
    Communities:
    • Aspen Woods
    • Christie Park
    • Coach Hill
    • Cougar Ridge
    • Discovery Ridge
    • Glamorgan
    • Glenbrook
    • Glendale
    • Medicine Hill
    • Patterson
    • Signal Hill
    • Springbank Hill
    • Spruce Cliff
    • Strathcona Park
    • West Springs
    • Westgate
    • Wildwood

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

    9.7%

    Ages 0-17

    7.9%

    Ages 18-64

    9.2%

    Ages 65+

    Income inequality

    Statistics by category

    Ideas

    Residents from this ward shared the following ideas to help eliminate poverty from their community in 2021:
    • More community connection/neighbour connection programs to reach out to those who are isolated
    • Increase affordable housing opportunities
    • Increase supports for lone-parent families
    • Encourage large companies to offer better wages for their staff
    • Improve access to resources that use income as a benchmark for qualifying
    • Public education about poverty issues impacting local communities, which will help people to support one another more and promote understanding and awareness
    • More engagement with residents who are experiencing poverty, and include the community as part of the plan to address poverty
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    Ward 7 is located in northwest/east Calgary and includes the following communities:
    Banff Trail, Capitol Hill, Chinatown, Crescent Heights, Downtown Commercial Core, Downtown East Village, Downtown West End, Eau Claire, Hillhurst, Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill, Montgomery, Mount Pleasant, Parkdale, Point Mckay, Rosedale, St. Andrews Heights, Sunnyside, Tuxedo Park, University District, University Heights, University of Calgary, West Hillhurst

    Poverty Profiles