At a glance

Quadrant: NE
Population: 89,435
Households: 30,060
Total contacts to 211* for basic needs: 1,398
Communities:
  • Abbeydale
  • Coral Springs
  • Marlborough
  • Marlborough Park
  • Mayland Heights
  • Monterey Park
  • Pineridge
  • Rundle
  • Temple
  • Vista Heights
  • Whitehorn

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

17.1%

Ages 0-17

9.1%

Ages 18-64

10.6%

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:
  • Promote awareness of the experiences of poverty, and reduce stigma and discrimination about accessing support and resources in the community
  • Reduce stigma and change narrative about Ward 10, focusing on the strengths of the community
  • Invest in community clean ups and beautification
  • Address the root causes of poverty
  • Increase access to education and job opportunities that are permanent (not contract-based or temporary)
  • Develop more activities for children to participate in
  • Develop innovative policy solutions for addressing affordable housing and addiction prevention services
  • More affordable housing dignity; make them places where people want to live
  • Build up what already exists in the community to address root causes—no more Band-Aid solutions
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Next Ward

Ward 11 is located in southwest/east Calgary and includes the following communities:
Acadia, Bayview, Bel-aire, Braeside, Cedarbrae, Chinook Park, Douglasdale/glen, Eagle Ridge, Fairview, Garrison Green, Haysboro, Kelvin Grove, Kingsland, Lakeview, Maple Ridge, Mayfair, Meadowlark Park, North Glenmore Park, Oakridge, Palliser, Pump Hill, Riverbend, Southwood, Willow Park, Windsor Park

Poverty Profiles