Tawa, Edmonton

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Tawa is a residential neighbourhood in the Mill Woods area of south Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is a newer neighbourhood, with most of the development occurring in the early 1990s. The Grey Nuns Community Hospital is located in the neighborhood as is the Edmonton Police Service's South East Division Station.

The average household in Tawa has 2.3 people, with two out of three households having either one or two persons.[1]

One out of three (34%) of residences in Tawa are apartments, with the total number of apartments being split equally between walk up structures with fewer than five stories and high rise structurs with five or more stories. Another one in three residences (34%) are duplexes[2]. One in five residences (22%) are row houses. A significant number of residences (12%) are part of collective residences. There is a handful of single family dwellings. Appriximately three out of every four residences are owner occupied, with the remainder being rented.[3]

Incomes in the neighbourhood are slightly below the city average.

Income By Household - 2001 Census[4] [5]
Income Range ($) Tawa[6] Edmonton[7]
(% of Households) (% of Households)
Under $10,000 4.7% 6.3%
$10,000-$19,999 14.2% 12.4%
$20,000-$29,999 11.0% 11.9%
$30,000-$39,999 14.2% 11.8%
$40,000-$49,999 17.3% 10.9%
$50,000-$59,999 5.5% 9.5%
$60,000-$69,999 10.2% 8.3%
$70,000-$79,999 9.5% 6.7%
$80,000-$89,999 2.4% 5.4%
$90,000-$99,999 4.7% 4.2%%
$100,000 and over 6.3% 12.6%%
Average household income $48,920 $57,360

Tawa is bounded on the north by 34 Avenue, on the south by 28 Avenue, on the west by 66 Street, and on the east by 50 Street. Youville Drive makes a large loop within the neighbourhood.

[edit] Surrounding Neighbourhoods

Lee Ridge Hillview Minchau
v • d • e
 
Kameyosek North Weinlos
West   Tawa    East
South
Mill Woods Park Mill Woods Town Centre Weinlos

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ http://censusdocs.edmonton.ca/DD20/FEDERAL%202001/Neighbourhood/TAWA.pdf
  2. ^ Includes triplexes and quadruplexes.
  3. ^ http://censusdocs.edmonton.ca/C05002/MUNICIPAL%202005/Neighbourhood/TAWA.pdf
  4. ^ 2000 dollars
  5. ^ Income is for all persons in the household. So, if there are two persons in the household and each person earns $15,000, the household income is $30,000
  6. ^ http://censusdocs.edmonton.ca/DD26/FEDERAL%202001/Neighbourhood/TAWA.pdf
  7. ^ http://censusdocs.edmonton.ca/DD26/FEDERAL%202001/CITY/EDMONTON.pdf

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