Demographics of Calgary

View of Calgary's skyline from Nose Hill Park, overlooking the downtown core & facing SE, summer 2013
Federal census
population history
YearPop.±%
18913,876—    
19014,091+5.5%
190611,967+192.5%
191143,704+265.2%
191656,514+29.3%
192163,305+12.0%
192665,291+3.1%
193183,761+28.3%
193683,407−0.4%
194188,904+6.6%
1946100,044+12.5%
1951129,060+29.0%
1956181,780+40.8%
1961249,641+37.3%
1966330,575+32.4%
1971403,319+22.0%
1976469,917+16.5%
1981592,743+26.1%
1986636,107+7.3%
1991710,795+11.7%
1996768,082+8.1%
2001878,866+14.4%
2006988,193+12.4%
20111,096,833+11.0%
Source: Statistics Canada
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In the 2011 Census, the City of Calgary had a population of 1,096,833 residents, representing 30% of the 3,645,257 residents in all of Alberta, and compared to a population of 33,476,688 in all of Canada.[22] The total population of the Calgary census metropolitan area (CMA) was 1,214,839.[23] Calgary is the largest city in Alberta,[22] and the third-largest municipality and fifth-largest metropolitan area in Canada.[23][24]

Civic census

Section 57 of Alberta's Municipal Government Act (MGA) enables municipalities to conduct censuses.[25] The City of Calgary first conducted a municipal census, or civic census, in 1931.[26] It has conducted a civic census annually since 1958.[26]

Calgary's 2012 civic census counted a population of 1,120,225,[27] a 2.7% increase over its 2011 municipal census population of 1,090,936.[28][29] The city attributed the 29,289 increase in residents to a natural increase of 9,631 and a net migration of 19,658 since the 2011 civic census.[30] The 2012 civic census also recorded a total 459,339 dwellings in the city.[30]

2012 population breakdown

The following is a breakdown of the City of Calgary's 2012 civic census results by community, including residential communities, industrial areas, major parks and residual areas by electoral ward.[30]

Growth and density

Between 2006 and 2011, the population of the City of Calgary grew by 10.9%, compared with an increase of 12.6% for the Calgary CMA.[35] During the same period, the growth rates were 10.8% for Alberta and 5.9% for Canada.[36] With land areas of 825.29 km2 (318.65 sq mi) and 5,107.55 km2 (1,972.04 sq mi) for the city and CMA respectively, the population density was 1,329.027/km2 (3,442.165/sq mi) for the city and 237.8516/km2 (616.0328/sq mi) for the CMA in 2011.[35]

Age and gender

In the 2011 census, the median age was 36.4 years for both the City of Calgary and its CMA.[35] Comparatively, the median ages were 36.5 years in Alberta and 40.6 years in Canada.[36] The largest age group was 25 to 29 years for both the city (93,360) and the CMA (100,290).[35]

The 2011 census also indicated that 50.09% of the population was female and 49.91% was male in the city (549,360 females and 547,475 males) and 50.05% and 49.95% in the CMA (607,970 females and 606,870 males).[35]

Ethnicity

Population by ethnicity, 2011
Ethnic origin[37] Population Percent
English 289,280 24.12%
Canadian 239,365 19.96%
Scottish 221,765 18.49%
German 185,990 15.51%
Irish 183,985 15.34%
French 111,895 9.33%
Chinese 86,205 7.19%
Ukrainian 81,660 6.81%
East Indian 66,640 5.56%
Filipino 52,645 4.39%


Visible minority and Aboriginal population[38][39][40]
Population group Population (2011) % of total population (2011) Population (2006) % of total population (2006)
White 727,940 67.3% 722,595 73.8%
Visible minority group South Asian 81,180 7.5% 56,210 5.7%
Chinese 74,070 6.8% 65,365 6.7%
Black 31,870 2.9% 20,540 2.1%
Filipino 47,350 4.4% 24,915 2.5%
Latin American 19,870 1.8% 13,120 1.3%
Arab 16,745 1.5% 11,245 1.1%
Southeast Asian 20,530 1.9% 15,410 1.6%
West Asian 8,470 0.8% 5,930 0.6%
Korean 8,160 0.8% 6,710 0.7%
Japanese 5,160 0.5% 4,490 0.5%
Visible minority, n.i.e. 2,860 0.3% 1,920 0.2%
Multiple visible minorities 9,130 0.8% 6,605 0.7%
Total visible minority population 325,390 30.1% 232,465 23.7%
Aboriginal group First Nations 12,855 1.2% 10,090 1%
Métis 14,650 1.4% 13,505 1.4%
Inuit 235 0% 230 0%
Aboriginal, n.i.e. 1,010 0.1% 420 0%
Multiple Aboriginal identities 155 0% 170 0%
Total Aboriginal population 28,905 2.7% 24,425 2.5%
Total population 1,082,235 100% 979,485 100%

Religion

Religion [41] Population Percent
Christian 594,270 54.9%
No religion 349,830 32.3%
Islam 56,785 5.2%
Sikh 28,565 2.6%
Buddhist 22,375 2.1%
Hindu 17,410 1.6%
Jewish 5,995 0.6%
Other 7,000 0.7%

See also

References

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