Calgary Demographics

Population and dwelling counts	Calgary	Alberta
Population in 2006	1,079,310	3,290,350
Population in 2001	951,494	2,974,810
2001 to 2006 population change (%)	13.4%	10.6%
Total private dwellings	433,616	1,335,740
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents	415,592	1,256,190
Population density per square kilometre	211	5
Land area (square km)	5107.43 km²	640045.0 km²

Age characteristics	Calgary	Alberta
Total population	1,079,310	3,290,350
0 to 4 years	65,990	202,595
5 to 9 years	64,245	204,110
10 to 14 years	68,855	224,805
15 to 19 years	73,185	237,900
20 to 24 years	82,105	251,380
25 to 29 years	85,095	240,525
30 to 34 years	86,600	234,305
35 to 39 years	86,885	237,850
40 to 44 years	92,370	268,290
45 to 49 years	93,370	274,735
50 to 54 years	78,925	237,465
55 to 59 years	60,570	189,265
60 to 64 years	39,880	133,705
65 to 69 years	29,475	102,410
70 to 74 years	24,945	86,915
75 to 79 years	20,895	71,475
80 to 84 years	14,300	50,320
85 years and over	11,605	42,290
Median age of the population	36	36
% of the population aged 15 and over	81.6%	80.8%

Occupied private dwelling characteristics	Calgary	Alberta
Total private dwellings occupied by usual residents	415,605	1,256,200
Single-detached houses - as a % of total occupied private dwellings	59.6%	63.4%
Semi-detached houses - as a % of total occupied private dwellings	5.8%	4.8%
Row houses - as a % of total occupied private dwellings	8.7%	7.0%
Apartments; duplex - as a % of total occupied private dwellings	3.9%	2.6%
Apartments in buildings with fewer than five storeys - as a % of total occupied private dwellings	15.0%	14.7%
Apartments in buildings with five or more storeys - as a % of total occupied private dwellings	6.3%	4.4%
Other dwellings - as a % of total occupied private dwellings	0.6%	3.1%
Number of owned dwellings	307,920	917,905
Number of rented dwellings	107,680	330,275
Number of dwellings constructed before 1986	239,240	785,200
Number of dwellings constructed between 1986 and 2006	176,365	470,995
Average number of rooms per dwelling	7	7
Average value of owned dwelling ($)	$381,866	$293,811

Selected family characteristics	Calgary	Alberta
Total number of census families	295,345	904,845
Average number of persons in all census families	3	3
Median income in 2005 - All census families ($)	$79,084	$73,823
Median after-tax income in 2005 - All census families ($)	67,194	63,361

Selected household characteristics	Calgary	Alberta
Total private households	415,605	1,256,200
Average household size	3	3
Median income in 2005 - All private households ($)	$68,579	$63,988
Median after-tax income in 2005 - All private households ($)	$58,665	$55,199
Median monthly payments for rented dwellings ($)	$826	$754
Median monthly payments for owner-occupied dwellings ($)	$1,191	$1,016

Occupation	Calgary	Alberta
Total experienced labour force 15 years and over	653,505	1,928,640

Industry	Calgary	Alberta
Total experienced labour force 15 years and over	653,505	1,928,640
Agriculture and other resource-based industries	52,780	228,520
Construction	53,670	169,420
Manufacturing	48,660	138,365
Wholesale trade	31,440	85,515
Retail trade	68,570	206,655
Finance and real estate	39,700	97,465
Health care and social services	55,860	175,200
Educational services	37,960	120,460
Business services	158,915	354,265
Other services	105,940	352,760

Mode of transportation to work	Calgary	Alberta
Total employed labour force 15 years and over with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address	584,500	1,686,540
Car; truck; van; as driver	403,820	1,253,090
Car; truck; van; as passenger	43,960	133,395
Public transit	91,375	155,480
Walked or bicycled	39,315	119,025
All other modes	6,030	25,555

Earnings in 2005	Calgary	Alberta
Persons 15 years and over with earnings (counts)	697,245	2,058,640
Median earnings - Persons 15 years and over ($)	$31,572	$29,738
Persons 15 years and over with earnings who worked full year; full time (counts)	372,205	1,067,890
Median earnings - Persons 15 years and over who worked full year; full time ($)	$46,189	$43,964

Income in 2005	Calgary	Alberta
Persons 15 years and over with income (counts)	835,930	2,514,660
Median income - Persons 15 years and over ($)	$30,831	$28,896
Median income after tax - Persons 15 years and over ($)	$27,518	$26,010
Composition of total income (100%)	100	100
Earnings - As a % of total income	83.5%	82.3%
Government transfers - As a % of total income	5.3%	7.2%
Other money - As a % of total income	11.2%	10.6%