Calgary City Information

POPULATION STATISTICS FOR THE CITY OF CALGARY 2001

These tables show general populations statistics for the City of Calgary 2001 census period.

Characteristics	Calgary	Alberta
Population in 2001	951,395	2,974,807
Population in 1996	821,628	2,696,826
1996 to 2001 population change (%)	15.8	10.3
Total private dwellings	368,532	1,171,841
Population density per square kilometre	187.2	4.6
Land area (square km)	5,083.00	639,987.1

Characteristics	Calgary			Alberta
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Age Characteristics of the Population
Total - All persons	951,395	474,715	476,680	2,974,805	1,486,590	1,488,220
Age 0-4	57,810	29,505	28,305	186,430	95,270	91,165
Age 5-14	128,745	65,785	62,955	431,160	220,975	210,185
Age 15-19	65,885	33,685	32,205	222,960	114,040	108,925
Age 20-24	70,645	36,080	34,560	215,125	109,735	105,395
Age 25-44	331,460	166,475	164,980	948,740	475,920	472,825
Age 45-54	139,490	70,695	68,795	420,890	213,290	207,600
Age 55-64	71,575	35,690	35,885	241,090	120,805	120,285
Age 65-74	49,395	23,190	26,210	173,190	83,865	89,325
Age 75-84	27,885	11,125	16,755	102,350	42,285	60,060
Age 85 and over	8,510	2,490	6,020	32,860	10,410	22,455
Median age of the population	34.9	34.3	35.5	35.0	34.4	35.6
% of the population ages 15 and over	80.4	79.9	80.9	79.2	78.7	79.8
Common-law Status
Total - Population 15 years and over	764,845	379,425	385,420	2,357,215	1,170,345	1,186,865
Not in a common-law relationship	706,305	350,085	356,220	2,173,030	1,078,260	1,094,775
In a common-law relationship	58,535	29,335	29,200	184,185	92,085	92,095
Legal Marital Status
Total - Population 15 years and over	764,840	379,425	385,420	2,357,210	1,170,345	1,186,870
Single	261,090	143,490	117,600	770,340	426,480	343,865
Married	388,965	194,675	194,290	1,224,050	612,515	611,535
Separated	22,245	9,960	12,285	67,580	30,490	37,090
Divorced	60,330	25,560	34,775	177,985	79,255	98,730
Widowed	32,210	5,735	26,470	117,260	21,610	95,650

Characteristics	Calgary			Alberta
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Language(s) First Learned and Still Understood
Total - All persons	943,310	471,595	471,715	2,941,150	1,472,640	1,468,510
English only	737,450	371,460	365,990	2,379,515	1,199,310	1,180,205
French only	14,670	7,060	7,615	58,645	29,440	29,200
Both English and French	1,905	945	960	5,780	2,735	3,045
Other languages	189,280	92,130	97,150	497,205	241,155	256,060
Mobility Status - Place of Residence 1 Year Ago
Total population 1 year and over	931,985	465,960	466,025	2,905,340	1,454,675	1,450,665
Lived at the same address 1 year ago	754,790	375,130	379,660	2,392,760	1,194,335	1,198,425
Lived within the same province/territory 1 year ago, but changed address	139,725	71,680	68,045	417,970	212,220	205,750
Lived in a different province/territory or country 1 year ago	37,470	19,145	18,325	94,610	48,110	46,500
Mobility Status - Place of Residence 5 Years Ago
Total population 5 years and over	885,095	441,410	443,690	2,753,825	1,376,840	1,376,980
Lived at the same address 5 years ago	401,850	197,290	204,560	1,399,580	696,580	703,005
Lived within the same province/territory 5 years ago, but changed address	344,570	173,685	170,890	1,032,330	516,775	515,555
Lived in a different province/territory or country 5 years ago	138,675	70,435	68,240	321,910	163,490	158,425

Characteristics	Calgary			Alberta
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Immigration Characteristics
Total - All persons	943,310	471,600	471,715	2,941,150	1,472,640	1,468,510
Canadian-born population	738,310	371,805	366,505	2,485,535	1,251,830	1,233,710
Foreign-born population	197,410	96,075	101,335	438,335	212,605	225,735
Immigrated before 1991	128,555	63,550	65,000	308,415	151,710	156,700
Immigrated between 1991 and 2001	68,855	32,520	36,335	129,920	60,890	69,030
Non-permanent residents	7,590	3,715	3,870	17,275	8,205	9,070
Aboriginal Population
Total - All persons	943,310	471,595	471,715	2,941,150	1,472,640	1,468,510
Aboriginal identity population	21,915	10,445	11,465	156,220	75,945	80,270
Non-Aboriginal population	921,400	461,150	460,245	2,784,925	1,396,690	1,388,235
Visible Minority Status
Total population by visible minority groups	943,310	471,600	471,715	2,941,150	1,472,640	1,468,510
Visible minority population	164,895	81,295	83,605	329,930	161,905	168,020
Chinese	51,855	25,190	26,655	99,095	47,985	51,115
South Asian	36,855	18,965	17,890	69,580	35,475	34,105
Black	13,665	6,900	6,765	31,395	16,165	15,225
Filipino	16,380	6,770	9,605	33,940	13,970	19,975
Latin American	8,605	4,235	4,370	18,745	9,215	9,525
Southeast Asian	12,560	6,295	6,265	23,740	11,665	12,075
Arab	8,290	4,530	3,760	19,320	10,555	8,770
West Asian	3,100	1,700	1,395	5,225	2,855	2,370
Korean	3,885	1,995	1,890	7,800	3,815	3,990
Japanese	3,845	1,870	1,970	9,950	4,745	5,200
Visible minority, n.i.e	2,250	1,125	1,125	4,220	2,115	2,105
Multiple visible minorities	3,615	1,705	1,905	6,910	3,350	3,560
All others	778,410	390,300	388,115	2,611,220	1,310,735	1,300,485

Source: Statistics Canada's Internet Site,
http://www.statcan.ca/start.html ,
date of extraction: Oct 24 2003

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