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Sunalta, Calgary

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official_nameSunalta
settlement_typeNeighbourhood
image_skylineSunalta-2004.JPG
image_captionSunalta with downtown Calgary in background
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pushpin_mapsize250
pushpin_map_captionLocation of Sunalta in Calgary
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_name
subdivision_type1Province
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subdivision_type2City
subdivision_name2Calgary
subdivision_type3Quadrant
subdivision_name3SW
subdivision_type4Ward
subdivision_name48
government_footnotes
leader_titleMayor
leader_name
leader_title1Administrative body
leader_name1Calgary City Council
leader_title2Councillor
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established_titleEstablished
established_date1910
established_title2Annexed
established_date21907
area_total_km20.896
population_as_of2019
population_footnotes
population_total3239
population_blank1_titleAverage Income
population_blank1$32409
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postal_code_typePostal code
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website

Sunalta is a residential neighbourhood in the southwest quadrant of Calgary, Alberta.

It is located in the inner city, southwest of downtown Calgary, south of the Bow River, and both east and north of the community of Scarboro. It contains a balanced mix of single-family detached home, condominium and apartment buildings.

It is represented in the Calgary City Council by Ward 8 councilor Nathaniel Schmidt, on a provincial level by Calgary-Currie MLA Janet Eremenko, and at federal level by Calgary Centre MP Greg McLean.

The community was established in 1910 on land annexed to the city of Calgary in 1907 and previously owned by the Canadian Pacific Railway. The community has an area redevelopment plan in place.

Sunalta has C-Train service through the Sunalta LRT Station.

Demographics

In the City of Calgary's 2021 municipal census, Sunalta had a population of living in dwellings With a land area of 0.8809 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

Sunalta is a mixed income neighbourhood, with the 2021 median household income of $58,000, and 19% of Sunalta residents being low-income. As of 2021, 31% of the residents were immigrants. A proportion of 85.8% of the buildings were condominiums or apartments, and 76% of the housing was used for renting. 36% of Sunalta residents spent 30%+ of their incomes on housing, compared to the Calgary average of 23%.

Crime

In the May 2023-May 2024 data period, Sunalta had a crime rate of 5.307/100, an increase from the previous data period.

This puts it at this comparison to other Calgary communities: Saddle Ridge (1.358/100), Whitehorn (1.741/100), Rundle (2.342/100), Brentwood (2.348/100), Acadia (2.542/100), Bowness (2.934/100), Shawnessy (3.296/100), Inglewood (3.438/100), Sunnyside (3.650/100), Marlborough (4.703/100), Southwood (5.147/100), Sunalta (5.307/100), Montgomery (5.483/100), Forest Lawn (6.528/100), Rosscarrock (7.049/100), Downtown Commercial Core (12.705/100), Downtown East Village (15.605/100), Manchester (43.368/100).

Crime Data by Year

YearCrime Rate
20188.8 /100
20198.6 /100
20207.0 /100
20217.6 /100
20226.0 /100
20235.2 /100

Education

The community is served by Sunalta Elementary public school and Sacred Heart Elementary school (also publicly funded.)

References

References

  1. {{Calgary City Council. ref
  2. (2019). "2019 Civic Census Results". City of Calgary.
  4. "Sunalta Community Association, Calgary AB".
  5. City of Calgary Planning. (2005). "Sunalta Area Redevelopment Plan".
  6. (2012). "2012 Civic Census Results". City of Calgary.
  7. "Community Boundaries". City of Calgary.
  8. City of Calgary. (2004). "Ward 8 Profile".
  9. City of Calgary. (2006). "Sunalta - Community Social Statistics".
  10. Strategies, Community. "Sunalta Profile".
  11. Service, Calgary Police. "Calgary Police statistical reports".
  12. Strategies, Community. "Community Profiles".
  13. "Data".
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