Community Profiles

Alberta

Profiles of 61 communities across Canada

HOMELESSNESS

Total number of people experiencing homelessness: 328 (2022)
Individuals experiencing chronic homelessness: 75% (2022)
Individuals experiencing episodic homelessness: 23% (2022)
Individuals staying in emergency shelters: 167 (2022)
Individuals in transitional housing: 37 (2022)
Individuals in provisional accomodations: 18% (2022)
Individuals experiencing unsheltered homelessness: 42 (2022)
Number of hidden homeless: Someone else’s place: 11 (2022)
Individuals identifying as youth: Ages 0-24: 7% (2022)
Individuals identifying as indigenous: 61% (2022)
Individuals identifying as LGBTQ2S+: Bisexual: 3%; Lesbian: 1%; Gender diverse: 1% (2022)
Individuals identifying as female: 35% (2022)
Individuals identifying as male: 56% (2022)

HOUSING

Apartment vacancy rate:  1.5% (2023)
1-bedroom vacancy rate: 1.4% (2023)
2-bedroom vacancy rate: 1.4% (2023)
Average cost of rent (bachelor):  $917/month (2023)
Average cost of rent (1 bdrm): $1,041/month (2023)
Average cost of rent (2 bdrm): $1,206/month (2023)

SOCIAL ASSISTANCE

Total welfare income (single individual): $11,262 (2023)
Number of family and individual visits to Calgary Food Bank:  Province wide: 174,311 (March 2023)

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