Neighbourhood in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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 Courtney Walcott,[ 2] 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.[ 5]
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 3,090 living in 1,895 dwellings[ 6] 2 (0.35 sq mi), it had a population density of 2 (8,900/sq mi) in 2021.[ 6] [ 7]
Sunalta is a mixed income neighbourhood, with the 2021 median household income of $ 58,000, and 19% of Sunalta residents being low-income .[ 8] immigrants . A proportion of 85.8% of the buildings were condominiums or apartments , and 76% of the housing was used for renting .[ 3] [ 9]
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.[ 10] [ 11]
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
Crime Data[ 12]
Year
Crime Rate
2018
8.8 /100
2019
8.6 /100
2020
7.0 /100
2021
7.6 /100
2022
6.0 /100
2023
5.2 /100
Education
The community is served by Sunalta Elementary public school and Sacred Heart Elementary school (also publicly funded.)
See also
References
^ "2019 Civic Census Results" (PDF) . City of Calgary. 2019. p. 55. Retrieved October 24, 2019 .^ a b "Calgary Elections" . City of Calgary . 2017. Retrieved November 12, 2017 .^ a b City of Calgary (2006). "Sunalta - Community Social Statistics" (PDF) . Retrieved 2007-05-03 . ^ "Sunalta Community Association, Calgary AB" . Sunalta Community .^ City of Calgary Planning (2005). "Sunalta Area Redevelopment Plan" (PDF) . Retrieved 2007-05-11 . ^ a b "2012 Civic Census Results" (PDF) . City of Calgary. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 1, 2020. Retrieved February 4, 2013 .^ "Community Boundaries" . City of Calgary. Archived from the original (Esri shapefile ) on October 23, 2013. Retrieved February 5, 2013 .^ City of Calgary (2004). "Ward 8 Profile" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-08-09. Retrieved 2007-06-25 . ^ Strategies, Community. "Sunalta Profile" . www.calgary.ca . Retrieved 2024-10-09 . ^ Service, Calgary Police. "Calgary Police statistical reports" . www.calgary.ca . Retrieved 2024-10-06 . ^ Strategies, Community. "Community Profiles" . www.calgary.ca . Retrieved 2024-10-06 . ^ "Data" . data.calgarypolice.ca . Retrieved 2024-11-07 .
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