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McKenzie Lake

Neighbourhood in Calgary · Alberta · Population 11,966

People and homes

Who lives here and what homes are like, from the 2021 Census. Shown for context: these figures are never part of a score.

Who lives here
Median age
41.7 years
Canada: 41.6 years, Estimated, 2011: 36.8 years (estimated) · 2016: 39 years (estimated)
Average household size
2.9
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 3.2 (estimated) · 2011: 3.1 (estimated) · 2016: 3 (estimated)
Moved home in the last 5 years
27.9%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 42.7% (estimated) · 2016: 33.4% (estimated)

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%18.1%2016: 19% (estimated)
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%13.5%2016: 16.1% (estimated)
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%23.8%2016: 24.2% (estimated)
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%32.3%2016: 33.5% (estimated)
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%12.3%2016: 7.1% (estimated)

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%39.7%2011: 48.9% (estimated)
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%28.3%2011: 20.6% (estimated)
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%8.6%2011: 9.6% (estimated)
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%12.4%2016: 12.2% (estimated)
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%11%2011: 9.8% (estimated)
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%5.1%2016: 6.4% (estimated)
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%26.1%2016: 24.7% (estimated)
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%10.1%2016: 8.5% (estimated)
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%25.3%2016: 27.6% (estimated)
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%33.4%2016: 32.8% (estimated)

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%93.2%2016: 92.5% (estimated)
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0.1% (estimated)
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%6%2016: 6.4% (estimated)
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.7%2016: 0.8% (estimated)

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%82.1%2016: 83.4% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1.3%2016: 1.5% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%16.6%2016: 15.1% (estimated)
Homes
Condominiums
7.6%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 7.1% (estimated)

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%89.7%2016: 90.3% (estimated)
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%10.5%2016: 9.6% (estimated)

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%89.5%2016: 91.2% (estimated)
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%0.7%2016: 0.5% (estimated)
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%8.7%2016: 8.3% (estimated)
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0.2%2016: 0.8% (estimated)
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%0%2016: 0.1% (estimated)
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0% (estimated)
  • Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%0.8%

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%0%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%2.5%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%91.3%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%4.6%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%0%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%93.2%2016: 87.5% (estimated)
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%2.4%2016: 9.2% (estimated)
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%1.3%2016: 0.9% (estimated)
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0.8% (estimated)
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.3%2016: 1.6% (estimated)

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

Adapted from Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 (Census Profile). This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada.