Sunalta, Calgary

Sunalta
Neighbourhood
Sunalta with downtown Calgary in background
Sunalta Location of Sunalta in Calgary
Coordinates: 51°02′33″N114°05′58″W / 51.04250°N 114.09944°W / 51.04250; -114.09944
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
City	Calgary
Quadrant	SW
Ward	8
Established	1910
Annexed	1907
Government [1]
• Mayor
• Administrative body	Calgary City Council
• Councillor
Area
• Total	0.896 km2 (0.346 sq mi)
Elevation	1,055 m (3,461 ft)
Population  (2019) [2]
• Total	3,239 [3]
•  Average Income	$32,409
Postal code	T3C
Website	[4]

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, ^[1] 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. ^[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] With a land area of 0.8809 km² (0.3401 sq mi), it had a population density of 3,430/km² (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] 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. ^[2] 36% of Sunalta residents spent 30%+ of their incomes on housing, compared to the Calgary average of 23%. ^[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

• List of neighbourhoods in Calgary

References

2. City of Calgary (2006). "Sunalta - Community Social Statistics" (PDF). Retrieved 2007-05-03.
3. "2019 Civic Census Results" (PDF). City of Calgary. 2019. p. 55. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
4. "Sunalta Community Association, Calgary AB". Sunalta Community.
5. City of Calgary Planning (2005). "Sunalta Area Redevelopment Plan" (PDF). Retrieved 2007-05-11.
6. "2012 Civic Census Results" (PDF). City of Calgary. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 1, 2020. Retrieved February 4, 2013.
7. "Community Boundaries". City of Calgary. Archived from the original (Esri shapefile) on October 23, 2013. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
8. City of Calgary (2004). "Ward 8 Profile" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-08-09. Retrieved 2007-06-25.
9. Strategies, Community. "Sunalta Profile". www.calgary.ca. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
10. Service, Calgary Police. "Calgary Police statistical reports". www.calgary.ca. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
11. Strategies, Community. "Community Profiles". www.calgary.ca. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
12. "Data". data.calgarypolice.ca. Retrieved 2024-11-07.

External links

• Sunalta Community Association