Rundle, Calgary Explained

Official Name:Rundle
Settlement Type:Neighbourhood
Pushpin Map:Canada Calgary
Pushpin Mapsize:225
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Rundle in Calgary
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:City
Subdivision Type3:Quadrant
Subdivision Name3:NE
Subdivision Type4:Ward
Subdivision Name4:5
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Title1:Administrative body
Leader Name1:Calgary City Council
Leader Title2:Councillor
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1973
Established Title2:Annexed
Established Date2:1961
Area Total Km2:2.6
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:10545
Population Blank1 Title:Average Income
Population Blank1:$83000
Coordinates:51.0742°N -113.97°W
Elevation M:1085
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:T1Y
Website:Rundle Community Association

Rundle is a residential neighbourhood in the northeast quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. It is bounded by 32 Avenue NE to the north, 16 Avenue NE (Trans-Canada Highway) to the south, 52 Street NE to the east and 36 Street NE to the west. The Sunridge Mall is located immediately west of the neighbourhood. Rundle is home to a large Lebanese group.

Rundle was established in 1973 and was named after Robert Terrill Rundle, a missionary who worked in Western Canada in the mid-19th century. (Rundle is actually one of four communities built in the 1970s in NE Calgary. These four communities together are known as "The Properties", and all four were named after nearby mountains: Mounts Rundle, Pineridge, Whitehorn and Temple). It is represented in the Calgary City Council by the Ward 10 councillor.

The community is served by the Rundle station of the C-Train LRT system. The postal code in this area is T1Y.

Demographics

In the City of Calgary's 2021 municipal census, Rundle had a population of living in dwellings[1] With a land area of 2.6km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[1] [2]

Residents in this community had a median household income of $83,000 in 2021, and there were 12% low income residents living in the neighbourhood.[3] As of 2021, 49% of the residents were immigrants. A proportion of 1.1% of the buildings were condominiums or apartments, and 29% of the housing was used for renting.[4] There is a significant Arab and Muslim, particularly Lebanese population in this neighbourhood. The largest demographic group in Rundle is Filippino.[5]

Crime

In the May 2023-May 2024 data period, Rundle had a crime rate of 2.342/100, a decrease from the data period before.[6] [7]

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[8] !Year!Crime Rate (/100)
20183.5
20193.5
20203.0
20213.0
20223.5
20232.7

Education

The community is served by Rundle Elementary, Cecil Swanson Elementary, Dr. Gordon Higgins Junior High public schools and by St. Rupert Elementary and St. Rose of Lima Elementary and Junior High Catholic schools. The designated high school is Lester B Pearson High School.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2012 Civic Census Results . City of Calgary . 2012 . February 4, 2013.
  2. Web site: Community Boundaries . City of Calgary . . February 5, 2013.
  3. Web site: Ward 5 Profile. https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20070809134256/http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/ward_5_profile.pdf. dead. 2007-08-09. City of Calgary. 2004. 2007-05-14.
  4. Web site: Rundle Community Statistics. https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20080411025040/http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/rundle.pdf. dead. 2008-04-11. City of Calgary. 2006. 2007-05-14.
  5. Web site: Strategies . Community . Rundle Profile . 2024-08-25 . www.calgary.ca . en.
  6. Web site: Service . Calgary Police . Calgary Police statistical reports . 2024-10-06 . www.calgary.ca . en.
  7. Web site: Strategies . Community . Community Profiles . 2024-10-06 . www.calgary.ca . en.
  8. Web site: Data . 2024-11-12 . data.calgarypolice.ca.