2021 community profile
West Hillhurst housing and community history.
A dated look at population, households, housing types and building eras—useful background for understanding how the community has evolved.
Historical community snapshot
West Hillhurst by the numbers.
These dated figures come from The City of Calgary, 2021 Census Community Profile: West Hillhurst. They add historical context to the community guide; current homes and market conditions are shown separately.
Source: The City of Calgary, 2021 Census Community Profile: West Hillhurst. Values are Census observations and may not total exactly because of rounding or source disclosure controls. Open the source ↗
Households and mobility
A community snapshot with the reference year attached.
The profile counted 6,635 people in private households across 2,825 households, with an average household size of 2.3 people.
19% of the population was age 14 or younger, 13% was age 65 or older, 16% were immigrants. These figures describe West Hillhurst at the 2021 Census reference date and should not be read as a prediction of who will buy a particular home.
Across 2,825 private households, median total household income before tax was $123,000 in 2020; this is demographic context, not a measure of current purchasing power or home value.
2,820 residents aged five and older had moved within the prior five years (45%); that is household-mobility context rather than a proxy for real estate turnover.
1,380 members of the employed labour force used driver – car, truck or van as their main commute mode (69%), while 915 reported the most common duration, 15 to 29 minutes (46%).
Occupied dwelling structure
The housing mix in West Hillhurst.
This is the historical housing mix reported for the community. Use the current listings page to see what is available now.
Period of construction
When the occupied housing stock was built.
Construction era can point buyers toward useful inspection questions, but the renovation history and effective age of the individual home matter more.
Source: The City of Calgary, 2021 Census Community Profile: West Hillhurst. Values are Census observations and may not total exactly because of rounding or source disclosure controls.
Community evidence brief
A fuller West Hillhurst foundation.
West Hillhurst is a northwest inner-city market where older detached homes, luxury infill, attached residences and low-rise condominiums compete within a relatively compact river-side setting. The official 2021 Census profile counted 6,635 people in private households and 2,825 private households within the exact community profile geography used for this site. Single-detached houses represented 47% of occupied private dwellings, apartments in buildings with fewer than five storeys represented 21%, and the 1960-or-before cohort represented 27%. Those figures are dated context rather than current prices or evidence about an individual property. Buyers should compare lot and immediate-block quality, effective age, construction and renovation documentation, parking, river or route relationship and total ownership costs rather than grouping original homes, infills and condominiums together.
How to read this brief
Exact community-profile evidence is used for this guide. Historical Census context, current listing status and address-specific property evidence remain separate layers.
Historical community evidence, current listing status and address-specific property records remain separate layers throughout the guide.
See sources and methodology →Define the geography before describing the property.
Boundary discipline
- Confirm the exact West Hillhurst boundary and the listing's community field against the current municipal map or address record before publication.
- Describe nearby services as nearby rather than inside the community unless the mapped boundary and current source support that wording.
Development and housing history
- 27% of occupied private dwellings were reported in the 1960 or before construction cohort; the Census figure does not establish the age of a current listing.
- 16% of occupied private dwellings were reported in the 2001 to 2010 construction cohort; the Census figure does not establish the age of a current listing.
- 15% of occupied private dwellings were reported in the 1961 to 1980 construction cohort; the Census figure does not establish the age of a current listing.
- 14% of occupied private dwellings were reported in the 2011 to 2015 construction cohort; the Census figure does not establish the age of a current listing.
Different contexts inside the community
- Compare interior streets with route-, park-, amenity-, employment- or edge-adjacent locations where those conditions exist at the exact address.
- Separate site and immediate-block conditions from a broad community label; view, noise, access, privacy, construction and land-use context can change within a neighbourhood.
Explore the guides
Choose your next step in West Hillhurst.
Compare the community, the type of home and the property-specific details in the order that makes sense for your move.
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Translate data into questions
Turn structure type and construction period into a property-specific comparison and inspection plan.
Explore →02Building guide
The neighbourhood brings the search into focus; the building and corporation determine the ownership file.
Explore →03Add daily-life context
Check current parks, services, schools and routes separately from the fixed Census reference date.
Explore →Quick answers
What buyers and sellers ask about West Hillhurst.
Start with the practical questions, then open the detailed guide that matches the property or decision in front of you.
What evidence supports the West Hillhurst community profile?
The guide uses the exact named 2021 official profile for historical community context. It does not treat that profile as current inventory, price or evidence about an individual property.
What does the West Hillhurst housing profile show?
1,315 occupied private dwellings were reported as single-detached houses in the 2021 Census profile (47%); 595 apartments in buildings with fewer than five storeys represented another 21%.
When was much of the occupied West Hillhurst housing stock built?
West Hillhurst’s largest reported construction cohort was 1960 or before with 775 occupied private dwellings (27%), followed by 2001 to 2010 with 465 (16%).
Does community data describe every West Hillhurst resident or home?
No. Historical aggregate data describes the named geography at its reference date; it cannot establish a person's circumstances or a property's current condition, price or suitability.
Official referencesGovernment and official records used for local context3 references +
012021 Census Community Profile: West HillhurstThe City of Calgary · accessed 2026-08-26
Census population, household, tenure, dwelling-form and construction-period context
Open official source ↗02Find land titles, documents or plansGovernment of Alberta · accessed 2026-08-26Title, registered-interest and plan due diligence
Open official source ↗03Property ResearchThe City of Calgary · accessed 2026-08-26Address-level permits, land use and planning records
Open official source ↗Official records provide dated community context. Current listing status and conclusions about one property still require the applicable live record and property documents.