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Demographics
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Total Population
180,324
Median Household Income
83,042
Total Visible Minorities
43,735
Median Age
37.3Marital Status
Majority of the population are married, making up 51.71 per cent of the population. Having a predominantly married population is highy beneficial to Southgrow, AB as married couples usually bring in larger incomes, higher net worth and gains on average. They also help boost the community's liveliness and labour force, as they are most likely to bear children and create the best economic conditions for them. Furthermore, this group also spends more compared to most of their counterparts.
Knowledge Of Official Language
Majority of the population speaks English only, making up 94.95 per cent of the population.
Period Of Immigration
The largest influx of immigrants to Canada was pre-1981, where 6,205 people surveyed called Canada their new home.
Visible Minority
The largest visible minority population are that of the Filipino, making up 16.85 per cent of the total visible minority population. The second largest group are the South Asian, making up 2,220 people.Following South Asian is Black that is 14.96 per cent of the visible minority population.
Labour Force
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Labour Force Industry
The industry that hires the most from Southgrow, AB's workforce is Health Care and Social Assistance hiring 10830 people or 13.21% of the community's workforce. This sector comprises establishments primarily engaged in: providing health care by diagnosis and treatment, providing residential care for medical and social reasons, and providing social assistance, such as counselling, welfare, child protection, community housing and food services, vocational rehabilitation and child care, to those requiring such assistance. The second largest is the Retail Trade industry that hired 11.74% of locals. The third largest is the Construction industry, whose 7410 employees are from Southgrow, AB.
Labour Force Occupation
Most of Southgrow, AB's workforce is working in Sales and service with 17980 people or 21.95% of the community's workforce. This category contains retail and wholesale sales occupations and customer and personal service occupations related to a wide range of industries, such as accommodation and food services, travel, tourism and cleaning services. Sales and service occupations can be linked, for the most part, to formal post-secondary or occupation-specific training programs. Others are characterized by periods of formal on-the-job training. Apprenticeship training is available for some specialized service occupations. Progression from sales and service occupations to positions of increased responsibility, or supervision, usually requires occupational experience and may require completion of related training programs. The second largest is those in Trades, transport and equipment operators, comprising 17.67% of locals. The third largest group are those in Business, finance and administration, whose 10715 employees are from Southgrow, AB.
Taxation
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Quality of Life
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Average Rainfall
Umbrellas and raincoats are most handy in the month of June when it rains an average of 85 mm. This is 29.4% of the annual rain experienced in Southgrow, AB. The month of May is also rainy with an average rainfall of 49.6 mm. Following May is July, when 45.2 mm is the average rainfall.
Real Estate
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29.33 per cent, which is majority of homes in Southgrow, AB, were constructed between 1961 to 1980. Building and home construction was also brisk before 1960, where 12,570 homes were built. In between 1991 to 2000, 7,370 of homes were built too.
Dwellings By Bedroom
39.11%, which is majority of homes in Southgrow, AB, have 4 or more bedrooms. Homes with three bedrooms are also very popular, with 15,325 homes built with this number of bedrooms. The third largest category of homes according to number of bedrooms are two bedrooms representing 22.08 per cent of dwellings.
Home Ownership
73.06% of people in Southgrow, AB are home owners while the remaining are renters.
Transportation
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86.62%Commuting Destination
Most people, around 70.64% in Southgrow, AB commute within the community. Another relatively large group of commuters 13,695 people, commute within the region to get to work. The third largest group commutes outside the region represents 5.57 per cent of all commuters.
Time Leaving For Work
Majority of commuters in Southgrow, AB leave their homes from 7:00am to 7:59am, saying that it's enough time to get to work. The second most popular time to head to work, with 20.4% of respondents, is from 8:00am to 8:59am. However, 12480 of commuters still prefer to leave from 6:00am to 6:59am.
Transportation Mode
Majority of commuters, around 59,745 respondents in Southgrow, AB, are carpooling in a private car, truck, or van to go to work. Moreover, 5.84% of respondents say that they prefer driving alone in a private car, truck, or van. The third most popular means of transportation is walking with 2,975 commuters preferring it.
Education
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Education
Most people in Southgrow, AB have have completed a high school education. With 37,565 people, it is what most people in Southgrow, AB completed. Coming in second, 21.09% of inhabitants say they have not completed any certificate. The third largest group are people who have completed college education, with 25,120 people responding.
Field Of Study
Most are in Engineering & related fields with 12,765 people practicing it in Southgrow, AB. Health & related fields is another popular field of expertise, as 19.28% of inhabitants are involved in it. The third group are those who are in Business, Management & Public Administration, with 10,835 people responding that it is their line of work. STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) is expected to be a growing industry, however, Department of Finance confirms that Canada is lagging behind other Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries in terms of STEM graduates. Southgrow, AB has 16,065 people or 26.73% of workers in STEM industries.
Companies
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