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2021 Census community profile

Who lives in Sandstone Valley—and what the data can actually tell us.

Population, household, tenure and mobility context from the official City profile, separated from assumptions about an individual buyer, seller or property.

Sandstone Valley community in Calgary
Direct answers

Sandstone Valley, answered before the long read.

Concise, extractable answers first; evidence, definitions and property-level limitations follow below.

01

What evidence supports the Sandstone Valley 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.

02

What does the Sandstone Valley housing profile show?

1,660 occupied private dwellings were reported as single-detached houses in the 2021 Census profile (78%); 320 row houses represented another 15%.

03

When was much of the occupied Sandstone Valley housing stock built?

Sandstone Valley’s largest reported construction cohort was 1981 to 1990 with 1,205 occupied private dwellings (57%), followed by 1991 to 2000 with 655 (31%).

04

Does community data describe every Sandstone Valley 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 referencesCity of Calgary and government records used for local context2 references +

Official records provide dated community context. Current listing status and conclusions about one property still require the applicable live record and property documents.

A factual base—not neighbourhood mythology

Sandstone Valley by the numbers.

These figures come from The City of Calgary, 2021 Census Community Profile: Sandstone Valley. They describe the named geography at a fixed reference date; current listings and monthly market conditions are kept separate.

5,795people in private households2021 Census
2,125private households2021 Census
83%owner households2021 Census
78%single-detached housesoccupied private dwellings
57%built 1981 to 1990occupied private dwellings
31%moved within five yearsresidents age five+

Source: The City of Calgary, 2021 Census Community Profile: Sandstone Valley. 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 5,795 people in private households across 2,125 households, with an average household size of 2.7 people.

14% of the population was age 14 or younger, 22% was age 65 or older, 42% were immigrants. These figures describe Sandstone Valley at the 2021 Census reference date and should not be read as a prediction of who will buy a particular home.

Across 2,125 private households, median total household income before tax was $101,000 in 2020; this is demographic context, not a measure of current purchasing power or home value.

1,730 residents aged five and older had moved within the prior five years (31%); that is household-mobility context rather than a proxy for real estate turnover.

1,570 members of the employed labour force used driver – car, truck or van as their main commute mode (81%), while 1,020 reported the most common duration, 15 to 29 minutes (53%).

Occupied dwelling structure

The housing mix in Sandstone Valley.

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Single-detached houses78%
1,660 occupied private dwellings
Row houses15%
320 occupied private dwellings
Semi-detached houses5%
110 occupied private dwellings
Apartments or flats in duplexes1%
30 occupied private dwellings
Apartments in buildings with fewer than five storeys0%
0 occupied private dwellings
Apartments in buildings with more than five storeys0%
0 occupied private dwellings
Other single-attached houses0%
0 occupied private dwellings
Movable dwellings0%
0 occupied private dwellings
Period of construction

When the occupied housing stock was built.

Construction period guides inspection planning; it does not establish the effective age or condition of a particular home.

1981 to 199057%
1,205 occupied private dwellings
1991 to 200031%
655 occupied private dwellings
1961 to 19809%
185 occupied private dwellings
2001 to 20102%
35 occupied private dwellings
1960 or before1%
25 occupied private dwellings
2011 to 20151%
20 occupied private dwellings
2016 to 20210%
0 occupied private dwellings

Source: The City of Calgary, 2021 Census Community Profile: Sandstone Valley. Values are Census observations and may not total exactly because of rounding or source disclosure controls.

Community evidence brief

A fuller Sandstone Valley foundation.

Sandstone Valley is an established north Calgary community where detached homes dominate, and buyers often need to compare renovation quality, remaining system life, lot position, grade and access rather than treating similarly aged homes as interchangeable. The official 2021 Census profile counted 5,795 people in private households and 2,125 private households within the exact community profile geography used for this site. Single-detached houses represented 78% of occupied private dwellings, row houses represented 15%, and the largest construction cohort was 1981 to 1990 at 57%. These historical figures help describe the housing mix but are not current prices or inventory. Current decisions remain property-specific and should include title, permits, condition, site and ownership documents.

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.

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Community identity

Define the geography before describing the property.

Boundary discipline

  • Confirm the exact Sandstone Valley 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

  • 57% of occupied private dwellings were reported in the 1981 to 1990 construction cohort; the Census figure does not establish the age of a current listing.
  • 31% of occupied private dwellings were reported in the 1991 to 2000 construction cohort; the Census figure does not establish the age of a current listing.
  • 9% 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.
  • 2% 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.

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.
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