Queensland is a
residential neighbourhood in the southeast quadrant of
Calgary,
Alberta
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. It is bounded to the north by the community of
Diamond Cove, to the east by the
Bow River
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and
Fish Creek Provincial Park
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, to the south by Canyon Meadows Drive, and to the west by Bow Bottom Trail.
The land was annexed to the City of Calgary in 1961 and Queensland was established in 1973. It is represented in the
Calgary City Council
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by the Ward 14 councillor.
Demographics
In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Queensland had a population of living in dwellings, a -2.2% increase from its 2011 population of .
With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2012.
[
Residents in this community had a ]median household income
The median income is the income amount that divides a population into two equal groups, half having an income above that amount, and half having an income below that amount. It may differ from the mean (or average) income. Both of these are ways o ...
of $60,175 in 2000, and there were 13.2% low income residents living in the neighbourhood.renting
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.
Education
The community is served by Haultain Memorial Elementary and Wilma Hansen Junior High School public schools.
See also
*List of neighbourhoods in Calgary
This is a list of neighbourhoods in Calgary, Alberta.
As of 2016, Calgary has 197 neighbourhoods, which are referred to as "communities" by the municipal government, and 42 industrial areas. A further 15 communities were included in the civic ...
References
External links
Queensland/Diamond Cove Community Association
{{Calgary neighbourhoods
Neighbourhoods in Calgary