QueenslandCalgary
A neighbourhood of 4,452 in Calgary. Calgary is split into 152 neighbourhoods, and this is one.
Is Queensland a good place to live?
Residents are healthier than most (A). Queensland’s overall B+ puts it #132 of 473 in Alberta. Set against the rest, it does better than 73% of Canadian towns. Getting around on foot or by bus is easy (A). The drawback is cost of living (D).
Rents here are the metro area's average, shared by every town and neighbourhood in it. Safety less sure: this is the whole city's figure, because the city doesn't publish open neighbourhood crime rates. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread.
What makes Queensland stand out
The 3 things Queensland does most differently from other towns.
How Queensland grades
Each subject compares Queensland with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Queensland.
Queensland’s grade for health: an A
The health survey and life expectancy numbers here cover the Calgary Zone
The survey finds 56% of adults in very good or excellent health, higher than both Alberta’s towns (51%) and Canadian towns (52%). People in the region live to 83.0 on average: 85.0 for women and 80.9 for men in 2022/2024. Smoking is rarer than in the province: 7.9% of adults, against 11% for Alberta. What sets Queensland apart within its region is distance, and at 4.4 km to a hospital it is ordinary (3.7 km typical).
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Queensland | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Very good or excellent health | 56% | 51% | 52% |
| Smokers | 7.9% | 12% | 12% |
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 83.0 | 81.2 | 81.5 |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities
Rent takes more of local pay in Queensland than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 24% of household income
Rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom for the Calgary metro area
The owner-occupied share of households is 81%. 18% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, below Alberta’s towns (21%) and close to Canadian towns (18%).
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Queensland | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent as a share of income | 24% | 20% | 20% |
| Households owning their home | 81% | 74% | 74% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 18% | 21% | 18% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Home values are owners’ own estimates at the May 2021 census, and incomes are for 2020.
4 boards run the schools in and around Queensland
In or within 3 km of Queensland: 18 elementary schools, 1 secondary school and 7 schools for every grade, with 9,500 students. The 21 with results split, 7 in the upper two fifths in Alberta and 7 in the lower. One of the 26 teaches in French, against 2% of schools in Alberta.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midnapore School Middle fifth in AlbertaLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Elementary · Grades K–6 | 441 | English public |
| Monsignor J. S. Smith School CatholicLargest secondary schoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | All grades · Grades K–9 | 808 | English Catholic |
| École Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary · Grades K–6 | Elementary · Grades K–6 | 271 | French public |
| Andrew Sibbald School Top fifth in AlbertaResults in the top fifth in AlbertaElementary · Grades K–5 | Elementary · Grades K–5 | 310 | English public |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Queensland | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025/26
A flood study covers Queensland: 1 on the national inventory, the newest from Government of Alberta
Measured across the Calgary Health Region: radon tests
Seismic risk in Queensland sits near the middle: $0.023 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. Radon around Queensland is ordinary for Canada: nearly a tenth of tested homes over the guideline (6.6% typical).
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Queensland | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 8.1% | 7.5% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.023 | $0.013 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory · Earthquake risk: one figure for all of the city of Calgary
Households in Queensland earn more than those in 82% of Canadian towns
The average trip to work took 27 min, higher than Alberta’s towns (26 min) and near Canadian towns (26 min). 88% of commuters drove, close to both Alberta’s towns (88%) and Canadian towns (89%).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Queensland | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 27 min | 26 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 88% | 88% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.
Queensland is drier than 82% of Canadian towns: 445 mm of rain and snow a year
Rain and snow peak in June, at 113 mm. Summer highs average 23.5°C in July, near Alberta’s towns (23.5°C) and lower than Canadian towns (25.5°C). Frost usually lifts by 21 May and returns around 18 September: 119 days without it. Snow peaks in March: 24 cm in a normal year.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Queensland | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Precipitation a year | 445 mm | 431 mm | 883 mm |
| July afternoon high | 23.5°C | 23.5°C | 25.5°C |
| Days with frost a year | 193 | 193 | 159 |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Calgary (Airport))
Fewer children live in Queensland than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 15% are under 15
17% of residents belong to a visible minority, lower than Alberta’s towns (29%) yet higher than Canadian towns (15%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 17% of residents.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
Women make up 49.6% of Queensland
2,205 women and 2,245 men at the 2021 census; across Canada, women are 50.9%.
| Queensland | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 18% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 68% | 67% | 64% |
| 65+ | 17% | 15% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 15% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 52% | 54% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Alberta and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Queensland in November: highs near 4°C, lows near −8°C
Looking ahead to December, expect highs near freezing and lows near −12°C. A typical November adds 19 cm of snow. In November, the normal is 16 mm of rain and snow. Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Calgary forecast, on the Weather page.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −1°C | −12°C | 34 mm |
| Spring | 10°C | −2°C | 108 mm |
| Summer | 22°C | 9°C | 232 mm |
| Autumn | 11°C | −1°C | 71 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Calgary (Airport)); the forecast is on the Weather page
In 2021, Stephanie Kusie carried Calgary Midnapore by 27,321 votes, a margin wider than 92% of Canada’s ridings
Local decisions for Queensland are made by Calgary’s council; neighbourhoods don’t have their own.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Each person Calgary Library serves borrows 12.7 items, more than at 82% of Alberta’s town libraries
Queensland is served by Calgary Library, the library of all of Calgary, so the figures here are the city’s, for 1,285,711 people.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Queensland’s grade for safety: a B−
Shared with the rest of the Calgary service area: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000
The index for the force that serves it came to 67, about level with Canadian towns (67) and below Alberta’s towns (110). Its police area records 10.6 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Across its police area, there are 31.9 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Queensland | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crime Severity Index | 67 | 110 | 67 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 79 | 109 | 86 |
| Property crime per 1,000 | 31.9 | 45 | 31.2 |
| Violent crime | 10.6 | 14.2 | 12 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
Queensland has 11 beaches within 5 km
Count 2 protected areas within 10 km of town. The closest provincial park is Fish Creek Provincial Park, 0.1 km from the edge of town. Protected areas cover 4% of the land within 10 km, above both Alberta’s towns (0.4%) and Canadian towns (2.3%). Banff National Park is the closest national park, 86 km from town.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Queensland | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 4% | 0.4% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Sikome Aquatic Facility and 13 more within 40 km
2 places to visit are mapped within 5 km of Queensland; with them, the best known within 40 km.
MuseumGlenbow Museum12 km north · 149K visitors a year (2019)
AttractionCalgary Tower12 km north
ZooCalgary Zoo12 km north
MuseumTelus Spark Science Centre13 km north · 380K visitors a year
CathedralSt. Mary's Cathedral11 km northPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (5)
- Glenbow Museum: Darthrussel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Calgary Tower: Qyd, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Calgary Zoo: Qyd, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Telus Spark Science Centre: CharlesAPhillips63, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St. Mary's Cathedral: Dr Haggis at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Everything we know about Queensland
Queensland’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queensland | 4,452 | — | B+ | D | B− | A |
| Deer Ridge | 4,454 | 1.6 | B+ | D | B− | A+ |
| Lake Bonavista | 11,154 | 1.7 | A | C+ | B− | A |
| Douglasdale/Glen | 13,333 | 1.8 | A− | C+ | B− | A |
| Parkland | 3,652 | 2 | A− | C+ | B− | A+ |
| Deer Run | 3,652 | 2.3 | A− | C− | B− | A+ |
| Willow Park | 6,891 | 3.2 | A− | C− | B− | A |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
About Queensland
Neighbourhood in Calgary
Where Queensland begins and ends inside Calgary is TownRatings’s line, traced along census dissemination areas and named after the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 4,452 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Alberta
- City
- Calgary
- Census subdivision
- 4806016
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155) and 2021 census boundaries · Uniform Crime Reporting Survey 2023–25 (35-10-0026, 35-10-0183 to 35-10-0190) · CMHC rents as published by Statistics Canada (34-10-0133) · grades by TownRatings. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).