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For hazard risk, Dunluce gets an A+

Shared with the rest of the city of Edmonton: earthquake risk

Health Canada’s survey found radon above the guideline in 1.4% of homes, below both Alberta’s towns (7.5%) and Canadian towns (6.6%). Earthquakes matter little: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.013 a year per $1,000 of value, against $0.030 for the typical town. The national flood inventory has no study for Dunluce.

The force covering Dunluce records more serious violence than Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns, at 128

Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 110 over 2023–25, near Alberta’s towns (110) and higher than Canadian towns (67). Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 45 per 1,000 residents a year where it is policed. Dunluce doesn’t get its own Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 figures; the ones here come from the Edmonton service area.

Measured against local pay, Dunluce costs more to live in than four in five Canadian towns

Nearly two thirds of households own their home. A year’s rent came to nearly a quarter of the median household income, higher than both Alberta’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (20%).

Working-age people in Dunluce are less likely to have a job than in 90% of Canadian towns

Commutes averaged 27 min, in line with Alberta’s towns (26 min) and Canadian towns (26 min). The car took 88% of commuters, close to both Alberta’s towns (88%) and Canadian towns (89%).

51% of adults around Dunluce rate their health very good or excellent

Measured across the Edmonton Zone: health survey and life expectancy

Lives in the region last 81.2 years on average (2022/2024): 83.6 for women, 78.8 for men. Closer to home, a hospital is 7.1 km from the average resident of Dunluce, further than the usual 3.7 km. Pharmacies are closer at hand, 1.0 km away on average and 12 of them within 3 km of a typical home.

Dry weather: only 423 mm of rain and snow a year falls on Dunluce, less than on 90% of Canadian towns

There are 179 days of frost in a typical year, below Alberta’s towns (193) but above Canadian towns (159). For the wettest month, look to July: 83 mm on average. Snow peaks in January: 26 cm in a normal year. July afternoons in Dunluce average 23.5°C.

6 boards run the schools in and around Dunluce

The largest is Edmonton Islamic Academy, with 1,921 students. The 36 with results split, 9 in the upper two fifths in Alberta and 18 in the lower. Of the 43, one teaches in French (2% of schools in Alberta). The 3 km around Dunluce counts 25 elementary schools, 8 secondary schools and 10 schools for every grade, 18,116 students between them.

More of Dunluce’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 10%

One measure of family life: 19% of residents are under 15. Visible minorities make up 31% of the population, above Alberta’s towns (29%) and Canadian towns (15%) alike. Those 65 and older account for 15% of residents.

In Dunluce, November normally means 1°C afternoons and −8°C nights

Across the year, normals run from −15°C nights in January to 24°C afternoons in July. Looking ahead to December, expect highs near −5°C and lows near −13°C. A typical November adds 20 cm of snow. November normally sees 18 mm of precipitation.

William (Billy) Morin (Conservative Party of Canada) holds Edmonton Northwest, the riding that includes Dunluce

No public library stands in Dunluce: the closest, EPL Castle Downs Branch, is 1.2 km away

Dunluce is served by Edmonton Library, the library of all of Edmonton, so the figures here are the city’s, for 972,223 people.

Dunluce is 37 km from Elk Island National Park

Close by: one protected area. The closest provincial park is Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park, 7.2 km from the edge of town. The protected share within 10 km is 1.3%, where a typical Canadian town has 2.3%.