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Shawnessy

South · Residential · 3.6 km²

Shawnessy is a community in Calgary’s South sector, 3.6 km² by the City’s boundary. At the 2019 civic census it had 9,368 residents in 3,323 dwellings, 75% of them owner-occupied and 8% apartments. The 2026 assessment roll averages $546k across 3,605 residential parcels (an average, not a median, and an assessment, not a price). 155 businesses hold a current City licence, 10 first issued in the last year. 28 development permit applications were filed in the last 12 months, 16 released.

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Boundary and position from the City of Calgary community file; the inset is the calgary.earth brand map.

At a glance

Figures as of 2026-10-27. Census 2019, assessment 2026 roll, licences and permits as held by the City on that day.

Residents9,3682019 census
Dwellings3,3232019 census
Owner-occupied75%share of dwellings
Average assessed value$546k2026 roll, residential
Licensed businesses155current licences
Development applications28last 12 months

Every figure

The bar is the percentile among all 313 City communities with a value.

Residentspeople · 20199,368
Densityper km² · 20192,601
Under 35share · 201941%
Childrenshare · 201916%
Seniorsshare · 201913%
Dwellingshomes · 20193,323
Ownershipshare · 201975%
Apartmentsshare · 20198%
Single-familyshare · 201981%
Household sizepeople per home · 20192.8
Under constructionhomes · 20190
Average assessed valueresidential · 2026$546k
Residential parcelsparcels · 20263,605
Licensed businesseslicences · 2026155
Businesses per km²per km² · 202643.0
Businesses per 1,000per 1,000 residents · 202616.5
New licenceslast 12 months · 202610
New-business shareshare · 20266%
Development applicationslast 12 months · register28
Applications per 1,000last 12 months · register3.0

Composite views experimental

Mean of percentile ranks, 0–100. A reading of where a place sits, not a ranking of where to live.

Vibrancymean percentile of businesses per km², residents per km² and apartment share59
Momentummean percentile of new licences, new-business share and development applications per 1,000 residents40
Family homesmean percentile of ownership, single-family share and children share64
Everyday needsmean percentile of businesses per 1,000 residents, and the inverse of 311 requests per 1,000—

What’s being built

Development permit applications filed in the last 12 months, by kind. Applications, not approvals.

New homes & additions1
Suites & home businesses8
Business & change of use6
Signs6
Relaxations & compliance6
Other1

Read the applications in the Radar →

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