Set in the centre of ’s energy and agricultural heartland, • Population – 98,045 Strathcona Strathcona County is a vibrant specialized municipality - a perfect blend increase of 6.0% of urban and rural living. Strathcona County is made up of over 1,200 over the previous square kilometers that include hamlets, acreages, urban neighbourhoods census of 2011. +6% Community Social Profile and rural and industrial lands. Source: Federal Census, 2016

• Median age Our Community is Changing 40.1 years. As our world, country and rapidly change, Strathcona County is changing too. Now, many more people in our community Source: Federal Census, 2016 40.1yr are facing the unknown, supported by systems that are designed to address one problem at a time. Research tells us that identifying and tracking social trends allows early, strategic interventions that are often more impactful than reactive responses.

• 7 to 3 split between urban and rural residents. Source: Federal Census, 2016

Community Housing Addictions & 14 community halls & • Income • The average price of homes Family Violence 4 seniors centres. sold in for the • Median household income in • 7.4% of County residents identify month of October 2017 was • From 2013 to 2016 there was a the County is $140,039 compared themselves as visible minorities, $457,378 as compared to 166% increase in the number of to $109,997 for Alberta. emergency department visits significantly fewer than the 23.5% Source: Federal Census, 2016 $395,429 for Alberta. Source: Alberta Real Estate Association and Lorenz Team by Strathcona County residents in Alberta. Source: Federal Census, 2016 • Alberta with an average • 2,027 households in Strathcona for opioid use as compared to 4.0% of County residents are of household debt of $124,838, • County are living in Core 11% increase for other substance misuse. Employment Mental Health Aboriginal identity compared remains the province with the highest Source: Alberta Health, 2017 Housing Need. Source: Federal Census, 2016 to 6.5% in Alberta. Source: Federal Census, 2016 $48,698 above the household debt, • Over the last 5 years, 3 out of 4 • Employment rate is 67.4% • Anxiety is one of the top reasons 5.5% increase in national average of $76,140. • There was a individuals visiting the emergency compared to 65.4% for Alberta. for doctor referrals to the Primary • The County senior population Source: Bank of Montreal, Annual Debt Report, 2014 the waitlist for all types of Source: Federal Census, 2016 has increased by 35% over the department for opioid usage were Care Network, and over the past • 3,922 Strathcona County accommodation at the Heartland previous census of 2011 as compared between the ages of 15 to 34. • Unemployment rate is 6.5% 3 years there has been an increase households are living in poverty. Housing Foundation from Source: Alberta Health, 2017 compared to 9.0% for Alberta. of 57% in the number of cases to a 23% increase in Alberta. Source: Low Income Measure (LIM), Federal Census, 2016 January 2016 to January 2017. Source: Federal Census, 2016 Source: Federal Census, 2016 reported. Source: Primary Care Network, 2017 Source: Heartland Housing Foundation, 2017 • Since 2010, incidence of domestic • With a growing senior population, • From 2014 to 2016, the demand violence has increased by 113% in • Nearly 4 in 10 food bank users • Since September 2017, Strathcona according to the most recent available for County Food Bank services DID YOU KNOW? Strathcona County. Source: RCMP (37%) are employed. County Family and Community data, 1 in 3 County seniors live Source: Food Bank, 2017 increased by 90%. Source: Food Bank, 2017 Services has been offering on less than $40,000/yr. Core Housing Need is a measure generated DID YOU KNOW? Source: Municipal Census, 2012 by the Mortgage and Housing walk-in counselling sessions. DID YOU KNOW? Corporation. A household is in core housing Exposure to significant adversity and need if housing is not of adequate size, not prolonged stress in early childhood can DID YOU KNOW? Social isolation affects not only mental DID YOU KNOW? in adequate condition, or costs more than damage a child’s brain producing enduring health but also life expectancy. The health In a 2016 survey of approximately 8,000 30% of before-tax household income. It is impacts on: physical and emotional health, Research has shown that youth benefit impact of social isolation has been equated Strathcona County residents, “affordability” a measure used to help identify groups in a educational achievement, economic more from walk-in counselling than from to smoking 15 cigarettes or consuming was the top theme emerging from community that are most in need of success, social relationships, susceptibility traditional counselling approaches. Source: Barwick et al. (2013). Profiles and Service Utilization for 6 alcoholic drinks a day. housing assistance. Source: Holt-Lunstad et al. (2010). Social Relationships and the survey. to stress and overall well-being. Children Accessing a Mental Health Walk-In Clinic versus Usual Source: Strathcona County 2016 Community Talk Survey Source: Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, 2017 Source: Center for the Developing Child, Harvard University, 2017 Mortality Risk: A Meta-analytic Review. PLoS Medicine 7:7 (1-20). Care. Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work. 10:4 (338-352).

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