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2023 Duchess Quality of Life Snapshot. Grasslands Regional FCSS released the Brooks-Newell Region Quality of Life Report. The Duchess Quality of Life Snapshot is a summary of the results for Duchess. SOCIO-ECONOMIC DATA 2021 population of Duchess was 1,053 compared to 1,085 in 2016. This is a 2.9% decrease in population. The Village of Duchess is located 19 km from the City of Brooks and is seen as a bedroom community of the City. The Village of Duchess has a land area of 1.93 km2 and a population density of 545.9/km2 There are 404 private dwellings in Duchess of which 378 are occupied.
AGE RANGE The median age in Duchess was 36.4 years in 2021 which is 3 years younger than the median age in the BrooksNewell Region. Duchess has a relatively high young population, with 31.9% of the population being under 20, indicating the presence of many families in the community. This has decreased from 34.6% in 2016. 10.4% of Duchess Residents are seniors compared to 6.9% in 2016. Seniors tend to move to Brooks when transportation becomes problematic.
ETHNO-CULTURAL DIVERSITY (Mother Tongue) *Statistics Canada 2021 English - 940 French - 10 Non-official Languages - 90 Other languages spoken are Tagalog (5), German (30), Plautdietsch (15), Dutch (5), Chinese (5)*
FAMILY STRUCTURES 77.8% of persons 15 years and older are married or living common-law. There are 50 lone-parent families. 30 couple families with children. 20 couple families without children. The average size of census families in Duchess is 3.1, which is similar to the Brooks-Newell Region (3.0).
DWELLING TYPE *Statistics Canada 2021 Total number of occupied dwellings - 380 Single-detached house - 330 Semi-detached house 0 Row house - 5 Apartment in a duplex-style building - 0 Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys - 5 Other single attached house - 0 Movable dwelling - 30
The average number of persons per household in Duchess is 2.8 which is similar to the Brooks-Newell Region overall average number of persons per household is 2.7. DUCHESS HOUSING the median assessment value for residential properties in Duchess was $260,000 for the Brooks-Newell Region was $248,000 for the province of Alberta was $400,000. 2021 Census Data
In 2021, 67.9% of the housing in Duchess was built prior to 2000, and 7.7% require major repairs. 2021 Census Data Community Housing units are not currently offered in Duchess, however, the Rental Assistance Benefit offered through the Newell Housing Foundation, is open for application to residents of Duchess. The rental Assistance Benefit assists households by subsidizing private sector rental costs. - Newell Housing Foundation COMMUNITY SATISFACTION
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