The City of Spruce Grove’s Community Reporting Dashboard uses key indicators to monitor and share important information about our community and the City’s programs and services. It tracks data over time, telling us what we're doing well and where more focus and attention may be needed. The dashboard groups indicators into themes and identifies targets and/or trends for each data set.
This indicator represents the population estimate for the city based on the latest and historical data from either the municipal or national census.
How we measure this data
As part of the municipal census, enumerators gather data from residents through online, telephone, or door-to-door responses. Every five years Statistics Canada conducts a national census, which provides population estimates for the city.
Why this measurement is important
The data helps the City understand immediate and future needs and to plan for recreational spaces, community facilities, roadways, maintenance and equipment, emergency services, waste management and more.
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The median age provides an important single indicator of the age distribution of a population. It provides the age ‘midpoint’ of a population; there are the same number of people who are older than the median age as there are younger than it.
How we measure this data
Every five years Statistics Canada conducts a national census, which provides age-related data for the city.
Why this measurement is important
The data helps the City understand immediate and future needs and to plan for recreational spaces, community facilities, roadways, maintenance and equipment, emergency services, waste management and more.
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Average household size is defined as the average number of persons per housing unit. It is the average number of people living per household.
How we measure this data
Every five years Statistics Canada conducts a national census, which provides the average household size for the city.
Why this measurement is important
The data helps the City understand immediate and future needs and to plan for recreational spaces, community facilities, roadways, maintenance and equipment, emergency services, waste management and more.
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Average household size is defined as the average number of persons per housing unit. It is the average number of people living per household.
How we measure this data
Every five years Statistics Canada conducts a national census, which provides the average household size for the city.
Why this measurement is important
The data helps the City understand immediate and future needs and to plan for recreational spaces, community facilities, roadways, maintenance and equipment, emergency services, waste management and more.
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This indicator shows the total construction value of all building permits issued including residential and non-residential.
How we measure this data
It is calculated by adding together the total construction dollar value of all building permits issued.
Why this measurement is important
It provides insight on the magnitude of current construction, which is an indicator of the overall economic growth of the city.
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The retail vacancy rate describes the percentage of commercial retail space that is unoccupied and available for lease at a particular time.
How we measure this data
As reported by CoStar Group.
Why this measurement is important
It provides insight on the availability and demand for leasable commercial retail space, which is an indicator of the overall economic health of the city.
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The office vacancy rate describes the percentage of commercial office space that is unoccupied and available for lease at a particular time.
How we measure this data
As reported by CoStar Group.
Why this measurement is important
It provides insight on the availability and demand for available commercial office space, which is an indicator of the overall economic health of the city.
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The industrial vacancy rate describes the percentage of available industrial space that is unoccupied and available for lease at a particular time.
How we measure this data
As reported by CoStar Group.
Why this measurement is important
It provides insight on the availability and demand for available industrial space, which is an indicator of the overall economic health of the city.
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This indicator represents the fire-related call volume.
How we measure this data
Total number of fire-related calls received.
Why this measurement is important
It provides insight into the overall pattern of responses and demand for response services.
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This indicator represents the percentage of time the Total Response Time target was met.
How we measure this data
Total Response Time is calculated by adding together the dispatch time, the turnout time, and the travel time. It represents the time interval from the receipt of the initial call for assistance at the dispatch centre, until the arrival of the responding unit at the incident.
Why this measurement is important
It is measured to evaluate and benchmark against international standards, provincial regulation, and City policy. It helps assess department’s response availability, optimize its capability, and evaluate operational effectiveness.
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This indicator represents the medical-related call volume.
How we measure this data
Total number of medical-related calls received.
Why this measurement is important
It provides insight into the overall pattern of responses and demand for response services.
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This indicator represents the number of citizen-initiated complaints reported.
How we measure this data
Total number of all citizen-initiated complaints received through the various reporting options including online, phone, and front-counter. The data does not include officer-initiated complaints.
Why this measurement is important
It provides an indication of residents' general compliance with bylaws and assesses community safety. It also provides insight into the overall pattern of complaints and demand for enforcement services.
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This indicator represents the number of charges laid.
How we measure this data
Total number of charges laid as a result of both citizen-initiated and officer-initiated complaints.
Why this measurement is important
It provides an indication of residents' general compliance with bylaws and assesses community safety.
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This indicator represents the year-over-year year-to-date comparison of the total number of website pages viewed.
How we measure this data
Total number of pages viewed on the City's website. Repeated views of a single page are counted.
Why this measurement is important
It is measured to assess the level of engagement and effectiveness of the information.
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This indicator represents the number of unique users who follow the City's Facebook page.
How we measure this data
As reported by Facebook. Prior to 2022 Facebook page popularity was measured by “Likes”. Facebook has since changed that measurement for certain types of pages, including the City’s, to “Followers”. Although these metrics are similar, the data is different enough that comparing previous years is not accurate.
Why this measurement is important
It is measured to assess the level of engagement and effectiveness of the information.
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This indicator represents the number of unique users who follow the City's Instagram page.
How we measure this data
As reported by Instagram.
Why this measurement is important
It is measured to assess the level of engagement and effectiveness of the information.
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This indicator represents the number of unique users who follow the City's LinkedIn page.
How we measure this data
As reported by LinkedIn.
Why this measurement is important
It is measured to assess the level of engagement and effectiveness of the information.
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This indicator represents the number of unique users who follow the City's Twitter page.
How we measure this data
As reported by Twitter.
Why this measurement is important
It is measured to assess the level of engagement and effectiveness of the information.
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This indicator represents the year-over-year year-to-date comparison of the average household curbside black bin solid waste collected in kilograms (kg).
How we measure this data
It is calculated by taking the total weight of black bin solid waste collected in kilograms from households in a given period and dividing by the total number of households.
Why this measurement is important
It is measured to determine the overall effectiveness of the City's residential solid waste diversion programs.
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This indicator represents the year-over-year year-to-date comparison of the average household curbside blue bag recycling collected in kilograms (kg).
How we measure this data
It is calculated by taking the total weight of blue bag recycling collected in kilograms from households in a given period and dividing by the total number of households.
Why this measurement is important
It is measured to determine the overall effectiveness of the City's residential solid waste diversion programs.
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This indicator represents the year-over-year year-to-date comparison of the average household curbside green bin organics collected in kilograms (kg).
How we measure this data
It is calculated by taking the total weight of green bin organics collected in kilograms from households in a given period and dividing by the total number of households.
Why this measurement is important
It is measured to determine the overall effectiveness of the City's residential solid waste diversion programs.
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This indicator represents the proportion of curbside waste diverted from the landfill through programs such as organics and blue bag recycling.
How we measure this data
Residential waste diversion is calculated by dividing the total amount of organics and recycling collected at the curbside by the total waste collected at the curbside and represents the proportion of waste diverted from the landfill. The data does not include the amounts collected at the Eco Centre.
Why this measurement is important
It is measured to determine the overall effectiveness of the City's residential solid waste diversion programs.
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This indicator represents the total number of passenger trips made on the on-demand transit service.
How we measure this data
As reported by the City's service provider.
Why this measurement is important
This indicator provides insight on the relative demand for public transportation.
About this indicator
This indicator represents the total number of passenger trips made on the commuter transit service.
How we measure this data
As reported by Edmonton Transit.
Why this measurement is important
This indicator provides insight on the relative demand for public transportation.
