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Originally Posted by blankall
Anecdotally, I do think people are less likely to settle down in BC, as the cost of raising a family is very prohibitive. I'd like to see stats on it, but, from what I've observed, many people aged 20-35ish move to BC but then many people 35+ move out to settle down in more affordable pastures. While in Alberta, many people 20-30 move out, but often come back, and more people 30+ move to Alberta from BC.
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This data is a bit old now as it's based on the 2016 Census but the findings then was that all cities attract young people, but almost every city loses population in the >30 age range (when considering only non international migrants)... except Calgary which sees especially high inter-provincial gains in the 20-40 age range.
https://doodles.mountainmath.ca/post...oss-migration/
To be fair, while Calgary is clearly the #1 choice for the prime family raising age cohorts willing to make a big move, most migration is from the expensive city cores to nearby suburbs/exurbs with lower cost of housing.