| Official Name: | Tawa |
| Settlement Type: | Neighbourhood |
| Pushpin Map: | Canada Edmonton |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Tawa in Edmonton |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | City |
| Subdivision Name2: | Edmonton |
| Subdivision Type3: | Quadrant[1] |
| Subdivision Name3: | NW |
| Subdivision Type4: | Ward |
| Subdivision Name4: | Karhiio |
| Subdivision Type5: | Sector[2] |
| Subdivision Name5: | Southeast |
| Subdivision Type6: | Area[3] [4] Community |
| Subdivision Name6: | Mill Woods Mill Woods Town Centre |
| Government Footnotes: | [5] |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Title1: | Administrative body |
| Leader Name1: | Edmonton City Council |
| Leader Title2: | Councillor |
| Area Footnotes: | [6] |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.66 |
| Population As Of: | 2012 |
| Population Total: | 1972 |
| Population Density Km2: | 2987.9 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Change |
| Population Blank1: | 0.6% |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Dwellings |
| Population Blank2: | 995 |
| Coordinates: | 53.461°N -113.427°W |
| Elevation M: | 695 |
Tawa is a residential neighbourhood in the Mill Woods area of south Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is a newer neighbourhood, with most of the development occurring in the early 1990s. The Grey Nuns Community Hospital is located in the neighbourhood as is the Edmonton Police Service's South East Division Station.
Tawa is bounded on the north by 34 Avenue, on the south by 28 Avenue, on the west by 66 Street, and on the east by 50 Street.
In the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, Tawa had a population of living in dwellings,[7] a 0.6% change from its 2009 population of .[8] With a land area of 0.66km2, it had a population density of people/km2 in 2012.[6] [7]
One out of three (34%) of residences in Tawa are apartments, with the total number of apartments being split equally between walk up structures with fewer than five stories and high rise structures with five or more stories. Another one in three residences (34%) are duplexes.[9] One in five residences (22%) are row houses. A significant number of residences (12%) are part of collective residences. There is a handful of single-family dwellings. Approximately three out of every four residences are owner-occupied, with the remainder being rented.[10]
The average household in Tawa has 2.3 people, with two out of three households having either one or two persons.[11]
Incomes in the neighbourhood are slightly below the city average.
| Income By Household - 2001 Census[12] [13] | |||
| Income Range ($) | Tawa[14] | Edmonton[15] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (% of Households) | (% of Households) | ||
| Under $10,000 | 4.7% | 6.3% | |
| $10,000-$19,999 | 14.2% | 12.4% | |
| $20,000-$29,999 | 11.0% | 11.9% | |
| $30,000-$39,999 | 14.2% | 11.8% | |
| $40,000-$49,999 | 17.3% | 10.9% | |
| $50,000-$59,999 | 5.5% | 9.5% | |
| $60,000-$69,999 | 10.2% | 8.3% | |
| $70,000-$79,999 | 9.5% | 6.7% | |
| $80,000-$89,999 | 2.4% | 5.4% | |
| $90,000-$99,999 | 4.7% | 4.2% | |
| $100,000 and over | 6.3% | 12.6% | |
| Average household income | $48,920 | $57,360 | |