Table A.1  Distribution of the population, by type of neighbourhood, 2001

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All CMAs2 Toronto Montréal Vancouver Ottawa Calgary Edmonton Québec Winnipeg Medium CMAs Small CMAs
Density1
High
23
23
47
25
22
6
12
30
10
10
13
Medium
29
31
19
38
37
27
30
24
26
32
30
Low
48
47
34
37
40
67
58
46
64
59
58
Total
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
Distance from city centre3
Less than 5 km
22
10
11
19
19
16
18
26
34
38
50
5 to 9 km
26
14
29
20
35
39
35
32
40
29
26
10 to 14 km
17
15
19
17
16
31
26
24
19
13
10
15 to 19 km
11
16
10
10
14
7
3
12
1
12
7
20 to 24 km
8
13
12
15
4
1
3
3
2
4
4
25 km or more
16
32
19
19
11
5
15
3
3
5
4
Total
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
Less than 5 km from city centre: central neighbourhoods
High density
9
6
10
10
11
5
8
20
7
7
12
Medium density
8
4
0.4
8
6
10
5
4
10
17
21
Low density
5
1
0.2
2
2
2
6
1
18
13
17
5 to 9 km: first tier
High density
7
4
22
5
8
1
3
9
3
2
0.3
Medium density
8
5
4
9
21
13
19
12
11
8
5
Low density
10
4
2
6
7
25
14
12
26
18
20
10 to 14 km: second tier
High density
4
5
11
4
3
0
2
1
0
1
0.5
Medium density
4
6
4
5
5
4
5
7
5
2
2
Low density
9
4
4
7
9
26
19
16
13
10
8
15 to 19 km: third tier
High and medium density
5
10
5
6
5
0
0
0
0
2
1
Low density
6
6
5
4
9
7
3
12
1
9
6
20 km and more: fourth tier
High and medium density
7
13
9
16
1
0
1
1
0
1
0.2
Low density
18
32
22
18
14
6
16
5
5
8
7
Total
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
1. In low-density neighbourhoods, 66.6% or more of the housing stock is composed of single family dwellings, semi-detached dwellings or mobile homes. In medium-density neighbourhoods, the percentage is between 33.3% and less than 66.6%. In high-density neighbourhoods, these types of dwellings comprise less than 33.3% of the housing stock.
2. Census metropolitan area.
3. The city centre is defined as being the census tract that contains the city hall of the central municipality.
Source: Statistics Canada, 2001 Census.
Table source: Turcotte, M. (2008). The city/suburb contrast: How to measure it? Canadian Social Trends, 85, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 11-008-XWE.