Table A.5  Percentage of persons aged 25 years and older with a university degree living in the neighbourhood, by type of neighbourhood, 2001

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Density1
High
24
30
21
28
31
32
24
21
21
21
16
Medium
21
25
21
21
30
24
16
19
19
18
18
Low
20
24
18
23
28
24
18
19
18
17
15
Distance from city centre3
Less than 5 km
25
38
35
31
39
30
23
19
17
19
17
5 to 9 km
23
32
22
28
27
20
17
21
19
19
18
10 to 14 km
21
24
16
26
30
27
22
21
22
17
12
15 to 19 km
20
23
17
17
31
24
25
17
17
15
11
20 to 24 km
19
24
17
16
27
40
12
17
13
11
12
25 km and more
17
21
14
15
17
17
9
11
10
11
10
Less than 5 km
High density
30
41
33
35
36
33
29
19
22
21
16
Medium density
23
32
55
26
37
26
21
18
17
19
19
Low density
20
45
69
29
61
41
16
15
15
17
16
5 to 9 km
High density
24
32
20
31
25
30
13
25
19
24
13
Medium density
23
31
31
23
28
24
15
19
17
17
20
Low density
22
33
24
35
29
18
21
20
20
19
18
10 to 14 km
High density
19
26
14
23
31
...
20
31
...
12
5
Medium density
21
23
20
23
28
19
16
18
26
17
9
Low density
23
25
20
31
30
29
24
22
21
18
13
15 to 19 km
High or medium density
20
23
15
17
33
...
...
...
...
14
9
Low density
20
25
19
18
31
24
25
17
17
15
11
20 km and more
High or medium density
17
21
13
15
19
...
9
8
...
10
6
Low density
18
23
16
16
19
21
10
15
12
11
11
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.