Table A.8  Distribution of housing stock constructed in 1991 and later, 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
17
17
26
33
13
3
7
25
5
9
12
Medium
24
19
19
39
39
10
16
21
10
24
27
Low
59
64
55
28
48
87
77
54
85
68
62
Total
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
Distance from city centre3
Less than 5 km
14
7
6
20
9
7
8
17
8
21
37
5 to 9 km
20
6
12
16
27
18
23
31
42
38
32
10 to 14 km
18
7
16
15
22
47
42
29
33
15
14
15 to 19 km
11
8
12
6
21
18
6
15
2
17
8
20 to 24 km
12
19
18
19
8
2
3
4
6
4
5
25 km and more
25
53
36
25
13
9
18
3
8
6
4
Total
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
Less than 5 km from city centre
High density
7
6
6
13
7
2
5
12
2
6
11
Medium density
4
1
0
6
2
4
2
2
2
8
16
Low density
2
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
4
7
10
5 to 9 km
High density
4
2
9
6
3
0
1
10
3
2
1
Medium density
6
2
3
7
18
5
9
11
6
8
7
Low density
10
1
1
4
5
13
12
11
33
27
25
10 to 14 km
High density
3
3
6
5
2
0
1
3
0
0
0
Medium density
3
3
2
5
10
1
4
7
2
2
2
Low density
12
1
7
5
11
46
37
19
32
13
12
15 to 19 km
High or medium density
4
5
4
4
9
0
0
0
0
4
2
Low density
8
3
8
2
12
18
6
15
2
13
7
20 km and more
High or medium density
10
14
14
27
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
Low density
27
58
39
17
20
11
21
6
15
9
9
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.