Table A.2  Distribution of the population by type of neighbourhood, by distance from the city centre, 2001

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  All CMAs1 Toronto Montréal Vancouver Ottawa Calgary Edmonton Québec Winnipeg Medium CMAs Small CMAs
Less than 5 km from city centre2
High density
39
55
93
51
59
30
42
80
19
19
23
Medium density
37
37
5
41
31
59
27
16
28
45
42
Low density
24
8
2
8
10
12
32
3
52
36
34
Total
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
5 to 9 km
High density
27
32
78
26
23
4
8
27
8
6
1
Medium density
32
38
15
46
58
32
53
36
27
28
21
Low density
41
30
6
29
19
64
39
37
64
66
78
Total
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
10 to 14 km
High density
23
33
58
26
16
0
5
4
0
5
3
Medium density
26
42
19
31
31
14
20
31
26
18
18
Low density
50
25
23
43
53
86
75
66
74
77
80
Total
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
15 to 19 km
High or medium density
43
63
48
57
37
0
0
0
0
21
20
Low density
57
37
52
43
63
100
100
100
100
79
80
Total
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
20 km and more
High or medium density
27
28
29
47
6
0
1
9
0
13
2
Low density
73
72
71
53
94
100
99
91
100
87
98
Total
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
1. Census metropolitan area.
2. 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.