Table A.6  Percentage of recent immigrants (1991 to 2001) living in the neighbourhood, by type of neighbourhood, 2001

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Density1
High
15
28
10
19
14
13
8
2
8
9
3
Medium
10
18
5
19
7
6
6
1
5
6
2
Low
6
11
2
12
2
7
4
1
3
3
1
Distance from city centre3
Less than 5 km
8
17
9
18
9
7
6
2
6
6
3
5 to 9 km
9
17
11
22
9
8
6
1
4
5
1
10 to 14 km
11
22
6
23
6
8
6
1
3
4
1
15 to 19 km
11
25
4
12
4
5
2
1
1
2
1
20 to 24 km
12
21
2
18
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
25 km and more
6
9
1
6
1
2
1
2
0
2
0
Less than 5 km
High density
10
21
9
15
12
13
8
2
9
8
3
Medium density
8
13
4
23
7
5
5
1
6
7
3
Low density
4
8
4
19
3
3
3
0
4
4
3
5 to 9 km
High density
16
28
13
26
16
13
8
3
6
12
1
Medium density
8
12
6
20
8
7
6
1
4
6
1
Low density
5
10
6
20
4
9
5
1
3
4
1
10 to 14 km
High density
18
33
8
27
20
...
8
1
...
14
1
Medium density
13
20
7
25
6
7
8
1
5
4
1
Low density
6
11
2
19
3
8
5
1
2
3
1
15 to 19 km
High or medium density
18
28
5
14
6
...
...
...
...
3
0
Low density
6
18
2
9
4
5
2
1
1
2
1
20 km and more
High or medium density
13
18
2
14
1
...
1
2
...
2
0
Low density
6
11
1
8
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
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.