Table 7
Population density by proximity to downtown, census metropolitan areas, 2021
| Downtown | Urban fringe (less than 10 minutes from downtown) | Near suburb (10 to 20 minutes from downtown) | Intermediate suburb (20 to 30 minutes from downtown) | Distant suburb (30 minutes or more from downtown) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| population density (people per square kilometre) | population density (people per square kilometre) | population density (people per square kilometre) | population density (people per square kilometre) | population density (people per square kilometre) | |
| All metropolitan areas | 5,385 | 1,749 | 528 | 221 | 71 |
| St. John's | 3,286 | 905 | 202 | 133 | 33 |
| Halifax | 6,237 | 1,340 | 611 | 148 | 14 |
| Moncton | 1,795 | 1,180 | 90 | 18 | 3 |
| Saint John | 3,355 | 699 | 128 | 46 | 8 |
| Fredericton | 1,808 | 474 | 70 | 7 | 4 |
| Saguenay | 1,913 | 653 | 97 | 58 | 8 |
| Québec | 5,673 | 2,790 | 1,170 | 166 | 32 |
| Sherbrooke | 2,825 | 851 | 118 | 56 | 56 |
| Trois-Rivières | 4,197 | 1,406 | 93 | 20 | ... |
| Drummondville | 3,268 | 1,631 | 243 | 26 | 14 |
| Montréal | 8,367 | 7,832 | 3,070 | 1,081 | 316 |
| Ottawa–Gatineau (Quebec part) | 3,000 | 1,686 | 435 | 182 | 14 |
| Ottawa–Gatineau (Ontario part) | 6,847 | 2,930 | 846 | 276 | 48 |
| Kingston | 3,663 | 1,371 | 282 | 26 | 19 |
| Belleville–Quinte West | 2,494 | 576 | 83 | 49 | 21 |
| Peterborough | 2,940 | 1,174 | 48 | 27 | 17 |
| Oshawa | 3,546 | 1,843 | 759 | 43 | ... |
| Toronto | 16,608 | 6,836 | 4,295 | 2,287 | 494 |
| Hamilton | 6,939 | 2,328 | 595 | 146 | 29 |
| St. Catharines–Niagara | 3,547 | 1,341 | 410 | 120 | 118 |
| Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo | 3,746 | 2,019 | 292 | 369 | ... |
| Brantford | 3,254 | 486 | 88 | 17 | ... |
| Guelph | 3,223 | 1,526 | 69 | ... | ... |
| London | 3,580 | 2,263 | 292 | 56 | 60 |
| Windsor | 5,004 | 1,704 | 585 | 117 | 76 |
| Barrie | 2,389 | 1,794 | 96 | 82 | ... |
| Greater Sudbury | 2,073 | 596 | 184 | 54 | 8 |
| Thunder Bay | 2,906 | 600 | 115 | 11 | 5 |
| Winnipeg | 6,102 | 2,522 | 1,001 | 28 | 14 |
| Regina | 2,103 | 1,515 | 33 | 18 | 5 |
| Saskatoon | 2,388 | 1,287 | 84 | 17 | 7 |
| Lethbridge | 1,412 | 930 | 16 | 5 | 388 |
| Calgary | 7,778 | 2,364 | 1,732 | 291 | 17 |
| Red Deer | 1,631 | 933 | ... | ... | ... |
| Edmonton | 4,845 | 1,629 | 1,448 | 205 | 17 |
| Kelowna | 3,280 | 1,392 | 420 | 187 | 4 |
| Kamloops | 2,102 | 2,387 | 124 | 180 | 2 |
| Chilliwack | 3,444 | 479 | 249 | 55 | 6 |
| Abbotsford–Mission | 4,059 | 2,041 | 190 | 93 | 17 |
| Vancouver | 18,837 | 4,884 | 2,493 | 1,673 | 478 |
| Victoria | 5,709 | 2,616 | 826 | 296 | 89 |
| Nanaimo | 2,082 | 908 | 445 | 138 | 1 |
...
not applicable
Note(s):
The table is based on data from primary downtowns.
Source(s):
Census of Population, 2021 (3901).
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