Table 8
Proportion of population 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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | |
| All metropolitan areas | 4.7 | 23.8 | 33.1 | 18.5 | 19.9 |
| St. John's | 4.6 | 40.1 | 33.1 | 19.5 | 2.7 |
| Halifax | 5.5 | 28.1 | 32.6 | 14.3 | 19.5 |
| Moncton | 5.5 | 55.2 | 24.2 | 13.4 | 1.6 |
| Saint John | 6.3 | 33.2 | 31.4 | 11.2 | 17.9 |
| Fredericton | 10.9 | 30.9 | 35.0 | 5.2 | 18.0 |
| Saguenay | 3.9 | 31.8 | 39.9 | 15.3 | 9.1 |
| Québec | 3.5 | 26.0 | 44.2 | 18.0 | 8.3 |
| Sherbrooke | 5.8 | 47.7 | 26.6 | 13.7 | 6.2 |
| Trois-Rivières | 5.3 | 58.2 | 31.2 | 5.2 | ... |
| Drummondville | 9.4 | 27.9 | 39.9 | 22.0 | 0.8 |
| Montréal | 2.6 | 16.7 | 32.5 | 25.3 | 22.8 |
| Ottawa–Gatineau (Quebec part) | 3.3 | 36.5 | 37.5 | 11.7 | 11.0 |
| Ottawa–Gatineau (Ontario part) | 5.9 | 22.5 | 43.7 | 13.2 | 14.6 |
| Kingston | 5.6 | 35.6 | 38.0 | 10.1 | 10.7 |
| Belleville–Quinte West | 11.8 | 32.8 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 7.5 |
| Peterborough | 13.2 | 50.4 | 19.3 | 13.0 | 4.0 |
| Oshawa | 4.2 | 49.9 | 40.0 | 5.9 | ... |
| Toronto | 4.4 | 7.1 | 21.8 | 29.2 | 37.5 |
| Hamilton | 6.8 | 31.6 | 53.4 | 7.7 | 0.5 |
| St. Catharines–Niagara | 3.5 | 30.6 | 42.7 | 11.9 | 11.3 |
| Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo | 5.2 | 43.7 | 39.4 | 11.7 | ... |
| Brantford | 8.4 | 66.4 | 18.6 | 6.7 | ... |
| Guelph | 8.9 | 69.6 | 21.5 | ... | ... |
| London | 4.8 | 43.0 | 31.3 | 12.3 | 8.6 |
| Windsor | 2.9 | 33.7 | 32.5 | 12.1 | 18.7 |
| Barrie | 6.6 | 58.5 | 23.0 | 11.9 | ... |
| Greater Sudbury | 8.1 | 27.4 | 33.4 | 16.8 | 14.4 |
| Thunder Bay | 8.8 | 55.2 | 25.1 | 3.3 | 7.6 |
| Winnipeg | 5.3 | 41.4 | 43.6 | 3.5 | 6.3 |
| Regina | 7.3 | 74.9 | 9.4 | 2.8 | 5.6 |
| Saskatoon | 3.9 | 63.4 | 18.0 | 5.1 | 9.5 |
| Lethbridge | 3.9 | 74.7 | 13.7 | 7.4 | 0.3 |
| Calgary | 3.2 | 17.7 | 51.5 | 23.9 | 3.8 |
| Red Deer | 8.0 | 92.0 | ... | ... | ... |
| Edmonton | 3.9 | 18.0 | 55.1 | 13.6 | 9.4 |
| Kelowna | 7.5 | 35.5 | 39.3 | 13.0 | 4.7 |
| Kamloops | 5.8 | 36.5 | 41.0 | 5.9 | 10.8 |
| Chilliwack | 11.1 | 46.6 | 24.9 | 12.0 | 5.4 |
| Abbotsford–Mission | 13.9 | 48.1 | 35.4 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| Vancouver | 4.6 | 12.5 | 25.9 | 15.7 | 41.3 |
| Victoria | 11.7 | 36.1 | 32.4 | 13.1 | 6.8 |
| Nanaimo | 4.8 | 46.0 | 44.6 | 3.3 | 1.3 |
...
not applicable
Note(s):
The table is based on data from primary downtowns.
Source(s):
Census of Population, 2021 (3901).
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