Table A.7  Percentage of seniors living in the neighbourhood, by type of neighbourhood, 2001

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Density1
High
15
12
16
14
13
13
13
20
20
17
21
Medium
13
13
14
13
12
12
12
14
16
15
15
Low
10
10
8
11
9
7
10
8
12
12
10
Distance from city centre3
Less than 5 km
15
12
14
13
14
12
15
20
16
16
16
5 to 9 km
13
14
16
14
13
11
12
14
14
12
9
10 to 14 km
12
16
15
12
8
6
7
9
11
13
11
15 to 19 km
11
13
12
11
6
4
5
6
11
12
10
20 to 24 km
9
9
10
9
8
6
6
8
9
13
10
25 km and more
9
8
9
13
9
7
9
7
8
16
11
Less than 5 km
High density
15
11
13
11
13
12
13
21
17
18
21
Medium density
15
13
16
14
16
12
16
20
15
16
17
Low density
14
10
18
16
15
14
17
5
16
14
13
5 to 9 km
High density
16
13
16
15
14
15
14
18
26
13
19
Medium density
13
15
14
14
13
14
11
14
19
12
12
Low density
11
14
9
14
14
10
13
11
11
11
8
10 to 14 km
High density
15
14
17
13
10
...
8
29
...
20
20
Medium density
14
15
17
12
7
8
8
13
14
17
13
Low density
10
19
9
11
8
6
7
6
10
12
10
15 to 19 km
High or medium density
13
13
14
11
7
...
...
...
...
14
13
Low density
10
13
9
9
5
4
5
6
11
11
9
20 km and more
High or medium density
12
10
13
13
18
...
18
2
...
21
15
Low density
8
8
8
10
8
6
8
8
8
14
11
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.