Table A.4  Percentage of children under 15 years living in the neighbourhood, by type of neighbourhood, 2001

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Density1
High
15
17
15
12
15
7
11
10
12
14
13
Medium
18
19
19
19
19
16
19
15
18
18
17
Low
21
21
22
20
22
23
22
21
21
21
21
Distance from city centre3
Less than 5 km
15
13
12
12
13
11
12
11
18
17
17
5 to 9 km
18
18
16
16
19
19
20
15
19
21
21
10 to 14 km
19
18
17
17
22
22
22
19
20
20
20
15 to 19 km
20
19
20
20
23
26
24
22
21
21
21
20 to 24 km
21
21
21
22
25
26
24
21
21
20
21
25 km and more
22
23
22
20
22
25
23
23
25
19
20
Less than 5 km
High density
11
12
12
8
11
5
7
10
12
12
13
Medium density
16
15
19
16
14
13
15
13
20
17
16
Low density
19
18
20
17
18
17
17
20
19
19
20
5 to 9 km
High density
16
17
16
13
19
13
17
10
12
17
19
Medium density
18
18
18
17
19
16
20
15
17
21
18
Low density
21
19
19
17
18
21
21
19
21
22
22
10 to 14 km
High density
17
19
16
15
20
...
18
7
...
16
12
Medium density
18
18
17
18
22
20
22
16
17
18
20
Low density
21
17
21
18
22
23
23
21
21
21
21
15 to 19 km
High or medium density
19
19
17
18
23
...
...
...
...
19
18
Low density
21
19
22
21
24
26
24
22
21
21
21
20 km and more
High or medium density
20
21
19
20
20
...
17
31
...
18
19
Low density
23
23
23
22
23
25
24
21
23
20
21
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.