Table 3
Percentage of the Canadian population with a postal code that links to one dissemination area, by delivery mode type, population centre type, and province or territory


Table 3
Percentage of the Canadian population with a postal code that links to one dissemination area, by delivery mode type, population centre type, and province or territory
Table summary
This table displays the results of Percentage of the Canadian population with a postal code that links to one dissemination area. The information is grouped by Delivery mode type (appearing as row headers), Population of Canada within a delivery mode type and population centre type combination, Percentage of people with postal codes linked to one dissemination area, by province or territory, N.L., P.E.I., N.S., N.B., Que., Ont., Man., Sask., Alta., B.C. , Y.T., N.W.T. and Nvt., calculated using number and percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Delivery mode type Population of Canada within a delivery mode type and population centre type combination Percentage of people with postal codes linked to one dissemination area, by province or territory
N.L. P.E.I. N.S. N.B. Que. Ont. Man. Sask. Alta. B.C. Y.T. N.W.T. Nvt.
number percent
A - Urban street address
Core 17,963,500 88.4 92.2 86.5 92.9 88.2 85.3 91.0 92.7 85.6 88.7 97.6 77.6 Note ...: not applicable
Fringe 530,400 98.4 Note ...: not applicable 84.0 67.2 79.8 76.6 67.6 90.7 81.5 78.7 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Rural area 1,274,900 80.0 88.0 72.6 84.0 82.4 73.2 68.6 67.6 54.7 58.6 88.8 87.3 Note ...: not applicable
Secondary core 1,400,000 83.1 Note ...: not applicable 90.0 84.7 82.9 75.7 91.8 46.9 69.4 86.4 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
B - Urban apartment building
Core 3,176,400 91.2 100.0 99.0 97.9 96.4 95.2 92.2 94.7 93.6 96.1 95.7 100.0 Note ...: not applicable
Fringe 19,000 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 100.0 100.0 100.0 99.2 100.0 Note ...: not applicable 100.0 96.5 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Rural area 18,400 Note ...: not applicable 100.0 100.0 98.6 94.3 100.0 86.9 84.0 59.0 85.8 Note ...: not applicable 100.0 Note ...: not applicable
Secondary core 61,000 100.0 Note ...: not applicable 100.0 85.5 99.1 97.3 72.5 92.2 91.2 95.8 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
E, G, K or M
Core 98,600 83.4 88.2 77.6 100.0 85.8 91.0 98.2 85.1 69.0 83.2 100.0 61.8 Note ...: not applicable
Fringe 5,000 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 4.9 97.3 82.8 45.8 Note ...: not applicable 100.0 100.0 97.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Rural area 52,100 90.4 8.5 8.7 45.6 82.0 64.4 91.5 45.2 84.5 25.0 81.5 0.0 Note ...: not applicable
Secondary core 25,100 99.3 Note ...: not applicable 100.0 68.2 97.0 94.4 100.0 100.0 32.8 93.8 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
H or T
Core 5,300 100.0 0.0 0.0 Note ...: not applicable 8.9 1.3 Note ...: not applicable 15.6 13.2 10.2 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Fringe 2,000 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 28.1 100.0 Note ...: not applicable 100.0 0.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Rural area 35,100 4.1 0.0 0.0 24.1 5.2 2.1 22.7 30.1 24.6 21.2 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Secondary core 200 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 0.0 Note ...: not applicable 1.3 0.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 19.1 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Rural - Rural postal code
Core 4,400 41.1 21.7 0.1 Note ...: not applicable 0.0 0.5 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 0.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Fringe 16,200 0.0 0.0 0.0 Note ...: not applicable 0.0 1.2 1.2 13.1 24.4 8.6 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Rural area 599,400 38.6 1.5 3.3 Note ...: not applicable 10.7 4.3 31.2 42.2 15.1 11.5 100.0 55.3 54.3
Secondary core 195,400 13.9 Note ...: not applicable 0.2 Note ...: not applicable 3.9 5.1 21.4 27.1 22.6 55.5 Note ...: not applicable 79.9 0.0
... not applicable
Notes: Delivery mode type: E - business building; G - large volume receiver; K - post office box; M - large volume receiver (post office box); H - rural route; T- suburban service.
Source: 2016 Census of Canada; Postal Code Conversion File Plus version 7B (2019).

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