By the numbers

Other key facts from the 2016 census:

Hamilton is the 10th-largest municipality in Canada, behind (in order) Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, Ottawa, Edmonton, Mississauga, Winnipeg, Vancouver, Brampton, and just ahead of Quebec City.

Hamilton’s population growth between the 2011 and 2016 censuses was 3.3 per cent, which was below the national rate of 5 per cent.

Hamilton actually has a higher percentage of single-detached houses (57.3 per cent) than Burlington (51 per cent), which is often perceived as a typical suburban “bedroom community.”

The census tract with the largest increase in population from 2011 to 2016 was the Glanbrook neighbourhood bounded by Rymal Rd. E. / Trinity Church Rd. / Binbrook Rd. / Hendershot Rd. which grew by 77 per cent — from 5,446 to 9,635 people.

The Mountain census tract bounded by Chedmac Dr. / San Pedro Dr. / Scenic Dr. / Mountain brow / east of Rice Ave. had the largest percentage decrease in population, shrinking by 45 per cent — from 917 to 506 people.

About 10 per cent of the dwellings in Hamilton are condominiums, compared to 22 per cent in Burlington.

Hamilton’s census metropolitan area is the fourth-highest in Canada in terms of density, with 545 people per square kilometre.

The census tract with the highest density is the downtown neighbourhood bounded by Bay St. S. / Hunter St. W. / Queen St. S. / Aberdeen Ave. with 14,797 people per sq. km. That’s denser than Brooklyn, N.Y. The least-dense neighbourhood, bounded by the Red Hill Creek / Lake Ontario / east of Grays Rd. / Barton St. E., has 25 people per sq. km. The home ownership rate in Hamilton is slightly less than 68 per cent, about the same rate as the rest of Canada. In Burlington, the home ownership rate is more than 76 per cent.