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Originally Posted by thistleclub
Burlington has represented roughly half of recent Hamilton CMA pop’n growth.
Net Population Growth, 2001-2016
Hamilton: 27,673
Burlington: 32,478
Grimsby: 6,017
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That was the case for 2001 to 2016, though I believe it is no longer the case as Burlington has basically run out of new subdivision areas and is now super NIMBY for intensification, it's adding *maybe* 1,000 people a year right now. It's growth has simply fallen off a cliff.
The growth has largely spilled over into Waterdown which is accounting for a good chunk of the City of Hamilton's population growth now with all the new subdivisions going up there along Dundas St.
Similar to Grimsby, which is "subdivisioned out" and is now relying on intensification, which means a slower growth rate as people aren't willing to live in a condo in a small community like that to the same extent that they'll live there in a detached home.
I bet that when 2021 census data comes out in the next few months, it will show Hamilton as absorbing most of the CMA population growth. Which is all the more shocking given the historic trends of Hamilton being a relatively slow growth CMA and with most of what little growth was occurring going to Grimsby and Burlington.