Quote:
Originally Posted by someone123
Unfortunately according to the 2006 census the tract centred around Gottingen from Cornwallis to North lost people (4,699 from 4,943), as did the tract north of North. It seems safe to say that this has reversed but it's important to look at hard data. Perceptions are often totally wrong.
|
Older post, but I just read it. The decline in population might not be a bad sign, and was reversed in the 2011 census. There may be fewer people per unit, but it may represent new people coming into the neighbourhood who can afford more space. It's not uncommon to find densities drop as a neighbourhood gentrifies. It does highlight the need for new construction though: households are smaller on average than in the past, so unless you're adding units neighbourhoods can see modest population declines. In the 2011 census some peninsula census tracts had modest population declines and rising housing prices: the area's remain popular, but there are smaller households in the same number of units.