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Originally Posted by Empire
I've seen these stats before and I find it very hard to believe that in 1961 there were 29,611 more people on the peninsula then in 2011.
Where did they live? That is 60 large footprint 10 storey buildings with no new apartment buildings built since 1961. Impossible.
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The drop seems to correspond to a drop in fertility rate, which translates to smaller family sizes. In order to recover that population on the peninsula many more housing units of smaller families are required (many housing units, which include apartments, now consist of 1 to 2 people).
(source:
http://www4.hrsdc.gc.ca/.3ndic.1t.4r@-eng.jsp?iid=35 )
During that time, average population growth rates have also declined.
