Burlington population grows 4.28% since 2011.

Newsflash 100By Pepper Parr

February 8th, 2017

BURLINGTON, ON

 

My how we have grown.  The population of the country exceeds 35 million.

Burlington grew at a % rate that is higher than what your bank is paying in the way of interest – but a little lower than the municipal tax hike.

Is the population increase enough intensification for city hall?

Census Burlington 2016

This is what we look like in the eyes of Census Canada. What impact will it have on the intensification plans?

nautique-elevation-from-city-july-2016

If the Nautique can get the Ontario Municipal Board to approve their project at the corner of Lakeshore and Martha the next census number will be even higher.

The new population numbers released by Census Canada today show that there has been a very decent jump – and that doesn’t include the six development projects that are under construction and the half dozen that are a twinkle in the eye of local developers – it doesn’t even include the 26 storey structure that the ADI Development groups wants to build at the corner of Martha and Lakeshore Road.

The numbers reflect growth of 4.28 % more in the way of population between 2011 and 2016.

What does it mean?

What does it say to the planners at both the Regional and municipal levels?

That is going to take some time for the politicians and the planners to get there heads around the numbers.

 

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5 comments to Burlington population grows 4.28% since 2011.

  • Centerline

    Maybe now the population signs at the City entries can reflect the same numbers.

  • StoneyCanuk

    I hope that Burlington doesn’t aspire to be like Milton!I agree better fiscal management combined with controlled growth.

  • Steve

    Perhaps with better management of taxpayer money, the need for endless taxpayer expansion wouldn’t be necessary.

  • James

    4.28% since 2011??? That’s nothing considering the development north of Dundas Street will account for the majority of that number. And here everyone’s freaking out about “over-intensification” of Burlington and how quickly things are changing. This is a nice little reality check of where we really are. We’re barely growing, we’re practically stagnant. No wonder City Hall has no money.

  • Robert Missen

    Milton has apparently grown by 30% in the past five years. Yikes!