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This profile compares Hamilton neighbourhoods to each other and to Hamilton as a whole. The neighbourhoods having comparatively high or low values on each characteristic are identified and the extent of variability is noted. There is more detail on each neighbourhood in the individual neighbourhood profiles. This Profile is organized into the following sections:
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Population In 2001 the neighbourhood populations varied from a low of 20,588 in Dundurn 12 to a high of 43,991 in Beverly Hills 4 (Figure 1a). Fessenden 7 had the second highest population and the largest population growth since 1996. Most neighbourhoods remained relatively constant in population size. Valley Park 5 had the highest percentage of children less than 15 years of age (24.6%), while Dundurn 12 had the lowest (12.2%). Centremount 10 had the largest percentage of seniors aged 65 years and over (19.7%); Valley Park 5 had the lowest (7.9%) (Figure 1b). The percentage of seniors aged 85 and over was more variable with the highest percentages in Dundurn 11 (2.6%), Dundurn 12 (2.6%) and Gibson 15 (2.4%), and the lowest percentage in Valley Park 5 (0.6%) (Figure 1c). Marital Status and Families Dundurn 12, Gibson 15 and Gibson 16 had high proportions of single people, separated people, lone parent families and seniors living alone. On the other hand, Valley Park 5 and Fessenden 7 had high proportions of married people and large household sizes. Dundurn 12 had the highest percentage of single people aged 15 years and over (44.7%), whereas Beverly Hills 3 had the lowest (23.9%). Beverly Hills 3 had the highest percentage of married people (62.3%) and Dundurn 12 had the lowest (31.9%). The percentages of separated or divorced people varied from 7.1% in Fessenden 7 to 15.5% in Gibson 16. The percentage of widowed people varied from 4.4% in Valley Park 5 to 9.7% in Gibson 15 (Figure 2a). McQuesten 14, Gibson 15 and Gibson 16 had high percentages of lone parent families (above 26%); Beverly Hills 3 had the lowest (9.3%). Dundurn 12 had a particularly high percentage of seniors living alone (52.8%) (Figure 2b). Dundurn 12 had the most single person households (52.2%), while Valley Park 5 had the fewest (11.9%). Conversely, Valley Park 5 had the most households with 4 or more members (42.0%), while Dundurn 12 had the fewest (9.0%). Households and Dwellings The proportion of rented private dwellings varied from a low of 12.5% in Beverly Hills 4 to a high of 77.4% in Dundurn 12 (Figure 3a). Gibson 16 was the oldest neighbourhood with 64.9% of dwellings built prior to 1946. Fessenden 7 had the most new dwellings with 21.0% built between 1996 and 2001. The proportion of single-detached houses varied from 14.6% (Dundurn 12) to 77.9% (Beverly Hills 4). The proportion of apartments with 5 or more storeys varied from only 1.0% (Fessenden 7) to 58.0% (Dundurn 12) and the proportion of row houses varied from a very low 0.8% (Dundurn 11) to 21.2% (Fessenden 7). Education The neighbourhoods varied considerably on the proportion of adults with less-than-grade-9 as their highest level of education; Beverly Hills 3 had the fewest (3.9%) and Gibson 15 had the most (20.7%) (Figure 4a). There was even more variation on the proportion of adults with a university level of education; McQuesten 14 had the fewest (6.2%) and Dundurn 11 had the most (44.4%) (Figure 4b). Gibson 15 had the highest percentage of people between the ages of 15 and 24 not in school (54.0%); Dundurn 11 had the lowest percentage not in school (27.2%). Employment and Income The percentage of people in the labour force varied from 54.5% in Gibson 15 to 73.5% in Valley Park 5, and the percentage of people unemployed varied from 2.8% in Beverly Hills 3 to 10.6% in Gibson 15. The percentage of persons with low-income varied even more, from a low of 6.1% in Beverly Hills 3 to 42.9% in Gibson 15 (Figure 5a). Dundurn 12 (41.3%) and Gibson 16 (37.4%) also had high percentages of persons with low income. Average household income varied from $34,000 in Gibson 15 to $83,300 in Beverly Hills 3. The greatest variation in a particular occupation across neighbourhoods for males was for Teachers and Professors, which were highest in Dundurn 11 (8.2%) and Fessenden 8 (7.2%) and lowest in McQuesten 14 (0.3%). The proportion of the male labour force working as Trades Helpers, Construction and Transportation Labourers and Related Occupations was highest in Gibson 15 (9.3%) and lowest in Fessenden 8 (1.5%). For females, the most widely varying occupation was Teachers and Professors, which was highest in Dundurn 11 (11.0%) and Fessenden 8 (10.1%) and lowest in McQuesten 14 (1.1%). Unpaid Work The neighbourhood providing the least unpaid child care was Dundurn 12 (23.6% of adults), while the neighbourhood providing the most was Valley Park 5 (46.3%). The least unpaid care or assistance to seniors was provided by residents of Gibson 15 (10.1%), while the neighbourhood providing the most was Beverly Hills 4 (23.5%) (Figure 6a). Immigration and Language The largest immigrant population was in Eastdale 2, while the smallest immigrant population was in Beverly Hills 3 (Figure 7a). Beverly Hills 3 also had the fewest non-Canadian residents (2.4%), while Dundurn 12 had the most (17.1%). Italian was the most common home language other than English in the City of Hamilton. Italian as a home language was common in Eastdale 1, Eastdale 2, Valley Park 6, Fessenden 7, Centremount 9, Centremount 10, McQuesten 13 and McQuesten 14. Polish as a home language was prevalent in Valley Park 5, McQuesten 13, McQuesten 14 and Gibson 16. Portuguese was common in Fessenden 7, Dundurn 12 and Gibson 15. Chinese was concentrated in Fessenden 8, Dundurn 11 and Dundurn 12. The percentage of people who could not conduct a conversation in English or French was the lowest in Beverly Hills 4 and the highest in Gibson 15 with Eastdale 1, Eastdale 2 and Dundurn 12 also having relatively high percentages (Figure 7b). Disability Difficulty with daily activities was particularly low in Beverly Hills 3 (9.5%), Beverly Hills 4 (11.2%) and Valley Park 5 (10.1%) and highest in McQuesten 14 (20.0%). Eastdale 2 (18.6%), Centremount 10 (19.1%), Dundurn 12 (18.8%), Gibson 15 (19.2%) and Gibson 16 (18.2%) also had high percentages of people having difficulty with daily activities (Figure 8a). Reduced activity because of a physical condition, mental condition or health problem showed a similar pattern across the neighbourhoods.
Hospital Admissions and Emergency Room Visits In 2001 and 2002, the highest average yearly rates of hospital admissions were for the residents of Dundurn 12 (120.5 per 1,000 population) and Gibson 15 (117.4 per 1,000 population) (Figure 9a). The lowest hospital admission rate per 1,000 population was for Beverly Hills 4 (76.6). Based on hospital admissions in 2001 and 2002, Dundurn 12 had the highest expected number of home care days (263 per 1,000 population), while Valley Park 5 had the lowest (157 per 1,000 population) (Figure 9b). Community Care Access Centre (CCAC) Services There was substantial variation in the number of CCAC clients per 1,000 population by neighbourhood in the fiscal year 2003-2004 (Figure 10a). The most clients per 1,000 population were in Fessenden 8 (49.6) and Gibson 15 (44.1), while Eastdale1 (26.5) and Fessenden 7 (23.2) had the fewest. When the effect of the age and sex distribution of the neighbourhood population was removed, the rates of home care utilization per 1,000 did not vary as widely. The relative positions of the neighbourhoods did not change greatly, except for Valley Park 5 where the rate increased substantially because of its young population (Figure 10b).
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