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Found this on the web: "The Growth of London Outside London"

https://institute.smartprosperity.ca...Mar18_2022.pdf

Ten key points from the report

1. The London area is growing in population, and an increasing proportion of that growth is
occurring outside of the boundaries of the City of London. Newly released Census data reveals
that from 2012 to 2016, 89% of Elgin-Middlesex’s population growth occurred in the City of
London, but from 2017 to 2021, this proportion dropped to 76%.
2. In absolute terms, the population of Elgin-Middlesex outside of London grew by 12,333 persons
in the last five years, after growing by only 2,272 in the previous five.
3. This shift to increased population growth occurring outside of the city limits will stress London’s
municipal tax base, as residents outside of the City will use the City’s infrastructure to shop and
work in London but not pay property taxes to the City.
4. Both the area within London and outside of London are experiencing a population boom. The
population boom is due to increased immigration, the boom in international students, and
families moving in from other parts of Canada.
5. The GTA, along with Windsor, Hamilton, and Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo, are the primary
sources of families moving to the London area from other parts of Canada.
6. The largest cohort of families moving to Elgin-Middlesex are comprised of adults in their 30s
with young children; however, a substantial number of families of adults between the ages of
40-70 are also making their way to the region.
7. These families are increasingly locating outside of the City of London, as the rate of housing
construction is rising faster outside of the City than within. Census data reveals that the number
of new dwelling units rose by 7.5% outside the City of London, but only 6.2% within it over the
past five years. The fastest growth in dwelling units occurred north and west of the City in Lucan
Biddulph, Strathroy-Caradoc, and Middlesex Centre.
8. Homebuilding occurring outside of the City is a relatively recent trend. From 2012-16, the
number of dwelling units rose by 4.4% within the City, but only 3.7% in the rest of Elgin-
Middlesex.
9. CMHC data provides additional context on this growth by showing that over the past five years,
less than half the single-detached homes built in Elgin-Middlesex were built in the City of
London, and only 4% of all semi-detached homes.
10. All forms of housing are increasingly being built outside of the City of London. In the last five
years, 8% of all completed apartment units in Elgin-Middlesex were built outside of London, up
from 1% the previous five years. Similarly, 23% of all row housing was built outside of London
from 2017-21, up from just 8% in 2012-16.