Densely populated neighbourhoods in Ajax
Ajax runs about 4,512 people per square kilometre overall, but that number hides a lot of range. Nottingham tops the list at over 10,200 per square kilometre, more than double the city average, with Riverside and Applecroft close behind at around 9,900 and 9,200.
Even the densest spots aren't high-rise heavy. Only 4.5% of Ajax homes are high-rise apartments, and 68.1% are single-detached houses. Most people here own rather than rent, with 85.7% owner-occupied. On the low end, Eagle Woods sits at about 2,150 per square kilometre, roughly a fifth as dense as Nottingham.
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The first bar is the headline ranking metric; the rest are related axes for context. Bars are the Ajaxaggregate's percentile rank vs Ontario's 20,000+ census areas.
Top neighbourhoods in Ajax by population density
| Neighbourhood | population density | Median income |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bayly & Harwood · Ajax | 39,612 /km² | $71,500 |
| 2. Harwood & Bayly · Ajax | 11,625 /km² | $69,000 |
| 3. Nottingham · Ajax | 10,207 /km² | — |
| 4. Riverside · Ajax | 9,890 /km² | $100,000 |
| 5. Applecroft · Ajax | 9,224 /km² | $107,000 |
| 6. Rossland & Westney · Ajax | 8,383 /km² | $107,000 |
| 7. Bayly & Salem · Ajax | 8,343 /km² | $110,000 |
| 8. Kingston & Harwood · Ajax | 7,883 /km² | $106,000 |
| 9. Pickering Beach · Ajax | 7,728 /km² | $112,000 |
| 10. Westney & Williamson · Ajax | 7,423 /km² | $122,000 |
| 11. Westney & Ritchie · Ajax | 7,032 /km² | $114,000 |
| 12. Rossland & Ravenscroft · Ajax | 7,016 /km² | $110,000 |
| 13. Pickering Village · Ajax | 6,800 /km² | $91,000 |
| 14. Salem & Mandrake · Ajax | 6,693 /km² | $112,000 |
| 15. Westney & Delaney · Ajax | 6,225 /km² | $98,000 |
| 16. Westney & Ravenscroft · Ajax | 6,148 /km² | $103,000 |
| 17. Salem & Taunton · Ajax | 5,741 /km² | $118,000 |
| 18. Audley · Ajax | 5,646 /km² | $117,000 |
| 19. Squires Beach · Ajax | 5,519 /km² | — |
| 20. Taunton & Harwood · Ajax | 5,073 /km² | $120,000 |
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Common questions
What is the most densely populated neighbourhood in Ajax?
Nottingham is the densest, at just over 10,200 people per square kilometre. Riverside and Applecroft follow, both above 9,000 per square kilometre.
How dense is Ajax on average?
Ajax averages about 4,512 people per square kilometre citywide. Individual neighbourhoods vary a lot, from over 10,000 in Nottingham down to around 2,150 in Eagle Woods.
Are there high-rise apartments in Ajax?
Not many. Only about 4.5% of homes in Ajax are high-rise apartments, so most of the density comes from smaller lots and townhomes rather than towers.
Which Ajax neighbourhood is the least densely populated?
Eagle Woods is the least dense on this list, at about 2,150 people per square kilometre. Deckers Hill is close behind at around 2,900.