Densely populated neighbourhoods in Kitchener
Kitchener runs at about 3,229 people per square kilometre citywide, with 12.7% high-rise apartments, 51.0% single-detached homes, and 63.3% owner-occupied housing. The densest neighbourhoods are far above that citywide figure.
Victoria Park Heritage District leads by a wide margin, at 22,158 people per square kilometre, with typical income around $84,000. Civic Centre follows at 17,412 per square kilometre, income around $75,500.
Victoria Hills and Doon come next, at 14,912 and 12,233 people per square kilometre. Downtown sits at 11,215 with income around $65,500, and Stanley Park, Belmont Village, Kingsdale, Country Hills, and Laurentian Hills all range from about 8,370 to 10,943 people per square kilometre.
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The first bar is the headline ranking metric; the rest are related axes for context. Bars are the Kitcheneraggregate's percentile rank vs Ontario's 20,000+ census areas.
Top neighbourhoods in Kitchener by population density
| Neighbourhood | population density | Median income |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Victoria Park Heritage District · Kitchener | 22,158 /km² | $84,000 |
| 2. Civic Centre · Kitchener | 17,412 /km² | $75,500 |
| 3. Victoria Hills · Kitchener | 14,912 /km² | $64,500 |
| 4. Doon · Kitchener | 12,233 /km² | $73,000 |
| 5. Downtown · Kitchener | 11,215 /km² | $65,500 |
| 6. Stanley Park · Kitchener | 10,943 /km² | $58,800 |
| 7. Belmont Village · Kitchener | 10,470 /km² | $71,000 |
| 8. Kingsdale · Kitchener | 9,822 /km² | $67,500 |
| 9. Country Hills · Kitchener | 9,345 /km² | $65,500 |
| 10. Laurentian Hills · Kitchener | 8,370 /km² | $58,000 |
| 11. Centreville · Kitchener | 7,847 /km² | $67,500 |
| 12. Williamsburg · Kitchener | 7,844 /km² | $100,000 |
| 13. Cedar Hill · Kitchener | 7,271 /km² | $64,500 |
| 14. Strasburg · Kitchener | 6,303 /km² | $83,000 |
| 15. Heritage Park · Kitchener | 6,136 /km² | $71,000 |
| 16. Idlewood · Kitchener | 6,043 /km² | $75,000 |
| 17. Forest Heights · Kitchener | 5,678 /km² | $83,000 |
| 18. Westvale · Kitchener | 5,325 /km² | $108,000 |
| 19. Forest Hills · Kitchener | 4,933 /km² | $68,000 |
| 20. Brookside Park · Kitchener | 4,844 /km² | — |
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Common questions
What is the most densely populated neighbourhood in Kitchener?
Victoria Park Heritage District is the densest, at 22,158 people per square kilometre. Civic Centre is second, at 17,412.
How dense is Kitchener overall?
Kitchener runs about 3,229 people per square kilometre citywide. The densest neighbourhoods, like Victoria Park Heritage District, run many times higher than that.
Is downtown Kitchener densely populated?
Yes. Downtown Kitchener has about 11,215 people per square kilometre, with typical income around $65,500.
Are Kitchener's dense neighbourhoods mostly apartments?
Citywide, only about 12.7% of housing is high-rise apartments, while 51.0% is single-detached and 63.3% is owner-occupied. Even the densest neighbourhoods sit within a city that's still majority houses.