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Lawrence Park South

Neighbourhood in Toronto · Ontario · Population 15,018

People and homes

Who lives here and what homes are like, from the 2021 Census. Shown for context: these figures are never part of a score.

Who lives here
Median age
43.6 years
Canada: 41.6 years, Estimated, 2011: 40.2 years (estimated) · 2016: 41.7 years (estimated)
Average household size
2.6
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.7 (estimated) · 2011: 2.7 (estimated) · 2016: 2.6 (estimated)
Moved home in the last 5 years
32.7%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 37.6% (estimated) · 2016: 36.2% (estimated)

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%16.3%2016: 18.8% (estimated)
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%14.6%2016: 13.8% (estimated)
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%21%2016: 22.8% (estimated)
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%30.2%2016: 30.3% (estimated)
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%17.7%2016: 14.7% (estimated)

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%36.1%2011: 38% (estimated)
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%23.7%2011: 22.5% (estimated)
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%7.7%2011: 7.3% (estimated)
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%26.1%2016: 25.6% (estimated)
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%6.4%2011: 7.2% (estimated)
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%1.1%2016: 1.4% (estimated)
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%8.7%2016: 8.4% (estimated)
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%0.9%2016: 1.4% (estimated)
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%11%2016: 12.6% (estimated)
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%76.9%2016: 76% (estimated)

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%80.1%2016: 79.5% (estimated)
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0.2% (estimated)
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%18.9%2016: 19.7% (estimated)
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.9%2016: 0.5% (estimated)

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%74.4%2016: 79.3% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1.9%2016: 1.8% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%23.7%2016: 18.9% (estimated)
Homes
Condominiums
12%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 10.6% (estimated)

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%68.4%2016: 69.4% (estimated)
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%31.5%2016: 30.5% (estimated)

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%58.4%2016: 59.3% (estimated)
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%2.1%2016: 2.1% (estimated)
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%0.5%2016: 0.6% (estimated)
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%4.2%2016: 4.2% (estimated)
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%16.5%2016: 17.6% (estimated)
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%18.2%2016: 16% (estimated)

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%69.1%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%7%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%7.4%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%9.2%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%3.5%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%61.3%2016: 57.2% (estimated)
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%22.6%2016: 32.6% (estimated)
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%7.4%2016: 6.7% (estimated)
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0.3%2016: 2.6% (estimated)
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%2.3%2016: 2.2% (estimated)

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

Adapted from Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 (Census Profile). This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada.