St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands
Neighbourhood in Toronto · #166
Former city: Old Toronto · Area: Downtown
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About Downtown
The central core: Financial District, waterfront and the dense grid south of Bloor.
Names you’ll hear here
- Canary District
- Distillery District
- East Bayfront
- St. Lawrence
Landmarks:
- Billy Bishop Airport
- Meridian Hall
- Scotiabank Arena
- St. Lawrence Market
- Toronto Island Park
- Union Station
What stands out
- Among the leafiest in Downtown (29% tree canopy)
- Among the likeliest to drive to work in Downtown (36% of commuters)
Living here
- Housing
- Higher housing cost. Median home $755K · renters pay $1,900/mo2021 Census figures, not current prices. Rent is what renting households paid, utilities included, counting long-time tenants, subsidized homes and basement suites, so it sits below what a new lease costs. Use them to compare neighbourhoods, not to budget.
- To Union
- Under 30 min. About 22 min by transit, weekday morning
- Getting to work
- Mostly transit, walk or bike. 36% drive · 22% transit · 37% walk or bike
- Households
- A mix. 60% rent
- Tree canopy
- 15–30%. 29% of the land is under treesSatellite land cover, 2021 (ESA WorldCover, 10 m).
- Home types
- Detached 1% · Semi & row 3% · Low-rise 2% · Towers 94%
- Built
- 1960 or before 3% · 1961–80 12% · 1981–2000 26% · 2001–21 60%
- Ages
- Under 15 7% · 15–24 8% · 25–44 51% · 45–64 20% · 65+ 13%
- Language at home
- English 78% · No other language above 5%The language each person speaks most often at home. Another 6% name two or more equally.
- Recent immigrants
- 11% arrived in Canada 2016–21Share of residents who immigrated in the five years before the 2021 Census.
2021 Census and TTC/GO schedules, St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands. Tiers compare neighbourhoods across Toronto.