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Bay Ridges Neighbourhood Profile

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Bay Ridges Neighbourhood The Bay Ridges Neighbourhood is bounded by Frenchman's Bay to the west, Highway 401 and Bayly Street to the north, the hydro transmission corridor to the east, and Lake Ontario to the south. The total area of the neighbourhood is 3.84 square kilometres, and includes the eastern part of Frenchman’s Bay.

In the 1870’s, the Frenchman's Bay Harbour Company built a lighthouse, wharf and grain elevator at Frenchman's Bay and a small village grew up around this development. However, the majority of residential development in this area occurred after 1960, and consists of a mix of detached, semi-detached, rowhouse (townhouse) and apartment dwellings.

More recently, two significant developments have taken place in Bay Ridges: the Nautical Village; and San Francisco by the Bay. The Nautical Village at the base of Liverpool Road is a popular tourist destination. The area was developed between 2004 and 2007, with a “nautical” theme, and includes residential apartments and townhouses, integrated with an array of small-scale shops, businesses, cafes and restaurants. San Francisco by the Bay includes a cluster of townhouse complexes, and two high rise apartments with ground-related retail along Bayly Street, within a 5 minute walk of the Pickering GO train station.

Bay Ridges is supported by two elementary schools, eight neighbourhood parks, three community parks, three places of worship, and a community and seniors' centre with a lawn bowling facility. The neighbourhood is served by two commercial plazas: one at the southeast corner of Liverpool Road and Krosno Boulevard, and the other located at the southwest corner of Bayly Street and Sandy Beach Road.

In addition, Bay Ridges is home to an industrial district, located east of Sandy Beach Road, which boasts over 50 000 square metres of industrial floor space dedicated to light manufacturing,

warehousing, vehicle repair, vehicle rental, offices and a gymnastics club.

Liverpool Road is the main north/south collector route through the neighbourhood, providing access (westbound) and an exit (westbound) to and from Highway 401, and to Bayly Street. Sandy Beach Road is also an important north/south collector route, providing secondary access to the neighbourhood.

The Lake Ontario waterfront, Frenchman’s Bay, Alex Robertson Park and the Hydro Marsh are key elements of the Bay Ridges neighbourhood and the City’s Natural Heritage System. These features provide opportunities for scenic views and walks, summertime entertainment and outdoor events. Additionally, Beachfront Park, located on the north shore of Lake Ontario, coupled with a waterfront trail and board-walk, and Millennium Square (located at the southern end of the Nautical Village), add to the vibrancy of the marina and the lake waterfront.

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Population Characteristics

The population of Bay Ridges grew from 1991 to 1996 with 0.06%, but it dropped significantly from 1996 to 2011 with approximately 4.5% (325 people), because of land constraints and declining household sizes. • The most evident changes from 1991 to 2011 are the

decreased proportion of residents between ages 0 and 29 years (45.5% in 1991 to 31.9% in 2011), and the growing proportion of seniors (17.1% in 1991 to 31.9% in 2011), reflecting an aging community; (Seniors ≥ 55 years)

• The proportion of males and females was 50.1% and 49.9% respectively in 1991, but it changed noticeable in 2011 to 48% (males) and 52% (females);

• Also noticeable is the amount of females accounting for 61.6% of the residents 75 years and older in 2011.

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Social Characteristics

Data from the census also provides insight into a variety of social characterisitics of the Bay Ridges Neighbourhood.

Marital Status

• Married people held the greatest proportionate share in both census years, but dropped from 58% (1991) to 51% (2011);

• The proportionate share of the population being Single, Divorced and Widowed increased from 1991 to 2011, with the Widowed reflecting the greatest increase from 4.9% (1991) to 7.5% (2011);

• Noticeable is the decrease in the proportionate share of those Separated from 3.9% (1991) to 3.6% (2011).

Ethnic Origin

• European origin held the greatest proportion of the neighbouhood population in both census years, and its proportionate share increased significantly from 48.5% (1991) to 71.4% (2011);

• The proportionate share of Central and South American and Asian origins grew to 11.2% and 7.6% respectively in 2011;

• Other origins including Multiple responses showed a sharp decline from 31.7% (1991) to 0% (2011), while North Amercian origins decreased their proportionate share to 8.3% in 2011. The proportionate share of African origins decreased to 1.4% in 2011.

Note: The ethnic origin data collected for the 1991 Census and the 2011 Census are not directly comparable. City staff have grouped the 1991 responses to approximate those of 2011, however differences exist in the “other, including multiple” category between these two census years.

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Religous Affiliation

• The Christian faith held the greatest proportion of the neighbourhood’s religious affiliation in both census years, but its proportionate share decreased from 83.3 % (1991) to 63.8% (2011);

• Residents with no religious affiliation increased their proportionate share from 15.15% (1991) to 33% (2011);

• Muslim and Other religion’s proportionate share increased slightly to 1.5% and 1% respectively in 2011, while Hindu maintained its proportinate share at approximately 0.7%.

Note: “No Affiliation” = those not practicing a religion

Home Language

• The greatest proportion of the neighbourhood population spoke English at home in both census years, but English’s proportionate share decreased marginally from 95.6% (1991) to 95% (2011);

• “Other” home languages spoken showed a noticeable increase from 1.26% (1991) to 2.68% (2011), while “Multiple” languages and French showed a marginal increase to 1.3% and 0.4% respectively in 2011;

• Both Portuguese and Greek showed a decreased proportionate share of 0.4% and 0.14% respectively in 2011.

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Household Size

• Households with 4 - 5 persons accounted for the greatest proportion of the neighbourhood in 1991 at 31.27%, but their proportionate share dropped to 19.47% in 2011;

• Households with 2 persons held the highest proportionate share of the neighbourhood in 2011 at 34.9%, up from 30.3% in 1991;

• Households with 1 person more than doubled their proportionate share of the neighbourhood households from 12.15% (1991) to 24.73% (2011);

• The proportionate share of households with 3 persons, 4-5 persons and 6 or more persons decreased to 18.4%, 19.5% and 2.5% respectively in 2011.

Housing Type

• Single and semi-detached houses held the greatest proportionate share in the neighbourhood in both census years, but their proportionate share decreased from 72.5 % (1991) to 59.3% (2011);

• The proportionate share of Rowhouses and Duplexes, and Low Rise Apartments increased from 12.12% to 23.6% and from 3.38% to 8.45% respectively from 1991 to 2011, while Mid & High Rise Apartments and “Other” housing types decreased their proportionate share to 8.45% and 0.17% respectively in 2011.

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This brochure provides information on the Bay Ridges Neighbourhood population and social characteristics, derived

from census data by Statistics Canada. Statistics Canada completes a census of the Canadian population every five years. This brochure will be updated and/or revised as new census data

becomes available.

The 1991 Census Long Form questionnaire and the 2011 National Household Survey are based on sample surveys of the

population. The 1991 Census Long Form questionnaire was mandatory while the 2011 National Household Survey was

voluntary. Due to this change in methodology, the 2011 data may be subject to underreporting or response bias. In certain

instances where survey responses are limited, data may be suppressed resulting in the data not being published.

If you have any questions, please contact City Development at: City of Pickering

One The Esplanade, Pickering, ON L1V 6K7 Telephone: 905.420.4617

Email: citydev@pickering.ca Website: pickering.ca