G-Section (bramalea)Brampton
This neighbourhood in Brampton has a population of 8,224. It is one of 53 neighbourhoods of Brampton.
Is G-Section (bramalea) a good place to live?
Real strengths, and real weak spots. Its best grade is for walkability (A). Residents are healthier than most (A−). Housing is expensive (D). The local economy is weaker than most (C). Overall, that makes a B−, good for #503 of 858 in Ontario. Set against the rest, it does better than 51% of Canadian towns. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B for safety and C+ for schools.
Rents here are the metro area's average, shared by every town and neighbourhood in it. Safety less sure: this is the whole city's figure, because the city doesn't publish open neighbourhood crime rates. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread.
How G-Section (bramalea) grades
Each subject compares G-Section (bramalea) with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
What makes G-Section (bramalea) stand out
The 3 things G-Section (bramalea) does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in G-Section (bramalea).
More households own their home in G-Section (bramalea) than in Ontario’s towns or across Canadian towns: 87%
23% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, above Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | G-Section (bramalea) | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 87% | 76% | 74% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 23% | 22% | 18% |
| Rent as a share of income | 23% | 22% | 20% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · The 2021 census asked owners what their home was worth; those values, and 2020 incomes, are what this compares. · Rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom published for the Toronto metro area, not by town
Hazard risk in G-Section (bramalea) is lower than in 89% of Canadian towns
Area-wide: earthquake risk, counted over the city of Brampton
Flood mapping exists: a study by Toronto Regional Conservation Authority. Shaking is about as much of a worry in G-Section (bramalea) as in most places, at $0.030 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical).
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | G-Section (bramalea) | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 0% | 4% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.030 | $0.043 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
Lives run long around G-Section (bramalea): 85.3 years, 3.8 more than the typical Canadian town’s region
The town’s own part is the trip to care, and G-Section (bramalea) is well placed: 0.9 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical. Smokers make up nearly a tenth of the region’s adults, lower than both Ontario’s towns (10%) and Canadian towns (12%). In the health survey, 49% of adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, close to Ontario’s 51%.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | G-Section (bramalea) | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 85.3 | 82.8 | 81.5 |
| Smokers | 8.2% | 10% | 12% |
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| Very good or excellent health | 49% | 51% | 52% |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities · Area behind the health survey and life expectancy figures: the Peel Regional Health Unit
Trips to work from G-Section (bramalea) take longer than from Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 32 min on average
The car took 87% of commuters, in line with Ontario’s towns (88%) and Canadian towns (89%).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | G-Section (bramalea) | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 32 min | 29 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 87% | 88% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · The 2021 census was taken in May 2021, during COVID-19 restrictions: more people than usual worked from home or were off work.
Summer runs warm in G-Section (bramalea): July highs of 27.4°C, above Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns
For the wettest month, look to June: 81 mm on average. Snow totals 115 cm over the year, below Ontario’s towns (146 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm) alike. Midwinter nights in G-Section (bramalea) bottom out at −8.9°C on average. Most of the snow comes in January, about 32 cm.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | G-Section (bramalea) | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| July afternoon high | 27.4°C | 26.7°C | 25.5°C |
| Days with frost a year | 131 | 139 | 159 |
| January night low | −8.9°C | −9.1°C | −13.5°C |
| Snowfall a year | 115 cm | 146 cm | 141 cm |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Toronto Pearson (Airport))
G-Section (bramalea) earns a B for safety
Property crime in its police area ran at 22.6 per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both Ontario’s towns (30.5) and Canadian towns (31.2). For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 8.5 violent incidents are reported each year. G-Section (bramalea) doesn’t get its own Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 figures; the ones here come from the Peel Region (Mississauga/Brampton) service area.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | G-Section (bramalea) | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crime per 1,000 | 22.6 | 30.5 | 31.2 |
| Violent crime | 8.5 | 10.5 | 12 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
Schools in G-Section (bramalea): 3 boards, side by side
St Thomas Aquinas Secondary School is the biggest, at 1,425 students. Results are mixed: 10 of 40 schools above the middle in Ontario, 20 below it. In or within 3 km of G-Section (bramalea): 34 elementary schools and 6 secondary schools, with 19,365 students.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Williams Parkway Senior Public School Middle fifth in OntarioLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades 6–8 | Elementary · Grades 6–8 | 750 | English public |
| St Thomas Aquinas Secondary School CatholicLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Secondary · Grades 9–12 | 1,425 | English Catholic |
| ÉÉC Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary · Grades JK–8 | Elementary · Grades JK–8 | 225 | French Catholic |
| Chinguacousy Secondary School Top fifth in OntarioResults in the top fifth in OntarioSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Secondary · Grades 9–12 | 1,350 | English public |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | G-Section (bramalea) | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25
Visible minorities make up more of G-Section (bramalea) than of Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 55%
0.3% of residents have an Indigenous identity, below both Ontario’s towns (1.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 16% of residents. The under-15s are 15% of the population here.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
Women make up 49.7% of G-Section (bramalea)
The 2021 census counted 4,095 women and 4,140 men here, where women make up 50.9% of Canada.
| G-Section (bramalea) | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 15% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 70% | 65% | 64% |
| 65+ | 16% | 19% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 17% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 53% | 56% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Ontario and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
G-Section (bramalea) in November: highs near 8°C, lows near freezing
The month after, December, normally sees 2°C afternoons and −5°C nights. A normal November brings 72 mm of rain and snow. November usually brings some 9 cm of snow. The year peaks in July (27°C) and bottoms out in January (−9°C).
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 0°C | −7°C | 170 mm |
| Spring | 12°C | 2°C | 205 mm |
| Summer | 26°C | 15°C | 223 mm |
| Autumn | 15°C | 6°C | 208 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Toronto Pearson (Airport)); the forecast is on the Weather page
No public library stands in G-Section (bramalea): the closest, Brampton Library - Chinguacousy Branch, is 1.1 km away
Brampton public library serves the whole of Brampton, so the library figures on this page are the city’s: 708,210 people, G-Section (bramalea) among them.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
A national park 43 km from G-Section (bramalea): Rouge National Urban Park
6 protected areas lie within 10 km. 1.9 km out lies the largest, Brampton Natural Heritage System, at 1,126 ha. The nearest provincial park, Forks of the Credit Provincial Park, is 23 km away. Within 10 km of the town, 5% of the land is protected, against 2.3% around a typical Canadian town.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | G-Section (bramalea) | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 5% | 2.3% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 1 | 4 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Everything we know about G-Section (bramalea)
Bovaird House and 2 more in and around G-Section (bramalea)
What there is to see in G-Section (bramalea) and within a short drive, starting with the places most people have heard of.
Famous people from G-Section (bramalea)
6 notable people were born in G-Section (bramalea).
Photo credits
Andrew Cassels: Tsunami330, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mike Weaver: Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Jason Collett: Sean Ian Denis Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0
About G-Section (bramalea)
Neighbourhood in Brampton
Census areas put together by TownRatings make up G-Section (bramalea), one part of Brampton; the city’s map or OpenStreetMap gives it its name.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 8,224 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Ontario
- City
- Brampton
- Census subdivision
- 3521010
G-Section (bramalea)’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G-Section (bramalea) | 8,224 | — | B− | D | B | A− |
| E-F-K-Section (bramalea) | 13,596 | 1.6 | C+ | D− | B | A− |
| Professors Lake | 10,335 | 1.6 | B | D | B | A− |
| H-Section (bramalea) | 9,040 | 1.8 | B− | D− | B | A− |
| M-Section (bramalea) | 9,901 | 1.9 | B− | D | B | A− |
| Bramalea Woods | 6,521 | 2.7 | B− | D | B | A− |
| A-B-C-D-Section (bramalea) | 16,400 | 2.7 | C+ | D− | B | A− |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about G-Section (bramalea)
Is G-Section (bramalea) a young town or an old one?
Its median age is 39.2, where Canadian towns sit at 45.2. Under-15s are 15% of residents; over-65s, 16%.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155) and 2021 census boundaries · Uniform Crime Reporting Survey 2023–25 (35-10-0026, 35-10-0183 to 35-10-0190) · CMHC rents as published by Statistics Canada (34-10-0133) · grades by TownRatings. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).