H-Section (bramalea)Brampton
Home to 9,040 people, this neighbourhood lies in Brampton. Brampton is split into 53 neighbourhoods, and this is one.
Is H-Section (bramalea) a good place to live?
H-Section (bramalea)’s grades pull in different directions. Homes are dear (D−). Fewer journeys need a car (A). Put together, the subjects come to a B− overall, better than 47% of Canadian towns. In the ranking it comes #547 of 858 in Ontario. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B for safety and B− 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.
What makes H-Section (bramalea) stand out
The 3 things H-Section (bramalea) does most differently from other towns.
How H-Section (bramalea) grades
Each subject compares H-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.
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The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in H-Section (bramalea).
Renting in H-Section (bramalea) eats 27% of household income, more than in Ontario’s towns and across Canadian towns
Shelter took 30% or more of income for 30% of households, above both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%). The owner-occupied share of households is 73%. H-Section (bramalea) shares its rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom numbers with the rest of the Toronto metro area.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | H-Section (bramalea) | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 30% | 22% | 18% |
| Rent as a share of income | 27% | 22% | 20% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · These are 2021 census values, as owners judged them, set against household income in 2020.
H-Section (bramalea) faces fewer hazards than 89% of Canadian towns
Measured across the city of Brampton: earthquake risk
NRCan expects $0.030 of shaking damage a year per $1,000 of buildings in H-Section (bramalea), near the typical $0.030. The national inventory holds one flood map for it, from Toronto Regional Conservation Authority.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | H-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
Life expectancy around H-Section (bramalea) is 85.3 years, 3.8 more than for the typical Canadian town
Self-rated health is ordinary for Ontario: 49% of the region’s adults say very good or excellent, the province 51%. 8.2% of adults smoke, daily or now and then, lower than both Ontario’s towns (10%) and Canadian towns (12%). Closer to home, a hospital is just 1.6 km from the average resident of H-Section (bramalea), nearer than the usual 3.7 km.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | H-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 · Not measured by town: health survey and life expectancy (the Peel Regional Health Unit)
The share of 15-to-64s with a job in H-Section (bramalea) trails that of 78% of Canadian towns
At the census, 84% of commuters went by car. The average trip to work took 31 min, higher than both Ontario’s towns (29 min) and Canadian towns (26 min).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | H-Section (bramalea) | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 31 min | 29 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 84% | 88% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.
H-Section (bramalea) has warmer summers than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: July afternoons reach 27.4°C
A normal January brings 32 cm of snow, the most of any month. Frosty days number 131 in a normal year, below both Ontario’s towns (139) and Canadian towns (159). The coldest nights come in January, when H-Section (bramalea) averages a low of −8.9°C. Between the last spring frost, 27 April, and the first in autumn, 20 October, lie 174 days.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | H-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))
For safety, H-Section (bramalea) gets a B
Property crime in its police area ran at 22.6 per 1,000 residents a year, below Ontario’s towns (30.5) and Canadian towns (31.2) alike. Its police area records 8.5 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | H-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 · Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000: one figure for all of the Peel Region (Mississauga/Brampton) service area
More of H-Section (bramalea) belongs to a visible minority than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 64%
Children under 15 count for 17% of the people here. 16% of residents are 65 or over, below Ontario’s towns (19%) and Canadian towns (19%) alike.
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 51.1% of H-Section (bramalea)
The 2021 census counted 4,615 women and 4,415 men here, where women make up 50.9% of Canada.
| H-Section (bramalea) | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 15% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 66% | 65% | 64% |
| 65+ | 16% | 19% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 16% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 51% | 56% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Ontario and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
In H-Section (bramalea), November normally means 8°C afternoons and freezing nights
Rain and snow over a typical November come to 72 mm. Then December: 2°C by day, −5°C at night. About 9 cm of snow falls in a normal November. For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Brampton forecast.
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
Council seats in Brampton are spread thin, 70,710 residents each, more than in 99% of Ontario municipalities
For the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, H-Section (bramalea) votes in Brampton Centre; open data doesn’t yet say who its MPP (Member of Provincial Parliament, at Queen’s Park in Toronto) is.
| Turnout | H-Section (bramalea) | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Municipal election, 2022 | 25% | 31% | 31% |
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Brampton Library - Chinguacousy Branch is H-Section (bramalea)’s public library
The library figures on this page are Brampton’s: Brampton Library serves all 708,210 people of the city, H-Section (bramalea) among them.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Rouge National Urban Park lies 44 km beyond H-Section (bramalea)’s edge
Within 10 km of the town, 5.5% of the land is protected, against 2.3% around a typical Canadian town. 1.9 km out lies the largest, Brampton Natural Heritage System, at 1,126 ha. 7 protected areas lie within 10 km. The closest provincial park is Forks of the Credit Provincial Park, 22 km from the edge of town.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | H-Section (bramalea) | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 5.5% | 2.3% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 1 | 4 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Most schools around H-Section (bramalea) score below the middle in Ontario: 26 of 47
Its schools answer to 3 boards. Harold M. Brathwaite Secondary School is the biggest, at 1,745 students. Taken together, H-Section (bramalea) and its 3 km edge hold 39 elementary schools and 8 secondary schools for 24,440 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 |
| Harold M. Brathwaite Secondary School Top fifth in OntarioLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Secondary · Grades 9–12 | 1,745 | English public |
| 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 | H-Section (bramalea) | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25
Petting Zoo and 5 more in and around H-Section (bramalea)
What there is to see in H-Section (bramalea) and within a short drive, starting with the places most people have heard of.
Everything we know about H-Section (bramalea)
Famous people from around H-Section (bramalea)
No notable person born in H-Section (bramalea) is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
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
H-Section (bramalea)’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H-Section (bramalea) | 9,040 | — | B− | D− | B | A− |
| Bramalea Woods | 6,521 | 1.1 | B− | D | B | A− |
| Norton Park | 8,402 | 1.3 | C | D− | B | A− |
| E-F-K-Section (bramalea) | 13,596 | 1.5 | C+ | D− | B | A− |
| M-Section (bramalea) | 9,901 | 1.7 | B− | D | B | A− |
| G-Section (bramalea) | 8,224 | 1.8 | B− | D | B | A− |
| A-B-C-D-Section (bramalea) | 16,400 | 2.1 | C+ | D− | B | A− |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
About H-Section (bramalea)
Neighbourhood in Brampton
Census areas put together by TownRatings make up H-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
- 9,040 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Ontario
- City
- Brampton
- Census subdivision
- 3521010
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).