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Renting in Bendale South eats 26% of household income, more than in Ontario’s towns and across Canadian towns

67% of households are owner-occupiers. Shelter took 30% or more of income for 27% of households, above both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%). Bendale South shares its rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom numbers with the rest of the Toronto metro area.

Few places match Bendale South for health: it beats 90% of Canadian towns

The three chronic conditions the survey tracks average 16% of adults, near both Ontario’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (17%). About as many adults call their health very good or excellent here as across Ontario, 50% against 51%. At 9.2%, the share of adults who smoke sits under the 11% for Ontario. People in the region live to 84.7 on average: 87.2 for women and 82.0 for men in 2022/2024. Nobody publishes health survey and life expectancy for Bendale South alone, so this card uses the figure for the City of Toronto Health Unit.

Commuters in Bendale South travel further than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns, 36 min on average

A flood study covers Bendale South: 1 on the national inventory, the newest from Toronto Regional Conservation Authority

Area-wide: earthquake risk, counted over the city of Toronto

In Health Canada’s survey, just 2.7% of homes tested in the area exceeded 200 Bq/m³ (6.6% typical). Shaking is about as much of a worry in Bendale South as in most places, at $0.043 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical).

English or French, public or Catholic: Bendale South’s schools come under 4 boards

The 3 km around Bendale South counts 53 elementary schools and 11 secondary schools, 26,345 students between them. Results lean low: 35 of 54 in the lower two fifths in Ontario. Schooling in French is on offer at 3 of 64; in Ontario, one in ten schools teach in it. The largest is David and Mary Thomson Collegiate Institute, with 1,225 students.

Bendale South is graded a B+ for safety

For violence alone, its police area’s index was 93, above Ontario’s towns (76) and Canadian towns (86) alike. Where it is policed, thefts, break-ins and damage came to 34.4 per 1,000 a year, higher than both Ontario’s towns (30.5) and Canadian towns (31.2). Bendale South 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 Toronto service area.

Winters are mild in Bendale South: January nights hold at −6.7°C, above Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

The frost-free season runs from 11 April to 6 November, 208 days. Frosty days number 101 in a normal year, below both Ontario’s towns (139) and Canadian towns (159). Expect July highs of around 27.0°C in Bendale South. Snow peaks in January: 40 cm in a normal year.

Visible minorities make up more of Bendale South than of Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 75%

0.1% of residents have an Indigenous identity, below Ontario’s towns (1.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%) alike. One measure of family life: 15% of residents are under 15. The 65-and-over age group makes up 17% of residents.

A normal November in Bendale South runs from 2°C to 8°C

Next comes December, with normal highs of 3°C and lows of −3°C. Expect around 12 cm of snow in November. November normally sees 71 mm of precipitation. The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Pickering.

Bendale South’s public library is Toronto Public Library - Bendale

Bendale South is served by Toronto Public Library, the library of all of Toronto, so the figures here are the city’s, for 3,110,984 people.

Within 7.3 km of Bendale South: Rouge National Urban Park

Swimmers have 2 beaches within 5 km, Bluffer's Beach the nearest. The closest provincial park is Uxbridge Urban Provincial Park, 34 km from the edge of town. Protected areas cover 2.7% of the land within 10 km; for the typical Canadian town it is 2.3%.

In Bendale South, 54% of homes go back before 1961