Humber Bay Shores is a high-rise waterfront neighbourhood in Etobicoke, home to 22,605 people living in 13,330 occupied private dwellings. Apartments in buildings of five storeys or more make up 92% of homes here, with low-rise apartments at 7% and townhouses at 1%; detached and semi-detached houses are almost absent. Owners make up 54% of households and renters 46%. Much of the housing stock is recent, with 3,450 dwellings built between 2016 and 2021 and another 2,880 built between 2011 and 2015, alongside older pockets dating to 1960 or before.
Average household size is small at 1.7, and median household income in 2020 was $85,000. Owners put the value of their homes at a median of $670,000 and an average of $748,000 in the 2021 Census. Most residents are of working age, with 17,340 people between 15 and 64, compared to 1,700 children and 3,565 seniors. Commuting leans heavily on cars, at 73%, with 18% using public transit.
The sections below cover the homes, who lives here, getting around, schools, and new homes nearby in more detail.
Humber Bay Shores at a glance
People
22,605
2021 Census
Own their home
54%
46% rent
Most common home
92%
apartments in buildings of five storeys or more
Largest building era
2016 to 2021
by homes still standing
Source: Statistics Canada, Census 2021, via City of Toronto Open Data (Neighbourhood Profiles, 158 model). Open Government Licence – Toronto.
The homes
13,330 occupied private dwellings in the 2021 Census.
What kind
- Apartments in buildings of five storeys or more92% · 12,250
- Low-rise apartments7% · 905
- Townhouses1% · 145
- Detached houses0% · 15
- Semi-detached houses0% · 0
- Duplex apartments0% · 0
- Other attached houses0% · 0
- Movable dwellings0% · 0
When they were built
- 2016 to 202126% · 3,450
- 2011 to 201522% · 2,880
- 1991 to 200011% · 1,510
- 1961 to 198010% · 1,310
- 2001 to 200510% · 1,275
- 1981 to 19908% · 1,120
- 2006 to 20108% · 1,090
- 1960 or before5% · 685
Average household size: 1.7.
Source: Statistics Canada, Census 2021, via City of Toronto Open Data (Neighbourhood Profiles, 158 model). Open Government Licence – Toronto.
Who lives here
Households
13,330
Median household income
$85,000
2020 income, 2021 Census
Age mix
8% · 77% · 16%
0 to 14 · 15 to 64 · 65+
Besides English and French, the languages spoken most often at home are Spanish (555), Russian (370), Portuguese (325), Polish (310) and Iranian Persian (240).
Source: Statistics Canada, Census 2021, via City of Toronto Open Data (Neighbourhood Profiles, 158 model). Open Government Licence – Toronto.
Getting around
Of the people who commute from Humber Bay Shores, 73% drive, 18% take transit, 4% walk, 3% get there another way, 1% cycle (2021 Census, main mode of commuting).
Stations inside or within a short walk of the boundary, from TTC and Metrolinx open data.
New homes near Humber Bay Shores
The nearest pre-construction and new-build projects on LIQWD in Toronto.
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Questions people ask about Humber Bay Shores
- What are homes worth in Humber Bay Shores?
- The only public figure is the 2021 Census, where owners in Humber Bay Shores put the value of their homes at a median of $670,000 (average $748,000). That is owner reported and dated May 2021, not a current market value. A licensed agent prepares a free assessment from recent sales nearby.
- What kind of homes are in Humber Bay Shores?
- Apartments in buildings of five storeys or more make up about 92% of the 13,330 occupied homes counted in Humber Bay Shores in the 2021 Census.
- Is Humber Bay Shores mostly owners or renters?
- About 54% of households in Humber Bay Shores owned their home in the 2021 Census and 46% rented.
- How do people in Humber Bay Shores get to work?
- In the 2021 Census, about 73% of commuters in Humber Bay Shores drive; 18% take transit, 4% walk.
- Are new homes being built in Humber Bay Shores?
- Not inside Humber Bay Shores on LIQWD today. The nearest new home projects in Toronto are listed on this page.
- Who can tell me what my Humber Bay Shores home would sell for?
- A licensed local agent. The free assessment on this page goes to a verified agent who prices it from recent sales around your street, with no instant estimate and no obligation.