City Council · Ward 06
York Centre
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About this ward
IncumbentJames PasternakSeeking re-election
North York west of Bathurst — Downsview, Bathurst Manor, Clanton Park, Westminster-Branson and York University Heights. More than half its residents were born outside Canada. The former Downsview Airport lands, one of the largest redevelopment sites anywhere in the city, fall inside this ward.
- 107,355
- Population
- 3,036
- Residents per km²
- $82,000
- Median household income
- 50.2%
- Renter households
- 36.1%
- Renters spending 30%+ of income on housing
- 43.3%
- Homes in buildings of five storeys or more
- 55.4%
- Residents born outside Canada
- 11.5%
- Residents in low income
+3.5% since 2016 · 2,761,285 citywide
35.4 km² of land
$84,000 citywide
$1,448 average monthly rent · 48.1% citywide
40.0% citywide
25.1% single-detached · 46.7% citywide
46.6% citywide
Low-income measure, after tax · 13.2% citywide
Figures from the 2021 Census of Population, via the City of Toronto’s ward profiles.