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South Oakville

Oakville, Ontario · south of the QEW

Neighbourhoods, schools and life by the lake

A guide to the neighbourhoods, schools and places that shape life by the lake.

West to east along the lake
14.72 km
Bronte — 16,602 residents
Southwest Oakville — 8,748 residents
West Oakville — 9,359 residents
Kerr Village — 7,468 residents
Old Oakville — 7,460 residents
Morrison — 8,031 residents
Clearview — 10,061 residents
Burloak DrWinston Churchill Blvd
Residents
67,729

2021 Census

Neighbourhoods
7

west to east

Schools
21

publicly funded

Waterfront parks
35

of 157 total

South Oakville is the older, lakeside half of the town: two former harbour villages, four heritage conservation districts and two GO stations, spread across seven areas that are far less alike than a map suggests. This site exists to answer one question about each of them — would you want to live here, and what should you know before you do?

Everything here is built from published public data: the Town of Oakville’s own open data, the 2021 Census, Ministry of Education school records and EQAO results. We publish no property listings, prices or sales figures of any kind, and we are not a brokerage.

Start with a neighbourhood

  • Bronte

    A working harbour that became a village, at the mouth of Bronte Creek at Oakville's western edge.

    16,602 residents · 2 schools · 51 parks

  • Southwest Oakville

    The stretch between Bronte and Third Line, where post-war Oakville meets the lake.

    8,748 residents · 2 schools · 10 parks

  • West Oakville

    Between Third Line and Dorval Drive — the town's older working edge, and the most school-dense area on this site.

    9,359 residents · 7 schools · 14 parks

  • Kerr Village

    A main-street district between Dorval Drive and Sixteen Mile Creek, in the middle of a long redevelopment.

    7,468 residents · 3 schools · 25 parks

  • Old Oakville

    The original town — a harbour, a downtown, and the largest concentration of protected heritage buildings in Oakville.

    7,460 residents · 1 school · 22 parks

  • Morrison

    Large lots, mature trees and quiet crescents between Morrison Road and Ford Drive — often called Eastlake.

    8,031 residents · 4 schools · 17 parks

  • Clearview

    Oakville's south-eastern corner, planned as a unit in the 1980s and bounded by Ford Drive and the Mississauga line.

    10,061 residents · 2 schools · 18 parks

What this site covers

This site covers the part of Oakville south of the Queen Elizabeth Way, from Burloak Drive east to Winston Churchill Boulevard.

Everything on this site, counted.
WhatHow manyWhere it comes from
Neighbourhoods7Our editorial coverage areas
Schools21Ministry of Education, EQAO
Parks and open spaces157Town of Oakville
Waterfront parks35Town of Oakville
Licensed childcare centres51Ontario Ministry of Education
Active planning applications279Town of Oakville
Residents (2021 Census)67,729Statistics Canada

Or start with a question

  • What counts as South Oakville?

    There is no official Town boundary. Here is what people mean by it, and where we draw our line.

  • Moving to South Oakville

    Arriving from Toronto, Mississauga or Burlington: neighbourhoods, schools, commuting and services.

  • The waterfront

    Two harbours, the public shoreline parks, and where the lake is actually reachable.

  • Heritage homes

    Four conservation districts, and what designation means before you buy or renovate.

  • What is being built

    Active Town planning applications across South Oakville, by file, status and proposed units.

  • Data and sources

    Every dataset, its licence, its reporting period, and the census areas behind each neighbourhood.