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Renting in Stoney Creek

Stoney Creek is a 100.5 km² area of Hamilton, home to about 76,030 people at the 2021 Census. It is a mostly owner-occupied area: 18.5% of households rented their home, and 11.4% of homes are apartments. Inside the boundary: 23 schools, 28 licensed child care facilities, 86 parks, 277 transit stops.

100.5 km²76,030 residents (2021)23 schools277 transit stops

The boundary this page uses

Stoney Creek is one of Hamilton's pre-amalgamation communities; this page uses the City of Hamilton's own boundary for it.

Everything counted below — schools, licensed child care, parks, transit stops — is counted inside that boundary, so the figures describe Stoney Creek rather than a radius around a point.

Contains public sector Data made available under the City of Hamilton's Open Data Licence. Layer retrieved August 2, 2026.

Who lives here

From the 104 Statistics Canada dissemination areas whose centre falls inside the boundary. Rates are population-weighted; counts are summed.

76,030
Residents (2021)
18.5%
Households that rent
81.5% own
11.4%
Homes that are apartments
$105,424
Median household income
2020 income, 2021 Census
64.8%
Households with children
42.9
Median age
2.8
Average household size
Age profile
  • 0 - 4 years old4,020 · 5.3%
  • 5 - 9 years old4,325 · 5.7%
  • 10 - 19 years old9,080 · 11.9%
  • 20 - 34 years old13,935 · 18.3%
  • 35 - 49 years old14,940 · 19.7%
  • 50 - 54 years old5,160 · 6.8%
  • 55 - 64 years old10,515 · 13.8%
  • 65 - 69 years old4,365 · 5.7%
  • 70 - 79 years old6,225 · 8.2%
  • 80 - 84 years old1,760 · 2.3%
  • 85+ years old1,660 · 2.2%

How Stoney Creek compares with Hamilton

18.5% of households in Stoney Creek rented their home at the 2021 Census, against 34.3% across Hamilton. Very little of Stoney Creek is rented, so rental supply is thin and depends largely on individual owners rather than purpose-built buildings.

Both figures are the share of households that rent, from the 2021 Census. The Stoney Creek figure is aggregated from the dissemination areas inside the boundary; the Hamilton figure is the city-wide count Statistics Canada publishes. Census figures describe 2021, and neighbourhoods change — treat them as context rather than as today’s market.

Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 2021. Adapted under the Statistics Canada Open Licence. Sum (population, age bands) or population-weighted mean (rates, medians) of the 2021 dissemination areas whose centre lies inside the municipal boundary.

Schools

23 publicly funded schools sit inside the boundary. Being inside an area is not the same as being assigned to it — attendance areas are set by the boards and must be checked per address.

Source: Ontario Ministry of Education, School Information and Student Demographics (2024–2025). Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.

Licensed child care

26 licensed facilities are located inside the boundary. A licence is not a vacancy — contact operators directly about waiting lists and fees.

FacilityTypeProgrammes
Hamilton Montessori School299 Barton StreetChild Care CentreFull Day(6 hours or more in a day)
Cornerstone Preschool2247 Rymal RoadChild Care CentreFull Day(6 hours or more in a day), Half day(Less than 6 hours in a day), Before school, After school
Tiny Hoppers Early Learning Centres Stoney Creek Paramount1050 Paramount DriveChild Care CentreFull Day(6 hours or more in a day), Half day(Less than 6 hours in a day), Before school, After school
Immaculate Heart Of Mary Early Learning And Care Centre190 Glover RoadChild Care CentreFull Day(6 hours or more in a day), Before school, After school
Our Lady Of Peace Before And After Program252 Dewitt RoadChild Care CentreBefore school, After school
St. Clare Before And After School Program185 Glenashton DriveChild Care CentreBefore school, After school
St. David Early Learning And Care Centre33 Cromwell CrescentChild Care CentreFull Day(6 hours or more in a day), Before school, After school
St. Gabriel Early Learning And Care Centre1361 Barton StreetChild Care CentreFull Day(6 hours or more in a day), Before school, After school
St. Mark Before And After School Program43 Whitedeer RoadChild Care CentreBefore school, After school
St. Paul Before And After School Program24 Amberwood StreetChild Care CentreBefore school, After school
Heritage Green Child Care29 John Murray StreetChild Care CentreFull Day(6 hours or more in a day), Before school, After school
Heritage Green Mount Albion24 Kennard StreetChild Care CentreFull Day(6 hours or more in a day), Before school, After school
All 26 licensed facilities in Stoney Creek
  • Kids & Company Stoney Creek — 1360 South Service Road
  • Kindertown Child Care Centre — 110 Gordon Drummond Avenue
  • Paramount Family Centre — 1035 Paramount Drive
  • Stoney Creek Montessori — 178 Barton Street
  • Stoney Creek Montessori — 178 Barton Street
  • Winona Children'S Centre — 1296 Barton Street
  • Today'S Family - Collegiate Avenue — 49 Collegiate Avenue
  • Today'S Family Children'S Centre - Saltfleet — 108 Highland Road
  • South Meadow Childcare Centre — 23 Royce Avenue
  • Umbrella Family - Gatestone — 127 Gatestone Drive
  • Umbrella Family-Eastdale — 275 Lincoln Road
  • Stoney Creek Ymca Child Care Centre — 105 King Street
  • Ymca Sacc - Billy Green — 1105 Paramount Drive
  • Ymca Sacc - Janet Lee — 291 Winterberry Drive

Source: Ontario Ministry of Education, Licensed child care facilities in Ontario (31 July 2026 snapshot); locations matched to the City of Hamilton’s open address register. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.

Parks, transit and public facilities

Counted inside the boundary from the City of Hamilton's own open data.

86
Parks inside the boundary
264.3 hectares in total
277
HSR (Hamilton Street Railway) stops
24 routes serve them
14.4 km
Nearest GO station
Hamilton GO Centre

Largest green spaces

  • 87 Acres Park · 39.8 ha
  • Heritage Green Sports Park · 32.5 ha
  • Valley Park · 18.9 ha
  • Battlefield Park Open Space · 7.9 ha
  • Sherwood Park · 7.6 ha
  • Maplewood Park · 7.1 ha

Public facilities inside the boundary

Library
Saltfleet Library — 131 Gray Road
Library
Stoney Creek Library — 777 Highway 8
Library
Valley Park Library — 1050 Paramount Drive, Unit 12
Recreation
Winona Community Centre — 255 Winona Road
Recreation
United Soccer Centre — 565 Seman Street
Recreation
H.G. Brewster Pool — 206 Dewitt Road
Recreation
Winona Scout Hall — 1328 Barton Street
Recreation
Stoney Creek Recreation Centre — 45 King Street West

Routes serving stops inside Stoney Creek: 01-Eastbound, 01-Westbound, 05-Eastbound, 05-Westbound, 10-Eastbound, 10-Westbound, 11-Northbound, 11-Southbound, 21-Northbound, 21-Southbound, 43-Eastbound, 43-Westbound, 44-Eastbound, 44-Westbound, 55-Eastbound, 55-Westbound, 56-Northbound, 56-Southbound, SC-IND-Eastbound, SC-IND-Westbound, TC-100-Pre-Game, TC-330-Pre-Game, TC-400-Pre-Game, TC-500-Pre-Game. Stop counts say nothing about frequency — check the schedule for the trips you actually make.

Contains public sector Data made available under the City of Hamilton's Open Data Licence.

Renting in Stoney Creek

Hamilton is served by the HSR bus network, with the most frequent corridors running east–west across the lower city. Two GO stations sit in the city — Hamilton GO Centre downtown and West Harbour GO on the Lakeshore West line — and Aldershot GO just over the Burlington line is a common commuter station too. The escarpment limits north–south routes, so check the actual trip rather than the map distance.

Before you sign

Walk the block at the hour you would actually come home. Check what is included in the rent, how utilities are billed, what parking costs, and where the nearest stop for the trips you make daily is. Ontario’s standard lease and the Residential Tenancies Act apply here as everywhere in the province — the renter guide covers what to check.

Common questions

Do many people rent in Stoney Creek?
At the 2021 Census, 18.5% of households in Stoney Creek were renters and 11.4% of homes were apartments. Those figures come from the 104 Statistics Canada dissemination areas inside the municipal boundary, so they describe this area rather than Hamilton as a whole.
Which schools are in Stoney Creek?
23 publicly funded schools sit inside the boundary: St. Clare of Assisi Catholic Elementary School, Tapleytown Public School, Orchard Park Secondary School, South Meadow Public School, Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Elementary School, Our Lady of Peace Catholic Elementary School, and others listed on this page. Being inside the area is not the same as being assigned to it — attendance areas are set by the school boards and must be checked per address.
How is transit in Stoney Creek?
277 HSR (Hamilton Street Railway) stops are inside the boundary, on 24 routes, and Hamilton GO Centre is about 14.4 km away in a straight line. Check the actual trip at the times you travel — stop counts say nothing about frequency.
What green space does Stoney Creek have?
The municipality's parks layer records 86 parks inside the boundary, about 264.3 hectares in total.

Nearby neighbourhoods

Straight-line distance between the centres of each municipal boundary.

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Where this page’s data comes from

Full method notes, refresh cadence and the list of data this site deliberately does not publish are on the data page.