Hate sitting in Starbucks surrounded by squealing kids? Stay downtown

The 2011 census confirms what most city-watchers have suspected all along: Toronto is a working adult’s town. For instance, in four downtown tracts, including three along the waterfront, the percentage of the working-age population is over 90 per cent compared to the national average of 68.5 per cent. That’s not surprising, given the spate of yuppie-sanctioned condos along the lake—nor is it a shock that Milton, Ajax and Brampton have seen a steady uptick in young families drawn by cheaper housing and affordable child care. To find out how child-light your neighbourhood is, check out this cool census map rigged up by the folks at OpenFile. [Toronto Star]