Second units and garden suites
67% of the 20,092 residential lots in Aurora screen as likely to allow a garden suite; 80% a second unit in the house.
Residential lots by second-units screen| Likely allows additional units | 0 | 0% |
|---|
| Likely, with constraints | 18,339 | 91% |
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| Check zoning / further investigation | 1,652 | 8% |
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| Unlikely | 101 | 1% |
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- Garden suite likely: 13,437 lots (67%).
- Third unit likely: 16,109 lots (80%).
Ontario's Planning Act (s. 35.1) and O. Reg. 462/24 allow up to three units on most serviced urban house lots; the municipal by-law sets the rest. Lot depth is estimated from lot lines, not a survey.
Source: Province of Ontario and the municipality, Planning Act s. 35.1, O. Reg. 462/24 and the municipal by-law, screened lot by lot by LSG Realty (2026-11-01); York Region, Regional Official Plan 2022, Map 1 (Urban Area, Towns and Villages) (2026-11-01); Statistics Canada, 2021 Census census subdivisions (cartographic boundary file) (2026-11-01); York Region, Parcel (property boundaries across York Region) (2026-11-01). Screened 2026-11-01.
Lot sizes
Median lot 482 m² (5,188 sq ft); half of the lots are between 338 m² and 687 m² (20,092 lots).
Source: York Region, Parcel (property boundaries across York Region) (2026-11-01).
Flood, Oak Ridges Moraine and Greenbelt
- Partly or wholly in a conservation authority regulated area (flood and erosion hazards): 2,178 lots (11%).
- In the Oak Ridges Moraine countryside, natural core or linkage areas: 168 lots (1%).
- In the Greenbelt's protected countryside or urban river valleys: 0 lots (0%).
Source: Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, TRCA Regulated Area (Regulation Limit 2025, O. Reg. 41/24) (2026-11-01); Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority, Regulation Limit (O. Reg. 41/24) (2026-11-01); Province of Ontario, Oak Ridges Moraine land use designations (2017 Plan) (2026-11-01); Province of Ontario, Greenbelt designations (2017 Plan) (2026-11-01).
Active development applications
242 active applications (rezonings, site plans, subdivisions, minor variances, consents) in Aurora.
- Address not published · Site Plan · In Progress · Regional review: Intake, Cursory Evaluation · 2026-10-27 · SP-2026-10 (York Region file SP.26.A.0149)
- 85 Monarch Park Gate · Zoning By-law Amendment · In Progress · Regional review: Intake, Cursory Evaluation · 2026-09-24 · ZBA-2026-01 (York Region file ZBA.26.A.0081)
- 85 Monarch Park Gate · Local Official Plan Amendment · In Progress · Regional review: Intake, Cursory Evaluation · 2026-09-23 · OPA-2026-02 (York Region file LOPA.26.A.0031)
- 15037 Yonge Street · Site Plan · In Progress · Regional review: Intake, Geo-Referencing · 2026-08-21 · SP-2026-04 (York Region file SP.26.A.0103)
- South of Wellington Street E and West of Leslie Street · Site Plan (Major) · In Progress · Regional review: Review, Awaiting Comments · 2026-08-18 · SP-2026-08 (York Region file SP.26.A.0102)
Source: York Region, Active Development Application Boundaries (York Region's review of applications in its nine municipalities) (2026-10-27).
Building permits, last 12 months
Aurora does not publish building permits as open data that we can show.
Upcoming residential projects
73 proposed, approved or under-construction projects with about 5,637 units published.
- 180 Wellington Street East (and 2 more addresses) · Proposed: 12-storey, 915-unit apartment building
- 103 Mosley Street (and 3 more addresses) · Proposed: 8-storey, 361-unit mixed-use building
- 30 Berczy Street (and 4 more addresses) · Proposed: 7-storey, 356-unit mixed-use building
- 15306 Leslie Street, 15286 Leslie Street · Proposed: 7-storey, 345-unit apartment building
- 15036 & 15286 Leslie Street · Proposed: 300-unit condominium
From municipal open data. Not a listing or an offer to sell; details change.
Source: York Region, Planning applications and building permits (residential projects) (2026-10-27).
Rapid transit within 800 m
- Aurora GO · GO station · Barrie
Source: TTC, Metrolinx and York Region Transit, Rapid transit stations (the map's transit layer) (2026-10-31).
Public schools
YRDSB school locator (York Region District School Board)YCDSB school locator (York Catholic District School Board)
Source: Ontario Ministry of Education, Ontario public school contact information (placed by Statistics Canada ODA addresses) (2026-10-29). School catchments change; confirm with the board's school locator.
Water and sewer servicing
Limited: reserved for priority projects · Aurora (urban area)
Council assigned 855 persons of capacity to five development-ready priority projects (three-year use-it-or-lose-it) and revoked 577 persons from inactive applications. The rest is managed until York Region's next sewer upgrades. Report.
Source: Province of Ontario (Land Information Ontario), Municipal Boundary – Lower and Single Tier (2026-11-01); York Region, Regional Official Plan 2022, Map 1 – Regional Structure: Urban Area (2026-11-01); York Region, Regional Official Plan 2022, Map 1 – Regional Structure: Towns and Villages (2026-11-01). Town of Aurora servicing capacity update to Council, as reported by The Auroran (Apr 16, 2026) (2026-04-16).
Neighbourhood profile (2021 Census)
- Population (2021)
- 68,329
- Median age
- 42.6
- Median household income (2020)
- $127,500
- Owner households
- 83%
- Households with children
- 52%
Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021, Census Profile (dissemination areas) (2021-05-11). 63 dissemination areas; medians and shares averaged by population.
