Neighbourhoods · South sector

Lake Bonavista

1960s/1970s · Established community

Median home assessment
$866k
Across 4,086 houses, townhouses and condos
People (2021 census)
10,145
17% under 15 · 24% 65+
Median income (2021)
$53k
Higher than 83% of areas
New homes in permits
6
Applied for in the last 12 months

Map

Lake Bonavista boundary

The shaded area is the City's community district boundary. Tap a dot for details. Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.

Homes and assessments

Property typePropertiesShareMedian assessment
Detached3,25480%$918,750
Low Rise Apartment Condo82820%$314,000
Detached with Backyard Suite30%$896,500
Daycare10%$742,500
Duplex10%$1,300,000

Residential property types only. Titled parking stalls, storage units and vacant lots are left out, and the median home assessment also leaves out whole apartment buildings. 5,233 assessed properties in all. Assessments are the City's estimates for property tax, valued at July 1 of the year before. They aren't sale prices.

What's being built and changed

Building permits, last 12 months

123 building permit applications, including 6 new homes.

99 Existing22 New2 Other
Development permits, last 2 years

81 development permit applications.

32 Residential17 Relaxation12 Signs9 Home Occupation Class 26 Change of Use4 Commercial
Land use change applications, last 3 years
AddressChangeIn plain EnglishStatus
13516 BONAVENTURE DR SE2025-04-23R-CGto R-CGFrom grade-oriented infill to grade-oriented infill.Same district, with its height or density limits changed.Cancelled
No planned Green Line station in or next to Lake BonavistaBased on the City's planned Green Line stations.
2 licensed short-term rentalsShort-term rentals with a current City business licence inside the boundary.

Schools and getting around

Schools in Lake Bonavista
  • Andrew Sibbald SchoolElementary · The Calgary School Division
  • Lake Bonavista SchoolElementary · The Calgary School Division
  • Nickle SchoolElementary/Junior High · The Calgary School Division
  • Sam Livingston SchoolElementary · The Calgary School Division
  • St. Bonaventure SchoolJunior High · The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division
  • St. Boniface Elementary SchoolElementary · The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division

Catchment areas aren't in this data. Check designated schools with the Calgary Board of Education or Calgary Catholic School District.

Transit

5 bus and CTrain routes stop inside the community.

Parks, recreation and community

Community association

Lake Bonavista Community Centre
1401 Acadia DR SW

Find the community association

Off-leash dog areas
  • Lake BonavistaCommunity Cluster · 12008 LAKE EMERALD CR SE
  • Lake BonavistaNeighbourhood · 12446 LAKE FRASER DR SE
  • Lake BonavistaCommunity Cluster · 12124R LAKE MICHIGAN RD SE
  • Lake BonavistaCommunity Cluster · 1159 LAKE SYLVAN DR SE
Pools, rinks and recreation
Garbage, recycling and compostCart days are set by address.Look up the collection schedule
Snow route parking bansEach property brief checks whether the street is a snow route.How snow route bans work

From City of Calgary open data: community district boundaries, current property assessments, the 2021 federal census by community, the Calgary Equity Index, building and development permits, land use applications, business licences, schools, Calgary Transit stops, parks and recreation facilities. Pulled Oct 28, 2026. All neighbourhoods · Compare addresses

Lake Bonavista, Calgary: homes, people, schools and what's being built · Calgary Property Brief