The lake is the thing — and the fact that it's private is part of what shapes this neighbourhood. Lake Bonavista belongs to residents, and you feel that in the unhurried quality of the streets near the water, the off-leash walkers who clearly do this every morning, the backyards that face the shoreline.
Bonavista Drive handles the practical side: Safeway for the weekly shop, Avenida Pharmacy nearby, and a dining strip that draws people from Acadia and Canyon Meadows. Andrew Sibbald School brings families in; Nickle School carries those same kids through junior high. Long-term ownership is the pattern here — the kind of place where neighbours have been walking the same lake loop for decades.
Safety
How safe the community is: crime and disorder per 1,000 residents against the city, and the trend.
Crime per 1,000 residents
Property and violent offences reported to police, Q3 2025 to Q2 2026.
Disorder calls per 1,000 residents
Calls about disturbances, suspicious people, mental health and the like, Q3 2025 to Q2 2026: calls, not crimes.
Crimes, Q3 2025 to Q2 2026: 108 property (77%), 32 violent (23%).
Disorder calls in Q2 2026: 16 disturbances, 18 suspicious person or vehicle, 6 mental health or intoxication, 8 other.
Crimes by quarter
Incidents each quarter; dashed: the straight-line trend.
Disorder calls by quarter
Incidents each quarter; dashed: the straight-line trend.
311 requests
Service requests to the City's 311 line from the community, by type and by month.
Most common requests
Requests by month
Housing market
Assessed home values by home type, and the district's CREB benchmark prices.
Assessed values by home type
CREB benchmark prices, South district
Affordability
How home values and rents compare with incomes in the community.
Buying
A home here is assessed at 9.2 times the average income (city: 10.4 times).
Renting
A year of the average asking rent is 20% of the average personal income here.
Growth
Building permits, new business licences and the mix of businesses in the community.
What the permits add
Businesses by type
Schools
Schools in the community and the ones it is designated to, with their grades and programs.
Average Fraser Institute rating: 7.4/10 (3 of 15 schools rated)
Designated schools
Schools your address is assigned to attend
Check an address's designated school with the board: CBE · CSSD
Also in the community
Located here but may serve other attendance areas
Dining
Restaurants and cafes in the community, with their Google ratings.
Restaurants
- Ryuko South - Japanese Kitchen + Bar4.7 ★(1,497)
- Fuji Ramen and Sushi4.7 ★(1,251)
- Arby's4 ★(1,157)
- The Lake House4.7 ★(1,150)
- Expatasia LTD.4.9 ★(1,006)
Cafes
- Tim Hortons4 ★(1,140)
- Pachamama Soul Flavour Emporium a Kind Cafe4.5 ★(417)
- Tim Hortons3.2 ★(298)
Bars and pubs
- Brewsters Brewing Company & Restaurant - Lake Bonavista4.1 ★(501)
- 403 Local4.4 ★(461)
- SIPS Wine and Beer4.9 ★(19)
Bakeries
- Pies Plus Cafe4.1 ★(289)
- Sprinkles & Co.4.9 ★(198)
- Purple Patch Patisserie4.7 ★(73)
- Wild Rhubarb + Buck4.4 ★(11)
- Flour & fire5 ★(6)
Everyday
Grocery stores and everyday shops and services in the community.
Groceries
- Safeway Bonavista Shopping Plaza4.2 ★(370)
Pharmacies
- Avenida Pharmacy - Travel Clinic and Compounding4.8 ★(101)
- Shoppers Drug Mart3.1 ★(69)
- Bonaventure I.D.A Pharmacy4.7 ★(24)
- Guardian CANYON DRIVE PHARMACY5 ★(11)
- Pharmasave Avenida
Shopping
- Avenida Place4.4 ★(1,028)
- Lake Bonavista Promenade4.3 ★(758)
- Avenida Village4.5 ★(4)
Health and wellness
Childcare, gyms, dentists and vets in the community, with their Google ratings.
Childcare
- NurtureCare Avenida4.8 ★(25)
- Wee Wonder Daycare, Preschool & Out of School Care3 ★(13)
- Tot Spot Preschool4.6 ★(9)
- Holy Family Preschool & Educational Centre4.6 ★(9)
- Kitten corner dayhomes5 ★(6)
Gyms and fitness
- HER GYMVMT Fitness Club4.4 ★(766)
- GoodLife Fitness Calgary Canyon Meadows4.1 ★(558)
- Breathe Hot Yoga (Avenida)4.8 ★(301)
- Yogadotcalm4.9 ★(74)
- Synapse Health and Fitness5 ★(62)
Dentists
- South Calgary Periodontal Group4.9 ★(1,230)
- Avenida Dental Centre4.9 ★(649)
- Fish Creek Dental5 ★(200)
- Calgary’s Dental Care4.9 ★(117)
- Dentistry at the Inn5 ★(31)
Vets
- Avenida Pet Clinic4.6 ★(147)
- Lake Bonavista Animal Clinic4.9 ★(145)
Culture
Libraries, landmarks, places of worship and arts venues in the community.
Attractions
Community centres
Places of worship
Landmarks
- Avenida Village4.5 ★
- Avenida Place4.4 ★
- Lake Bonavista Promenade4.3 ★
Mobility
Transit stops and routes, bike paths and the distance to downtown.
Routes
The first five routes in the City's list that serve the community.
- Route 28→
- Route 29→
- Route 35→
- Route 44→
- Route 56→
Bike paths
Environment
Public trees, parks, natural areas and bike paths in the community.
Most common trees
Poplar Species (1,132)Spruce, Colorado (684)Ash, Green (482)Spruce, White (411)Elm, American (327)51 parks
Natural areas
2 remnant environments
Bike paths
Who lives here
Population, owners and renters, age, income and background from the last census.
- Population
- 9,518
- Owner households
- 87.8%
- Median age
- 46.9
- Average personal income, 2020
- $103,154
- Visible minority
- 11.8%
Visible minority is Statistics Canada's term for people who are neither white nor Indigenous.
Top ancestries
Top mother tongues
Nearby in South
Other communities in the same sector of Calgary.
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Before-you-buy report
What's changing around an address in Lake Bonavista, Calgary before you buy:
- Rezoning and permit applications nearby
- Council decisions affecting the area
- Crime and 311 trends, and school changes
- Ground movement from satellite data
- The assessment trend against the community
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