Shaughnessy, Vancouver

This article is about the neighbourhood in Vancouver, B.C.. For other uses, see Shaughnessy (disambiguation).
Shaughnessy
Neighbourhood
Location of Shaughnessy in Vancouver.
Location of Shaughnessy in Vancouver.
Country Canada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
CityVancouver
Shaughnessy

Shaughnessy is an almost-entirely residential neighbourhood in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, spanning about 447 hectares[1] in a relatively central locale. It is bordered by 16th Avenue to the north, 41st Avenue to the south, Oak Street to the east, and East Boulevard to the west. The older section of the neighbourhood, called "First Shaughnessy," is considered more prestigious and is bordered by 16th Avenue to the north, King Edward Avenue to the south, Oak Street to the east, and East Boulevard to the west. In 2016, the population was approximately 8,810.[2] It was named after Thomas Shaughnessy, 1st Baron Shaughnessy, former president of the Canadian Pacific Railway.

The neighbourhood's residents have an average annual household income of $111,566 ($777,184 in Shaughnessy Heights) and the average house price is $2.89 million, the highest in Vancouver.[3][4] It is also the site of many historical homes, especially in First Shaughnessy. Of the neighbourhood's homes 51.5% were built before or during World War II, compared with 20.8% for the city at large.[1] This is largely due to the 1981 First Shaughnessy Official Development Plan by-law, which promotes private property ownership and single-family dwelling, while limiting property subdivision and population density.[5]

  1. ^ a b "Community Statistics Census Data: Shaughnessy" (PDF). 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-07-09.
  2. ^ "Shaughnessy-census-data.pdf" (PDF). City of Vancouver - vancouver.ca. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  3. ^ "4. Shaughnessy Heights, Vancouver | Canada's richest neighbourhoods 2014: The top 10 - Yahoo Finance Canada". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-24.
  4. ^ http://vancouver.ca/files/cov/Shaughnessy-census-data.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  5. ^ "First Shaughnessy Official Development Plan" (PDF) (Press release). City of Vancouver. 1998-04-01. Retrieved 2007-07-09.