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r/oakville↗

Oakville, Ontario

A subreddit for those that live/work/play in Oakville, Ontario. Bordered by Mississauga, Burlington, Milton, and Lake Ontario in the GTHA. Home to ~235 000 people. 25 minutes from downtown Toronto, 30 from Hamilton, 25 from Pearson Airport (YYZ), and 60 from the U.S. border.

46k subscribers399 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~2% by known bots)324 authors / mosince 2011

r/oakville has 46k members (+30% over the last 12 months). It gets about 399 posts a month from 324 people. Top topics: Crime and Robberies, Assaults and Incidents and Public Transportation and Rideshare.

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+30%in 12 months · +5.2% in 3 months · +1.1% in 1 month
Oct 202646k
Growing46k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+13%vs Sep 2025 · +11% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026399
BusierPeaked at 659 in Sep 2021
Sep 2026: incl. ~2% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

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Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Crime and Robberies1.1%
  2. Assaults and Incidents1.1%
  3. Public Transportation and Rideshare1.0%
  4. City Elections and Leadership0.9%
  5. Car Crimes and Chases0.7%

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