Swansea is a community made up from a collection of many diverse natural and man-made features. However, the flowing manner in which these different elements blend together results in a unique and pleasant living environment. The dominant aspect of Swansea is that it exhibits a mild spatial exclusiveness to persons not familiar with the area. If it were not for its proximity to such public amenities as High Park and trendy Bloor West Village, Swansea would probably remain in complete isolation to the rest of the City of Toronto. Unlike the demanding natural features of the northern area, this area’s man-made character displays a more gentle and sleepy cottage atmosphere. The reason for this contrast is the uniform size and scale of the residences, which mark the northern as well as eastern and western perimeters. The southern end, on the other hand, is characterized by a dense clustering of low level apartment buildings (4-5 stories - Coe Hill Area), with four high rise condominiums (16-18 stories) in the central part of this area, and one recently (2006) built high rise condominium on the Queensway and Windermere Avenue with about 30 stories. The Swansea community is a nice blend of young singles, couples and senior citizens. It is significant to note, however, that Bloor West Village is a major communication point for Swansea culturally, commercially and socially. Thus, its influence on the immediate community is very strong. Over the past five years this part of Bloor St. has undergone a dramatic evolution.

It is located in the central-west part of Toronto on the lakefront. It has 106,559 residents. It is centred on Roncesvalles Village, and includes several kilometres of the city on either side of Roncesvalles Avenue. The street also serves as a boundary between the two namesake neighbourhoods of the riding. To the east of Roncesvalles is Parkdale; High Park is to the west. It consists of the part of the City of Toronto bounded on the south by Lake Ontario, on the west by the Humber River, and on the north and east by a line drawn from the Humber River east along the Canadian Pacific Railway, southeast along the Canadian National/Canadian Pacific Railway, west along Queen Street West, south along Dufferin Street, west along Dufferin Street, and south along the southerly production of Spencer Avenue.