Sherway mall is in Etobicoke. Your probally thinking of Square One mall.
It is a city in it own right (700,000 ppl), but will always feel like a Toronto bedroom community. There is no 'real' newspaper or media, art and culture are generally 2nd rate, and most people simply go to Toronto for 'city life'.
It is generally middle class, yet pretty diverse & not that bad a place to live or raise a family.