Ottawa-Gatineau Census Atlas

Ottawa-Gatineau neighbourhood rankings

Every Ottawa-Gatineau neighbourhood ranked on 58 measures from the 2021 Census of Canada. Each ranking opens as a full sortable table, and links straight through to the same measure on the interactive map.

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Race and ethnicity

Visible minority (racialized) population

  1. Heron Gate77.6%
  2. Cyrville (west-northwest)71.8%
  3. Kanata Lakes (southwest)70.7%
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Caucasian (not a visible minority) population

  1. Denholm100.0%
  2. Mayo97.3%
  3. L'Ange-Gardien95.6%
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Ethnic diversity

  1. Honey Gables (southwest)81.3%
  2. Bayshore79.7%
  3. Barrhaven (east 2)78.6%
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South Asian population

  1. Ottawa (west-northwest 2)22.4%
  2. Bayshore22.0%
  3. Barrhaven (southwest)19.6%
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Chinese population

  1. Kanata Lakes (southwest)38.6%
  2. Katimavik (west)22.7%
  3. Kanata Lakes (southeast)19.3%
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Black population

  1. Sandy Hill (southeast)47.3%
  2. Cyrville (west-northwest)40.8%
  3. Heron Gate40.7%
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Filipino population

  1. Rockcliffe Park (north-northeast)6.1%
  2. Bayshore5.7%
  3. Manordale5.4%
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Arab population

  1. Leitrim31.3%
  2. Uplands (north)28.0%
  3. Kemp Park21.1%
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Latin American population

  1. Wrightville (southeast)7.5%
  2. Hull (south-southwest 2)5.1%
  3. Gatineau (east-southeast)4.3%
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Southeast Asian population

  1. Centretown West9.4%
  2. Fisher Heights7.3%
  3. Civic Hospital6.7%
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West Asian population

  1. Notting Gate (south-southeast)5.5%
  2. Leitrim4.7%
  3. Kanata Lakes (north-northwest)4.4%
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Korean population

  1. LeBreton Flats1.8%
  2. Katimavik (west)1.8%
  3. Barrhaven (southwest)1.7%
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Japanese population

  1. Fisher Heights1.1%
  2. Leslie Park1.1%
  3. Parkwood Hills1.1%
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Indigenous identity

  1. Bowman12.2%
  2. Eardley8.3%
  3. Gatineau (east-southeast)7.7%
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Religion

Residents reporting a Christian religion

  1. Clarence Creek80.4%
  2. Ottawa (east-northeast)78.3%
  3. Val-des-Bois77.6%
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Residents reporting no religion or a secular perspective

  1. Tunney's Pasture (east-northeast)57.2%
  2. Hintonburg56.8%
  3. Riverside Park55.0%
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Residents reporting Islam

  1. Heron Gate40.4%
  2. Uplands (north)38.1%
  3. Leitrim37.2%
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Residents reporting Sikhism

  1. Barrhaven (east 2)4.7%
  2. Barrhaven (southwest)4.0%
  3. Leitrim3.8%
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Residents reporting Hinduism

  1. Bayshore12.5%
  2. Rideau Gardens (north-northeast)11.1%
  3. Ottawa (west-northwest 2)8.4%
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Residents reporting Buddhism

  1. Civic Hospital5.3%
  2. Fisher Heights4.8%
  3. Centretown West3.6%
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Residents reporting Judaism

  1. Centrepointe10.0%
  2. Craig Henry8.1%
  3. Country Place7.5%
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Residents reporting another religion or spiritual tradition

  1. Billings Bridge3.1%
  2. Golden Triangle (north-northwest)2.6%
  3. Cyrville (west-northwest)2.4%
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Immigration and citizenship

Immigrant population

  1. Heron Gate52.9%
  2. Kanata Lakes (southwest)52.2%
  3. Bayshore46.7%
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Non-immigrants (Canadian-born residents)

  1. Bowman100.0%
  2. Val-des-Bois99.5%
  3. Mayo99.3%
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Recent immigrants (2016-2021)

  1. Cyrville (west-northwest)22.0%
  2. Heron Gate21.0%
  3. Bayshore18.1%
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Non-permanent residents

  1. Golden Triangle (north-northwest)26.0%
  2. Rideau Gardens (north-northeast)24.1%
  3. Golden Triangle (east-southeast)16.9%
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Residents who are not Canadian citizens

  1. Cyrville (west-northwest)35.7%
  2. Rideau Gardens (north-northeast)34.9%
  3. Bayshore32.5%
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First-generation residents

  1. Heron Gate62.8%
  2. Bayshore59.3%
  3. Cyrville (west-northwest)58.0%
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Third-generation or longer-settled residents

  1. Bowman100.0%
  2. Mayo97.9%
  3. Thurso97.4%
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Immigrants born in Asia

  1. Kanata Lakes (southwest)78.8%
  2. Honey Gables (southwest)71.4%
  3. Leitrim70.7%
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Immigrants born in Europe

  1. Notre-Dame-de-la-Salette100.0%
  2. Thurso80.0%
  3. McNab/Braeside76.5%
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Immigrants born in Africa

  1. La Sablonnière (south-southeast)60.2%
  2. Lochaber-Partie-Ouest60.0%
  3. Vieux-Gatineau (east-southeast 2)56.8%
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Immigrants born in the Americas

  1. Lochaber-Partie-Ouest40.0%
  2. Ottawa (south 1)39.4%
  3. Clarence Point37.9%
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When immigrants arrived

Immigrants who arrived before 1980

  1. Rothwell Heights14.3%
  2. Rideauview13.0%
  3. Country Place11.7%
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Immigrants who arrived between 1980 and 1990

  1. Sheffield Glen8.1%
  2. Hunt Club Park7.9%
  3. Greenboro (west-southwest)6.6%
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Immigrants who arrived between 1991 and 2000

  1. Honey Gables (southwest)13.7%
  2. Kanata Lakes (southwest)13.1%
  3. Ottawa (west-northwest 2)12.9%
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Immigrants who arrived between 2001 and 2010

  1. Kanata Lakes (southwest)16.6%
  2. Leitrim14.4%
  3. Honey Gables (southwest)13.7%
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Recent immigrants (2016-2021)

  1. Cyrville (west-northwest)22.0%
  2. Heron Gate21.0%
  3. Bayshore18.1%
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Income and education

Median household income

  1. Rockcliffe Park (south-southwest)$250,000
  2. Rothwell Heights$216,000
  3. Bruce Farm$186,000
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Households earning $100,000 or more

  1. Rothwell Heights85.7%
  2. Rockcliffe Park (south-southwest)82.8%
  3. Cedardale81.5%
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Residents with a postsecondary credential

  1. LeBreton Flats87.2%
  2. Centretown (northwest)82.5%
  3. New Edinburgh (east-southeast)82.2%
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Residents with no certificate, diploma or degree

  1. Denholm40.6%
  2. Gatineau (east-northeast 1)38.6%
  3. Vieux-Gatineau (south)37.0%
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Housing

Renter households

  1. Wrightville (southeast)91.9%
  2. Heron Gate91.8%
  3. Golden Triangle (southwest)91.1%
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Owner households

  1. Bruce Farm97.7%
  2. Cantley (northeast)97.4%
  3. Manion Corners97.1%
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Apartment dwellings

  1. Centretown (north-northeast)99.6%
  2. Centretown (northwest)99.3%
  3. LeBreton Flats99.0%
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Single-detached houses

  1. Rothwell Heights101.1%
  2. Ottawa (west-northwest 1)99.6%
  3. Barrhaven (west-northwest)99.4%
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Dwellings built before 1980

  1. Mississippi Mills0.0%
  2. Blacks Corners0.0%
  3. Carleton Place0.0%
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Dwellings built since 2011

  1. Mississippi Mills0.0%
  2. Blacks Corners0.0%
  3. Carleton Place0.0%
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People and commuting

Total population

  1. Oxford Mills17,964
  2. Mississippi Mills14,740
  3. Stittsville (east)14,304
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Population density (people per km²)

  1. Centretown (north-northeast)24,789 /km²
  2. Chinatown14,422 /km²
  3. Tunney's Pasture (east-northeast)11,822 /km²
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Residents aged 0 to 14

  1. Notting Gate (south-southeast)28.3%
  2. Aylmer (north)27.4%
  3. Ottawa (south 2)27.3%
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Residents aged 65 and over

  1. Hull (south-southwest 1)43.0%
  2. Country Place42.8%
  3. Gatineau (east-northeast 2)38.7%
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One-person households

  1. Centretown (north-northeast)69.5%
  2. Chinatown65.5%
  3. Hull (southeast)64.8%
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Residents living in the same home 5 years earlier

  1. Cedardale84.1%
  2. Ottawa (northeast)80.0%
  3. Rothwell Heights80.0%
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Commuters who take public transit

  1. Rideau Gardens (north-northeast)33.8%
  2. Golden Triangle (north-northwest)32.6%
  3. Hull (southeast)28.7%
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Commuters who drive

  1. St-Onge (west)97.2%
  2. Bowman96.9%
  3. Mayo96.4%
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Commuters who walk

  1. Centretown (north-northeast)44.9%
  2. Centretown (northwest)38.2%
  3. Byward Market38.1%
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Commuters travelling 60 minutes or more

  1. Denholm40.0%
  2. Bowman25.0%
  3. Notre-Dame-de-la-Salette22.7%
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