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Parkwood Hills

A young, renter-majority area dominated by apartment buildings, close to the Mooney's Bay O-Train station.

Ottawa, Ontario - Nepean Town Hall
Ottawa, Ontario - Nepean Town Hall. Photo: Cantons-de-l'Est, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
5,905Population (2021 census) · source
2,420Private dwellings (2021) · source
28.4Median age (2021) · source
5Schools inside
2Parks & places inside
0Homes for sale here

Parkwood Hills had 5,905 residents in 2,420 private dwellings in the 2021 census, via the Ottawa Neighbourhood Study. Population: 5,905 (2021).

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The neighbourhood

About Parkwood Hills

Parkwood Hills had 5,905 residents in 2,420 private dwellings in the 2021 census, via the Ottawa Neighbourhood Study. It had the youngest median age (28.4) and the highest share of renter households (87.7%) of the twelve areas, and 59.1% of dwellings were in buildings of five or more storeys. Mooney's Bay O-Train station is 3.6 km away in a straight line. Public transit was the commute mode for 26.7% of workers in 2021.

Boundaries

Ottawa Neighbourhood Study area 'Parkwood Hills'. ons-sqo.ca ons-sqo.ca

Homes

In the 2021 census, 59.1% of dwellings were in apartment buildings of five or more storeys and 12.3% in smaller apartment buildings, with 26.2% row houses and 1.1% single-detached. Renter households were 87.7% and owner households 12.5%. The median owner-estimated value of owned dwellings was $250,000 (2021 census); with few owner households, treat it as a limited indicator. ons-sqo.ca

Highlights
  • Population 5,905 (2021 census)
  • Median age 28.4 and children 0–14 are 22.7% of residents (2021 census)
  • Renter households 87.7% (2021 census)
  • Mooney's Bay O-Train station 3.6 km away (straight line)
  • 33.6% of residents within a 15-minute walk of a community health centre (ONS data)
  • No Frills, FreshCo and Food Basics each about 1.0 km away (straight line)
History

How Parkwood Hills came to be

Nepean Museum
Nepean Museum. Photo: Itmejayz, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
  1. 2010

    Parkwood Hills Public School closed in 2010. en.wikipedia.org

Map

Around Parkwood Hills

Walking rings at 5, 10 and 15 minutes from the neighbourhood centre.

Schools

10 nearby

Straight-line distances from the Parkwood Hills centre. Living near a school does not guarantee a place: confirm the designated school for an address with each board. All schools and board locators.

Parks & places

5 nearby

The full parks & trails guide.

Shops & dining

10 nearby

The full shops & dining guide.

Getting around

Transit

  • O-Train

    Mooney's Bay station is about 3.6 km away in a straight line (open; Line 2).

    wikidata.org

  • O-Train

    Carleton station is about 3.8 km away in a straight line (open; Line 2).

    wikidata.org

  • Transitway / bus

    Baseline station is about 3.3 km away in a straight line (open).

    maps.ottawa.ca

  • Downtown

    Parliament Hill is about 7.6 km away in a straight line.

    en.wikipedia.org

The full transit guide.

Homes

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Questions people ask

Quick answers

Short answers first; each links to the full answer and its sources.

All 43 questions

  1. What is the nearest O-Train station to Nepean?

    The nearest O-Train station to any Nepean neighbourhood in this guide is Mooney's Bay (Line 2), about 2.0 km in a straight line from Carleton Heights. Carleton station (Line 2) is 2.4 km from Carleton Heights and 3.8 km from Parkwood Hills.

    As of 2026-10 · wikidata.org wikidata.org

  2. What is Parkwood Hills like?

    Parkwood Hills is a Nepean area of 5,905 residents (2021 census) with the youngest median age (28.4) and the highest renter share (87.7%) of the twelve areas. In 2021, 59.1% of dwellings were in apartment buildings of five or more storeys.

    As of 2026-10 · ons-sqo.ca wikidata.org

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