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Fallingbrook

The largest of the eight areas by population, with a younger age profile than western Orléans.

Loeb Fallingbrook 1675 10th Line Rd, C1, Orléans, Ontario
Loeb Fallingbrook 1675 10th Line Rd, C1, Orléans, Ontario. Photo: CyclePat at English Wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
18,010Population (2021 census) · source
6,565Private dwellings (2021) · source
42.8Median age (2021) · source
8Schools inside
11Parks & places inside
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Fallingbrook had 18,010 residents in the 2021 census, via the Ottawa Neighbourhood Study, the largest of the eight areas. Population: 18,010 (2021).

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The neighbourhood

About Fallingbrook

Fallingbrook had 18,010 residents in the 2021 census, via the Ottawa Neighbourhood Study, the largest of the eight areas. The median age was 42.8 and 92.3% of households owned. Development began in 1985 on former farmland. Fallingbrook Community Centre is 0.5 km away and Ray Friel Recreation Complex 0.8 km, both straight-line. Tree canopy was 15.6% in 2024, the lowest of the eight.

Boundaries

Ottawa Neighbourhood Study area Fallingbrook. ons-sqo.ca ons-sqo.ca

Homes

In 2021, 65.4% of dwellings were single-detached and 31.4% row houses; semi-detached houses were 0.5%. 92.3% of households owned and 7.7% rented, and the median owner-estimated dwelling value was $600,000 (2021 census, via the Ottawa Neighbourhood Study). ons-sqo.ca

Highlights
  • Population 18,010 (2021 census)
  • 92.3% owner households (2021)
  • Fallingbrook CC 0.5 km straight-line
  • Apollo Crater Park 0.3 km straight-line
  • Petrie Island is the closest beach, per Wikipedia
  • Tree canopy 15.6% (2024)

Community

History

How Fallingbrook came to be

Orléans, Ontario - Community Pentecostal Church
Orléans, Ontario - Community Pentecostal Church. Photo: Cantons-de-l'Est, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  1. 1985

    Development of Fallingbrook began in 1985 on what had been farmland; the area was formerly part of the Township of Cumberland. en.wikipedia.org

  2. Princess Louise Falls lies on an escarpment overlooking St. Joseph Boulevard and is reached by walking trails. en.wikipedia.org

Map

Around Fallingbrook

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

Schools

9 nearby

Straight-line distances from the Fallingbrook 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

10 nearby

  • Apollo Crater Park

    Active Recreation park

    600 Apollo Way, Cumberlandmaps.ottawa.ca

    340 m4 min walk

  • Fallingbrook CC

    Community Centre

    679 Deancourt Cresmaps.ottawa.ca ottawa.ca

    460 m6 min walk

  • Fallingbrook Park

    Active Recreation park

    681 Deancourt Crescent, Cumberlandmaps.ottawa.ca

    620 m8 min walk

  • Ray Friel Recreation Complex

    Recreation Complex

    1585 Tenth Line Rdmaps.ottawa.ca ottawa.ca

    830 m10 min walk

  • Ray Friel Recreation Complex and Park

    Active Recreation park

    1585 Tenth Line Road, Cumberlandmaps.ottawa.ca

    870 m11 min walk

  • St. Joseph Boulevard Woods

    Active Recreation park · waterfront access

    551 Princess Louise Drivemaps.ottawa.ca

    1.1 km14 min walk

  • Marcel Lalande Park

    Active Recreation park

    2157 Northlands Drive, Cumberlandmaps.ottawa.ca

    1.1 km14 min walk

  • Gardenway Park

    Active Recreation park

    2001 Gardenway Drive, Cumberlandmaps.ottawa.ca

    1.3 km16 min walk

  • Outdoor rink, Gardenway Park

    Outdoor rink (winter, weather permitting)

    2001 Gardenway Dr.maps.ottawa.ca ottawa.ca

    1.3 km16 min walk

  • J. Sauve School Community Centre

    Community Centre

    1917 Gardenway Drmaps.ottawa.ca

    1.3 km17 min walk

The full parks & trails guide.

Shops & dining

8 nearby

The full shops & dining guide.

Getting around

Transit

  • O-Train

    Convent Glen station is about 3.9 km away in a straight line (under construction; 2026 (Line 1 east extension, per OC Transpo); Line 1).

    wikidata.org

  • O-Train

    Jeanne d'Arc station is about 4.9 km away in a straight line (open; Line 1).

    wikidata.org

  • Transitway / bus

    Place d'Orleans station is about 2.7 km away in a straight line (open).

    maps.ottawa.ca

  • Downtown

    Parliament Hill is about 17.9 km away in a straight line.

    en.wikipedia.org

The full transit guide.

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  1. What is Fallingbrook like?

    Fallingbrook is the largest of the eight study areas, with 18,010 residents in the 2021 census. Development began in 1985 on former farmland, and 92.3% of households own. Fallingbrook Community Centre is 0.5 km away and Ray Friel Recreation Complex 0.8 km, straight-line.

    As of 2026-10 · ons-sqo.ca en.wikipedia.org

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