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Queenswood Heights

One of the first large suburban developments in Orléans, next to Place d'Orléans station.

Boulevard st. joseph, orleans, ontario
Boulevard st. joseph, orleans, ontario. Photo: Alaney2k, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
10,265Population (2021 census) · source
4,195Private dwellings (2021) · source
47.2Median age (2021) · source
5Schools inside
7Parks & places inside
0Homes for sale here

Queenswood Heights had 10,265 residents in the 2021 census, via the Ottawa Neighbourhood Study. Population: 10,265 (2021).

Updated · Facts on this page link to their sources

The neighbourhood

About Queenswood Heights

Queenswood Heights had 10,265 residents in the 2021 census, via the Ottawa Neighbourhood Study. 67.6% of dwellings were single-detached and the median age was 47.2. Place d'Orléans Transitway station is 1.2 km away in a straight line, and Bob Monette Community Centre is 0.2 km away. The ONS data shows 35.1% of residents within a 15-minute walk of a community health centre.

Boundaries

Ottawa Neighbourhood Study area Queenswood Heights. ons-sqo.ca ons-sqo.ca

Homes

In 2021, 67.6% of dwellings were single-detached, 14.3% row houses, 4.3% semi-detached, 5.9% apartments under five storeys and 5.7% apartments in buildings of five or more storeys. 85.4% of households owned and 14.8% rented, and the median owner-estimated dwelling value was $500,000 (2021 census, via the Ottawa Neighbourhood Study). ons-sqo.ca

Highlights
  • Population 10,265 (2021 census)
  • Median age 47.2 (2021)
  • Place d'Orléans station 1.2 km straight-line
  • Sir Wilfrid Laurier Secondary School 0.9 km straight-line
  • Farm Boy 0.8 km straight-line
  • 35.1% within a 15-minute walk of a community health centre (ONS)

Community

History

How Queenswood Heights 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. The construction of Queenswood Heights in the late 1960s marked one of the first large-scale residential developments in Orléans. en.wikipedia.org

  2. 2001

    Before amalgamation in 2001, the neighbourhood was in the Township of Cumberland. en.wikipedia.org

Map

Around Queenswood Heights

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

Schools

8 nearby

Straight-line distances from the Queenswood Heights 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

  • Outdoor rink, Queenswood Heights Centennial Park and Community Centre

    Outdoor rink (winter, weather permitting)

    1485 Duford Dr.maps.ottawa.ca ottawa.ca

    190 m2 min walk

  • Bob Monette Community Centre

    Community Centre

    1485 Duford Stmaps.ottawa.ca ottawa.ca

    230 m3 min walk

  • Queenswood Ridge Park

    Active Recreation park

    346 Kennedy Lane Eastmaps.ottawa.ca

    570 m7 min walk

  • Outdoor rink, Queenswood Ridge Park

    Outdoor rink (winter, weather permitting)

    346 Kennedy Lanemaps.ottawa.ca ottawa.ca

    630 m8 min walk

  • Outdoor rink, Kinsella Park

    Outdoor rink (winter, weather permitting)

    1600 Prestwick Dr.maps.ottawa.ca ottawa.ca

    760 m10 min walk

  • Bilberry Creek Valley

    Passive Recreation park · waterfront access

    500 des Épinettes Avenue, Cumberlandmaps.ottawa.ca

    870 m11 min walk

  • Recreational Trail

    Passive Recreation park

    3210 St. Joseph Boulevard, Cumberlandmaps.ottawa.ca

    970 m12 min walk

  • Ray Friel Recreation Complex and Park

    Active Recreation park

    1585 Tenth Line Road, Cumberlandmaps.ottawa.ca

    1.1 km13 min walk

  • Ray Friel Recreation Complex

    Recreation Complex

    1585 Tenth Line Rdmaps.ottawa.ca ottawa.ca

    1.1 km14 min walk

  • Yves Richer Park

    Active Recreation park · waterfront access

    499 des Épinettes Avenue, Cumberlandmaps.ottawa.ca

    1.2 km15 min walk

The full parks & trails guide.

Shops & dining

10 nearby

The full shops & dining guide.

Getting around

Transit

  • Place d'Orleans station

    Transitway / transit station (City of Ottawa transit stations layer)

    openmaps.ottawa.ca

    1.2 km15 min walk

  • O-Train

    Convent Glen station is about 2.2 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 3.2 km away in a straight line (open; Line 1).

    wikidata.org

  • Transitway / bus

    Place d'Orleans station is about 1.2 km away in a straight line (open).

    maps.ottawa.ca

  • Downtown

    Parliament Hill is about 16.2 km away in a straight line.

    en.wikipedia.org

The full transit guide.

Homes

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  1. What is Queenswood Heights like?

    Queenswood Heights is one of the first large suburban developments in Orléans, begun in the late 1960s. It had 10,265 residents in the 2021 census, a median age of 47.2, and 67.6% single-detached homes. Place d'Orléans Transitway station is 1.2 km away in a straight line.

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

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