{
 "title": "Riverside South – Leitrim, Ottawa: neighbourhood factsheet",
 "name": "Riverside South – Leitrim",
 "slug": "riversidesouth",
 "summary": "Riverside South is a suburban community in the south end of Ottawa, just southwest of the airport. Population: 19,125 (2021).",
 "centre": [
  45.280121,
  -75.66891
 ],
 "boundaries": "Ottawa Neighbourhood Study area Riverside South - Leitrim.",
 "boundaries_source": [
  "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/946riverside-south-leitrim/",
  "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/neighbourhoods"
 ],
 "housing": "In the 2021 census, 59.3% of dwellings in Riverside South - Leitrim were single-detached houses, 29.6% were row houses and 6.9% were semi-detached. Apartments in buildings under five storeys were 4.1% and apartments in buildings of five or more storeys were 0.2%. Owner households were 87.4% and renter households 12.7%, with an average household size of 2.9.",
 "housing_source": [
  "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/946riverside-south-leitrim/"
 ],
 "facts": [
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Population (2021 census)",
   "value": "19,125",
   "as_of": "2021",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/946riverside-south-leitrim/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Private dwellings (2021)",
   "value": "6,660",
   "as_of": "2021",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/946riverside-south-leitrim/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Median age (2021)",
   "value": "36.4",
   "as_of": "2021",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/946riverside-south-leitrim/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Children 0–14 (2021)",
   "value": "22.4%",
   "as_of": "2021",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/946riverside-south-leitrim/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Seniors 65+ (2021)",
   "value": "9.4%",
   "as_of": "2021",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/946riverside-south-leitrim/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Renter households (2021)",
   "value": "12.7%",
   "as_of": "2021",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/946riverside-south-leitrim/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Owner households (2021)",
   "value": "87.4%",
   "as_of": "2021",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/946riverside-south-leitrim/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Average household size (2021)",
   "value": "2.9",
   "as_of": "2021",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/946riverside-south-leitrim/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Single-detached houses, share of dwellings (2021)",
   "value": "59.3%",
   "as_of": "2021",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/946riverside-south-leitrim/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Semi-detached houses (2021)",
   "value": "6.9%",
   "as_of": "2021",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/946riverside-south-leitrim/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Row houses (2021)",
   "value": "29.6%",
   "as_of": "2021",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/946riverside-south-leitrim/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Apartments, under 5 storeys (2021)",
   "value": "4.1%",
   "as_of": "2021",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/946riverside-south-leitrim/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Apartments, 5+ storeys (2021)",
   "value": "0.2%",
   "as_of": "2021",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/946riverside-south-leitrim/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Flats in a duplex (2021)",
   "value": "0.0%",
   "as_of": "2021",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/946riverside-south-leitrim/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Median value of owned dwellings, owner-estimated (2021 census)",
   "value": "$700,000",
   "as_of": "2021",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/946riverside-south-leitrim/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "French most spoken at home (2021)",
   "value": "6.3%",
   "as_of": "2021",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/946riverside-south-leitrim/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Commute by public transit (2021)",
   "value": "4.2%",
   "as_of": "2021",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/946riverside-south-leitrim/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Commute by car (2021)",
   "value": "89.3%",
   "as_of": "2021",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/946riverside-south-leitrim/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Commute on foot (2021)",
   "value": "1.7%",
   "as_of": "2021",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/946riverside-south-leitrim/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Commute by bike (2021)",
   "value": "0.3%",
   "as_of": "2021",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/946riverside-south-leitrim/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Work from home (2021)",
   "value": "46.9%",
   "as_of": "2021",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/946riverside-south-leitrim/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Walk Score, ONS neighbourhood average",
   "value": "23",
   "as_of": "ONS current data",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/946riverside-south-leitrim/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Bike Score, ONS neighbourhood average",
   "value": "48",
   "as_of": "ONS current data",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/946riverside-south-leitrim/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Tree canopy coverage (2024)",
   "value": "21.3%",
   "as_of": "2024",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/946riverside-south-leitrim/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Residents within a 15-minute walk of a community health centre",
   "value": "0.0%",
   "as_of": "ONS current data",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/946riverside-south-leitrim/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Average transit stops within a 600 m walk",
   "value": "4.2",
   "as_of": "ONS current data",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/946riverside-south-leitrim/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "City ward",
   "value": "Ward 22 (Riverside South-Findlay Creek)",
   "as_of": "October 2026",
   "source": [
    "https://maps.ottawa.ca/arcgis/rest/services/Wards/MapServer/0/query?where=WARD_NUM%3D%2722%27&outFields=*&f=json"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Straight-line distance to Parliament Hill",
   "value": "16.1 km",
   "as_of": "computed from coordinates",
   "source": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliament_Hill"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "counts",
   "label": "Schools inside the neighbourhood (this guide)",
   "value": 8,
   "as_of": "2026-10-30",
   "source": [
    "https://riversidesouth.homes/data/places.json"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "counts",
   "label": "Parks & places inside the neighbourhood (this guide)",
   "value": 48,
   "as_of": "2026-10-30",
   "source": [
    "https://riversidesouth.homes/data/places.json"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "counts",
   "label": "Shops & restaurants inside the neighbourhood (this guide)",
   "value": 6,
   "as_of": "2026-10-30",
   "source": [
    "https://riversidesouth.homes/data/places.json"
   ]
  }
 ],
 "community_associations": [
  "Riverside South Community Association"
 ],
 "page": "https://riversidesouth.homes/neighbourhoods/riversidesouth/",
 "licence": "CC BY 4.0 for this compilation (credit riversidesouth.homes). Census figures: Statistics Canada 2021 Census via the Ottawa Neighbourhood Study (Statistics Canada Open Licence). Walk times and counts are derived from OpenStreetMap (ODbL 1.0).",
 "licence_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
 "generated": "2026-10-30"
}