{
 "title": "Sandy Hill, Ottawa: neighbourhood factsheet",
 "name": "Sandy Hill",
 "slug": "sandyhill",
 "summary": "Sandy Hill is a neighbourhood just east of downtown Ottawa, bordered by the Rideau Canal and the Rideau River. Population: 13,840 (2021).",
 "centre": [
  45.424313,
  -75.677465
 ],
 "boundaries": "Ottawa Neighbourhood Study area \"Sandy Hill\", described by Wikipedia as running from the Rideau Canal to the Rideau River and from Rideau Street to the Queensway and Nicholas Street.",
 "boundaries_source": [
  "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/949sandy-hill/",
  "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/neighbourhoods"
 ],
 "housing": "In the 2021 census, via the Ottawa Neighbourhood Study, Sandy Hill had 9,065 private dwellings. Apartments in buildings of five or more storeys made up 45.7% and apartments in buildings under five storeys 37.5%, while single-detached houses were 6.3%, row houses 5.7% and semi-detached houses 3.4%. Renter households were 75.1% and owner households 24.9%.",
 "housing_source": [
  "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/949sandy-hill/"
 ],
 "facts": [
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Population (2021 census)",
   "value": "13,840",
   "as_of": "2021",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/949sandy-hill/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Private dwellings (2021)",
   "value": "9,065",
   "as_of": "2021",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/949sandy-hill/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Median age (2021)",
   "value": "29.8",
   "as_of": "2021",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/949sandy-hill/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Children 0–14 (2021)",
   "value": "8.0%",
   "as_of": "2021",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/949sandy-hill/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Seniors 65+ (2021)",
   "value": "12.1%",
   "as_of": "2021",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/949sandy-hill/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Renter households (2021)",
   "value": "75.1%",
   "as_of": "2021",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/949sandy-hill/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Owner households (2021)",
   "value": "24.9%",
   "as_of": "2021",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/949sandy-hill/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Average household size (2021)",
   "value": "1.8",
   "as_of": "2021",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/949sandy-hill/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Single-detached houses, share of dwellings (2021)",
   "value": "6.3%",
   "as_of": "2021",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/949sandy-hill/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Semi-detached houses (2021)",
   "value": "3.4%",
   "as_of": "2021",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/949sandy-hill/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Row houses (2021)",
   "value": "5.7%",
   "as_of": "2021",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/949sandy-hill/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Apartments, under 5 storeys (2021)",
   "value": "37.5%",
   "as_of": "2021",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/949sandy-hill/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Apartments, 5+ storeys (2021)",
   "value": "45.7%",
   "as_of": "2021",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/949sandy-hill/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Flats in a duplex (2021)",
   "value": "1.3%",
   "as_of": "2021",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/949sandy-hill/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Median value of owned dwellings, owner-estimated (2021 census)",
   "value": "$650,000",
   "as_of": "2021",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/949sandy-hill/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "French most spoken at home (2021)",
   "value": "17.7%",
   "as_of": "2021",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/949sandy-hill/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Commute by public transit (2021)",
   "value": "24.1%",
   "as_of": "2021",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/949sandy-hill/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Commute by car (2021)",
   "value": "38.4%",
   "as_of": "2021",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/949sandy-hill/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Commute on foot (2021)",
   "value": "28.2%",
   "as_of": "2021",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/949sandy-hill/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Commute by bike (2021)",
   "value": "5.5%",
   "as_of": "2021",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/949sandy-hill/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Work from home (2021)",
   "value": "47.9%",
   "as_of": "2021",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/949sandy-hill/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Walk Score, ONS neighbourhood average",
   "value": "62",
   "as_of": "ONS current data",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/949sandy-hill/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Bike Score, ONS neighbourhood average",
   "value": "96",
   "as_of": "ONS current data",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/949sandy-hill/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Tree canopy coverage (2024)",
   "value": "19.7%",
   "as_of": "2024",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/949sandy-hill/",
    "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": "76.3%",
   "as_of": "ONS current data",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/949sandy-hill/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Average transit stops within a 600 m walk",
   "value": "19.1",
   "as_of": "ONS current data",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/949sandy-hill/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "City ward",
   "value": "Ward 12 (Rideau-Vanier)",
   "as_of": "October 2026",
   "source": [
    "https://maps.ottawa.ca/arcgis/rest/services/Wards/MapServer/0/query?where=WARD_NUM%3D%2712%27&outFields=*&f=json"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Straight-line distance to Parliament Hill",
   "value": "1.8 km",
   "as_of": "computed from coordinates",
   "source": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliament_Hill"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "counts",
   "label": "Schools inside the neighbourhood (this guide)",
   "value": 2,
   "as_of": "2026-10-30",
   "source": [
    "https://sandyhill.homes/data/places.json"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "counts",
   "label": "Parks & places inside the neighbourhood (this guide)",
   "value": 16,
   "as_of": "2026-10-30",
   "source": [
    "https://sandyhill.homes/data/places.json"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "counts",
   "label": "Shops & restaurants inside the neighbourhood (this guide)",
   "value": 13,
   "as_of": "2026-10-30",
   "source": [
    "https://sandyhill.homes/data/places.json"
   ]
  }
 ],
 "community_associations": [
  "Community website: ash-acs.ca",
  "Community website: imagesandyhill.org",
  "Community website: sandyhillseen.com"
 ],
 "page": "https://sandyhill.homes/neighbourhoods/sandyhill/",
 "licence": "CC BY 4.0 for this compilation (credit sandyhill.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"
}