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TownGrade

A⁺

#59 of 2,556

5,724 people call this neighbourhood in Ottawa home. Ottawa is split into 103 neighbourhoods, and this is one.

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Population

5,724

people, Census 2021

Median age

46.4

years · Ontario’s towns: 46.8

Postsecondary

66%

of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%

Walk, cycle, transit

walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%

Is Dunrobin a good place to live?

Plenty in its favour, and one clear drawback. Recorded crime is low (A+). Schools do well (A+). Getting around depends on the car (D). Natural hazards weigh more here (C+). Owners valued their homes at a median $800,000 in 2021, which is 4.8 years of the typical household’s pay. The overall grade comes out at A+, better than 97% of Canadian towns. It ranks #22 of 858 in Ontario.

Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021.

Rents here are the metro area's average, shared by every town and neighbourhood in it. Safety uses the city's Crime Severity Index, scaled by this neighbourhood's own violent and property crime rates. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread.

StrongestA⁺Safety A⁺Schools AHealthWeakestDWalkability

How Dunrobin grades

Each subject compares Dunrobin with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.

How grading works

SafetyVery little crime by comparisonA⁺Open →SchoolsAmong the best of the towns comparedA⁺Open →HealthGraded on how healthy residents areAOpen →WalkabilityAmong the hardest places to get around without a carDOpen →Jobs & incomeBetter than most of the towns comparedB⁺Open →Hazard riskBased on seismic risk and radon tests, lowered where wildfire runs highC⁺Open →Cost of livingGraded on home prices against local incomesB⁻Open →

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Dunrobin stand out

The 3 things Dunrobin does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Median household income, 2020

Income

$168,100 median household income

Before tax, against $81,000 for the median of Canadian towns

Statistics Canada, Census 2021: household income in 2020.

Safety

Better than 99%

of Canadian towns on safety

Its safety grade: A+.

Speak English and French

Who lives here

30% speak English and French

Against 8% in the median of Canadian towns

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Dunrobin.

SafetySafety A⁺

Dunrobin gets an A+ for safety

55Crime Severity Index

For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 8 violent incidents are reported each year. The violent index for its police area came to 66, below Ontario’s towns (76) and Canadian towns (86) alike.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202356

202456

202552

2023–2025	Dunrobin	Ontario	Canada
Violent crime	8	10.5	12
Violent Crime Severity Index	66	76	86
Crime Severity Index	55	56	67

2.6

violent incidents per 1,000 in the neighbourhood itself, a year

non-violent Crime Severity Index

32%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageDunrobin’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety55 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Dunrobin’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Dunrobin safe?”

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 published for the Ottawa service area, not by town

SchoolsSchools A⁺

Dunrobin has 9 French-language schools among its 19

19schools within 3 kmA⁺Schools Grade

On the tests, 4 of 8 schools land above the middle in Ontario, 1 under it. Only 2 of the 19 are Catholic, against 34% in Ontario. They come under 5 school boards. West Carleton Secondary School is the biggest, at 1,290 students.

School	Level	Students	System
Stonecrest Elementary School Fourth fifth in OntarioLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades JK–8	Elementary · Grades JK–8	655	English public
West Carleton Secondary School Top fifth in OntarioLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12	Secondary · Grades 9–12	1,290	English public
École élémentaire publique Grande-Ourse FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary · Grades JK–8	Elementary · Grades JK–8	535	French public
St. Isabel Catholic Elementary School CatholicResults in the top fifth in OntarioElementary · Grades JK–6	Elementary · Grades JK–6	325	English Catholic

See all 19 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

English public8

French public8

English Catholic2

Independent1

Schools within 3 km	Dunrobin	Ontario	Canada
School boards	5	4	3
Nearest elementary school	7.1 km	0.5 km	0.5 km
Nearest secondary school	4 km	1.2 km	1.2 km

4 km

to the nearest secondary school

7.1 km

to the nearest elementary school

Full pageDunrobin’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

Language9 of 19 teach in French · 10% of schools in Ontario Every school19 schools within 3 km · 16 elementary schools, 1 secondary school and 2 schools for every grade Results4 of 8 in the top two fifths · of the schools with results, placed against every school in Ontario The boards5 school boards · Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais Questions“What schools are there in Dunrobin?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25

HealthHealth A

Health in Dunrobin beats 94% of Canadian towns

56%very good or excellent healthAHealth Grade

Across the region, life runs to 83.7 years on average: women 85.7, men 81.6, in 2022/2024. The region has fewer smokers than Ontario, nearly one in ten adults to 11%. Age-standardised, 56% of the region’s adults put their health at very good or excellent, higher than both Ontario’s towns (51%) and Canadian towns (52%). What sets Dunrobin apart within its region is a longer trip to hospital, 5.1 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical).

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Dunrobin56%

Ontario’s towns51%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Dunrobin	Ontario	Canada
Very good or excellent health	56%	51%	52%
Life expectancy at birth	83.7	82.8	81.5
Smokers	8.6%	10%	12%
Chronic conditions (average share)	16%	17%	17%

83.7

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

5.1 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

8.6%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

5.3 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageDunrobin’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey56% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care5.1 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 5.3 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 85.7, men 81.6 Conditions and habits16% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities · Health survey and life expectancy: one figure for all of the City of Ottawa Health Unit

Outdoors

Protected land around Dunrobin beats 9 in 10 Canadian towns

14%of the land within 10 km protected

Within 10 km are 50 protected areas. Fitzroy Provincial Park is the closest provincial park, at 7.5 km. For a national park, Thousand Islands National Park is 87 km away. The Crazy Horse Trail is the one mapped walking route close by.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Dunrobin14%

Ontario’s towns2.3%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Dunrobin	Ontario	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	14%	2.3%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	29	4	4

87 km

to Thousand Islands National Park

7.5 km

to Fitzroy Provincial Park

beaches within 5 km

public protected areas within 10 km

Full pageDunrobin’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas50 protected areas within 10 km · Aylmer (Lac Deschênes) Water Fowl Gathering Area National & provincial parks87 km to a national park · Thousand Islands National Park Footpaths & routes1 named route · Crazy Horse Trail

Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches

Work & commuteJobs & income B⁺

More commuters in Dunrobin drive than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 96%

0%walk, cycle or take transit

Commutes averaged 28 min, close to Ontario’s towns (29 min) and above Canadian towns (26 min).

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van96%

Census 2021	Dunrobin	Ontario	Canada
Car or van	96%	88%	89%
Average trip	28 min	29 min	26 min

$168,100

median household income, 2020

50%

worked from home, May 2021

92%

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pageDunrobin’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

Getting to work0% walk, cycle or take transit Unemployment7.6% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · The 2021 census was taken in May 2021, during COVID-19 restrictions: more people than usual worked from home or were off work.

Climate

Dunrobin has colder winters than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: January lows of −16.0°C

26.9°CJuly afternoons

Summer highs in Dunrobin reach 26.9°C in July. Frost comes on 170 days a year, above Ontario’s towns (139) and Canadian towns (159) alike. Gardeners get 124 frost-free days, from 20 May to 22 September. January is the snowiest month, with 53 cm on average.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−3.5°C

Spring11.2°C

Summer25.7°C

Autumn13.4°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Dunrobin	Ontario	Canada
January night low	−16.0°C	−9.1°C	−13.5°C
Snowfall a year	193 cm	146 cm	141 cm
Days with frost a year	170	139	159
July afternoon high	26.9°C	26.7°C	25.5°C

193 cm

of snow a year

170

days with frost a year

124

frost-free days, 20 May to 22 Sep

137

days with precipitation a year

Full pageDunrobin’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 26.9°C, January lows −16.0°C Rain and snow968 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow193 cm of snow a year Weather station13 km to the station · Luskville

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Luskville)

Natural hazardsHazard risk C⁺

Flood mapping exists for Dunrobin: 2 on record, latest by Municipalité de Pontiac

Lowwildfire bandC⁺Hazard risk Grade

Earthquakes are expected to cost $0.15 a year for every $1,000 of buildings, above Ontario’s towns ($0.043) and Canadian towns ($0.030) alike. About as many homes carry radon around Dunrobin as elsewhere, 6.2% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%. Wildfire is rare near Dunrobin: 0.1% of the land within 25 km has burned since 1986, a burn rate of 0.002% a year.

Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³

Dunrobin6.2%

Ontario’s towns4%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Dunrobin	Ontario	Canada
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.15	$0.043	$0.030
Radon tests above the guideline	6.2%	4%	6.6%

$0.15

expected earthquake loss a year per $1,000 of buildings

Low

wildfire band

4.7 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

flood studies on the national inventory

Full pageDunrobin’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

Flood2 flood studies on record WildfireLow wildfire band · 0.1% of the land within 25 km burned since 1986 Earthquakes$0.15 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon6.2% of tests above the guideline Be readyAlerts, FireSmart and radon tests

NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory · Area behind the earthquake risk figures: the city of Ottawa

Who lives here

Dunrobin has fewer older residents than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 16% are 65 or over

46.4median age

Visible minorities make up 15% of the population, lower than Ontario’s towns (26%) and near Canadian towns (15%). 1.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity, higher than Ontario’s towns (1.6%) yet lower than Canadian towns (2.8%).

DunrobinOntarioCanada

OntarioCanada

Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021

16%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree9%

Postsecondary qualification66%

Women and men · all residents

49.5% of Dunrobin’s residents are women

By the 2021 count the town had 2,830 women and 2,890 men, while Canada has 50.9% women.

Who lives in Dunrobin
	Dunrobin	Ontario	Canada
Under 15	16%	15%	16%
15 to 64	67%	65%	64%
65+	16%	19%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	8.8%	15%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	66%	56%	56%

Full pageDunrobin’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Ages46.4 median age · 16% are 65 or over Households1,970 households English and French30% speak both · 0.1% speak French but not English

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Ontario and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+

Weather

A normal November in Dunrobin runs from −3°C to 6°C

6°Ca normal November afternoon

December follows at −2°C by day and −11°C by night. November normally sees 74 mm of precipitation. ECCC’s forecast for Chelsea is on the Weather page, hour by hour.

Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

November6°C

December−2°C

January−5°C

February−3°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−3°C	−14°C	215 mm
Spring	11°C	−1°C	216 mm
Summer	26°C	13°C	292 mm
Autumn	13°C	3°C	246 mm

−3°C

a normal November night

74 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

Full pageDunrobin’s weather pageOpen the full Weather page

Next 24 hoursTemperature and chance of rain, hour by hour The week aheadECCC’s days ahead, beside the normals The yearWarmest July, coldest January

ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Luskville); the forecast is on the Weather page

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade C⁺

Each person Ottawa public library serves borrows 7.6 items, more than at 91% of Ontario’s town libraries

Dunrobin is served by Ottawa public library, the library of all of Ottawa, so the figures here are the city’s, for 1,083,550 people.

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A year at the library3.4 visits per person served Places to belong1.7 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

HousingCost of living B⁻

Rent takes less of local pay in Dunrobin than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 14% of household income

$800,000median home value, 2021B⁻Cost of living Grade

Owners make up 96% of households. Shelter took 30% or more of income for 12% of households, lower than both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%).

What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census

Dunrobin$800,000

Ontario$695,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Dunrobin	Ontario	Canada
Rent as a share of income	14%	22%	20%
Households owning their home	96%	76%	74%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	12%	22%	18%
Median home value, 2021	$800,000	$695,000	$406,000

$1,916

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

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Renting$1,916 a month · A two-bedroom apartment, CMHC’s survey Cost of living4.8 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $800,000, against the median household income Owners and renters96% own their home

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · The 2021 census asked owners what their home was worth; those values, and 2020 incomes, are what this compares. · Data for rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom covers the Ottawa-Gatineau metro area

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Dunrobin

15pages on Dunrobin

The big questions

SafetyA⁺Crime Severity Index 55 Housing & costB⁻Homes 4.8 × income Property pricesSchoolsA⁺19 schools within 3 km HealthALife expectancy 83.7 in its region Work & commuteB⁺60% of adults in work Natural hazardsC⁺Wildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors14% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 27°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 46.4 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

Pinhey's Point and 6 more in and around Dunrobin

Museums, historic sites, parks, gardens and days out in and near Dunrobin, the best known first.

All attractions →

MuseumMuseumPinhey's Pointin town

MuseumDiefenbunker / Central Emergency Government Headquarters2.8 km outside town, to the south

MuseumSymmes Hotel1.2 km outside town, to the east Art galleryArt galleryL’Imagier Art Centre1.3 km outside town, to the east ChurchChurchChrist Church Huntley4.1 km outside town, to the south MuseumMuseumDiefenbunker: Canada's Cold War Museum3 km outside town, to the south

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (2)

Diefenbunker / Central Emergency Government Headquarters: P199, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Symmes Hotel: RaynaultM, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Famous people from around Dunrobin

2 notable people were born in Dunrobin; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.

Their page →

George Russell BoucherCanadian politician · 1899–1970

Adam AcresCanadian politician · 1878–1955

Dean DeBloisCanadian film director and screenwriter · born in Des Explorateurs · born 1970

Olivier HanlanCanadian basketball player · born in Des Explorateurs · born 1993

Isabelle DuchesnayFrench ice dancer · born in Des Explorateurs · born 1963

Maxim TissotCanadian professional soccer player · born in Des Explorateurs · born 1992

Photo credits

Dean DeBlois: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Isabelle Duchesnay: Uwe Langer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Maxim Tissot: Robin Glover, CC BY 4.0

About Dunrobin

Neighbourhood in Ottawa

Statistics Canada counts Ottawa as one municipality, so TownRatings builds Dunrobin and its other neighbourhoods from census dissemination areas, named from the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.

Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.

Population: 5,724 (people, 2021 estimate)
Province or territory: Ontario
City: Ottawa
Census subdivision: 3506008

Dunrobin’s neighbours

The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada

PontiacBrookside - Briarbrook - Morgans GrantCarpDes ExplorateursKanata LakesBeaverbrookDunrobin

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Dunrobin	5,724	—	A⁺	B⁻	A⁺	A
Pontiac Quebec	6,490	7.4	B	C⁺	A⁺	B
Brookside - Briarbrook - Morgans Grant	15,509	9	A⁺	C⁺	A⁺	A
Carp	5,621	9.4	A⁺	B⁻	A⁺	A
Des Explorateurs Quebec	31,128	11	B⁻	C⁺	B⁻	B
Kanata Lakes	19,861	13	A⁺	C	A	A
Beaverbrook	6,762	13	A⁺	C⁻	A⁺	A

People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.

Questions about Dunrobin

Do people in Dunrobin speak French?

30% of residents can hold a conversation in both English and French, against 8% for the median of Canadian towns; 0.1% speak French but not English.

How old are the people of Dunrobin?

The median resident is 46.4 years old, against 45.2 for the median of Canadian towns. 16% are under 15 and 16% are 65 or over.

Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155) and 2021 census boundaries · Uniform Crime Reporting Survey 2023–25 (35-10-0026, 35-10-0183 to 35-10-0190) · CMHC rents as published by Statistics Canada (34-10-0133) · grades by TownRatings. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.

Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).