Old Barrhaven WestOttawa

Old Barrhaven West earns an A+ for safety

Its police area records 8 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year. The violent index for its police area came to 66, below Ontario’s towns (76) and Canadian towns (86) alike. Old Barrhaven West doesn’t get its own Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 figures; the ones here come from the Ottawa service area.

Old Barrhaven West scores better for health than nine in ten Canadian towns

The health survey and life expectancy numbers here cover the City of Ottawa Health Unit

At 8.6%, the share of adults who smoke sits under the 11% for Ontario. Age-standardised, 56% of the region’s adults put their health at very good or excellent, above both Ontario’s towns (51%) and Canadian towns (52%). Statistics Canada puts the region’s life expectancy at 83.7, women 85.7 and men 81.6 (2022/2024). For Old Barrhaven West itself the measure is access, and it lags: 7.6 km to the nearest hospital, where 3.7 km is typical.

Teaching in French: 9 of Old Barrhaven West’s 34 schools

Elementary schools here average 529 students, against 365 in Ontario. On results, 16 of its 27 tested schools sit in the top two fifths in Ontario. 17 of the 34 are Catholic, more than the 34% in Ontario. All four of Ontario’s systems run schools here, English and French, public and Catholic.

Old Barrhaven West is a town of owners: 90% of households own their home, above Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

A year’s rent came to 18% of the median household income, lower than both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (20%). 10% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, lower than both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%).

Household incomes in Old Barrhaven West top those of 98% of Canadian towns

Commutes averaged 26 min, below Ontario’s towns (29 min) and close to Canadian towns (26 min). 84% of commuters took the car to work at the census.

A flood study covers Old Barrhaven West: 1 on the national inventory, the newest from Rideau Valley Conservation Authority

Source area for earthquake risk: the city of Ottawa

Radon is about average around Old Barrhaven West: 6.2% of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town. Averaged over the years, quake damage costs $0.15 per $1,000 of buildings, above both Ontario’s towns ($0.043) and Canadian towns ($0.030).

Old Barrhaven West has colder winters than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: January lows of −14.3°C

July afternoons reach 27.0°C on average, about level with Ontario’s towns (26.7°C) and above Canadian towns (25.5°C). Frost usually lifts by 29 April and returns around 7 October: 160 days without it. Snow peaks in January: 59 cm in a normal year. For the wettest month, look to June: 97 mm on average.

More people in Old Barrhaven West speak English and French than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 27%

14% of residents are 65 or over, lower than both Ontario’s towns (19%) and Canadian towns (19%). Under 15: 19% of residents.

Old Barrhaven West in November: highs near 6°C, lows near −2°C

A typical November adds 21 cm of snow. November normally sees 74 mm of precipitation. Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Ottawa (Kanata - Orléans) forecast, on the Weather page.

Ottawa Public Library lends 7.6 items per person served, more than nine in ten Ontario’s town libraries

The library figures on this page are Ottawa’s: Ottawa Public Library serves all 1,083,550 people of the city, Old Barrhaven West among them.

The nearest provincial park to Old Barrhaven West is Rideau River Provincial Park, 20 km away

For a national park, Thousand Islands National Park is 74 km away. Of the land within 10 km, 6% has protected status, above both Ontario’s towns (2.3%) and Canadian towns (2.3%). The largest named area nearby is Rideau Canal National Historic Site, 19,972 ha, 3.1 km away. OpenStreetMap shows 2 walking routes nearby, including the RT Lime Kiln Blue Loop and Rideau Trail - Ottawa Section.