Billings Bridge and Heron Park
The billingsbridge.homes hub covers one neighbourhood in Ottawa: Billings Bridge, which the Ottawa Neighbourhood Study groups with Heron Park. Braddish Billings settled here in 1812, and a village grew up south of the river near the bridge. Ottawa annexed the area on 1 January 1950. Heron Park was built soon after, south of the older community of Gateville. In the 2021 census the ONS area had 6,065 people and 3,325 private dwellings, and 67.8% of households rented.
The Billings Bridge area has 1 neighbourhoods: and Billings Bridge.
Updated · Facts on this page link to their sources
Brewer Park Pond, Ottawa. Photo: Earl Andrew, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons 01Billings Bridge
A neighbourhood on the south bank of the Rideau River, where Bank Street crosses the bridge named for settler Braddish Billings.
We use the Ottawa Neighbourhood Study (ONS) area 'Billings Bridge - Heron Park'. Wikipedia describes Heron Park as bounded by the Rideau River to the north, Sawmill Creek to the west, Bank Street to the east and Walkley Road to the south, and divided by Heron Road. Wikipedia also says the old Billings Bridge village was south of the river near the bridge, and that the Heron Park area is sometimes called Billings Bridge. Population figures differ by definition: Wikipedia gives 4,758 for Heron Park (2021 census), while the ONS area has 6,065.
Quick answers
Short answers first; each links to the full answer and its sources.
What are homes like in Billings Bridge?
Apartments are the most common home type. In the 2021 census, 40.2% of dwellings in the 'Billings Bridge - Heron Park' area were apartments in buildings of five or more storeys and 20.2% were apartments in buildings under five storeys. Single-detached houses were 17.6%, semi-detached 8.2%, row houses 7.4% and duplex flats 6.1%.
As of 2021 · ons-sqo.ca ons-sqo.ca
How many people live in Billings Bridge?
The Ottawa Neighbourhood Study's 'Billings Bridge - Heron Park' area had 6,065 residents and 3,325 private dwellings in the 2021 census. Average household size was 2.
As of 2021 · ons-sqo.ca ons-sqo.ca
Where is Billings Bridge in Ottawa?
Billings Bridge is in south-central Ottawa, where Bank Street crosses the Rideau River. Wikipedia says the village sat south of the river near the bridge and became part of the City of Ottawa in 1950.
As of 2026-10 · en.wikipedia.org ons-sqo.ca
Is Billings Bridge the same as Heron Park?
They overlap, but they are not the same. Wikipedia says Heron Park is bounded by the Rideau River, Sawmill Creek, Bank Street and Walkley Road, and is sometimes called Billings Bridge because of its closeness to the bridge. The Ottawa Neighbourhood Study uses a combined 'Billings Bridge - Heron Park' area.
As of 2021 · en.wikipedia.org ons-sqo.ca
Are there many condos and apartment buildings in Billings Bridge?
Yes. In the 2021 census, 40.2% of dwellings in the 'Billings Bridge - Heron Park' area were in apartment buildings of five or more storeys and 20.2% in buildings under five storeys. Condominium dwellings were 9.8% of the total.
As of 2021 · ons-sqo.ca ons-sqo.ca