If you're looking at a home in River-Osborne, here are the facts the official sources give you. Everything below comes from the City of Winnipeg's neighbourhood profile, which uses Statistics Canada's 2021 Census data [1]. River-Osborne is one of the neighbourhoods in the City's River Heights East cluster [2].
Size and population. River-Osborne covers about 0.9 square kilometres. The 2021 Census counted 5,015 people there, up 5.6% from 4,750 in 2016, a density of about 5,738 people per square kilometre [1].
What the homes are. The census counted 3,090 occupied private dwellings. Of those, 1,555 were in apartment buildings under five storeys and 1,425 in buildings of five storeys or more. There were 35 single-detached houses, 10 semi-detached houses, 20 row houses and 45 apartments in duplexes [1]. The average dwelling had 3.4 rooms, compared with 5.7 across Winnipeg [1]. For context, across the whole city, 172,790 of 300,440 occupied private dwellings were single-detached houses [1]. In River-Osborne, an apartment is the norm and a house is the exception.
When it was built. About 30.7% of dwellings were built in 1960 or before, and 37.3% between 1961 and 1980 [1]. About 7.3% were built from 2016 to 2021 [1]. Across Winnipeg, the share built in 1960 or before was similar, at 31.3% [1]. If you're buying in an older building, the questions about its condition are covered in the home inspection guide.
Condition. In the census, 8.8% of dwellings were reported as needing major repairs, compared with 6.5% across Winnipeg [1]. That figure is self-reported for the whole neighbourhood and says nothing about any one building.
Schools. Catchment schools depend on the exact address. Check with the Winnipeg School Division.
Transit. See Winnipeg Transit for routes and schedules.
These numbers describe the neighbourhood as a whole in 2021. They don't tell you about a particular building or street. If you're considering a home in River-Osborne, ask me about it.
Trevor LeVasseur, Licensed REALTOR® · Greg Michie Realty Group