Falconer Heights is a residential neighbourhood in south west
Edmonton
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. It is bounded on the west by Riverbend Road, on the north by Rabbit Hill Road, and on the east by
Terwillegar Drive. The southern boundary is an undeveloped strip of land about 29 Avenue.
According to the 2001 federal census, residential development in the neighbourhood began after 1985, with approximately one residence in eight (12.2%) of all residences being built during the late 1980s. The remaining seven out of every eight residences (87.8%) were built during the 1990s.
The most common type of residence, according to the 2005 municipal census, was the
single-family dwelling. These account for three out of every five (61%) residences in the neighbourhood. One in four residences (24%) are a mixture of
rented
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apartments and apartment style
condominiums. One in eight (13%) residences are
duplexes
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. Four out of every five (80%) residences are owner-occupied with one out of five (20%) being rented.
[http://censusdocs.edmonton.ca/C05002/MUNICIPAL%202005/Neighbourhood/FALCONER%20HEIGHTS.pdf ]
Demographics
In the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, Falconer Heights had a population of living in dwellings,
a 1.7% change from its 2009 population of .
With a land area of , it had a population density of people/km
2 in 2012.
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Surrounding neighbourhoods
References
External links
Falconer Heights Neighbourhood Profile
{{Edmonton neighbourhoods
Neighbourhoods in Edmonton