When I bought my house in Laurelwood about 10 years ago, it was among the first built on the block in a new section of the neigbourhood. I confess I was, at the time, largely attracted by the affordability of the home compared to some other new construction I was considering at the time (I needed a new home out of consideration for my children's allergies and asthma) and by the proximity to the Laurel Creek Conservation area.

For the first few years we lived with construction dust and building traffic but also enjoyed frequent wild animal sightings on the construction site(foxes, raccoons, deer, snapping turtles, frogs, to name a few.)!

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The Laurelwood Neighbourhood Association (LWNA) is a not-for-profit organization run by volunteers for residents of Laurelwood.

If you live in the Laurelwood neighbourhood of Waterloo, or are considering a move to the Laurelwood area, you may be interested to know about the Laurelwood Neighbourhood Association. The purpose of this group is to promote and present numerous community based activities and to develop relationships with the city of Waterloo.

You can visit the Laurelwood Neighbourhood Association website at: Laurelwood.ca

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According to a report from Teranet Enterprises and Generation5, the average person living around Willow Wood Drive in Waterloo Ontario speaks English (86%), is married (68%) and has a University or College education (52%).

Here is the age distribution:
0-19 years: 38%
20-29 years: 8%
30-44 years: 33%
45-54 years: 11%
55+ years: 10%

Some of the dominant languages spoken include:
English, Chinese, Mandarin, Arabic and Cantonese.

Ethnicities include:
Chinese, Canadian, English, and German.