Photo: Canmenwalker · CC BY 4.0Within 10 km of Killarney, 31 places are on the heritage registers
Its housing is mostly newer: 7.5% predates 1961, where the typical town has 18%. The nearest town with a top designation is Marpole, 6.7 km away.
Top-ranked heritage near Killarney: 8 places within 10 km
The oldest, Vancouver's Chinatown, dates from 1880, 8.3 km away. All told, 31 places are within 10 km. They are 19 provincial or municipal listings, 7 National Historic Sites and 3 Recognized Federal Heritage Buildings.
The 12 nearest, within 10 km
| Bloedel ConservatoryListed in a community heritage register · 1969 · 6.3 km away, in Riley Park |
| Hastings ParkProvincially Recognized Heritage Site · 1888 · 7.4 km away, in Hastings-Sunrise |
| Canadian National Railways / VIA Rail Station, Vancouver, British ColumbiaHeritage Railway Station · 1917–1918 · 7.6 km away, in Strathcona |
| Marpole MiddenNational Historic Site · 1892 · 7.7 km away, in Marpole |
| Kuomintang BuildingHeritage designation · 8.2 km away, in Strathcona |
| Vancouver's ChinatownNational Historic Site · 1880–2003 · 8.3 km away, in Strathcona |
| Ovaltine CafeListed in a community heritage register · 1912 · 8.4 km away, in Strathcona |
| Carnegie Community CentreHeritage designation · 8.4 km away, in Yaletown |
| Vancouver Japanese Language SchoolNational Historic Site · 1928–1929 · 8.4 km away, in Strathcona |
| Pantages TheatreListed in a community heritage register · 1907 · 8.5 km away, in Yaletown |
| Sam Kee BuildingHeritage designation · 1913 · 8.5 km away, in Yaletown |
| ArmouryRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1899–1903 · 8.7 km away, in Yaletown |
The places within 10 km of Killarney lean to the decades after Confederation
Places near Killarney (within 10 km, outside the town), each by the first construction date it records.
26 places within 10 km have a date. Vancouver's Chinatown, in Strathcona, goes back furthest, to 1880.
New homes stand out in Killarney: 17% from 2016–21, where most towns have 4.1%
Half of the homes standing in Killarney today were built before 2001. The busiest building years in Killarney were from 1981 to 2000, which account for 33% of today’s homes. In Killarney, 27% of homes date from 1961 to 1980, much as in most towns (27%).
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Killarney and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Killarney | 32,167 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Collingwood | 18,399 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Victoria-Fraserview | 31,095 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Norquay Village | 11,287 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Metrotown | 36,594 | 0 | 0 | — |
| South Slope | 8,989 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Garden Village | 6,492 | 0 | 0 | — |
Killarney in brief
Few of its homes are old, 7.5% before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. Beyond that, like most towns its size, it has no historic place.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The federal register. Every federal designation is in Parks Canada’s directory, and the Canadian Register of Historic Places gives most of them a bilingual statement of significance.
- People and events. Parks Canada’s open file gives its national historic persons no place. A town’s page names one only when the person was born there (matched by name and both life years) or one of its own historic places carries the name and its record speaks of them; national historic events stay off.
- Protection. National historic designation honours a place but binds only federal owners; a private building’s protection depends on its province or municipality.
- Provincial and municipal lists. Outside Québec, provinces’ and municipalities’ heritage registers aren’t open data; their places are known only through Wikidata items with a register number, and only those with an encyclopedia article get a page.
- The grade. History is described, not graded, for every Canadian town.
- The tiers. Three tiers: the top for National Historic Sites, classified federal buildings and Québec’s classements, a second for the other federal designations, a third for provincial and municipal listings.
Questions about Killarney’s history
How many historic places does Killarney have on the registers?
The registers have nothing inside Killarney; Bloedel Conservatory, in Riley Park, is 6.3 km away.
How old are the homes in Killarney?
Before 1961: 7.5% of its homes; the typical town has 18%.
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada (Parks Canada).
Sources: Parks Canada, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations · Canadian Register of Historic Places (federal extract) · Wikidata (CC0) for map points, other names and articles · Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (homes by period of construction). Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).