DufferinManitoba

The force covering Dufferin records less serious violence than Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns, at 39

No police detachment reports under Dufferin’s name, so these are the nearest detachment’s figures, not the town’s own

The index for the force that serves it came to 27, below both Manitoba’s towns (129) and Canadian towns (67). Across its police area, there are 8.7 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year. For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 4.6 violent incidents are reported each year.

Working-age people in Dufferin are more likely to have a job than in 92% of Canadian towns

At the census, 95% of commuters went by car. Commutes averaged 22 min, lower than both Manitoba’s towns (24 min) and Canadian towns (26 min).

Most households in Dufferin own their home: 90%, more than in Manitoba’s towns and across Canadian towns

Rent took 14% of household income, below both Manitoba’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (20%). Shelter took 30% or more of income for just over one in ten households, below Manitoba’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike.

Children make up 28% of Dufferin, above Manitoba’s towns and Canadian towns

One in ten residents came to Canada as immigrants, higher than both Manitoba’s towns (7.7%) and Canadian towns (6.4%). Over-65s are 14% of the population.

Dufferin has colder winter nights than 85% of Canadian towns

There are 182 days of frost in a typical year, lower than Manitoba’s towns (193) yet higher than Canadian towns (159). The frost-free season runs from 15 May to 28 September, 135 days. June is the wettest month, with 89 mm of rain and snow on average. Snow peaks in December: 34 cm in a normal year.

In and around Dufferin, 2 schools: 1 elementary school and 1 school for every grade

An elementary school stands 7.1 km from the centre, above both Manitoba’s towns (0.5 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km). The nearest secondary school is 7.6 km away, above Manitoba’s towns (1.1 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km) alike.

Dufferin in November: highs near 1°C, lows near −8°C

Expect around 22 cm of snow in November. A normal December brings highs of −7°C, lows of −15°C. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 27 mm. At the extremes, July afternoons reach 26°C and January nights −19°C.

Dufferin’s MP is Branden Leslie (Conservative Party of Canada), for Portage—Lisgar

The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba’s boundary file has no licence page we could read, so this page doesn’t place Dufferin in a riding.

No public library stands in Dufferin: the closest, Boyne Regional Library, is 6.9 km away

After it comes Bibliothèque St.

Protected land is scarce around Dufferin: 0.1% within 10 km

The largest named area nearby is Donald W. Orchard Wildlife Management Area, 281 ha, 4.2 km away. Close by: one protected area. Within 100 km there is no national park. The closest provincial park is Beaudry Provincial Park, 31 km from the edge of town.

51% of adults around Dufferin rate their health very good or excellent

Measured across the Southern Health Region: health survey and life expectancy

What sets Dufferin apart within its region is a longer trip to hospital, 9.1 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical). A baby born in the region can expect 80.7 years, 82.9 for a girl and 78.7 for a boy (2022/2024). Smoking takes in 13% of adults, age-standardised, higher than both Manitoba’s towns (10%) and Canadian towns (12%).

High radon around Dufferin: 43% of homes tested in the area exceed 200 Bq/m³

Shaking is less of a worry than in most places, at $0.005 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). No one has filed a flood map for Dufferin on the national inventory. Nobody publishes radon tests for Dufferin alone, so this card uses the figure for the Central health region.