Killarneyin Killarney - Turtle Mountain, Manitoba
Population 3,708: a town in Manitoba. Statistics Canada places it in the Division No. 5 census division.
Is Killarney a good place to live?
Walking, cycling and public transport work well here (A). Crime is the sore point (C). The overall grade lands at B+, #18 of 181 in Manitoba. That leaves it better than just over two thirds of Canadian towns. Its other grades sit near the middle: C+ for health, B for jobs & income and B− for hazard risk.
This town's rent is the 2021 census rent scaled to 2025 by its province's ratio of surveyed to census rents: no rental survey covers it, so its Cost Grade is less sure. No School Grade: this province doesn't publish comparable results school by school. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread.
How Killarney grades
Each subject compares Killarney with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
What makes Killarney stand out
The 3 things Killarney does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Killarney.
Renting in Killarney costs 15% of household income, less than in Manitoba’s towns and across Canadian towns
13% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, below both Manitoba’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (18%). The owner-occupied share of households is 80%.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Killarney | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent as a share of income | 15% | 20% | 20% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 13% | 15% | 18% |
| Households owning their home | 80% | 75% | 74% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · The 2021 census asked owners what their home was worth; those values, and 2020 incomes, are what this compares.
Killarney’s Violent Crime Severity Index, 72, runs below Manitoba’s towns and Canadian towns
Thefts, break-ins and damage came to 38.2 per 1,000 residents a year, between Manitoba’s towns (58.8) and Canadian towns (31.2). Violence accounts for 15.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Killarney | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 72 | 198 | 86 |
| Property crime per 1,000 | 38.2 | 58.8 | 31.2 |
| Violent crime | 15.6 | 18 | 12 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
Commuters in Killarney have a short way to work, 16 min on average, less than in Manitoba’s towns and across Canadian towns
The car took 87% of commuters, in line with Manitoba’s towns (87%) and Canadian towns (89%).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Killarney | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 16 min | 24 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 87% | 87% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · The 2021 census was taken in May 2021, during COVID-19 restrictions: more people than usual worked from home or were off work.
Midwinter lows in Killarney sink below those of 89% of Canadian towns
The frost-free season runs from 19 May to 21 September, 124 days. There are 194 days of frost in a typical year, about level with Manitoba’s towns (193) and above Canadian towns (159). For the wettest month, look to June: 91 mm on average. A normal December brings 34 cm of snow, the most of any month.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Killarney | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Precipitation a year | 517 mm | 519 mm | 883 mm |
| January night low | −20.1°C | −21.2°C | −13.5°C |
| Days with frost a year | 194 | 193 | 159 |
| July afternoon high | 25.9°C | 25.8°C | 25.5°C |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Cypress River)
Life expectancy around Killarney is 78.8 years, 2.7 less than for the typical Canadian town
Smokers make up 15% of the region’s adults, above both Manitoba’s towns (10%) and Canadian towns (12%). In the health survey, just over half of adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, close to Manitoba’s 51%. For Killarney itself the measure is access, and it scores well: 2.1 km to the nearest hospital, where 3.7 km is typical. Behind health survey and life expectancy sits data gathered across the Prairie Mountain Health Region, with Killarney one part of it.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Killarney | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 15% | 10% | 12% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 78.8 | 80.0 | 81.5 |
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 18% | 18% | 17% |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities
In Killarney, November normally means freezing afternoons and −9°C nights
The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Turtle Mountain (Provincial Park). A normal December brings highs of −7°C, lows of −17°C. Snowfall in a normal November: 22 cm. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 25 mm.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −8°C | −18°C | 64 mm |
| Spring | 10°C | −3°C | 118 mm |
| Summer | 25°C | 12°C | 227 mm |
| Autumn | 10°C | −1°C | 108 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Cypress River); the forecast is on the Weather page
Killarney sends Grant Jackson (Conservative Party of Canada) to the Commons from Brandon—Souris
From Manitoba come 14 MPs, 7 of them with the Conservative Party of Canada.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Lakeland Regional Library is Killarney’s public library
From the centre of Killarney, it is 0.5 km away.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Visible minorities make up less of Killarney than of Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns: 5.4%
6.7% of residents have an Indigenous identity, lower than Manitoba’s towns (12%) yet higher than Canadian towns (2.8%). Immigrants make up 7.8% of residents, close to Manitoba’s towns (7.7%) and above Canadian towns (6.4%).
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
51.1% of Killarney’s residents are women
Census 2021 put women at 1,800 and men at 1,720; women are 50.9% of Canada.
| Killarney | Manitoba | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 55% | 64% | 64% |
| 65+ | 27% | 17% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 19% | 16% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 44% | 52% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Manitoba and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
35% of homes tested in Killarney’s area are above the radon guideline
Area-wide: radon tests, counted over the Assiniboine health region
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 Killarney on the national inventory.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Killarney | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 35% | 12% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.005 | $0.006 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
Wakopa Wildlife Management Area reaches Killarney
12 km from town is Turtle Mountain Provincial Park, the nearest provincial park. The largest named area nearby is Pembina Valley Wildlife Management Area, 3,059 ha, 0.1 km away. One unnamed beach is mapped within 5 km. National parks are all over 100 km off.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Killarney | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 4 | 12 | 4 |
| Protected land within 10 km | 1.8% | 1.1% | 2.3% |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
The schools around Killarney answer to 3 boards
Within 3 km of Killarney are 1 secondary school and 5 schools for every grade.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holmfield Colony SchoolIn KillarneyAll grades | All grades | – | English public |
| Schools within 3 km | Killarney | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 3 | 6 | 3 |
Statistics Canada’s Open Database of Educational Facilities · Schools grade in Manitoba: none (the province publishes no results school by school).
Everything we know about Killarney
Heritage Home for the Arts and 6 more in and around Killarney
Sights in Killarney and close by, ordered by how widely each is known.
Famous people from Killarney
6 notable people were born in Killarney.
About Killarney
Town in Manitoba
TownRatings follows Statistics Canada’s map: Killarney is one municipality in Manitoba, figures and all.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 3,708 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Manitoba
- Census division
- Division No. 5
- Census subdivision
- 4605025
Questions about Killarney
How old are the people of Killarney?
At 47.2, its median age compares with 45.2 across Canadian towns. Children make up 18% of the population and seniors 27%.
Who are the people of Killarney?
At the 2021 census, 8% were immigrants and 5% belonged to a visible minority (Canadian towns’ median: 15%). 7% identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What kind of homes are in Killarney?
Single-detached houses make up 84% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 0% are in high-rise apartments. 30% of households are one person, and the average is 2.3.
Has Killarney grown?
It added people: 3,429 in 2016, 3,520 in 2021, 2.7% more, where the middle of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. Statistics Canada’s 2025 estimate is 3,708.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155) and 2021 census boundaries · Uniform Crime Reporting Survey 2023–25 (35-10-0026, 35-10-0183 to 35-10-0190) · CMHC rents as published by Statistics Canada (34-10-0133) · grades by TownRatings. 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).