Lac du BonnetManitoba
Some 1,136 people live in this town, in Manitoba. It lies in Division No. 1.
Is Lac du Bonnet a good place to live?
Getting around on foot or by bus is easy (A). Where it falls short is health (D). Prices are high against local incomes (C). It lags on safety as well (C+).
With fewer than 2,500 residents, Lac du Bonnet gets subject grades but no overall one among Canadian towns.
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. Safety is the police detachment's figure, shared with the towns and countryside around it. 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.
What makes Lac du Bonnet stand out
The 3 things Lac du Bonnet does most differently from other towns.
How Lac du Bonnet grades
Each subject compares Lac du Bonnet with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
With fewer than 2,500 residents, Lac du Bonnet gets subject grades but no overall one among Canadian towns.
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The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lac du Bonnet.
Lac du Bonnet scores below 87% of Canadian towns for health
Statistics Canada puts life expectancy at 78.5, below both Manitoba’s towns (80.0) and Canadian towns (81.5). At 17%, the share of adults who smoke tops the 12% for Manitoba. About as many adults call their health very good or excellent here as across Manitoba, 50% against 51%. What sets Lac du Bonnet apart within its region is a longer trip to hospital, 17 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical).
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Lac du Bonnet | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 17% | 10% | 12% |
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 78.5 | 80.0 | 81.5 |
| Very good or excellent health | 50% | 52% | 52% |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities · Not measured by town: health survey and life expectancy (the Interlake-Eastern Health Region)
Trips to work from Lac du Bonnet are shorter than from Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns: 20 min on average
The car took 86% of commuters, in line with Manitoba’s towns (87%) and Canadian towns (89%).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Lac du Bonnet | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 20 min | 24 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 86% | 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.
Lac du Bonnet has just 10% of households spending at least 30% of income on shelter, where the typical Canadian town has 18%
Rent took just over a fifth of household income, above both Manitoba’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (20%). Home ownership covers just over two thirds of households.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Lac du Bonnet | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 10% | 15% | 18% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $220,000 | $300,000 | $406,000 |
| Households owning their home | 68% | 75% | 74% |
| Rent as a share of income | 22% | 20% | 20% |
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.
The violent severity index where Lac du Bonnet is policed is 86 (Manitoba’s towns: 198; Canadian towns: 86)
Its police area records 25.5 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year. The index for the force that serves it came to 77, below Manitoba’s towns (129) but above Canadian towns (67). Where it is policed, 14.3 violent incidents per 1,000 residents are recorded each year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Lac du Bonnet | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crime per 1,000 | 25.5 | 58.8 | 31.2 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 86 | 198 | 86 |
| Crime Severity Index | 77 | 129 | 67 |
| Violent crime | 14.3 | 18 | 12 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Area behind the Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 figures: the Lac du Bonnet detachment area
More of Lac du Bonnet’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns: 26%
4.7% of residents came to Canada as immigrants, below both Manitoba’s towns (7.7%) and Canadian towns (6.4%). Visible minorities make up 5.1% of the population, below both Manitoba’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (15%).
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
53.1% of Lac du Bonnet’s residents are women
In 2021 there were 565 women to 500 men; Canada as a whole is 50.9% women.
| Lac du Bonnet | Manitoba | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 51% | 64% | 64% |
| 65+ | 35% | 17% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 28% | 16% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 43% | 52% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Manitoba and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
High radon around Lac du Bonnet: 21% of homes tested in the area exceed 200 Bq/m³
Some 4.1% of the land within 25 km of Lac du Bonnet has burned since 1986; at 0.10% a year that is moderate, not high. Earthquakes matter little: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.005 a year per $1,000 of value, against $0.030 for the typical town. The national flood inventory has no study of the town. Behind radon tests sits data gathered across the North Eastman health region, with Lac du Bonnet one part of it.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Lac du Bonnet | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 21% | 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
Hardly any Canadian towns see harsher January nights than Lac du Bonnet
There are 194 days of frost in a typical year, close to Manitoba’s towns (193) and above Canadian towns (159). December is the snowiest month, with 27 cm on average. June is the wettest month, with 99 mm of rain and snow on average.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Lac du Bonnet | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| January night low | −21.7°C | −21.2°C | −13.5°C |
| Precipitation a year | 571 mm | 519 mm | 883 mm |
| Days with frost a year | 194 | 193 | 159 |
| July afternoon high | 25.2°C | 25.8°C | 25.5°C |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Pinawa)
Expect November days around freezing in Lac du Bonnet, nights around −8°C
July brings the warmest days, 25°C; January the coldest nights, −22°C. Expect around 21 cm of snow in November. November normally sees 24 mm of precipitation. The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Pinawa.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −9°C | −20°C | 68 mm |
| Spring | 9°C | −4°C | 128 mm |
| Summer | 24°C | 11°C | 248 mm |
| Autumn | 10°C | 0°C | 126 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Pinawa); the forecast is on the Weather page
James Bezan took Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman in 2021 by 18,704 votes, more than the margin in 88% of ridings
For federal votes, Lac du Bonnet belongs to Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP); James Bezan (Conservative Party of Canada) holds it.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Lac du Bonnet has one public library, Lac du Bonnet Regional Library
It sits 0.1 km from the centre of Lac du Bonnet.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Lac du Bonnet is 9.1 km from Pinawa Dam Provincial Park
Protected areas open to the public, within 10 km of the town: 2, below both Manitoba’s towns (12) and Canadian towns (4). The largest is Lee River Wildlife Management Area: 335 ha, 6.2 km from the edge of town. The protected share within 10 km is 0.7%, where a typical Canadian town has 2.3%. National parks are all over 100 km off.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Lac du Bonnet | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 2 | 12 | 4 |
| Protected land within 10 km | 0.7% | 1.1% | 2.3% |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Everything we know about Lac du Bonnet
Lac du Bonnet’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lac du Bonnet | 1,136 | — | — | C | C+ | D |
| Lac du Bonnet | 3,592 | 5.1 | D | B+ | C+ | D |
| Pinawa | 1,653 | 17 | — | B− | A | C |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Lac du Bonnet
Who are the people of Lac du Bonnet?
At the 2021 census, 5% were immigrants and 5% belonged to a visible minority (Canadian towns’ median: 15%). 26% identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
How old are the people of Lac du Bonnet?
Its median age is 55.6, where Canadian towns sit at 45.2. Under-15s are 15% of residents; over-65s, 35%.
What kind of homes are in Lac du Bonnet?
75% of homes are single-detached houses, against 64% for the median of Canadian towns, and 0% are in apartment buildings of five storeys or more. A household averages 2.1 people; 36% are one person living alone.
Has Lac du Bonnet grown?
It lost people: 1,089 in 2016, 1,064 in 2021, 2.3% fewer, while the middle of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. Statistics Canada’s 2025 estimate is 1,136.
About Lac du Bonnet
Town in Manitoba
Statistics Canada treats Lac du Bonnet as a single census subdivision in Manitoba, and TownRatings keeps to that line.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 1,136 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Manitoba
- Census division
- Division No. 1
- Census subdivision
- 4601060
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).