PinawaManitoba

With 1,653 residents, it is a town in Manitoba. It lies in Division No. 1.

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Population

1,653

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

60.8

years · Manitoba’s towns: 40

Postsecondary

59%

of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%

Walk, cycle, transit

11%

walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%

Is Pinawa a good place to live?

Safety is where it shines (A). Fewer journeys need a car (A). Residents’ health trails most towns (C). The rest of its grades are middling: B− for cost of living, B− for jobs & income and B for hazard risk.

With fewer than 2,500 residents, Pinawa 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. 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.

StrongestAWalkability ASafety

How Pinawa grades

Each subject compares Pinawa 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 grading works

With fewer than 2,500 residents, Pinawa gets subject grades but no overall one among Canadian towns.

WalkabilityBased on walking, cycling and transit to everyday placesAOpen →SafetyVery little crime by comparisonAOpen →HealthBelow the middle of the towns comparedCOpen →Hazard riskGraded on earthquake risk and radon, with high wildfire risk able to lower itBOpen →Jobs & incomeBased on what households earn, poverty and workB⁻Open →Cost of livingNear typical for the towns comparedB⁻Open →

SchoolsIn Manitoba, there’s no schools grade: the province publishes no results school by school.–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Pinawa stand out

The 3 things Pinawa does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

41% are 65 or over

Half of Canadian towns are above 19%, half below

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

2.8 times household income

Against 4.7 for the median of Canadian towns

Median owner’s estimate $246,000, Census 2021; income for 2020.

Immigrants

Who lives here

12% are immigrants

The midpoint across Canadian towns is 6%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pinawa.

SafetySafety A

Pinawa’s Violent Crime Severity Index, 55, runs below Manitoba’s towns and Canadian towns

40Crime Severity Index

Thefts, break-ins and damage came to 15.7 per 1,000 residents a year, below Manitoba’s towns (58.8) and Canadian towns (31.2) alike. Each year, 8.4 violent crimes are recorded per 1,000 residents.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202338

202442

202540

2023–2025	Pinawa	Manitoba	Canada
Property crime per 1,000	15.7	58.8	31.2
Violent Crime Severity Index	55	198	86
Violent crime	8.4	18	12

non-violent Crime Severity Index

27%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pagePinawa’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety40 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Pinawa’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Pinawa safe?”

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average

HealthHealth C

Life expectancy around Pinawa is 78.5 years, 3.0 less than for the typical Canadian town

50%very good or excellent healthCHealth Grade

The survey finds half of adults in very good or excellent health, below Manitoba’s towns (52%) and Canadian towns (52%) alike. At 17%, the share of adults who smoke tops the 12% for Manitoba. Closer to home, a hospital is just 0.8 km from the average resident of Pinawa, nearer than the usual 3.7 km.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Pinawa50%

Manitoba’s towns52%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Pinawa	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%

78.5

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

0.8 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

17%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

1.0 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pagePinawa’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey50% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care0.8 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 1.0 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 81.3, men 76.0 Conditions and habits20% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities · Health survey and life expectancy published for the Interlake-Eastern Health Region, not by town

Who lives here

Fewer of Pinawa’s people belong to a visible minority than in Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns: 1.3%

60.8median age

6.6% of residents have an Indigenous identity, lower than Manitoba’s towns (12%) yet higher than Canadian towns (2.8%).

PinawaManitobaCanada

ManitobaCanada

Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021

41%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree12%

Postsecondary qualification59%

Women and men · all residents

49.2% of Pinawa’s residents are women

The 2021 census counted 765 women and 790 men here, where women make up 50.9% of Canada.

Who lives in Pinawa
	Pinawa	Manitoba	Canada
Under 15	13%	17%	16%
15 to 64	46%	64%	64%
65+	41%	17%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	12%	16%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	59%	52%	56%

Full pagePinawa’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Immigrants12% are immigrants · 1% belong to a visible minority Ages60.8 median age · 41% are 65 or over Households710 households · 2.1 people per household English and French7% speak both · 0% speak French but not English

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Manitoba and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+

Natural hazardsHazard risk B

Radon is Pinawa’s main hazard: 21% of tested homes in its area top Health Canada’s guideline

Moderatewildfire bandBHazard risk Grade

Radon tests for the North Eastman health region

The burn rate around Pinawa is 0.17% a year (6.3% of the land within 25 km since 1986), a moderate band. Seismic risk runs low: $0.005 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. No one has filed a flood map for Pinawa on the national inventory.

Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³

Pinawa21%

Manitoba’s towns12%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Pinawa	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

Moderate

wildfire band

5.7 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

Full pagePinawa’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

Radon21% of tests above the guideline WildfireModerate wildfire band · 6.3% of the land within 25 km burned since 1986 FloodNo flood study on record Earthquakes$0.005 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Be readyAlerts, FireSmart and radon tests

NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory

Climate

Pinawa has some of the coldest winter nights among Canadian towns

25.2°CJuly afternoons

For the wettest month, look to June: 99 mm on average. Frosty days number 194 in a normal year, close to Manitoba’s towns (193) and above Canadian towns (159). December is the snowiest month, with 29 cm on average.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−8.8°C

Spring8.7°C

Summer23.8°C

Autumn9.6°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Pinawa	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

121 cm

of snow a year

194

days with frost a year

days with precipitation a year

Full pagePinawa’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 25.2°C, January lows −21.7°C Rain and snow571 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow121 cm of snow a year Weather station13 km to the station · Pinawa

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Pinawa)

Weather

In Pinawa, November normally means freezing afternoons and −8°C nights

0°Ca normal November afternoon

For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Pinawa forecast. About 22 cm of snow falls in a normal November. In November, the normal is 24 mm of rain and snow. Across the year, normals run from −22°C nights in January to 25°C afternoons in July.

Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

November0°C

December−8°C

January−11°C

February−8°C

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

−8°C

a normal November night

24 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

Full pagePinawa’s weather pageOpen the full Weather page

Next 24 hoursTemperature and chance of rain, hour by hour The week aheadECCC’s days ahead, beside the normals The yearWarmest July, coldest January

ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Pinawa); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman gave James Bezan a 18,704-vote lead in 2021, bigger than in 88% of ridings

Statistics Canada lists Pinawa as a local government district.

Full pagePinawa’s town hall & politics pageOpen the full Town hall & politics page

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade A⁻

Pinawa has one public library, Pinawa Public Library

It sits 0.3 km from the centre of Pinawa.

Full pagePinawa’s library & civic life pageOpen the full Library & civic life page

The libraries1 Libraries Places to belong6.1 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Outdoors

Few places match Pinawa for protected land nearby: more than nearly 9 in 10 Canadian towns

9.6%of the land within 10 km protected

National parks are all over 100 km off. One named trail is close: the North Whiteshell Trail. Within its own boundary, 7.7% of the town is protected.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Pinawa9.6%

Manitoba’s towns1.1%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Pinawa	Manitoba	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	9.6%	1.1%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	6	12	4

At the edge

to Pinawa Dam Provincial Park

public protected areas within 10 km

Full pagePinawa’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas7 protected areas within 10 km · Whiteshell Provincial Park National & provincial parksAt the edge to a provincial park · Pinawa Dam Provincial Park Footpaths & routes1 named route · North Whiteshell Trail

Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches

Work & commuteJobs & income B⁻

Households in Pinawa have higher incomes than those in 73% of Canadian towns

11%walk, cycle or take transit

86% of commuters drove, near both Manitoba’s towns (87%) and Canadian towns (89%). On average, the journey to work lasts 24 min.

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van86%

Walk8%

Bicycle2%

Census 2021	Pinawa	Manitoba	Canada
Car or van	86%	87%	89%
Average trip	24 min	24 min	26 min

$87,000

median household income, 2020

20%

worked from home, May 2021

60%

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pagePinawa’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

Unemployment7.3% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work11% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to35 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Lac du Bonnet

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.

HousingCost of living B⁻

Most households in Pinawa own their home: 87%, more than in Manitoba’s towns or across Canadian towns

$246,000median home value, 2021B⁻Cost of living Grade

Nearly one in ten households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, lower than both Manitoba’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (18%). A year’s rent came to a fifth of the median household income, close to both Manitoba’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (20%).

What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census

Pinawa$246,000

Manitoba$300,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Pinawa	Manitoba	Canada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	9%	15%	18%
Households owning their home	87%	75%	74%

$1,200

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$650

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

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Owners and renters87% own their home Cost of living2.8 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $246,000, against the median household income Renting$1,200 a month · The median rent at the 2021 census

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · These are 2021 census values, as owners judged them, set against household income in 2020.

Schools

Around Pinawa, 1 elementary school and 1 secondary school: 2 schools in all

2schools within 3 km

The closest elementary school is 28 km away, above Manitoba’s towns (0.5 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km) alike.

School	Level	Students	System
F. W. Gilbert SchoolIn PinawaElementary	Elementary	–	English public
Pinawa Secondary SchoolIn PinawaSecondary	Secondary	–	English public

Schools within 3 km	Pinawa	Manitoba	Canada
Nearest elementary school	28 km	0.5 km	0.5 km

28 km

to the nearest elementary school

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Every school2 schools within 3 km · 1 elementary school and 1 secondary school Language0 of 2 teach in French · 3% of schools in Manitoba Questions“What schools are there in Pinawa?”

Statistics Canada’s Open Database of Educational Facilities · The schools grade is given only where results are open; in Manitoba, the province publishes no results school by school.

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Pinawa

15pages on Pinawa

The big questions

SafetyACrime Severity Index 40 Housing & costB⁻Homes 2.8 × income Property pricesSchools2 schools within 3 km HealthCLife expectancy 78.5 in its region Work & commuteB⁻39% of adults in work Natural hazardsBWildfire band: moderate

Out and about

Outdoors9.6% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 25°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 60.8 HistoryTown hallFamous people

About Pinawa

Town in Manitoba

Statistics Canada treats Pinawa 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: 1,653 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Manitoba
Census division: Division No. 1
Census subdivision: 4601051

Pinawa’s neighbours

The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada

Lac du BonnetLac du BonnetPinawa

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Pinawa	1,653	—	—	B⁻	A	C
Lac du Bonnet	3,592	15	D	B⁺	C⁺	D
Lac du Bonnet	1,136	17	—	C	C⁺	D

People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.

Questions about Pinawa

How old are the people of Pinawa?

Half its people are older than 60.8 (the middle of Canadian towns: 45.2); children under 15 make up 13%, people 65 and over 41%.

What kind of homes are in Pinawa?

Mostly 85% single-detached houses (the median of Canadian towns: 64%), with 0% of homes in buildings of five or more storeys. Households hold 2.1 people on average, and 28% have just one.

Is Pinawa growing?

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses it went from 1,504 to 1,558 residents (up 3.6%; Canadian towns’ median: 4.1%), and Statistics Canada now estimates 1,653.

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).