Roblinin Hillsburg-Roblin-Shell River, Manitoba
It is part of Division No. 16, a census division. In Manitoba, this town has 3,184 residents.
Is Roblin a good place to live?
Crime runs high (D). Roblin grades C+ overall and ranks #87 of 181 in Manitoba. That leaves it better than 41% of Canadian towns. It also trails on health (C+). Its strongest is jobs & income (B+). Prices are modest for what you get (B+). Elsewhere it is close to typical: B for walkability 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 Roblin grades
Each subject compares Roblin with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
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What makes Roblin stand out
The 3 things Roblin does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Roblin.
Violent crime weighs more on Roblin than on Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 341
Property crime ran at 90.1 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, above Manitoba’s towns (58.8) and Canadian towns (31.2) alike. Violent crime runs at 46.7 per 1,000 residents a year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Roblin | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 341 | 198 | 86 |
| Violent crime | 46.7 | 18 | 12 |
| Property crime per 1,000 | 90.1 | 58.8 | 31.2 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
Roblin and its edges hold 3 schools: 2 elementary schools and 1 secondary school
Measured from the centre, the closest high school lies 72 km off, above Manitoba’s towns (1.1 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km) alike. Elementary school is 73 km away at the nearest, higher than both Manitoba’s towns (0.5 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km).
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parkland Christian SchoolIn RoblinElementary | Elementary | – | English public |
| Goose Lake HighIn RoblinSecondary | Secondary | – | English public |
| Schools within 3 km | Roblin | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nearest secondary school | 72 km | 1.1 km | 1.2 km |
| Nearest elementary school | 73 km | 0.5 km | 0.5 km |
| School boards | 2 | 6 | 3 |
Statistics Canada’s Open Database of Educational Facilities · In Manitoba, no schools grade. The province publishes no results school by school.
Commuters in Roblin have a short way to work, 18 min on average, less than in Manitoba’s towns and Canadian towns
By car: that was how 92% of commuters travelled at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Roblin | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 18 min | 24 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 92% | 87% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.
Rent takes less of local pay in Roblin than in Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns: 17% of household income
Owners make up 80% of households. Shelter took 30% or more of income for 12% of households, lower than both Manitoba’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (18%).
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Roblin | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 12% | 15% | 18% |
| Rent as a share of income | 17% | 20% | 20% |
| Households owning their home | 80% | 75% | 74% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Home values are owners’ own estimates at the May 2021 census, and incomes are for 2020.
Roblin has cooler summers than Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns: July highs of 23.7°C
Frost comes on 206 days a year, higher than both Manitoba’s towns (193) and Canadian towns (159). Expect January lows of around −22.3°C in Roblin. December is the snowiest month, with 20 cm on average. Also worth knowing: rain and snow peak in June, at 88 mm.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Roblin | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| July afternoon high | 23.7°C | 25.8°C | 25.5°C |
| January night low | −22.3°C | −21.2°C | −13.5°C |
| Precipitation a year | 448 mm | 519 mm | 883 mm |
| Days with frost a year | 206 | 193 | 159 |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Roblin)
People in Roblin’s health region live to 78.8 on average, 2.7 years short of the typical Canadian town
On self-rated health the region tracks the province: 51% very good or excellent, 51% for Manitoba. Smokers make up 15% of the region’s adults, higher than both Manitoba’s towns (10%) and Canadian towns (12%). Closer to home, a hospital is 6.2 km from the average resident of Roblin, further than the usual 3.7 km. Figures for health survey and life expectancy are published for the Prairie Mountain Health Region as a whole, not for Roblin alone.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Roblin | 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
More of Roblin’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns: 26%
People 65 and over make up 29% of the town, above Manitoba’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (19%) alike. One measure of family life: 18% of residents are under 15.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
50.6% of Roblin’s residents are women
1,565 women and 1,525 men at the 2021 census; across Canada, women are 50.9%.
| Roblin | Manitoba | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 53% | 64% | 64% |
| 65+ | 29% | 17% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 29% | 16% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 37% | 52% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Manitoba and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
In Roblin, November normally means −2°C afternoons and −11°C nights
Over the year, July is warmest at 24°C by day and January coldest at −22°C by night. Then December: −10°C by day, −19°C at night. A typical November adds 13 cm of snow. A normal November brings 18 mm of rain and snow.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −10°C | −21°C | 49 mm |
| Spring | 8°C | −5°C | 94 mm |
| Summer | 23°C | 10°C | 229 mm |
| Autumn | 8°C | −3°C | 76 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Roblin); the forecast is on the Weather page
Roblin sends Dan Mazier (Conservative Party of Canada) to the Commons from Riding Mountain
Locally, Roblin is governed as part of Hillsburg-Roblin-Shell River, a municipality.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
The nearest public library to Roblin is Grandview District Library, 46 km away
After it comes Langenburg Branch Library (Langenburg), 50 km away.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
43% of homes tested in Roblin’s area are above the radon guideline
Shaking is less of a worry than in most places, at $0.004 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). Little of the land around Roblin has burned: 0.1% within 25 km since 1986, or 0.003% a year. No flood study for Roblin is on the national inventory.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Roblin | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 43% | 12% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.004 | $0.006 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory · Radon tests published for the Parkland health region, not by town
A national park 15 km from Roblin: Riding Mountain National Park
Within 10 km of the town, 8.8% of the land is protected, against 2.3% around a typical Canadian town. 37 areas within 10 km are protected for nature.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Roblin | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 8.8% | 1.1% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 8 | 12 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Roblin has 1 historic place on the registers
Older housing, built before 1961, accounts for 23% of homes, near Manitoba’s towns (23%) and higher than Canadian towns (18%).
Historic places by designation · inside the town
Among them
| Heritage | Roblin | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 23% | 23% | 18% |
Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period
Everything we know about Roblin
Famous people from Roblin
4 notable people were born in Roblin.
About Roblin
Town in Manitoba
Roblin is a municipality in Manitoba, read by TownRatings as Statistics Canada draws it: one census subdivision, so its figures cover the whole municipality.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 3,184 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Manitoba
- Census division
- Division No. 16
- Census subdivision
- 4616048
Questions about Roblin
Who are the people of Roblin?
Visible minorities are 2% of the population, where the middle of Canadian towns is 15%. Immigrants make up 5%, and Indigenous people 26%.
What kind of homes are in Roblin?
85% 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 2.2 people; 38% are one person living alone.
Has Roblin grown?
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses it fell from 3,214 to 3,089 residents (3.9% down; Canadian towns’ median grew 4.1%); Statistics Canada now estimates 3,184.
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).