WinklerManitoba
The population grew 9% between 2016 and 2021. A town in Manitoba, home to 16,156 people.
Is Winkler a good place to live?
A strong record with one exception. Crime is low (A−). With a B overall, Winkler is better than 61% of Canadian towns and ranks #34 of 181 in Manitoba. The local economy does well (B+). Homes are dear (C−). Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for health 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 Winkler grades
Each subject compares Winkler 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 Winkler stand out
The 3 things Winkler does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Winkler.
Between the home and the car, Winkler’s households spend 38% of income, above the 29% of the typical Canadian town
Just over two thirds of households are owner-occupiers. Shelter took 30% or more of income for just over a fifth of households, higher 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 | Winkler | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 21% | 15% | 18% |
| Households owning their home | 68% | 75% | 74% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Values come from owners at the 2021 census and incomes from 2020, so they predate the later rise in rates.
Winkler’s Violent Crime Severity Index, 56, runs below Manitoba’s towns and Canadian towns
Violent incidents came to 9.9 per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both Manitoba’s towns (18) and Canadian towns (12). Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 20.7 per 1,000 residents a year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Winkler | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 56 | 198 | 86 |
| Property crime per 1,000 | 20.7 | 58.8 | 31.2 |
| Violent crime | 9.9 | 18 | 12 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
Commuters in Winkler have a short way to work, 13 min on average, less than in both Manitoba’s towns and Canadian towns
93% of commuters drove to work at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Winkler | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 13 min | 24 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 93% | 87% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Counted in May 2021, under pandemic rules: fewer commutes and more people between jobs than in a normal year.
A town of families: 23% of people in Winkler are under 15, more than in both Manitoba’s towns and Canadian towns
First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 3.6% of residents, below Manitoba’s towns (12%) but above Canadian towns (2.8%). 16% of residents have reached 65.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
Women make up 50.9% of Winkler
Here the census found 6,990 women and 6,755 men; across Canada the share of women is 50.9%.
| Winkler | Manitoba | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 62% | 64% | 64% |
| 65+ | 16% | 17% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 36% | 16% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 33% | 52% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Manitoba and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
January nights in Winkler drop to −18.5°C (Manitoba towns −21.2°C, Canadian towns −13.5°C)
Snow peaks in December: 34 cm in a normal year. Gardeners get 135 frost-free days, from 15 May to 28 September. Frosty days number 182 in a normal year, below Manitoba’s towns (193) but above Canadian towns (159). For the wettest month, look to June: 89 mm on average.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Winkler | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| January night low | −18.5°C | −21.2°C | −13.5°C |
| Precipitation a year | 528 mm | 519 mm | 883 mm |
| Days with frost a year | 182 | 193 | 159 |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Morden)
What November brings in Winkler: −8°C at night, 1°C by day
At the extremes, July afternoons reach 26°C and January nights −19°C. The month after, December, normally sees −7°C afternoons and −15°C nights. Expect around 22 cm of snow in November. Precipitation in November averages 27 mm.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −8°C | −17°C | 55 mm |
| Spring | 9°C | −2°C | 126 mm |
| Summer | 25°C | 13°C | 227 mm |
| Autumn | 11°C | 1°C | 120 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Morden); the forecast is on the Weather page
Branden Leslie (Conservative Party of Canada) holds Portage—Lisgar, the riding that includes Winkler
Locally, Winkler is run as a city.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
No public library is mapped in or near Winkler
It stands 0.6 km from the centre of Winkler.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Protected land is absent from the 10 km around Winkler
The closest provincial park is Pembina Valley Provincial Park, 24 km from the edge of town. Within 100 km there is no national park.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Winkler | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 0 | 12 | 4 |
| Protected land within 10 km | 0% | 1.1% | 2.3% |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Around Winkler, 51% of adults call their health very good or excellent
Source area for health survey and life expectancy: the Southern Health Region
Measured from where Winkler’s residents live, a hospital is 4.6 km away, near the 3.7 km most towns see. Smoking takes in 13% of adults, age-standardised, above Manitoba’s towns (10%) and Canadian towns (12%) alike. Life expectancy in the region is 80.7 years (82.9 for women, 78.7 for men, 2022/2024).
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Winkler | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 13% | 10% | 12% |
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 80.7 | 80.0 | 81.5 |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities
Radon is Winkler’s main hazard: 43% of tested homes in its area top Health Canada’s guideline
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. Flood mapping: none on the national inventory for Winkler. Winkler doesn’t get its own radon tests figures; the ones here come from the Central health region.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Winkler | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 43% | 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
3 school boards share Winkler
Counting a 3 km margin, Winkler has 6 elementary schools, 3 secondary schools and 3 schools for every grade.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Border Valley ElementaryIn WinklerElementary | Elementary | – | English public |
| Distance Learning UnitIn WinklerSecondary | Secondary | – | English public |
| Schools within 3 km | Winkler | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 3 | 6 | 3 |
Statistics Canada’s Open Database of Educational Facilities · In Manitoba, no schools grade. The province publishes no results school by school.
Everything we know about Winkler
Famous people from Winkler
12 notable people were born in Winkler.
Photo credits
Eric Fehr: Pens Through My Lens, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Dustin Penner: Dan4th Nicholas, CC BY 2.0 · Byron Froese: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0 · Tristan Peters: Minda Haas Kuhlmann, CC BY 4.0
About Winkler
Town in Manitoba
Winkler 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
- 16,156 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Manitoba
- Census division
- Division No. 3
- Census subdivision
- 4603050
Winkler’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
Questions about Winkler
Has Winkler grown?
Yes: the census counted 12,660 in 2016 and 13,745 in 2021, a rise of 8.6%, against 4.1% for the median of Canadian towns. The 2025 estimate is 16,156.
Is Winkler a young town or an old one?
Its median age is 33.6, where Canadian towns sit at 45.2. Under-15s are 23% of residents; over-65s, 16%.
What kind of homes are in Winkler?
Single-detached houses make up 62% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 6% are in high-rise apartments. 25% of households are one person, and the average is 2.7.
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).