BrooklandsWinnipeg
A neighbourhood in Winnipeg, home to 3,114 people. Winnipeg is split into 128 neighbourhoods, and this is one.
Is Brooklands a good place to live?
The picture is mixed. Brooklands grades C overall and ranks #117 of 181 in Manitoba. Nationally, it does better than 30% of Canadian towns. Police record more crime here than in most towns (D). Cost of living is weaker too (C). Its strongest subject is walkability (A−). People here tend to be in good health (B+).
Rents here are the metro area's average, shared by every town and neighbourhood in it. Safety less sure: this is the whole city's figure, because the city doesn't publish open neighbourhood crime rates. 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 Brooklands grades
Each subject compares Brooklands 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 Brooklands stand out
The 3 things Brooklands does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Brooklands.
Brooklands is graded a D for safety
Measured across the Winnipeg service area: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000
For violence alone, its police area’s index was 198, about level with Manitoba’s towns (198) and above Canadian towns (86). Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 58.8 per 1,000 residents a year where it is policed. Where it is policed, 18 violent incidents per 1,000 residents are recorded each year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Brooklands | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 198 | 198 | 86 |
| Crime Severity Index | 129 | 129 | 67 |
| Property crime per 1,000 | 58.8 | 58.8 | 31.2 |
| Violent crime | 18 | 18 | 12 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
Wildfire low, radon 12%: how Brooklands stands on hazards
Shaking is less of a worry than in most places, at $0.006 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). No flood study for Brooklands is on the national inventory.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Brooklands | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 12% | 12% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.006 | $0.006 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory · Radon tests: one figure for all of the Winnipeg health region · Not measured by town: earthquake risk (the city of Winnipeg)
Renting in Brooklands eats 24% of household income, more than in Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns
Owners make up 70% of households, lower than both Manitoba’s towns (75%) and Canadian towns (74%). Shelter took 30% or more of income for 17% of households, above Manitoba’s towns (15%) but below Canadian towns (18%).
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Brooklands | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent as a share of income | 24% | 20% | 20% |
| Households owning their home | 70% | 75% | 74% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 17% | 15% | 18% |
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. · Rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom: the Winnipeg metro area
Expect 80.0 years of life in the region around Brooklands, 1.5 under the typical Canadian town
Source area for health survey and life expectancy: the Winnipeg-Churchill Health Region
Across the region, 52% of adults say their health is very good or excellent, much as in Manitoba (51%). Smoking is rarer than in the province: 10% of adults, against 12% for Manitoba. For Brooklands itself the measure is access: 3.1 km to the nearest hospital, much like the typical 3.7 km.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Brooklands | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 80.0 | 80.0 | 81.5 |
| Smokers | 10% | 10% | 12% |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities
Brooklands has colder winter nights than 95% of Canadian towns
Rain and melted snow add up to 519 mm a year, near Manitoba’s towns (519 mm) and lower than Canadian towns (883 mm). Between the last spring frost, 23 May, and the first in autumn, 22 September, lie 122 days. Snow peaks in December: 27 cm in a normal year. For the wettest month, look to July: 77 mm on average.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Brooklands | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| January night low | −21.2°C | −21.2°C | −13.5°C |
| Precipitation a year | 519 mm | 519 mm | 883 mm |
| Days with frost a year | 193 | 193 | 159 |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Winnipeg Richardson (Airport))
More of Brooklands’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns: 25%
Visible minorities make up 46% of the population, above Manitoba’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (15%) alike.
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 47.7% of Brooklands
1,620 men and 1,480 women lived here in 2021, against a share of women of 50.9% for Canada.
| Brooklands | Manitoba | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 70% | 64% | 64% |
| 65+ | 11% | 17% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 22% | 16% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 50% | 52% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Manitoba and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
In Brooklands, November normally means freezing afternoons and −9°C nights
By December, a normal day reaches −8°C and a night falls to −17°C. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 25 mm. Snow is normal by November, about 21 cm over the month. Over the year, July is warmest at 26°C by day and January coldest at −21°C by night.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −9°C | −19°C | 51 mm |
| Spring | 9°C | −3°C | 128 mm |
| Summer | 25°C | 12°C | 225 mm |
| Autumn | 10°C | −1°C | 116 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Winnipeg Richardson (Airport)); the forecast is on the Weather page
Winnipeg Centre, which takes in Brooklands, is held by Leah Gazan (New Democratic Party)
Across Manitoba, 7 of the 14 MPs sit with the Conservative Party of Canada.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
The nearest public library to Brooklands is Sir William Stephenson Library, 1.9 km away
After it comes Harvey Smith Library (Sargent Park), 2.8 km away.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Commuters in Brooklands have a short way to work, 20 min on average, less than in Manitoba’s towns and Canadian towns
87% of commuters took the car to work at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Brooklands | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 20 min | 24 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 87% | 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.
The nearest provincial park to Brooklands is Beaudry Provincial Park, 17 km away
There is no national park within 100 km of the town. Out to 10 km from the town’s edge, 1.1% of the land is protected; 2.3% is typical for a Canadian town. Biggest among them: Assiniboine Forest, 286 ha, 5.5 km off.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Brooklands | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 17 | 12 | 4 |
| Protected land within 10 km | 1.1% | 1.1% | 2.3% |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Brooklands’s schools come under 4 different boards
In or within 3 km of Brooklands: 22 elementary schools, 6 secondary schools and 2 schools for every grade.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklands SchoolIn BrooklandsElementary | Elementary | – | English public |
| Sisler High SchoolNearest secondary school, 1.3 kmSecondary | Secondary | – | English public |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Brooklands | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 4 | 6 | 3 |
Statistics Canada’s Open Database of Educational Facilities · Source note: the province publishes no results school by school, so there’s no schools grade in Manitoba.
Before 1961: 49% of the homes in Brooklands
| Heritage | Brooklands | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 49% | 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 Brooklands
Winnipeg Art Gallery and 39 more in and around Brooklands
A first look at Brooklands’s museums, historic sites and days out, and a few just outside town.
Art galleryWinnipeg Art Gallery4.4 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumUkrainian Cultural and Educational Centre4.6 km outside town, to the southeast
CathedralSt. Mary's Cathedral, Winnipeg4.7 km outside town, to the southeast
CathedralCathedral of Sts. Vladimir and Olga3.2 km outside town, to the east
MuseumRoyal Aviation Museum of Western Canada1.7 km outside town, to the southwest
CathedralHoly Trinity Ukrainian Orthodox Metropolitan Cathedral4.7 km outside town, to the eastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- Winnipeg Art Gallery: Cayla at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ukrainian Cultural and Educational Centre: Ccyyrree, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- St. Mary's Cathedral, Winnipeg: NellieBly, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral of Sts. Vladimir and Olga: Amakuha, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada: Bzuk at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Holy Trinity Ukrainian Orthodox Metropolitan Cathedral: noricum from Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
About Brooklands
Neighbourhood in Winnipeg
Brooklands is one of Winnipeg’s neighbourhoods, which TownRatings draws from census dissemination areas and names from the city’s own map or OpenStreetMap.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 3,114 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Manitoba
- City
- Winnipeg
- Census subdivision
- 4611040
Brooklands’ neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklands | 3,114 | — | C | C | D | B+ |
| Weston | 6,661 | 0.7 | C− | C | D | B+ |
| Burrows-Keewatin | 2,506 | 1.7 | D | D | D | B+ |
| Shaughnessy Park | 5,169 | 2.3 | B− | C+ | D | B+ |
| Tyndall Park | 12,393 | 2.4 | B+ | B | D | B+ |
| Sargent Park | 6,242 | 2.5 | B | C | D | B+ |
| Burrows Central | 5,565 | 2.7 | C | C | D | B+ |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Brooklands
How old are the people of Brooklands?
The typical resident is 36.2 (Canadian towns: 45.2), with seniors at 11% of the population and under-15s at 19%.
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).