Photo: Amakuha · CC BY 4.0Indigenous residents: 18%, a higher share than 96% of Canadian towns
The share of one-parent families tops 89% of Canadian towns: 12%. Burrows Central had 5,565 residents in 1,955 households at the 2021 Census. Residents aged 65 and over: 11% of the total. Half of the neighbourhood’s residents are under 37.6, younger than in 79% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Burrows Central
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
18% of residents identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit, more than in 96% of Canadian towns; 9.7% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
More immigrants than most towns
49% of residents are immigrants, against 18% across Manitoba’s towns and 17% across Canada’s towns. Most immigrants were born in Asia (92%) or in Europe (3.6%); 48% of them arrived from 2011 to 2021. Immigrants & newcomers ↓
A mix of backgrounds
Visible minority residents make up 61%, more than in 90% of Canadian towns, and immigrants 49%. Identity & religion ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Burrows Central ranks above 94% of Canadian towns on residents aged 15 to 24: 15%
Every figure here comes from the 2021 Census unless it carries another date. Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
Here 18% of residents are under 15, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 16%. The largest age band is 20–24: 8% of residents, 1.5 times the share across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Burrows Central, 37.6. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
2.8 people per household, more than in 84% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Manitoba’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
27% of households are one person living alone.
Below 73% of Canadian towns: 7.9% of residents 15 and over live common-law
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
In Burrows Central, nearly two in five residents 15 and over are married, beside 46% across Canada’s towns. The benchmark for common-law partners across Canada’s towns: 11%.
83% of households live in a single-detached house, more than in 77% of Canadian towns
Houses and apartments, owners and renters, older and newer homes. Prices, rents and shelter costs are on Cost of living.
Type of home
Owners and renters · share of households
When homes were built · share of homes
With households in buildings of five or more storeys at 3.4%, Burrows Central is ahead of 69% of Canadian towns on that count. The usual figure: 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. Renter households account for 31%.
$75,700 a year is the median household income here
Census incomes cover 2020, when emergency benefits like CERB lifted many households’ totals. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
Half of Burrows Central’s households had a total income below $75,700, 12% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Among Manitoba’s towns, the typical figure is $83,000. COVID-19 benefits went to 39% of residents with an income (typical: 28%).
Burrows Central: 49% of residents are immigrants, above 91% of Canadian towns
Immigrants by continent of birth and when they arrived, citizenship, and who moved in recently.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 60%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
The share of residents without Canadian citizenship is 13%, against 5.8% across Canada’s towns. A year before the census, 12% lived somewhere else: more than the typical 11% across Canada’s towns. For comparison, 17% of residents are immigrants across Canada’s towns. Most immigrants were born in Asia (92%) or in Europe (3.6%).
Burrows Central sits above 90% of Canadian towns for visible minority residents (61%)
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Residents with no religion: 23% here and 35% across Canada’s towns. Typically, 15% of residents belong to a visible minority across Canada’s towns.
50% have a mother tongue other than English or French
English, French and the other languages people grew up with or speak at home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
In Burrows Central, 0.4% of residents have French as their mother tongue, beside 1.5% across Canada’s towns. Lower than in 94% of Canadian towns: 3% of residents speak English and French. 26% most often speak a language other than English or French at home, and 1.2% speak neither official language.
25% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, below 53% of Canadian towns
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Holding no credential: 15% (typical 9.5%). Typically, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
56% of adults were employed in May 2021
May 2021 was still a pandemic month: the census’s work figures reflect that. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
About as many work here as in the typical town: 56%, against 58% across Canada’s towns.
Ranked by age, 14th youngest of 41 towns this size
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
The group spans Montcalm, youngest at 27.8, to Chertsey, oldest at 56. The towns whose median age is nearest to Burrows Central’s: Kilkenny (36.4), Larkspur (37.3), Greenboro West (37.9) and Carillon / Saint-Pie-X (38).
Of the 6 towns nearest Burrows Central, 3 are older
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burrows Central | 5,565 | — | 37.6 | 11% | 49% |
| Shaughnessy Park | 5,169 | 0.9 km | 38.4 | 14% | 59% |
| Robertson | 5,090 | 1.0 km | 39.6 | 13% | 49% |
| Inkster-Faraday | 3,700 | 1.2 km | 38.1 | 13% | 40% |
| William Whyte | 11,432 | 1.8 km | 33.3 | 11% | 28% |
| Burrows-Keewatin | 2,506 | 2.0 km | 34.7 | 15% | 29% |
| Weston | 6,661 | 2.1 km | 35.3 | 11% | 40% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Neighbourhoods are sums of small areas. Statistics Canada reports the census by municipality; a neighbourhood’s figures are the sum of its dissemination areas, rounded counts and all, with medians estimated from age and income groups and no 2016 count, as the 2016 areas don’t fit.
- What these tables don’t give. For origins the charts stop at visible minority and Indigenous identity, and the Census Profile has nothing on unpaid care, cars or the internet, or on change by age since 2016.
- The census’s own words. “Visible minority” is the census’s term from the Employment Equity Act: people, other than Indigenous peoples, who are non-white in colour or race. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are as residents answered. The page compares them with other towns and never labels a town by them.
- Against Manitoba’s towns and Canada’s towns. Two medians frame each figure: one for Manitoba’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, one for all Canadian towns of that size, with whole cities and First Nations reserves left out. Percentiles rank the town within Canada.
Questions about Burrows Central’s residents
What religion are people in Burrows Central?
Most often Christian (73%) or no religion (23%); other religions make up 3.9%.
Is Burrows Central good for families?
Children under 15 are 18% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 43% of households and one-parent families 12%. Schools near Burrows Central are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Burrows Central?
Median total household income in Burrows Central was $75,700 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Burrows Central?
5,565, at the 2021 Census: Statistics Canada makes no later estimate for Burrows Central alone.
What is the average age in Burrows Central?
Half the residents are older than 37.6 and half younger, younger than 79% of Canadian towns; 18% are children under 15 and 11% are 65 or over.
Is Burrows Central bilingual?
English and French: 3% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 96%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 0.4%.
How diverse is Burrows Central?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 49%. A visible minority makes up 61% and Indigenous residents 18%.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population. 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).