Photo: Kat1144 · CC BY-SA 4.0Above 99% of Canadian towns: 95% of households rent their home
31% of residents are not Canadian citizens; across Canada’s towns the figure is 5.8%. Central Park had 4,328 residents in 2,355 households at the 2021 Census. In Central Park, 38% of residents are immigrants. With a median age of 38.8, Central Park is younger than 71% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Central Park
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
An Indigenous identity is reported by 19% of residents, more than in 96% of Canadian towns, and 12% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
A neighbourhood of renters
Renters are 95% of households, more than in 99% of Canadian towns, and 99% of households live in an apartment. Homes ↓
A neighbourhood of high-rises
Buildings of five storeys or more hold 86% of households, more than in 99% of Canadian towns, and 6.8% of homes are condos. Homes ↓
Many people living alone
One-person households make up 57%, more than in 99% of Canadian towns, and 18% of residents are 65 or over. Households ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Children under 15 make up 14% in Central Park, less than in 70% of Canadian towns
All figures are the 2021 Census’s unless another date is shown. Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
More residents are 30–34 than any other five-year age: 9.8% of residents, 1.6 times the share across Canada’s towns. Here, 18% of residents are 65 or over. Measured more widely, 16% of residents are under 15 across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Central Park, 38.8. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split.
Above 99% of Canadian towns: 57% of households are one person living alone
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Manitoba’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Across Canada’s towns, the share of one-parent families is 8.2%; Central Park has 10%. The average household has 1.7 people. Shared houses stand out: 7.6% of households are unrelated adults living together, more than in 90% of Canadian towns. The share of one-person households across Canada’s towns is 27%.
Central Park ranks below 94% of Canadian towns on married residents 15 and over: 27%
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Against a figure of 11% across Canada’s towns, the share of common-law partners in Central Park comes in at 8.5%. Across the comparison, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns.
A larger share of households in buildings of five or more storeys than 99% of Canadian towns: 86%
Occupied homes by type, by owners and renters, and by when they were built. 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
29% of homes were built before 1961 and 6.2% in 2001 or later. Central Park has fewer households in single-detached houses than 98% of Canadian towns, at 0.6%.
$36,700 a year is the median household income here
The income year is 2020: a year of pandemic benefits such as CERB, which the figures count. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
Household incomes run lower in Central Park: half had less than $36,700, 57% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Among Manitoba’s towns, the typical figure is $83,000. Emergency and recovery benefits reached 37% of those with an income, beside a typical 28%.
A higher share of residents who moved in within the year than 93% of Canadian towns, at 20%
Immigrants, newcomers and movers.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 45%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Most immigrants were born in Africa (65%) or in Asia (23%). Across Canada’s towns, the share of residents who moved in within the year is 11%. Recent arrivals are nearly two thirds of immigrants (2011 to 2021), beside 27% across Canada’s towns.
19% of residents have an Indigenous identity, a share 96% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
28% of residents said they have no religion; across Canada’s towns the figure is 35%. Typically, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns. The share of visible minority residents stands at 53%.
English is the mother tongue of 52%, and 6.4% speak French as well
Knowledge of the two official languages, first languages, and the language of home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
At home: English 64%, French 0.7%. Compared with 7.5% across Canada’s towns, 6.4% of residents speak English and French here.
A smaller share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 59% of Canadian towns: 23%
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
46% of adults were employed in May 2021
The census was taken in May 2021, during the pandemic, so these rates show a labour market still recovering. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
With 18% of residents 65 or over, the employment rate of 46% sits under the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
In its size band (4,258 to 4,401), the 10th youngest of 41 towns
Median age of the Canadian towns nearest in population; hover a dot.
The span goes from 31.9 (Glenridding Heights) up to 58.8 (Highlands East). The closest ages to Central Park’s belong to Inglewood (38.3), Red Lake (38.4), Winston Heights/Mountview (40.4) and Rossland (40.8).
Central Park is older than every town around it
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Park | 4,328 | — | 38.8 | 18% | 38% |
| Spence | 4,378 | 0.4 km | 33.1 | 8.6% | 34% |
| West Alexander | 5,161 | 0.6 km | 35.8 | 13% | 51% |
| South Portage | 3,037 | 0.8 km | 34 | 7.7% | 32% |
| Centennial | 4,483 | 0.9 km | 32.1 | 11% | 42% |
| St. Matthews | 5,699 | 1.2 km | 35.4 | 10% | 34% |
| Broadway-Assiniboine | 5,871 | 1.2 km | 35.3 | 15% | 26% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Neighbourhoods are sums of small areas. There is no census profile for a neighbourhood, so we add up the dissemination areas inside it. Each count is a sum of Statistics Canada’s rounded counts, the median age and income come from the published groups, and with 2016’s areas drawn differently there is no 2016 count.
- 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. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are as residents answered them. “Visible minority” follows the Employment Equity Act, meaning people other than Indigenous peoples who are non-white in colour or race. We compare these figures across towns; none is a label for a town.
- Against Manitoba’s towns and Canada’s towns. A figure here is set beside two middles, the median across Manitoba’s places of 2,500 people or more and the median across all Canadian towns that size; reserves and entire cities are excluded from both.
Questions about Central Park’s residents
How diverse is Central Park?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 38%. A visible minority makes up 53% and Indigenous residents 19%.
What religion are people in Central Park?
Most often Christian (52%) or no religion (28%); other religions make up 19%.
Is Central Park good for families?
Children under 15 are 14% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 23% of households and one-parent families 10%. Schools near Central Park are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Central Park?
Median total household income in Central Park was $36,700 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Central Park?
Central Park had 4,328 residents at the 2021 Census.
What is the average age in Central Park?
Half the residents are older than 38.8 and half younger, younger than 71% of Canadian towns; 14% are children under 15 and 18% are 65 or over.
Is Central Park bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 6.4% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 90% speak only English and 0.5% only French; 1.6% grew up with French.
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).