Central St. BonifaceWinnipeg
A neighbourhood of 7,772 in Winnipeg. It is one of the 128 neighbourhoods that make up Winnipeg.
Is Central St. Boniface a good place to live?
The data are hard on it. With a D overall, Central St. Boniface is better than 13% of Canadian towns and ranks #163 of 181 in Manitoba. Its weakest subject is cost of living (D). Walking, cycling and public transport work well here (A+). Health is a strength (B+). Police record more crime here than in most towns (D).
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 Central St. Boniface grades
Each subject compares Central St. Boniface 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 Central St. Boniface stand out
The 3 things Central St. Boniface does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Central St. Boniface.
Rent takes more of local pay in Central St. Boniface than in Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns: 35% of household income
Source area for rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom: the Winnipeg metro area
30% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, above Manitoba’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike. The median home value was $300,000, about level with Manitoba’s towns ($300,000) and below Canadian towns ($406,000).
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Central St. Boniface | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent as a share of income | 35% | 20% | 20% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 30% | 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.
For safety, Central St. Boniface gets a D
The Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 numbers here cover the Winnipeg service area
The violent index for its police area came to 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. For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 18 violent incidents are reported each year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Central St. Boniface | 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
Commuters in Central St. Boniface have a short way to work, 22 min on average, less than in Manitoba’s towns and Canadian towns
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Central St. Boniface | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 22 min | 24 min | 26 min |
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.
People in Central St. Boniface’s health region live to 80.0 on average, 1.5 years short of the typical Canadian town
Smoking is rarer than in the province: 10% of adults, against 12% for Manitoba. In the health survey, 52% of adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, close to Manitoba’s 51%. For Central St. Boniface itself the measure is access, and it scores well: 0.8 km to the nearest hospital, where 3.7 km is typical.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Central St. Boniface | 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 · Health survey and life expectancy published for the Winnipeg-Churchill Health Region, not by town
Central St. Boniface’s hazards at a glance: a low wildfire record and 12% of area homes over the radon guideline
Earthquakes matter little: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.006 a year per $1,000 of value, against $0.030 for the typical town. No one has filed a flood map for Central St. Boniface on the national inventory. Central St. Boniface doesn’t get its own radon tests figures; the ones here come from the Winnipeg health region. Central St. Boniface shares its earthquake risk numbers with the rest of the city of Winnipeg.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Central St. Boniface | 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
Nights turn raw in Central St. Boniface each January, colder than in 95% of Canadian towns
The thermometer drops below freezing on 193 days a year, close to Manitoba’s towns (193) and above Canadian towns (159). The frost-free season runs from 23 May to 22 September, 122 days. For the wettest month, look to July: 77 mm on average. A normal December brings 27 cm of snow, the most of any month.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Central St. Boniface | 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 Central St. Boniface’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns: 18%
People 65 and over make up 28% of the town, above both Manitoba’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (19%). 12% of residents are children under 15.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
52.9% of Central St. Boniface’s residents are women
Here the census found 3,655 men and 4,110 women; the figure for women across Canada is 50.9%.
| Central St. Boniface | Manitoba | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 60% | 64% | 64% |
| 65+ | 28% | 17% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 19% | 16% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 56% | 52% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Manitoba and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
What November brings in Central St. Boniface: −9°C at night, freezing by day
A normal December brings highs of −8°C, lows of −17°C. November normally sees 25 mm of precipitation. Snowfall in a normal November: 21 cm. Also worth knowing: july brings the warmest days, 26°C; January the coldest nights, −21°C.
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
Central St. Boniface’s MP is Ginette Lavack (Liberal Party of Canada), for St. Boniface—St. Vital
7 of the 14 MPs from Manitoba belong to the Conservative Party of Canada.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Central St. Boniface has no public library of its own; the nearest is St. Boniface Library, 0.9 km away
After it comes Millennium Library (South Portage), 2 km away.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Within 10 km of Central St. Boniface: 22 public protected areas
17 km from town is Birds Hill Provincial Park, the nearest provincial park. The largest named area nearby is Assiniboine Forest, 286 ha, 7.8 km away. 4 mapped walking routes pass within 2 km, among them the Portage Skywalk and Graham Skywalk. National parks are all over 100 km off.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Central St. Boniface | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 22 | 12 | 4 |
| Protected land within 10 km | 1.3% | 1.1% | 2.3% |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
The schools around Central St. Boniface answer to 11 boards
Within 3 km of Central St. Boniface are 58 elementary schools, 24 secondary schools and 7 schools for every grade. In French: 5 of the 89 schools, where in Manitoba the share is 3%.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Académie Islamique du ManitobaIn Central St. BonifaceElementary | Elementary | – | English public |
| Cntr D'Apprentissage Franco-Manitobain FrenchIn Central St. BonifaceSecondary | Secondary | – | French public |
| Collège Louis-Riel FrenchTeaches in FrenchSecondary | Secondary | – | French public |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Central St. Boniface | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 11 | 6 | 3 |
Statistics Canada’s Open Database of Educational Facilities · In Manitoba, no schools grade. The province publishes no results school by school.
An older town: 45% of Central St. Boniface’s homes predate 1961
Inside the town the registers count 3 historic places; 2 are top designations. Its oldest building on the record is Grey Nuns' Convent, from 1846. The record has a provincial or municipal listing.
Historic places by designation · inside the town
Among them
| Heritage | Central St. Boniface | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 45% | 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 Central St. Boniface
Saint Boniface Cathedral and 59 more in and around Central St. Boniface
Sights in Central St. Boniface and close by, ordered by how widely each is known.
CathedralSaint Boniface Cathedralin town
MuseumGrey Nuns' Conventin town
MuseumCentre du patrimoinein town
MuseumMaison Gabrielle-Royin town
MuseumCanadian Museum for Human Rights300 m outside town, to the northwest
Art galleryWinnipeg Art Gallery1.6 km outside town, to the westPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- Saint Boniface Cathedral: Dondon83~commonswiki, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Grey Nuns' Convent: Colincan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Centre du patrimoine: Amélie Drainville, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maison Gabrielle-Roy: Colincan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Canadian Museum for Human Rights: Ethan Sahagun, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Winnipeg Art Gallery: Cayla at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Famous people from around Central St. Boniface
No notable person born in Central St. Boniface is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
Photo credits
Norman Luxton: Unknown author, Public domain
About Central St. Boniface
Neighbourhood in Winnipeg
Statistics Canada counts Winnipeg as one municipality, so TownRatings builds Central St. Boniface and its other neighbourhoods from census dissemination areas, named from the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 7,772 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Manitoba
- City
- Winnipeg
- Census subdivision
- 4611040
Central St. Boniface’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central St. Boniface | 7,772 | — | D | D | D | B+ |
| Norwood East | 3,881 | 0.9 | C | D | D | B+ |
| North St. Boniface | 3,358 | 1.2 | C | C− | D | B+ |
| Norwood West | 2,909 | 1.6 | B− | C− | D | B+ |
| Broadway-Assiniboine | 5,871 | 1.8 | C− | C− | D | B+ |
| River-Osborne | 5,090 | 1.9 | D | D | D | B+ |
| South Portage | 3,037 | 2 | — | — | D | B+ |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Central St. Boniface
Do people in Central St. Boniface speak French?
English and French are both spoken by 42% of residents, where the median of Canadian towns is 8%. French alone: 1.9%.
Is Central St. Boniface a young town or an old one?
The median resident is 45 years old, against 45.2 for the median of Canadian towns. 12% are under 15 and 28% are 65 or over.
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).