Inkster-FaradayWinnipeg
Of Winnipeg’s 128 neighbourhoods, this is one. 3,700 people call this neighbourhood in Winnipeg home.
Is Inkster-Faraday a good place to live?
Safety is its weak spot (D). Overall, Inkster-Faraday earns a C, which places it #107 of 181 in Manitoba. It comes out better than a third of Canadian towns. Where it does best 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 Inkster-Faraday grades
Each subject compares Inkster-Faraday 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 Inkster-Faraday stand out
The 3 things Inkster-Faraday does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Inkster-Faraday.
Inkster-Faraday gets a D for safety
For violence alone, its police area’s index was 198, close to Manitoba’s towns (198) and above Canadian towns (86). Its police area records 58.8 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Violent crime in the area its police cover: 18 per 1,000 people a year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Inkster-Faraday | 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 · Data for Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 covers the Winnipeg service area
Wildfire low, radon 12%: how Inkster-Faraday stands on hazards
Source area for earthquake risk: the city of Winnipeg
Shaking is less of a worry than in most places, at $0.006 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). The national flood inventory has no study for Inkster-Faraday.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Inkster-Faraday | 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
Lives run shorter around Inkster-Faraday: 80.0 years, 1.5 below the typical Canadian town’s region
Measured from where Inkster-Faraday’s residents live, a hospital is 2.6 km away, near the 3.7 km most towns see. Smoking is rarer than in the province: one in ten adults, against 12% for Manitoba. On self-rated health the region tracks the province: 52% very good or excellent, 51% for Manitoba.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Inkster-Faraday | 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: the Winnipeg-Churchill Health Region
Renting in Inkster-Faraday eats 26% of household income, more than in Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns
Measured across the Winnipeg metro area: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom
71% of households are owner-occupiers. Shelter took 30% or more of income for 18% of households, above Manitoba’s towns (15%) and close to Canadian towns (18%).
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Inkster-Faraday | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent as a share of income | 26% | 20% | 20% |
| Households owning their home | 71% | 75% | 74% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 18% | 15% | 18% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · These are 2021 census values, as owners judged them, set against household income in 2020.
Working-age people in Inkster-Faraday have jobs less often than in 67% of Canadian towns
The commute to work averages 23 min. The car took 85% of commuters, about level with Manitoba’s towns (87%) and below Canadian towns (89%).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Inkster-Faraday | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 23 min | 24 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 85% | 87% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.
Nights turn raw in Inkster-Faraday each January, colder than in 95% of Canadian towns
Frost usually lifts by 23 May and returns around 22 September: 122 days without it. The thermometer drops below freezing on 193 days a year, about level with Manitoba’s towns (193) and above Canadian towns (159). Rain and snow peak in July, at 77 mm. A normal December brings 27 cm of snow, the most of any month.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Inkster-Faraday | 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 Inkster-Faraday belongs to a visible minority than Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns: 48%
First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 20% of residents, higher than both Manitoba’s towns (12%) and Canadian towns (2.8%).
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
50.3% of Inkster-Faraday’s residents are women
Census 2021 put women at 1,865 and men at 1,840; women are 50.9% of Canada.
| Inkster-Faraday | Manitoba | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 68% | 64% | 64% |
| 65+ | 13% | 17% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 21% | 16% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 43% | 52% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Manitoba and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Expect November days around freezing in Inkster-Faraday, nights around −9°C
Over the year, July is warmest at 26°C by day and January coldest at −21°C by night. Into December, the normals move to −8°C and −17°C. A normal November brings 25 mm of rain and snow. Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Winnipeg (The Forks) forecast, on the Weather page.
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
Inkster-Faraday’s MP is Kevin Lamoureux (Liberal Party of Canada), for Winnipeg North
No provincial riding is named for Inkster-Faraday, since the terms of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba’s boundary file couldn’t be checked.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Inkster-Faraday has no public library of its own; the nearest is Saint John's Library, 1 km away
The next is West Kildonan Library (Jefferson), 1.5 km away.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
From Inkster-Faraday, Birds Hill Provincial Park is the nearest provincial park (16 km)
The nearest national park is more than 100 km away. The 10 km around town hold 13 protected areas. Biggest among them: Assiniboine Forest, 286 ha, 8.8 km off. Out to 10 km from the town’s edge, 0.8% of the land is protected; 2.3% is typical for a Canadian town.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Inkster-Faraday | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 13 | 12 | 4 |
| Protected land within 10 km | 0.8% | 1.1% | 2.3% |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
9 boards run the schools in and around Inkster-Faraday
Counting a 3 km margin, Inkster-Faraday has 48 elementary schools, 16 secondary schools and 5 schools for every grade.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faraday SchoolIn Inkster-FaradayElementary | Elementary | – | English public |
| Isaac Newton SchoolNearest secondary school, 0.1 kmSecondary | Secondary | – | English public |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Inkster-Faraday | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 9 | 6 | 3 |
Statistics Canada’s Open Database of Educational Facilities · Towns in Manitoba aren’t in the schools rankings: the province publishes no results school by school.
Before 1961: 75% of the homes in Inkster-Faraday
| Heritage | Inkster-Faraday | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 75% | 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 Inkster-Faraday
Canadian Museum for Human Rights and 48 more in and around Inkster-Faraday
The best-known places to visit in and around Inkster-Faraday come first; the full list is on the Attractions page.
MuseumCanadian Museum for Human Rights3.7 km outside town, to the south
Art galleryWinnipeg Art Gallery3.7 km outside town, to the south
CathedralSaint Boniface Cathedral4 km outside town, to the south
MuseumUkrainian Cultural and Educational Centre2.4 km outside town, to the south
CathedralCathedral of Sts. Vladimir and Olga900 m outside town, to the south
CathedralSt. Mary's Cathedral, Winnipeg3.6 km outside town, to the southPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- Canadian Museum for Human Rights: Ethan Sahagun, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Winnipeg Art Gallery: Cayla at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Saint Boniface Cathedral: Dondon83~commonswiki, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ukrainian Cultural and Educational Centre: Ccyyrree, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral of Sts. Vladimir and Olga: Amakuha, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St. Mary's Cathedral, Winnipeg: NellieBly, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
About Inkster-Faraday
Neighbourhood in Winnipeg
No official boundary marks Inkster-Faraday off from the rest of Winnipeg: TownRatings draws it from the census’s dissemination areas and takes its name from the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 3,700 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Manitoba
- City
- Winnipeg
- Census subdivision
- 4611040
Inkster-Faraday’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inkster-Faraday | 3,700 | — | C | C | D | B+ |
| Robertson | 5,090 | 0.7 | B | B− | D | B+ |
| St. John's | 8,492 | 1.1 | C− | C− | D | B+ |
| Burrows Central | 5,565 | 1.2 | C | C | D | B+ |
| William Whyte | 11,432 | 1.6 | D | C− | D | B+ |
| Jefferson | 11,524 | 1.7 | C− | C− | D | B+ |
| Garden City | 6,794 | 1.8 | C+ | C− | D | B+ |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Inkster-Faraday
How old are the people of Inkster-Faraday?
The typical resident is 38.1 (Canadian towns: 45.2), with seniors at 13% 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).