KirkfieldWinnipeg
A neighbourhood of 4,100 in Winnipeg. It is one of 128 neighbourhoods of Winnipeg.
Is Kirkfield a good place to live?
A town of contrasts. Where it falls short is safety (D). With a C+ overall, Kirkfield sits #90 of 181 in Manitoba. On that grade it does better than 40% of Canadian towns. Households here earn well (A). Getting around on foot or by bus is easy (A). At $400,000, the median home value in 2021 came to 4.7 times local household income.
Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021.
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 Kirkfield grades
Each subject compares Kirkfield 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 Kirkfield stand out
The 3 things Kirkfield does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Kirkfield.
Kirkfield’s grade for safety: a D
Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 129 over 2023–25, about level with Manitoba’s towns (129) and above Canadian towns (67). The force’s area logs 58.8 thefts, break-ins and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year. Violent crime in the area its police cover: 18 per 1,000 people a year. Behind Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 sits data gathered across the Winnipeg service area, with Kirkfield one part of it.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Kirkfield | 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
Rent takes more of local pay in Kirkfield than in Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns: 22% of household income
Measured across the Winnipeg metro area: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom
Just over two thirds of households own their home, below both Manitoba’s towns (75%) and Canadian towns (74%). Shelter took 30% or more of income for just over a fifth of households, higher than both Manitoba’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (18%).
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Kirkfield | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 21% | 15% | 18% |
| Rent as a share of income | 22% | 20% | 20% |
| Households owning their home | 68% | 75% | 74% |
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.
The share of 15-to-64s with a job in Kirkfield tops that of 75% of Canadian towns
The average trip to work took 22 min, below Manitoba’s towns (24 min) and Canadian towns (26 min) alike. Nearly nine in ten commuters drove, near both Manitoba’s towns (87%) and Canadian towns (89%).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Kirkfield | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 22 min | 24 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 89% | 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.
Wildfire low, radon 12%: how Kirkfield stands on hazards
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 flood study for Kirkfield is on the national inventory.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Kirkfield | 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 · Area behind the radon tests figures: the Winnipeg health region · Earthquake risk: one figure for all of the city of Winnipeg
Expect 80.0 years of life in the region around Kirkfield, 1.5 under the typical Canadian town
Area-wide: health survey and life expectancy, counted over the Winnipeg-Churchill Health Region
Measured from where Kirkfield’s residents live, the nearest hospital is 1.4 km away, under the typical 3.7 km. At 10%, the share of adults who smoke sits under the 12% for Manitoba. Self-rated health is ordinary for Manitoba: 52% of the region’s adults say very good or excellent, the province 51%.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Kirkfield | 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
Winter nights in Kirkfield are colder than in 95% of Canadian towns
The year’s precipitation totals 519 mm, about level with Manitoba’s towns (519 mm) and below 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. Rain and snow peak in July, at 77 mm.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Kirkfield | 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))
Older than nine in ten Canadian towns: half of Kirkfield is over 54.1
Nearly one in ten residents have an Indigenous identity, below Manitoba’s towns (12%) but above Canadian towns (2.8%). Visible minorities make up nearly a tenth of the population, below both Manitoba’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (15%).
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 52.3% of Kirkfield
In 2021 there were 2,150 women to 1,960 men; Canada as a whole is 50.9% women.
| Kirkfield | Manitoba | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 55% | 64% | 64% |
| 65+ | 33% | 17% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 14% | 16% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 58% | 52% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Manitoba and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Expect November days around freezing in Kirkfield, nights around −9°C
For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Winnipeg (The Forks) forecast. Precipitation in November averages 25 mm. A typical November adds 21 cm of snow. By December, a normal day reaches −8°C and a night falls to −17°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
Doug Eyolfson (Liberal Party of Canada) represents Kirkfield in Ottawa as MP for Winnipeg West
7 of the 14 MPs from Manitoba belong to the Conservative Party of Canada.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
The nearest public library to Kirkfield is Westwood Library, 1.2 km away
The next is Charleswood Library (Elmhurst), 2 km away.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Protected land at Kirkfield’s edge: Moray Forest
The closest provincial park is Beaudry Provincial Park, 12 km from the edge of town. There is no national park within 100 km of the town. OpenStreetMap shows 37 unnamed beaches within 5 km. Biggest among them: Assiniboine Forest, 286 ha, 1.1 km off.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Kirkfield | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 14 | 12 | 4 |
| Protected land within 10 km | 1% | 1.1% | 2.3% |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
6 boards run the schools in and around Kirkfield
One of the 36 teaches in French, against 3% of schools in Manitoba.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Middle SchoolIn KirkfieldElementary | Elementary | – | English public |
| Westwood CollegiateNearest secondary school, 0.4 kmSecondary | Secondary | – | English public |
| École Roméo-Dallaire FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary | Elementary | – | French public |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Kirkfield | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 6 | 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.
Everything we know about Kirkfield
The Historical Museum of St. James – Assiniboia and 17 more in and around Kirkfield
From museums to parks and historic sites: Kirkfield’s places to visit and those just beyond its edge, most famous first.
MuseumRoyal Aviation Museum of Western Canada4.3 km outside town, to the northeast
ZooAssiniboine Park Zoo1.7 km outside town, to the east
MuseumPavilion Gallery Museum2.4 km outside town, to the east
MuseumAir Force Heritage Museum and Air Park2.8 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumJewish Heritage Centre, Winnipeg4 km outside town, to the eastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (4)
- Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada: Bzuk at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Assiniboine Park Zoo: Jimj wpg, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pavilion Gallery Museum: JacobTwo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Air Force Heritage Museum and Air Park: Wtshymanski, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
About Kirkfield
Neighbourhood in Winnipeg
Kirkfield 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
- 4,100 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Manitoba
- City
- Winnipeg
- Census subdivision
- 4611040
Kirkfield’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirkfield | 4,100 | — | C+ | D | D | B+ |
| Westwood | 5,716 | 0.7 | B | B− | D | B+ |
| Sturgeon Creek | 3,202 | 1.1 | C | C− | D | B+ |
| Booth | 9,016 | 1.7 | C+ | D | D | B+ |
| Heritage Park | 5,817 | 1.8 | C− | D | D | B+ |
| Crestview | 8,658 | 2.1 | C+ | C− | D | B+ |
| Betsworth | 7,476 | 2.2 | B− | C+ | D | B+ |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
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).