RockwoodWinnipeg
4,554 people call this neighbourhood in Winnipeg home. It is one of the 128 neighbourhoods that make up Winnipeg.
Is Rockwood a good place to live?
Police record more crime here than in most towns (D). Rockwood’s overall grade of C puts it better than a third of Canadian towns, #108 of 181 in Manitoba. Buying in is costly (D). Walking, cycling and public transport work well here (A+).
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 Rockwood grades
Each subject compares Rockwood 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 Rockwood stand out
The 3 things Rockwood does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Rockwood.
For safety, Rockwood gets a D
For violence alone, its police area’s index was 198, close to Manitoba’s towns (198) and above Canadian towns (86). The force’s area logs 58.8 thefts, break-ins and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year. Its police area records 18 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Figures for Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 are published for the Winnipeg service area as a whole, not for Rockwood alone.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Rockwood | 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
Renting in Rockwood eats 25% of household income, more than in both Manitoba’s towns and Canadian towns
Shared with the rest of the Winnipeg metro area: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom
The median home value was $320,000, higher than Manitoba’s towns ($300,000) yet lower than Canadian towns ($406,000).
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Rockwood | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 25% | 15% | 18% |
| Rent as a share of income | 25% | 20% | 20% |
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.
Rockwood’s hazards at a glance: a low wildfire record and 12% of area homes over the radon guideline
Area-wide: radon tests, counted over the Winnipeg health region
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 Rockwood on the national inventory. Rockwood doesn’t get its own earthquake risk figures; the ones here come from the city of Winnipeg.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Rockwood | 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
Lives run shorter around Rockwood: 80.0 years, 1.5 below the typical Canadian town’s region
Health survey and life expectancy for the Winnipeg-Churchill Health Region
The survey puts the region’s share in very good or excellent health at 52%; Manitoba as a whole is at 51%. Smoking is rarer than in the province: 10% of adults, against 12% for Manitoba. For Rockwood itself the measure is access, and it scores well: 2.1 km to the nearest hospital, where 3.7 km is typical.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Rockwood | 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
More of Rockwood’s 15-to-64s are in work than in 69% of Canadian towns
On average, the journey to work lasts 22 min.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Rockwood | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 22 min | 24 min | 26 min |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.
January in Rockwood bites harder than in 95% of Canadian towns
A normal July brings 77 mm of precipitation, more than any other month. There are 193 days of frost in a typical year, about level with Manitoba’s towns (193) and above Canadian towns (159). The frost-free season runs from 23 May to 22 September, 122 days. Snow peaks in December: 27 cm in a normal year.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Rockwood | 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))
Fewer children live in Rockwood than in Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns: 12% are under 15
Visible minorities make up 22% of the population, higher than both Manitoba’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (15%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 20% of residents.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
52.8% of Rockwood’s residents are women
Census 2021 put women at 2,405 and men at 2,150; women are 50.9% of Canada.
| Rockwood | Manitoba | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 69% | 64% | 64% |
| 65+ | 20% | 17% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 11% | 16% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 61% | 52% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Manitoba and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
A normal November in Rockwood runs from −9°C to freezing
The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Winnipeg (The Forks). Next comes December, with normal highs of −8°C and lows of −17°C. November usually brings some 21 cm of snow. Expect about 25 mm of rain and snow over November.
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
Ben Carr (Liberal Party of Canada) holds Winnipeg South Centre, the riding that includes Rockwood
The Conservative Party of Canada has 7 of the 14 MPs elected in Manitoba.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
No public library stands in Rockwood: the closest, Bill and Helen Norrie Library, is 0.8 km away
The next is River Heights Library (Central River Heights), 1.7 km away.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Within 10 km of Rockwood: 23 public protected areas
The largest named area nearby is Assiniboine Forest, 286 ha, 3.8 km away. Beaudry Provincial Park is the closest provincial park, at 20 km. National parks are all over 100 km off. Out to 10 km from the town’s edge, 1.5% of the land is protected; 2.3% is typical for a Canadian town.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Rockwood | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 23 | 12 | 4 |
| Protected land within 10 km | 1.5% | 1.1% | 2.3% |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Schools in Rockwood: 10 boards, side by side
Counting a 3 km margin, Rockwood has 43 elementary schools, 13 secondary schools and 4 schools for every grade.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rockwood SchoolIn RockwoodElementary | Elementary | – | English public |
| Grant Park High SchoolNearest secondary school, 0.1 kmSecondary | Secondary | – | English public |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Rockwood | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 10 | 6 | 3 |
Statistics Canada’s Open Database of Educational Facilities · In Manitoba, no schools grade. The province publishes no results school by school.
In Rockwood, 61% of homes go back before 1961
| Heritage | Rockwood | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 61% | 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 Rockwood
Canadian Museum for Human Rights and 64 more in and around Rockwood
Museums, historic sites, parks, gardens and days out in and near Rockwood, the best known first.
MuseumCanadian Museum for Human Rights3.3 km outside town, to the northeast
Art galleryWinnipeg Art Gallery2.5 km outside town, to the northeast
CathedralSaint Boniface Cathedral3.7 km outside town, to the northeast
CathedralSt. Mary's Cathedral, Winnipeg2.8 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumUkrainian Cultural and Educational Centre4.1 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumWinnipeg Railway Museum3 km outside town, to the northeastPhotos: 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
- St. Mary's Cathedral, Winnipeg: NellieBly, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ukrainian Cultural and Educational Centre: Ccyyrree, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Winnipeg Railway Museum: Milorad Dimic MD, Nis, Serbia, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
About Rockwood
Neighbourhood in Winnipeg
Rockwood 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
- 4,554 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Manitoba
- City
- Winnipeg
- Census subdivision
- 4611040
Rockwood’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockwood | 4,554 | — | C | D | D | B+ |
| Grant Park | 2,898 | 0.5 | C− | D | D | B+ |
| Earl Grey | 5,152 | 1.1 | C | D | D | B+ |
| Crescentwood | 3,060 | 1.2 | A− | B | D | B+ |
| Central River Heights | 2,736 | 1.5 | A− | A− | D | B+ |
| South River Heights | 2,632 | 1.5 | B | C+ | D | B+ |
| McMillan | 3,568 | 1.7 | C | D | D | B+ |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Rockwood
Is Rockwood a young town or an old one?
At 42.1, its median age compares with 45.2 across Canadian towns. Children make up 12% of the population and seniors 20%.
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).