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South Pointe earns a D for safety

Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 129 over 2023–25, close to 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.

South Pointe’s hazards at a glance: a low wildfire record and 12% of area homes over the radon guideline

Measured across the Winnipeg health region: radon tests · Shared with the rest of the city of Winnipeg: earthquake risk

Shaking is less of a worry than in most places, at $0.006 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). No one has filed a flood map for South Pointe on the national inventory.

South Pointe has 28% of households spending at least 30% of income on shelter, where the typical Canadian town has 18%

Owners make up 72% of households, about level with both Manitoba’s towns (75%) and Canadian towns (74%). South Pointe shares its rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom numbers with the rest of the Winnipeg metro area.

Life expectancy around South Pointe is 80.0 years, 1.5 less than for the typical Canadian town

In the health survey, 52% of adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, close to Manitoba’s 51%. The region has fewer smokers than Manitoba, one in ten adults to 12%. Closer to home, a hospital sits 3.5 km from the average resident of South Pointe, about the norm of 3.7 km.

Winter nights in South Pointe are colder than in 95% of Canadian towns

Rain and snow peak in July, at 77 mm. The frost-free season runs from 23 May to 22 September, 122 days. Frost comes on 193 days a year, near Manitoba’s towns (193) and higher than Canadian towns (159). Snow peaks in December: 27 cm in a normal year.

Visible minorities make up more of South Pointe than of Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns: 74%

First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 3.3% of residents, lower than Manitoba’s towns (12%) yet higher than Canadian towns (2.8%).

In South Pointe, November normally means freezing afternoons and −9°C nights

July brings the warmest days, 26°C; January the coldest nights, −21°C. A normal December brings highs of −8°C, lows of −17°C. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 25 mm. The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Winnipeg (The Forks).

Winnipeg South, which takes in South Pointe, is held by Terry Duguid (Liberal Party of Canada)

Of the 14 Commons seats from Manitoba, the Conservative Party of Canada holds 7.

No public library stands in South Pointe: the closest, Pembina Trail Library, is 2.3 km away

After it comes Eckhardt-Gramatté Music Library (Normand Park), 4.7 km away.

South Pointe has higher household incomes than nine in ten Canadian towns

The commute to work averages 27 min.

Bridgwater Forest begins at the edge of South Pointe

Within 100 km there is no national park. For a provincial park, Beaudry Provincial Park lies 20 km off. The largest named area nearby is Assiniboine Forest, 286 ha, 6.1 km away. One unnamed beach is mapped within 5 km.

The schools around South Pointe answer to 8 boards

Within 3 km of South Pointe are 15 elementary schools and 6 secondary schools. Of the 21, one teaches in French (3% of schools in Manitoba).