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Southdale’s household incomes are higher than in 94% of Canadian towns

Commutes averaged 23 min, close to Manitoba’s towns (24 min) and below Canadian towns (26 min). The car took 88% of commuters, in line with Manitoba’s towns (87%) and Canadian towns (89%).

Southdale earns a D for safety

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). Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 58.8 per 1,000 residents a year where it is policed. Violence across its police area runs at 18 per 1,000 residents a year.

Hazards in Southdale: wildfire low, radon over the guideline in 12% of tested homes

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 Southdale. Southdale doesn’t get its own radon tests figures; the ones here come from the Winnipeg health region.

Expect 80.0 years of life in the region around Southdale, 1.5 under the typical Canadian town

Health survey and life expectancy for the Winnipeg-Churchill Health Region

The region has fewer smokers than Manitoba, 10% of adults to 12%. Self-rated health is ordinary for Manitoba: 52% of the region’s adults say very good or excellent, the province 51%. Closer to home, a hospital is 5.9 km from the average resident of Southdale, further than the usual 3.7 km.

Nights turn raw in Southdale each January, colder than in 95% of Canadian towns

The year’s precipitation totals 519 mm, close to 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. July is the wettest month, with 77 mm of rain and snow on average. Also worth knowing: most of the snow comes in December, about 27 cm.

Southdale is more bilingual than Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns: 20% speak both languages

People 65 and over make up 22% of the town, higher than both Manitoba’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (19%). The under-15s are 15% of the population here.

A normal November in Southdale runs from −9°C to freezing

Rain and snow over a typical November come to 25 mm. By December, a normal day reaches −8°C and a night falls to −17°C. A typical November adds 21 cm of snow. Over the year, July is warmest at 26°C by day and January coldest at −21°C by night.

Ginette Lavack (Liberal Party of Canada) holds St. Boniface—St. Vital, the riding that includes Southdale

The Conservative Party of Canada has 7 of the 14 MPs elected in Manitoba.

Southdale has no public library of its own; the nearest is Windsor Park Library, 2.1 km away

The next is Saint Vital Library (St.

Seine River Corridor begins at the edge of Southdale

0.5% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%). For a provincial park, Birds Hill Provincial Park lies 18 km off. Assiniboine Forest (286 ha) is the biggest, 9.6 km from town.

Fewer households are stretched by shelter costs in Southdale: 10% spend 30%+ of income, against 18% in the typical Canadian town

Area-wide: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom, counted over the Winnipeg metro area

Owners make up 79% of households, above Manitoba’s towns (75%) and Canadian towns (74%) alike. A year’s rent came to 17% of the median household income, below both Manitoba’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (20%).

7 boards run the schools in and around Southdale

Schooling in French is on offer at 3 of 44; in Manitoba, 3% of schools teach in it. Its 3 km reach takes in 29 elementary schools, 13 secondary schools and 2 schools for every grade, all of Southdale’s schooling.