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WestdaleWinnipeg

TownGrade

C⁺

#1,583 of 2,556

Winnipeg is split into 128 neighbourhoods, and this is one. The neighbourhood, home to 5,339 people, lies in Winnipeg.

Population

5,339

people, Census 2021

Median age

37.1

years · Manitoba’s towns: 40

Postsecondary

59%

of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%

Walk, cycle, transit

walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%

Is Westdale a good place to live?

Where it falls short is safety (D). Prices are high against local incomes (C+). Fewer journeys need a car (B+). The overall grade lands at C+, #81 of 181 in Manitoba. It comes out better than 42% of Canadian towns.

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.

WeakestDSafety

How Westdale grades

Each subject compares Westdale 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 grading works

SafetyAmong the weakest of the towns comparedDOpen →WalkabilityBased on walking, cycling and transit to everyday placesB⁺Open →Hazard riskLess exposed to natural hazards than mostB⁺Open →HealthAhead of most towns comparedB⁺Open →Jobs & incomeBased on what households earn, poverty and workBOpen →Cost of livingHomes are harder to afford than in most townsC⁺Open →

SchoolsBecause the province publishes no results school by school, towns in Manitoba aren’t graded on schools.–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Westdale stand out

The one thing Westdale does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Safety

Behind 88%

of Canadian towns on safety

Its safety grade: D.

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Westdale.

SafetySafety D

Westdale gets a D for safety

129Crime Severity Index

Shared with the rest of the Winnipeg service area: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000

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. Violence across its police area runs at 18 per 1,000 residents a year.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

2023137

2024132

2025119

2023–2025	Westdale	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

103

non-violent Crime Severity Index

33%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageWestdale’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety129 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Westdale’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Westdale safe?”

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average

Natural hazardsHazard risk B⁺

A flood study covers Westdale: 1 on the national inventory, the newest from Manitoba Infrastructure

Lowwildfire bandB⁺Hazard risk Grade

The earthquake risk numbers here cover the city of Winnipeg

More homes than usual carry radon here, 12% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%. Seismic risk runs low: $0.006 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030.

Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³

Westdale12%

Manitoba’s towns12%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Westdale	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

Low

wildfire band

flood study on the national inventory

Full pageWestdale’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

FloodOne flood study on record WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 Earthquakes$0.006 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon12% of tests above the guideline Be readyAlerts, FireSmart and radon tests

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

HealthHealth B⁺

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

52%very good or excellent healthB⁺Health Grade

For Westdale itself the measure is access: 4.4 km to the nearest hospital, much like the typical 3.7 km. At 10%, the share of adults who smoke sits under the 12% for Manitoba. About as many adults call their health very good or excellent here as across Manitoba, 52% against 51%. Behind health survey and life expectancy sits data gathered across the Winnipeg-Churchill Health Region, with Westdale one part of it.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Westdale52%

Manitoba’s towns52%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Westdale	Manitoba	Canada
Life expectancy at birth	80.0	80.0	81.5
Smokers	10%	10%	12%

80.0

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

10%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

1.2 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageWestdale’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey52% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care4.4 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 1.2 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 82.5, men 77.5 Conditions and habits18% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities

Work & commuteJobs & income B

Household incomes in Westdale are higher than in 85% of Canadian towns

7%walk, cycle or take transit

Commutes averaged 27 min, about level with Canadian towns (26 min) and above Manitoba’s towns (24 min). At the census, nine in ten commuters went by car.

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van90%

Public transit7%

Walk1%

Census 2021	Westdale	Manitoba	Canada
Average trip	27 min	24 min	26 min
Car or van	90%	87%	89%

$99,200

median household income, 2020

18%

worked from home, May 2021

90%

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pageWestdale’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

Unemployment7.5% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work7% walk, cycle or take transit

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.

HousingCost of living C⁺

The median home in Westdale costs just 3.4 years of household income, against 4.7 in the typical Canadian town

$332,000median home value, 2021C⁺Cost of living Grade

Shelter took 30% or more of income for 14% of households, below Manitoba’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike. Four in five households are owner-occupiers. Westdale doesn’t get its own rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom figures; the ones here come from the Winnipeg metro area.

What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census

Westdale$332,000

Manitoba$300,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Westdale	Manitoba	Canada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	14%	15%	18%
Households owning their home	80%	75%	74%
Rent as a share of income	19%	20%	20%

$1,570

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

Full pageWestdale’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Cost of living3.4 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $332,000, against the median household income Renting$1,570 a month · A two-bedroom apartment, CMHC’s survey Owners and renters80% own their home

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.

Climate

Winter nights in Westdale are colder than in 95% of Canadian towns

25.8°CJuly afternoons

The frost-free season runs from 23 May to 22 September, 122 days. The thermometer drops below freezing on 193 days a year, close to Manitoba’s towns (193) and above Canadian towns (159). The most precipitation falls in July: 77 mm in a normal year. A normal December brings 27 cm of snow, the most of any month.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−9.5°C

Spring9.1°C

Summer24.8°C

Autumn10.0°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Westdale	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

193

days with frost a year

122

frost-free days, 23 May to 22 Sep

days with precipitation a year

Full pageWestdale’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 25.8°C, January lows −21.2°C Rain and snow519 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow126 cm of snow a year Weather station9.7 km to the station · Winnipeg Richardson (Airport)

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Winnipeg Richardson (Airport))

Who lives here

More of Westdale’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns: 15%

37.1median age

Under 15: 21% of residents. Over-65s are 15% of the population.

WestdaleManitobaCanada

ManitobaCanada

Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021

21%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree13%

Postsecondary qualification59%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 50.8% of Westdale

Census 2021 put women at 2,710 and men at 2,625; women are 50.9% of Canada.

Who lives in Westdale
	Westdale	Manitoba	Canada
Under 15	21%	17%	16%
15 to 64	64%	64%	64%
65+	15%	17%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	13%	16%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	59%	52%	56%

Full pageWestdale’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Ages37.1 median age · 15% are 65 or over Households2,010 households English and French9% speak both · 0% speak French but not English

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Manitoba and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+

Weather

Expect November days around freezing in Westdale, nights around −9°C

0°Ca normal November afternoon

Rain and snow over a typical November come to 25 mm. Next comes December, with normal highs of −8°C and lows of −17°C. Snowfall in a normal November: 21 cm. The year peaks in July (26°C) and bottoms out in January (−21°C).

Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

November0°C

December−8°C

January−11°C

February−9°C

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

−9°C

a normal November night

25 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

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Next 24 hoursTemperature and chance of rain, hour by hour The week aheadECCC’s days ahead, beside the normals The yearWarmest July, coldest January

ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Winnipeg Richardson (Airport)); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Winnipeg West, which takes in Westdale, is held by Doug Eyolfson (Liberal Party of Canada)

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

Full pageWestdale’s town hall & politics pageOpen the full Town hall & politics page

Who runs itCity

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade A

No public library stands in Westdale: the closest, Charleswood Library, is 2.4 km away

The next is Westwood Library (Westwood), 3 km away.

Full pageWestdale’s library & civic life pageOpen the full Library & civic life page

Places to belong2.1 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Outdoors

Protected land at Westdale’s edge: Harte Trail

1%of the land within 10 km protected

The nearest national park is more than 100 km away. OpenStreetMap shows 37 unnamed beaches within 5 km. Within 10 km, 1% of the land is protected, below Manitoba’s towns (1.1%) and Canadian towns (2.3%) alike.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Westdale1%

Manitoba’s towns1.1%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Westdale	Manitoba	Canada
Public protected areas within 10 km	10	12	4
Protected land within 10 km	1%	1.1%	2.3%

9.4 km

to Beaudry Provincial Park

beaches within 5 km

public protected areas within 10 km

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Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas10 protected areas within 10 km · Beaudry Provincial Park National & provincial parks9.4 km to a provincial park · Beaudry Provincial Park

Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches

Schools

Schools in Westdale: 4 boards, side by side

15schools within 3 km

Counting a 3 km margin, Westdale has 13 elementary schools and 2 secondary schools.

School	Level	Students	System
Beaverlodge SchoolIn WestdaleElementary	Elementary	–	English public
Oak Park HighNearest secondary school, 0.1 kmSecondary	Secondary	–	English public

See all 15 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

English public14

English Catholic1

Schools within 3 km	Westdale	Manitoba	Canada
School boards	4	6	3

0.7 km

to the nearest secondary school

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The boards4 school boards · Pembina Trails School Division Every school15 schools within 3 km · 13 elementary schools and 2 secondary schools Language0 of 15 teach in French · 3% of schools in Manitoba Questions“What schools are there in Westdale?”

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.

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Westdale

15pages on Westdale

The big questions

SafetyDCrime Severity Index 129 Housing & costC⁺Homes 3.4 × income Property pricesSchools15 schools within 3 km HealthB⁺Life expectancy 80 in its region Work & commuteB62% of adults in work Natural hazardsB⁺Wildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors1% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 26°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 37.1 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

The Historical Museum of St. James – Assiniboia and 4 more in and around Westdale

What there is to see in Westdale and within a short drive, starting with the places most people have heard of.

All attractions →

MuseumMuseumThe Historical Museum of St. James – Assiniboia2.6 km outside town, to the northeast MuseumMuseumCharleswood Museum1.8 km outside town, to the east MuseumMuseumGrant's Old Mill3.3 km outside town, to the northeast MuseumMuseumLiving Prairie Museum4 km outside town, to the northeast AttractionAttractionAssiniboine Valley Railway4.6 km outside town, to the east

About Westdale

Neighbourhood in Winnipeg

No official boundary marks Westdale 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: 5,339 (people, 2021 estimate)
Province or territory: Manitoba
City: Winnipeg
Census subdivision: 4611040

Westdale’s neighbours

The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada

BetsworthGlendaleWestwoodKirkfieldBuchananElmhurstWestdale

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Westdale	5,339	—	C⁺	C⁺	D	B⁺
Betsworth	7,476	1.3	B⁻	C⁺	D	B⁺
Glendale	3,586	1.7	B⁻	C	D	B⁺
Westwood	5,716	2.7	B	B⁻	D	B⁺
Kirkfield	4,100	3.3	C⁺	D	D	B⁺
Buchanan	3,473	3.8	C⁺	C⁺	D	B⁺
Elmhurst	6,600	4.1	B	B	D	B⁺

People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.

Questions about Westdale

How old are the people of Westdale?

At 37.1, its median age compares with 45.2 across Canadian towns.

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).