WoodlandsManitoba
This town in Manitoba has a population of 4,057. Its census division is Division No. 14.
Is Woodlands a good place to live?
Health lags (D). Its best grade is for cost of living (A−). All told, that adds up to a C overall and a rank of #128 of 181 in Manitoba. That leaves it better than just over a quarter of Canadian towns. The rest of its grades are middling: B− for jobs & income, C+ for walkability and B for hazard risk.
This town's rent is the 2021 census rent scaled to 2025 by its province's ratio of surveyed to census rents: no rental survey covers it, so its Cost Grade is less sure. Safety less sure: no police service names this town, so its crime figure is the nearest police detachment's, shared with a wider area. 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.
What makes Woodlands stand out
The 3 things Woodlands does most differently from other towns.
How Woodlands grades
Each subject compares Woodlands 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 →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Woodlands.
Woodlands’s grade for health: a D
What sets Woodlands apart within its region is a longer trip to hospital, 22 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical). Smoking is commoner than in the province: 17% of adults, against 12% for Manitoba. On top of that, the three chronic conditions the survey tracks average 20% of adults, higher than both Manitoba’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (17%). Women in the region live to 81.3 and men to 76.0, 78.5 years taken together (2022/2024).
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Woodlands | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 17% | 10% | 12% |
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 78.5 | 80.0 | 81.5 |
| Very good or excellent health | 50% | 52% | 52% |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities · Area behind the health survey and life expectancy figures: the Interlake-Eastern Health Region
The violent severity index where Woodlands is policed is 127 (Manitoba’s towns: 198; Canadian towns: 86)
No police detachment reports under Woodlands’s name, so these are the nearest detachment’s figures, not the town’s own · The Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 numbers here cover the Stonewall detachment area
Its police area recorded 10.5 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, below Manitoba’s towns (18) and Canadian towns (12) alike. Across its police area, there are 30.5 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Woodlands | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crime per 1,000 | 30.5 | 58.8 | 31.2 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 127 | 198 | 86 |
| Crime Severity Index | 101 | 129 | 67 |
| Violent crime | 10.5 | 18 | 12 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
Rent takes less of local pay in Woodlands than in Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns: 14% of household income
The owner-occupied share of households is 91%. Shelter took 30% or more of income for nearly one in ten households, lower 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 | Woodlands | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent as a share of income | 14% | 20% | 20% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 9% | 15% | 18% |
| Households owning their home | 91% | 75% | 74% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Home values are owners’ own estimates at the May 2021 census, and incomes are for 2020.
In and around Woodlands, 2 schools: 1 elementary school and 1 school for every grade
The nearest secondary school is 22 km away, higher than both Manitoba’s towns (1.1 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km).
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodlands SchoolIn WoodlandsElementary | Elementary | – | English public |
| Little Creek SchoolNearest secondary school, 1.7 kmAll grades | All grades | – | English public |
| Schools within 3 km | Woodlands | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nearest secondary school | 22 km | 1.1 km | 1.2 km |
| School boards | 2 | 6 | 3 |
Statistics Canada’s Open Database of Educational Facilities · Schools grade in Manitoba: none (the province publishes no results school by school).
January in Woodlands bites harder than in 95% of Canadian towns
Frost usually lifts by 23 May and returns around 22 September: 122 days without it. Frosty days number 193 in a normal year, about level with Manitoba’s towns (193) and above Canadian towns (159). A normal December brings 27 cm of snow, the most of any month. July is the wettest month, with 77 mm of rain and snow on average.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Woodlands | 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))
Radon is Woodlands’ main hazard: 25% of tested homes in its area top Health Canada’s guideline
The national inventory holds one flood map for it, from Manitoba Infrastructure. Fire seldom reaches Woodlands: since 1986, 0.2% of the land within 25 km has burned (0.005% a year).
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Woodlands | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 25% | 12% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.005 | $0.006 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory · Radon tests: the Interlake health region
More of Woodlands’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns: 22%
19% are under 15, above Manitoba’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (16%) alike. The 65-and-over age group makes up 18% of residents.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
49.0% of Woodlands’ residents are women
Here the census found 1,860 women and 1,935 men; across Canada the share of women is 50.9%.
| Woodlands | Manitoba | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 63% | 64% | 64% |
| 65+ | 18% | 17% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 20% | 16% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 48% | 52% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Manitoba and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
In Woodlands, November normally means freezing afternoons and −9°C nights
A normal November brings 25 mm of rain and snow. A typical November adds 21 cm of snow. Looking ahead to December, expect highs near −8°C and lows near −17°C. Over the year, July is warmest at 26°C by day and January coldest at −21°C by night.
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
James Bezan took Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman in 2021 by 18,704 votes, more than the margin in 88% of ridings
Without a readable licence for the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba’s ridings map, Woodlands isn’t placed in a riding here.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
No public library stands in Woodlands: the closest, South Interlake Regional Library, is 23 km away
After it comes South Interlake Regional Library (Teulon), 33 km away.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Woodlands touches Dr. Frank Baldwin Wildlife Management Area
20 km from town is Beaudry Provincial Park, the nearest provincial park. The largest named area nearby is Delta Marsh Wildlife Management Area, 11,275 ha, 1.9 km away. 4.8% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%). There is no national park within 100 km of the town.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Woodlands | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 4.8% | 1.1% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 3 | 12 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Commuters in Woodlands travel further than in Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns, 35 min on average
The car took 93% of commuters, above Manitoba’s towns (87%) and Canadian towns (89%) alike.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Woodlands | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 35 min | 24 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 93% | 87% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.
Woodlands’s past, on the record: 1 historic place
19% of its homes were built before 1961, between Manitoba’s towns (23%) and Canadian towns (18%).
Historic places by designation · inside the town
Among them
| Heritage | Woodlands | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 19% | 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 Woodlands
Questions about Woodlands
Who are the people of Woodlands?
2% of residents belong to a visible minority, against 15% for the median of Canadian towns; 22% have an Indigenous identity and 4% are immigrants.
Is Woodlands growing?
It added people: 3,416 in 2016, 3,797 in 2021, 11.2% more, where the middle of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. Statistics Canada’s 2025 estimate is 4,057.
What kind of homes are in Woodlands?
88% of homes are single-detached houses, against 64% for the median of Canadian towns, and 0% are in apartment buildings of five storeys or more. A household averages 2.5 people; 22% are one person living alone.
About Woodlands
Town in Manitoba
Woodlands is a municipality in Manitoba, read by TownRatings as Statistics Canada draws it: one census subdivision, so its figures cover the whole municipality.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 4,057 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Manitoba
- Census division
- Division No. 14
- Census subdivision
- 4614031
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).