Kirkendall SouthHamilton
Of Hamilton’s 106 neighbourhoods, this is one. A neighbourhood in Hamilton, home to 3,033 people.
Is Kirkendall South a good place to live?
Where it does best is walkability (A). At $900,000, the median home value in 2021 came to 6.5 times local household income. Jobs & income is another plus (A−). Overall, that makes an A−, good for #131 of 858 in Ontario. It comes out better than 78% of Canadian towns. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for safety, B for schools and B for health.
Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021.
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. 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 Kirkendall South stand out
The 3 things Kirkendall South does most differently from other towns.
How Kirkendall South grades
Each subject compares Kirkendall South 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 →
Lower Sanatorium Cascade and 59 more in and around Kirkendall South
What there is to see in Kirkendall South and within a short drive, starting with the places most people have heard of.
Historic ship · Parks CanadaHMCS Haida3.8 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumDundurn Castle2.2 km outside town, to the north
CathedralCathedral Basilica of Christ the King1.4 km outside town, to the north
WaterfallChedoke Falls100 m outside town, to the south
GardenRoyal Botanical Gardens4.8 km outside town, to the northPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (5)
- HMCS Haida: Balcer~commonswiki, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Dundurn Castle: Nhl4hamilton (Rick Cordeiro), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral Basilica of Christ the King: Jfvoll, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chedoke Falls: Nhl4hamilton | Chit-Chat, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Botanical Gardens: Nhl4hamilton | Chit-Chat, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Kirkendall South.
Trips to work from Kirkendall South are shorter than from Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 24 min on average
At the census, 83% of commuters went by car.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Kirkendall South | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 24 min | 29 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 83% | 88% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Counted in May 2021, under pandemic rules: fewer commutes and more people between jobs than in a normal year.
Hazards in Kirkendall South: wildfire low, radon over the guideline in 5% of tested homes
For earthquakes Kirkendall South is middling, $0.044 a year per $1,000 against $0.030 for the typical town. The national flood inventory has no study of the town. For earthquake risk, the only official count covers all of the city of Hamilton, Kirkendall South included.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Kirkendall South | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 5% | 4% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.044 | $0.043 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
Kirkendall South’s schools belong to 4 boards that cover the same streets
The 44 with results split, 14 in the upper two fifths in Ontario and 19 in the lower. Over three years, results rose at 32 of its 44 tested schools. Cathedral High School is the biggest, at 1,650 students. Of the 49, 3 teach in French (10% of schools in Ontario).
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| R A Riddell Public School Middle fifth in OntarioLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | Elementary · Grades JK–8 | 735 | English public |
| Cathedral High School CatholicLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Secondary · Grades 9–12 | 1,650 | English Catholic |
| ÉÉC Monseigneur-de-Laval FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary · Grades JK–8 | Elementary · Grades JK–8 | 435 | French Catholic |
| École secondaire Georges-P-Vanier FrenchResults in the top fifth in OntarioSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Secondary · Grades 9–12 | 85 | French public |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Kirkendall South | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25
Very good or excellent health for 53% of adults in Kirkendall South’s health region
The region has more smokers than Ontario, 13% of adults to 11%. Expected years of life at birth: 81.2, lower than Ontario’s towns (82.8) and near Canadian towns (81.5). Measured from where Kirkendall South’s residents live, the nearest hospital is 1.1 km away, under the typical 3.7 km. Behind health survey and life expectancy sits data gathered across the City of Hamilton Health Unit, with Kirkendall South one part of it.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Kirkendall South | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 13% | 10% | 12% |
| Very good or excellent health | 53% | 51% | 52% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 81.2 | 82.8 | 81.5 |
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 17% | 17% | 17% |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities
Kirkendall South gets less snow than four in five Canadian towns: about 115 cm a year
Winter lows in Kirkendall South average −9.1°C in January. Snow peaks in January: 32 cm in a normal year. Between the last spring frost, 1 May, and the first in autumn, 12 October, lie 164 days. Summer highs average 26.6°C in July, near Ontario’s towns (26.7°C) and higher than Canadian towns (25.5°C).
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Kirkendall South | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowfall a year | 115 cm | 146 cm | 141 cm |
| January night low | −9.1°C | −9.1°C | −13.5°C |
| July afternoon high | 26.6°C | 26.7°C | 25.5°C |
| Days with frost a year | 139 | 139 | 159 |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Hamilton)
Rent takes less of local pay in Kirkendall South than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 14% of household income
Shelter took 30% or more of income for 17% of households, below both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%). 80% of households are owner-occupiers. Figures for rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom are published for the Hamilton metro area as a whole, not for Kirkendall South alone.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Kirkendall South | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent as a share of income | 14% | 22% | 20% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $900,000 | $695,000 | $406,000 |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 17% | 22% | 18% |
| Households owning their home | 80% | 76% | 74% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Values come from owners at the 2021 census and incomes from 2020, so they predate the later rise in rates.
More people in Kirkendall South speak English and French than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 20%
9.1% of residents belong to a visible minority, lower than both Ontario’s towns (26%) and Canadian towns (15%). The share of residents under 15 is 17%. Over-65s are 18% of the population.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
Women make up 51.7% of Kirkendall South
Women numbered 1,570 and men 1,465 in 2021, next to a 50.9% share of women for Canada.
| Kirkendall South | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 15% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 65% | 65% | 64% |
| 65+ | 18% | 19% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 7.5% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 79% | 56% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Ontario and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
What November brings in Kirkendall South: freezing at night, 8°C by day
Normal highs peak at 27°C in July; nights bottom out at −9°C in February. Precipitation in November averages 78 mm. By December, a normal day reaches 2°C and a night falls to −5°C. For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Hamilton forecast.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 0°C | −8°C | 194 mm |
| Spring | 12°C | 1°C | 231 mm |
| Summer | 25°C | 14°C | 242 mm |
| Autumn | 15°C | 5°C | 236 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Hamilton); the forecast is on the Weather page
Aslam Rana (Liberal Party of Canada) holds Hamilton Centre, the riding that includes Kirkendall South
Kirkendall South is in Hamilton Centre for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, whose current MPP (Member of Provincial Parliament, at Queen’s Park in Toronto) no open source we can use records yet.
| Turnout | Kirkendall South | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Municipal election, 2022 | 35% | 31% | 31% |
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Kirkendall South has no public library of its own; the nearest is Hamilton Public Library - Locke Branch, 0.8 km away
Hamilton public library serves the whole of Hamilton, so the library figures on this page are the city’s: 592,000 people, Kirkendall South among them.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Kirkendall South is graded a B− for safety
Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 66 over 2023–25, above Ontario’s towns (56) and close to Canadian towns (67). For violence alone, its police area’s index was 86, higher than Ontario’s towns (76) and near Canadian towns (86). Nobody publishes Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 for Kirkendall South alone, so this card uses the figure for the Hamilton service area.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Kirkendall South | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crime Severity Index | 66 | 56 | 67 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 86 | 76 | 86 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
Bronte Creek Provincial Park, 20 km away, is the closest provincial park to Kirkendall South
The largest named area nearby is Windermere Basin Park, 39 ha, 8.4 km away. Out to 10 km from the town’s edge, 6.9% of the land is protected; 2.3% is typical for a Canadian town. Rouge National Urban Park is the closest national park, 86 km from town. OpenStreetMap shows 2 walking routes nearby, including the Bruce Trail - Iroquoia section and Hamilton-Brantford Rail Trail.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Kirkendall South | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 6.9% | 2.3% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Everything we know about Kirkendall South
Kirkendall South’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirkendall South | 3,033 | — | A− | C+ | B− | B |
| Kirkendall North | 5,864 | 0.8 | C+ | D− | B− | B |
| Westdale South | 4,931 | 1.4 | C+ | D− | B− | B+ |
| Westcliffe East | 2,832 | 1.5 | B | C− | B− | B |
| Durand | 13,338 | 1.7 | C | D− | B− | B+ |
| Buchanan | 3,006 | 1.7 | B− | C− | B− | B |
| Strathcona | 9,348 | 1.8 | C | D− | B− | B |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Kirkendall South
Do people in Kirkendall South speak French?
English and French are both spoken by 20% of residents, where the median of Canadian towns is 8%. French alone: 0%.
About Kirkendall South
Neighbourhood in Hamilton
Census areas put together by TownRatings make up Kirkendall South, one part of Hamilton; the city’s map or OpenStreetMap gives it its name.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 3,033 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Ontario
- City
- Hamilton
- Census subdivision
- 3525005
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).