Winnipeg Low Income & Housing Stress Map

Select an indicator to see how economic hardship is distributed across Winnipeg's dissemination areas. Darker shading means a higher value. Click any DA to view its full census profile.

Source: Statistics Canada 2021 Census

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Share of households below the Low Income Measure after tax. A widely-used Statistics Canada poverty indicator. Higher = more economic hardship.

Low Income Rate (LIM-AT)

Low → High

Highest DAs (Top 15)

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46110160

65.0%2

46110668

57.6%3

46110552

central st. boniface

55.6%4

46110069

lord selkirk park

55.0%5

46110068

lord selkirk park · william whyte

53.2%6

46110072

centennial

52.6%7

46110081

central park

52.0%8

46110947

52.0%9

46110789

51.2%10

46110080

central park

51.0%11

46110078

49.2%12

46110634

spence

47.0%13

46110638

west broadway

47.0%14

46110636

west broadway

46.0%15

46110082

spence

45.6%

City Average

12.8%

Median

9.2%

Highest

65.0%

Lowest

1.2%

Source: Statistics Canada 2021 Census. Housing affordability metrics use 2020 census year; unemployment rate is from the 2021 Census reference period.

What is LIM-AT (Low Income Measure, After Tax)?

LIM-AT is Statistics Canada's standard relative poverty indicator. A household is counted as low-income if its after-tax income falls below 50% of the national median after-tax income for households of the same size.

If the national median after-tax income for a family of four is $80,000, any such family earning under ~$40,000 is counted as LIM-AT.

How to read the number

Under 10% — Most households are financially comfortable. Low economic stress in the DA.

10%–25% — Around Winnipeg's city-wide average. Moderate — check alongside housing burden.

Above 25% — More than 1 in 4 households is below the low-income threshold — significant economic stress.

LIM-AT is a relative measure — it compares to the national median, not an absolute poverty line. Canada-wide, the LIM-AT rate was approximately 12% in 2021.