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Crime runs heavier where Athabasca is policed than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns, at an index of 165

Area-wide: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, counted over the Athabasca detachment area

Where it is policed, thefts, break-ins and damage came to 66.9 per 1,000 a year, above Alberta’s towns (45) and Canadian towns (31.2) alike. For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 24.1 violent incidents are reported each year.

For schools, Athabasca gets an A

Of the 2 with published results, 2 land in the top two fifths in Alberta. Within 3 km of Athabasca are 2 elementary schools, 1 secondary school and 3 schools for every grade, teaching 1,284 students.

Few places are as safe from hazards as Athabasca: it beats 87% of Canadian towns

Earthquakes matter little: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.003 a year per $1,000 of value, against $0.030 for the typical town. The burn rate around Athabasca is 0.05% a year (2.1% of the land within 25 km since 1986), a moderate band. Radon around Athabasca is ordinary for Canada: 9.6% of tested homes over the guideline (6.6% typical). Government of Alberta has mapped the flood hazard here: one study on the national inventory. For radon tests, the only official count covers all of the Aspen Regional Health Authority, Athabasca included.

People in Athabasca’s health region live to 78.3 on average, 3.2 years short of the typical Canadian town

The health survey and life expectancy numbers here cover the North Zone

At 17%, the share of adults who smoke tops the 11% for Alberta. Chronic conditions run at just over a fifth of adults, age-standardised, above Alberta’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (17%) alike. Across the region, 48% of adults say their health is very good or excellent; Alberta as a whole reaches 53%. Measured from where Athabasca’s residents live, the nearest hospital is 1.2 km away, under the typical 3.7 km.

Winter nights bite in Athabasca: January lows of −19.1°C, colder than Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns

Frost comes on 202 days a year, about level with Alberta’s towns (193) and above Canadian towns (159). Between the last spring frost, 22 May, and the first in autumn, 17 September, lie 118 days. Expect July highs of around 23.1°C in Athabasca.

For cost of living, Athabasca gets a C+

Nearly a quarter of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, above Alberta’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike. A year’s rent came to nearly a fifth of the median household income, about level with both Alberta’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (20%).

Commuters in Athabasca have a short way to work, 18 min on average, less than in both Alberta’s towns and Canadian towns

91% of commuters drove, near both Alberta’s towns (88%) and Canadian towns (89%).

Expect November days around −1°C in Athabasca, nights around −10°C

Expect about 29 mm of rain and snow over November. Into December, the normals move to −7°C and −17°C. Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Athabasca forecast, on the Weather page.

Shannon Stubbs won Lakeland by 30,730 votes in 2021, a wider lead than in 98% of Canada’s ridings

Statistics Canada lists Athabasca as a town.

3 public library branches serve Athabasca

Athabasca Library serves 2,965 people.

More of Athabasca’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 14%

Children under 15 make up 18%, near Alberta’s towns (18%) and higher than Canadian towns (16%). 22% of residents are 65 or over.

Athabasca has 0.4% protected land within 10 km

The nearest national park is more than 100 km away. The largest is Meanook National Wildlife Area: 214 ha, 8.2 km from the edge of town.