Bay BullsNewfoundland and Labrador

Bay Bulls gets an A for hazard risk

Earthquakes matter little: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.011 a year per $1,000 of value, against $0.030 for the typical town. Radon is lower than usual: 4% of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town. Fire seldom reaches Bay Bulls: since 1986, 0.7% of the land within 25 km has burned (0.02% a year).

Bay Bulls gets a C for safety

These figures come from the closest detachment: none reports for Bay Bulls itself · Shared with the rest of the Holyrood detachment area: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000

Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 90 over 2023–25, above Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (81) and Canadian towns (67) alike. Its police area records 13.4 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year.

Bay Bulls has milder winters than Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns or Canadian towns: January lows of −7.2°C

In July the thermometer climbs to 21.3°C by day, close to Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (21.2°C) and below Canadian towns (25.5°C). Most of the snow comes in January, about 95 cm. For the wettest month, look to December: 161 mm on average.

54% of adults around Bay Bulls rate their health very good or excellent

On average 19% of adults live with arthritis, diabetes or high blood pressure, lower than Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (22%) yet higher than Canadian towns (17%). At 13%, the share of adults who smoke sits under the 15% for Newfoundland and Labrador. People in the region live to 80.2 on average: 82.1 for women and 78.2 for men in 2022/2024. Closer to home, a hospital is 24 km from the average resident of Bay Bulls, further than the usual 3.7 km. Figures for health survey and life expectancy are published for the Eastern Urban Zone as a whole, not for Bay Bulls alone.

Trips to work from Bay Bulls take longer than from Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns or Canadian towns: 28 min on average

By car: that was how 91% of commuters travelled at the census.

In Bay Bulls, just 8% of households give 30% or more of their income to shelter; the typical Canadian town has 18%

The rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom numbers here cover the St. John's metro area

Owners make up 88% of households. Rent took 16% of household income, lower than both Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (20%).

A town of families: 19% of people in Bay Bulls are under 15, more than in Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns and across Canadian towns

18% of residents are 65 or over, lower than Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (26%) and near Canadian towns (19%). Visible minorities make up 1.6% of the population, above Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (1.2%) but below Canadian towns (15%).

What November brings in Bay Bulls: 1°C at night, 7°C by day

About 22 cm of snow falls in a normal November. Into December, the normals move to 3°C and −4°C. November normally sees 138 mm of precipitation. Across the year, normals run from −8°C nights in February to 21°C afternoons in July.

Avalon, which takes in Bay Bulls, is held by Paul Connors (Liberal Party of Canada)

4 of the 7 MPs from Newfoundland and Labrador belong to the Liberal Party of Canada.

Bay Bulls has no public library of its own; the nearest is Ross King Memorial Public Library, 21 km away

The next is Michael Donovan Public Library (St.

5 beaches lie within 5 km of Bay Bulls

National parks are all over 100 km off. One named trail is close: the East Coast Trail. 13 km from town is La Manche Provincial Park, the nearest provincial park. The largest named area nearby is Witless Bay Ecological Reserve, 3,100 ha, 1.2 km away.

Bay Bulls: 1 historic place on Canada’s heritage registers

15% of its homes were built before 1961, below Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike.