Bishop's FallsNewfoundland and Labrador

Bishop's Falls gets a D for hazard risk

Measured across the Central Regional Integrated Health Authority: radon tests

With 0.28% of the land around it burning each year, Bishop's Falls sits in the high wildfire band (11% within 25 km since 1986). Radon around Bishop's Falls is ordinary for Canada: 5% of tested homes over the guideline (6.6% typical). Department of Environment and Climate Change has mapped the flood hazard here: one study on the national inventory. Shaking is less of a worry than in most places, at $0.010 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical).

A smaller share of people aged 15 to 64 are in work in Bishop's Falls than in 96% of Canadian towns

Commutes averaged 20 min, above Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (19 min) but below Canadian towns (26 min).

The region around Bishop's Falls carries more chronic illness than the typical Canadian town: 22% to 17%

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

Adults who call their own health very good or excellent: 54%, above both Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (50%) and Canadian towns (52%). Statistics Canada puts the region’s life expectancy at 79.0, women 80.5 and men 77.4 (2022/2024). Measured from where Bishop's Falls’ residents live, the nearest hospital is 15 km away, beyond the typical 3.7 km.

The police who cover Bishop's Falls record more serious crime than Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns or Canadian towns: a Crime Severity Index of 92

These figures come from the closest detachment: none reports for Bishop's Falls itself · Area-wide: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, counted over the Grand Falls-Windsor detachment area

Violent incidents in its police area came to 16.4 per 1,000 residents a year, near Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (16.7) and higher than Canadian towns (12). Across its police area, there are 40.2 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year.

July highs in Bishop's Falls: 24.1°C, against 21.2°C in Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns and 25.5°C in Canadian towns

In January, overnight lows in Bishop's Falls settle at −13.9°C. Snow totals 443 cm over the year, above Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (363 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm) alike. December is the wettest month, with 121 mm of rain and snow on average. January is the snowiest month, with 97 cm on average.

One school serves Bishop's Falls: Leo Burke Academy

Young children have 14 km to the nearest elementary school, higher than both Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (3.5 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km). Secondary school means a trip of 2.6 km at the nearest, lower than Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (25 km) yet higher than Canadian towns (1.2 km).

Home values sit low against pay in Bishop's Falls: 3 times household income, where the typical Canadian town is at 4.7

The median home value was $176,000, lower than both Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns ($215,000) and Canadian towns ($406,000). The owner-occupied share of households is 76%.

Children make up only 11% of Bishop's Falls, fewer than in Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns and across Canadian towns

28% of residents are 65 or over, above Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (26%) and Canadian towns (19%) alike. Immigrants make up 0.8% of residents, below both Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (1.6%) and Canadian towns (6.4%).

Bishop's Falls in November: highs near 6°C, lows near −3°C

Snow is normal by November, about 30 cm over the month. Into December, the normals move to 1°C and −8°C. A normal November brings 110 mm of rain and snow. Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Grand Falls-Windsor forecast, on the Weather page.

Bishop's Falls’ MP is Clifford Small (Conservative Party of Canada), for Central Newfoundland

In the census’s list of municipalities, Bishop's Falls is a town.

Bishop's Falls Public Library is Bishop's Falls’s public library

The library is 0.6 km from the centre of Bishop's Falls.

Bishop's Falls has no protected land within 10 km

24 km from town is Notre Dame Provincial Park, the nearest provincial park. There is no national park within 100 km of the town. OpenStreetMap shows one beach within 5 km, without a name.