Clarke's BeachNewfoundland and Labrador

For health, Clarke's Beach gets a D−

Area-wide: health survey and life expectancy, counted over the Eastern Rural Zone

Lives in the region last 78.6 years on average (2022/2024): 80.8 for women, 76.4 for men. Smoking is commoner than in the province: 17% of adults, against 15% for Newfoundland and Labrador. Arthritis, diabetes and high blood pressure affect nearly a quarter of the region’s adults on average, above Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (17%) alike. Across the region, 44% of adults say their health is very good or excellent; Newfoundland and Labrador as a whole reaches 52%.

Hazard risk in Clarke's Beach is lower than in 94% of Canadian towns

Measured across the Eastern Regional Integrated Health Authority: radon tests

Fewer homes than usual carry radon here, 4% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%. Burn scars are few around Clarke's Beach, with 0.2% of the land within 25 km touched by fire since 1986 (0.006% a year). No flood study for Clarke's Beach is on the national inventory.

Clarke's Beach’s household incomes are lower than in 88% of Canadian towns

The average trip to work took 24 min, higher than Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (19 min) yet lower than Canadian towns (26 min).

Between the home and the car, Clarke's Beach’s households spend 36% of income, above the 29% of the typical Canadian town

A fifth of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, above both Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (18%). Owners make up 77% of households.

Clarke's Beach sits near the top of Canadian towns for rain and snow, with 1,748 mm a year

Expect January lows of around −8.7°C in Clarke's Beach. A normal July day peaks at 21.1°C, about level with Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (21.2°C) and below Canadian towns (25.5°C). January is the wettest month, with 192 mm of rain and snow on average. Most of the snow comes in January, about 91 cm.

For safety, Clarke's Beach gets a C+

These figures come from the closest detachment: none reports for Clarke's Beach itself · Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 for the Bay Roberts detachment area

The violent index for its police area came to 64, lower than both Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (82) and Canadian towns (86). Violence across its police area runs at 13.6 per 1,000 residents a year.

No high school in or near Clarke's Beach: the closest is 39 km off

The closest elementary school is 8.4 km away, above Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (3.5 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km) alike.

Clarke's Beach skews older, with 30% of residents 65 or over, more than in both Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns and Canadian towns

12% are under 15, below Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (16%) alike. First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 4.5% of residents, above Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (3.7%) and Canadian towns (2.8%) alike.

A normal November in Clarke's Beach runs from −1°C to 7°C

Next comes December, with normal highs of 3°C and lows of −5°C. Expect around 13 cm of snow in November. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 171 mm. The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Bay Roberts.

Avalon, which takes in Clarke's Beach, is held by Paul Connors (Liberal Party of Canada)

For local government, Clarke's Beach is a town.

No public library stands in Clarke's Beach: the closest, Brigus Public Library, is 8.2 km away

The next is Bay Roberts Public Library (Bay Roberts), 9 km away.

7 beaches lie within 5 km of Clarke's Beach

Within 100 km there is no national park. The closest provincial park is Butter Pot Provincial Park, 20 km from the edge of town.