Division No. 1, Subdivision YNewfoundland and Labrador

It is a town of 1,374 residents in Newfoundland and Labrador. The population grew 8% between 2016 and 2021.

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Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domain

Population

1,374

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

53.6

years · Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns: 49.4

Postsecondary

56%

of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%

Walk, cycle, transit

walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%

Is Division No. 1, Subdivision Y a good place to live?

Where it does best is hazard risk (A). It is strong on cost of living as well (B+). Residents’ health trails most towns (D−). The local economy is weaker than most (D).

With fewer than 2,500 residents, Division No. 1, Subdivision Y gets subject grades but no overall one among Canadian towns.

This town's rent is the 2021 census rent scaled to 2025 by its province's ratio of surveyed to census rents: no rental survey covers it, so its Cost Grade is less sure. Safety less sure: no police service names this town, so its crime figure is the nearest police detachment's, shared with a wider area. Crime here is counted against the people who live here, but many visitors or second-home owners add to it, so the rate per resident runs higher than residents' own risk. No School Grade: this province doesn't publish comparable results school by school. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread.

StrongestAHazard riskWeakestD⁻Health DJobs & income

What makes Division No. 1, Subdivision Y stand out

The 3 things Division No. 1, Subdivision Y does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Health

Behind 99%

of Canadian towns on health

Its health grade: D−.

Unemployment rate, Census 2021

Work

19% unemployment

The median of Canadian towns: 10%

45% of residents 15 and over were in work, May 2021.

Jobs & income

Behind 93%

of Canadian towns on jobs & income

Its jobs & income grade: D.

How Division No. 1, Subdivision Y grades

Each subject compares Division No. 1, Subdivision Y with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.

How grading works

With fewer than 2,500 residents, Division No. 1, Subdivision Y gets subject grades but no overall one among Canadian towns.

HealthIn the bottom fifth of the towns comparedD⁻Open →Jobs & incomeGraded on incomes, poverty and employmentDOpen →Hazard riskNatural hazards pose little risk hereAOpen →WalkabilityBehind most towns comparedCOpen →Cost of livingGraded on home prices against local incomesB⁺Open →SafetyNear typical for the towns comparedB⁻Open →

SchoolsWith no open results to compare (the province publishes no results school by school), there’s no schools grade in Newfoundland and Labrador.–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Division No. 1, Subdivision Y.

HealthHealth D⁻

Division No. 1, Subdivision Y scores below almost every Canadian town for health

Health survey and life expectancy for the Eastern Rural Zone

Homes here are 35 km from a hospital on average, above both Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (8.5 km) and Canadian towns (3.7 km). Smoking is commoner than in the province: 17% of adults, against 15% for Newfoundland and Labrador. Life expectancy in the region is 78.6 years (80.8 for women, 76.4 for men, 2022/2024). Across the region, 44% of adults say their health is very good or excellent; Newfoundland and Labrador as a whole reaches 52%.

44%very good or excellent healthD⁻Health Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Division No. 1, Subdivision Y44%

Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns50%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Division No. 1, Subdivision Y	Newfoundland and Labrador	Canada
Chronic conditions (average share)	24%	22%	17%
Very good or excellent health	44%	50%	52%
Smokers	17%	15%	12%
Life expectancy at birth	78.6	78.6	81.5

78.6

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

35 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

17%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

7.9 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageDivision No. 1, Subdivision Y’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey44% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care35 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 7.9 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 80.8, men 76.4 Conditions and habits24% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities

Work & commuteJobs & income D

Commuters in Division No. 1, Subdivision Y travel further than in Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns or Canadian towns, 34 min on average

88% of commuters drove, below Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (92%) and close to Canadian towns (89%).

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van88%

Walk5%

Census 2021	Division No. 1, Subdivision Y	Newfoundland and Labrador	Canada
Average trip	34 min	19 min	26 min
Car or van	88%	92%	89%

$69,500

median household income, 2020

10%

worked from home, May 2021

of commuters work inside the municipality

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Unemployment19% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work5% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to135 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Whitbourne

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · The 2021 census was taken in May 2021, during COVID-19 restrictions: more people than usual worked from home or were off work.

Natural hazardsHazard risk A

Few places are as safe from hazards as Division No. 1, Subdivision Y: it beats 89% of Canadian towns

The radon tests numbers here cover the Eastern Regional Integrated Health Authority

Burn scars are few around Division No. 1, Subdivision Y, with 0.2% of the land within 25 km touched by fire since 1986 (0.004% a year). Fewer homes than usual carry radon here, 4% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%.

Lowwildfire bandAHazard risk Grade

Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³

Division No. 1, Subdivision Y4%

Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns4%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Division No. 1, Subdivision Y	Newfoundland and Labrador	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	4%	4%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.014	$0.011	$0.030

Low

wildfire band

1.9 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

Full pageDivision No. 1, Subdivision Y’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

WildfireLow wildfire band · 0.2% of the land within 25 km burned since 1986 FloodNo flood study on record Earthquakes$0.014 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon4% of tests above the guideline Be readyAlerts, FireSmart and radon tests

NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory

Climate

Hardly any Canadian towns collect more precipitation than Division No. 1, Subdivision Y: 1,748 mm a year

Expect July highs of around 21.1°C in Division No. 1, Subdivision Y. A normal winter brings 321 cm of snow, lower than Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (363 cm) yet higher than Canadian towns (141 cm). The most precipitation falls in January: 192 mm in a normal year. Snow peaks in January: 91 cm in a normal year.

21.1°CJuly afternoons

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter1.1°C

Spring7.3°C

Summer19.7°C

Autumn12.4°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Division No. 1, Subdivision Y	Newfoundland and Labrador	Canada
Precipitation a year	1,748 mm	1,305 mm	883 mm
July afternoon high	21.1°C	21.2°C	25.5°C
Snowfall a year	321 cm	363 cm	141 cm
January night low	−8.7°C	−8.7°C	−13.5°C

321 cm

of snow a year

176

days with frost a year

182

days with precipitation a year

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Rain and snow1,748 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm The yearJuly highs 21.1°C, January lows −8.7°C Snow321 cm of snow a year Weather station8.9 km to the station · Whitbourne

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Whitbourne)

HousingCost of living B⁺

Most households in Division No. 1, Subdivision Y own their home: 90%, more than in Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns or across Canadian towns

A year’s rent came to 15% of the median household income, below Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (20%) alike. 8% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, below Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike.

$250,000median home value, 2021B⁺Cost of living Grade

What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census

Division No. 1, Subdivision Y$250,000

Newfoundland and Labrador$215,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Division No. 1, Subdivision Y	Newfoundland and Labrador	Canada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	8%	15%	18%
Households owning their home	90%	78%	74%
Rent as a share of income	15%	17%	20%
Median home value, 2021	$250,000	$215,000	$406,000

$800

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$372

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

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Owners and renters90% own their home Cost of living3.5 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $250,000, against the median household income Renting$800 a month · The median rent at the 2021 census

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · The 2021 census asked owners what their home was worth; those values, and 2020 incomes, are what this compares.

Who lives here

Older residents shape Division No. 1, Subdivision Y: 29% are 65 or over, above Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns and Canadian towns

Under-15s account for 14% of the population. 2.9% of residents have an Indigenous identity, below Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (3.7%) and close to Canadian towns (2.8%).

53.6median age

Division No. 1, Subdivision YNewfoundland and LabradorCanada

Newfoundland and LabradorCanada

Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021

29%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree20%

Postsecondary qualification56%

Women and men · all residents

50.0% of Division No. 1, Subdivision Y’s residents are women

Census 2021 put women at 605 and men at 605; women are 50.9% of Canada.

Who lives in Division No. 1, Subdivision Y
	Division No. 1, Subdivision Y	Newfoundland and Labrador	Canada
Under 15	14%	13%	16%
15 to 64	57%	61%	64%
65+	29%	26%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	20%	21%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	56%	53%	56%

Full pageDivision No. 1, Subdivision Y’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Ages53.6 median age · 29% are 65 or over Households535 households · 2.3 people per household Immigrants0% belong to a visible minority English and French4% speak both · 0% speak French but not English

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Newfoundland and Labrador and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+

Schools

No high school in or near Division No. 1, Subdivision Y: the closest is 59 km off

An elementary school stands 9.1 km from the centre, above Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (3.5 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km) alike.

1school within 3 km

School	Level	Students	System
Woodland ElementaryNearest elementary school, 3 kmElementary	Elementary	–	English public

Schools within 3 km	Division No. 1, Subdivision Y	Newfoundland and Labrador	Canada
Nearest secondary school	59 km	25 km	1.2 km
Nearest elementary school	9.1 km	3.5 km	0.5 km

59 km

to the nearest secondary school

9.1 km

to the nearest elementary school

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Every school1 elementary school Language0 of 1 teach in French · 2% of schools in Newfoundland and Labrador Questions“What schools are there in Division No. 1, Subdivision Y?”

Statistics Canada’s Open Database of Educational Facilities · In Newfoundland and Labrador, no schools grade. The province publishes no results school by school.

Weather

In Division No. 1, Subdivision Y, November normally means 7°C afternoons and −1°C nights

Snowfall in a normal November: 13 cm. A normal December brings highs of 3°C, lows of −5°C. Expect about 171 mm of rain and snow over November. The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Bay Roberts.

7°Ca normal November afternoon

Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

November7°C

December3°C

January0°C

February0°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	1°C	−8°C	529 mm
Spring	7°C	−2°C	376 mm
Summer	20°C	9°C	347 mm
Autumn	12°C	4°C	497 mm

−1°C

a normal November night

171 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

Full pageDivision No. 1, Subdivision Y’s weather pageOpen the full Weather page

Next 24 hoursTemperature and chance of rain, hour by hour The week aheadECCC’s days ahead, beside the normals The yearWarmest August, coldest February

ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Whitbourne); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Terra Nova—The Peninsulas, which takes in Division No. 1, Subdivision Y, is held by Jonathan Rowe (Conservative Party of Canada)

In the census’s list of municipalities, Division No.

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Who runs itSubdivision Of Unorganized

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade C⁺

Division No. 1, Subdivision Y has no public library of its own; the nearest is Whitbourne Public Library, 9.4 km away

The next is Bay Roberts Public Library (Bay Roberts), 25 km away.

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Places to belong0 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

SafetySafety B⁻

Violent crime weighs less where Division No. 1, Subdivision Y is policed than in Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 55

A best guess: the nearest detachment’s figures, since none is filed under Division No. 1, Subdivision Y

Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 61 over 2023–25, lower than both Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (81) and Canadian towns (67). Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 21.5 per 1,000 residents a year where it is policed. For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 11.7 violent incidents are reported each year.

61Crime Severity Index

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202353

202478

202552

2023–2025	Division No. 1, Subdivision Y	Newfoundland and Labrador	Canada
Property crime per 1,000	21.5	34.8	31.2
Violent Crime Severity Index	55	82	86
Crime Severity Index	61	81	67
Violent crime	11.7	16.7	12

non-violent Crime Severity Index

21%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

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Safety61 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Division No. 1, Subdivision Y’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Division No. 1, Subdivision Y safe?”

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Area behind the Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 figures: the Whitbourne detachment area

Outdoors

Division No. 1, Subdivision Y is 6.7 km from Fitzgerald's Pond Provincial Park

The largest named area nearby is Whitbourne Municipal PA, 430 ha, 2.8 km away. Protected areas cover 0.5% of the land within 10 km; for the typical Canadian town it is 2.3%. The closest of Canada’s national parks is Terra Nova National Park, at 99 km. 2 protected areas lie within 10 km.

0.5%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Division No. 1, Subdivision Y0.5%

Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns0.4%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Division No. 1, Subdivision Y	Newfoundland and Labrador	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	0.5%	0.4%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	2	1	4

99 km

to Terra Nova National Park

6.7 km

to Fitzgerald's Pond Provincial Park

beaches within 5 km

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Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas2 protected areas within 10 km · Whitbourne Municipal PA National & provincial parks99 km to a national park · Terra Nova National Park

Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches

Nearby attractions

Fort Plaisance and 2 more within 40 km

Nothing to visit is mapped within 5 km of Division No. 1, Subdivision Y; these are the best known within 40 km.

All attractions →

FortFort Plaisance40 km southeast

MuseumHawthorne Cottage28 km northeast

MuseumFormer Carbonear Railway Station (Newfoundland Railway)38 km north

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (3)

Fort Plaisance: Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Hawthorne Cottage: Lukester878, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Former Carbonear Railway Station (Newfoundland Railway): Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Division No. 1, Subdivision Y

15pages on Division No. 1, Subdivision Y

The big questions

SafetyB⁻Crime Severity Index 61 Housing & costB⁺Homes 3.5 × income Property pricesSchoolsOne school within 3 km HealthD⁻Life expectancy 78.6 in its region Work & commuteD45% of adults in work Natural hazardsAWildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors0.5% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 21°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 53.6 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Division No. 1, Subdivision Y’s neighbours

The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada

WhitbourneDivision No. 1, Subdivision EDivision No. 1, Subdivision MDivision No. 1, Subdivision Y

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Division No. 1, Subdivision Y	1,374	—	—	B⁺	B⁻	D⁻
Whitbourne	1,126	9.2	—	A	B⁻	D⁻
Division No. 1, Subdivision E	2,978	14	D⁻	C⁺	C⁺	D⁻
Division No. 1, Subdivision M	1,270	18	—	—	C⁺	D⁻

People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.

Questions about Division No. 1, Subdivision Y

Is Division No. 1, Subdivision Y growing?

It added people: 1,118 in 2016, 1,211 in 2021, 8.3% more, where the middle of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. Statistics Canada’s 2025 estimate is 1,374.

Who are the people of Division No. 1, Subdivision Y?

At the 2021 census, 0% were immigrants and 0% belonged to a visible minority (Canadian towns’ median: 15%). 3% identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit.

What kind of homes are in Division No. 1, Subdivision Y?

Mostly 96% single-detached houses (the median of Canadian towns: 64%), with 0% of homes in buildings of five or more storeys. Households hold 2.3 people on average, and 22% have just one.

Is Division No. 1, Subdivision Y a young town or an old one?

Its median age is 53.6, where Canadian towns sit at 45.2. Under-15s are 14% of residents; over-65s, 29%.

About Division No. 1, Subdivision Y

Town in Newfoundland and Labrador

For Division No. 1, Subdivision Y, TownRatings uses Statistics Canada’s census-subdivision boundary in Newfoundland and Labrador, and every figure on its pages covers that whole area.

Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.

Population: 1,374 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Newfoundland and Labrador
Census division: Division No. 1
Census subdivision: 1001293

Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155) and 2021 census boundaries · Uniform Crime Reporting Survey 2023–25 (35-10-0026, 35-10-0183 to 35-10-0190) · CMHC rents as published by Statistics Canada (34-10-0133) · grades by TownRatings. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.

Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).