Division No. 4, Subdivision ANewfoundland and Labrador

Between 2016 and 2021, its population shrank by 12%. With 1,625 residents, it is a town in Newfoundland and Labrador.

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

Population

1,625

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

59.2

years · Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns: 49.4

Postsecondary

43%

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. 4, Subdivision A a good place to live?

Homes are affordable (A−). Its weakest is jobs & income (D−). It also trails on health (D). Walkability is weaker too (D).

With fewer than 2,500 residents, Division No. 4, Subdivision A 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. 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.

StrongestA⁻Cost of livingWeakestD⁻Jobs & income DHealth

What makes Division No. 4, Subdivision A stand out

The 3 things Division No. 4, Subdivision A does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Immigrants

Who lives here

1% are immigrants

Canadian towns centre on 6%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Unemployment rate, Census 2021

Work

29% unemployment

Of the labour force, against 10% for the median of Canadian towns

33% of residents 15 and over were in work, May 2021.

Walk, cycle or transit to work

Getting around

2% walk, cycle or take transit

Next to 8%, the median among Canadian towns

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

How Division No. 4, Subdivision A grades

Each subject compares Division No. 4, Subdivision A 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. 4, Subdivision A gets subject grades but no overall one among Canadian towns.

Jobs & incomeIncomes and work are among the weakest comparedD⁻Open →HealthNear the bottom of the towns comparedDOpen →WalkabilityBased on walking, cycling and transit to everyday placesDOpen →Cost of livingHomes are very affordable for local incomesA⁻Open →Hazard riskBetter than most of the towns comparedB⁺Open →SafetyGraded on crime per residentB⁻Open →

SchoolsBecause the province publishes no results school by school, towns in Newfoundland and Labrador aren’t graded on schools.–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Division No. 4, Subdivision A.

Work & commuteJobs & income D⁻

Division No. 4, Subdivision A has lower household incomes than 94% of Canadian towns

The average trip to work takes 26 min.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van92%

Public transit2%

Census 2021	Division No. 4, Subdivision A	Newfoundland and Labrador	Canada
Average trip	26 min	19 min	26 min

$55,200

median household income, 2020

worked from home, May 2021

49%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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Unemployment29% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work2% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to110 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Channel-Port aux Basques

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Counted in May 2021, under pandemic rules: fewer commutes and more people between jobs than in a normal year.

HealthHealth D

On health, Division No. 4, Subdivision A falls short of 93% of Canadian towns

A child born in the region can expect 78.5 years, near Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (78.6) and lower than Canadian towns (81.5). The survey puts the region’s share in very good or excellent health at 47%, behind the 52% for Newfoundland and Labrador. The town’s own part is the trip to care: residents of Division No. 4, Subdivision A live 30 km from a hospital on average, and 63% of them more than 30 km. Nobody publishes health survey and life expectancy for Division No. 4, Subdivision A alone, so this card uses the figure for the Western Zone.

47%very good or excellent healthDHealth Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Division No. 4, Subdivision A47%

Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns50%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Division No. 4, Subdivision A	Newfoundland and Labrador	Canada
Very good or excellent health	47%	50%	52%
Chronic conditions (average share)	20%	22%	17%
Life expectancy at birth	78.5	78.6	81.5
Smokers	15%	15%	12%

78.5

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

30 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

15%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

30 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageDivision No. 4, Subdivision A’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey47% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting careA pharmacy 30 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 81.1, men 76.0 Conditions and habits20% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

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

Climate

Division No. 4, Subdivision A has cooler summers than Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns or Canadian towns: July highs of 17.6°C

Frost comes on 154 days a year, below Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (171) and close to Canadian towns (159). On a January night, the temperature in Division No. 4, Subdivision A falls to about −7.6°C. Most of the snow comes in January, about 107 cm. Rain and snow peak in September, at 131 mm.

17.6°CJuly afternoons

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−0.6°C

Spring4.5°C

Summer16.8°C

Autumn10.9°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Division No. 4, Subdivision A	Newfoundland and Labrador	Canada
July afternoon high	17.6°C	21.2°C	25.5°C
Snowfall a year	386 cm	363 cm	141 cm
Precipitation a year	1,316 mm	1,305 mm	883 mm
January night low	−7.6°C	−8.7°C	−13.5°C

386 cm

of snow a year

154

days with frost a year

174

days with precipitation a year

Full pageDivision No. 4, Subdivision A’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 17.6°C, January lows −7.6°C Rain and snow1,316 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow386 cm of snow a year Weather station27 km to the station · Port Aux Basques

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Port Aux Basques)

HousingCost of living A⁻

More households own their home in Division No. 4, Subdivision A than in Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns or across Canadian towns: 94%

Owners put the median home at $150,000, below Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns ($215,000) and Canadian towns ($406,000) alike. Shelter took 30% or more of income for 5% of households, below both Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (18%).

$150,000median home value, 2021A⁻Cost of living Grade

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

Division No. 4, Subdivision A$150,000

Newfoundland and Labrador$215,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Division No. 4, Subdivision A	Newfoundland and Labrador	Canada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	5%	15%	18%
Households owning their home	94%	78%	74%
Rent as a share of income	15%	17%	20%
Median home value, 2021	$150,000	$215,000	$406,000

$640

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$302

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

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Owners and renters94% own their home Cost of living2.7 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $150,000, against the median household income Renting$640 a month · The median rent at the 2021 census

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Values come from owners at the 2021 census and incomes from 2020, so they predate the later rise in rates.

Natural hazardsHazard risk B⁺

Division No. 4, Subdivision A’s hazards at a glance: a low wildfire record and 10% of area homes over the radon guideline

Seismic risk runs low: $0.009 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. Little of the land around Division No. 4, Subdivision A has burned: 0.2% within 25 km since 1986, or 0.004% a year. Figures for radon tests are published for the Western Regional Integrated Health Authority as a whole, not for Division No. 4, Subdivision A alone.

Lowwildfire bandB⁺Hazard risk Grade

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

Division No. 4, Subdivision A10%

Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns4%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Division No. 4, Subdivision A	Newfoundland and Labrador	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	10%	4%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.009	$0.011	$0.030

Low

wildfire band

4.4 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

Full pageDivision No. 4, Subdivision A’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

Radon10% of tests above the guideline WildfireLow wildfire band · 0.2% of the land within 25 km burned since 1986 FloodNo flood study on record Earthquakes$0.009 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Be readyAlerts, FireSmart and radon tests

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

Who lives here

Older residents shape Division No. 4, Subdivision A: 36% are 65 or over, above Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns and Canadian towns

Under 15: 8.8% of residents. 5% of residents have an Indigenous identity, higher than both Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (3.7%) and Canadian towns (2.8%).

59.2median age

Division No. 4, Subdivision ANewfoundland and LabradorCanada

Newfoundland and LabradorCanada

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

36%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree23%

Postsecondary qualification43%

Women and men · all residents

49.0% of Division No. 4, Subdivision A’s residents are women

Women numbered 750 and men 780 in 2021, next to a 50.9% share of women for Canada.

Who lives in Division No. 4, Subdivision A
	Division No. 4, Subdivision A	Newfoundland and Labrador	Canada
Under 15	8.8%	13%	16%
15 to 64	55%	61%	64%
65+	36%	26%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	23%	21%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	43%	53%	56%

Full pageDivision No. 4, Subdivision A’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Ages59.2 median age · 36% are 65 or over Households750 households · 2 people per household Immigrants1% are immigrants · 0% belong to a visible minority English and French2% speak both · 0% speak French but not English

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

Weather

What November brings in Division No. 4, Subdivision A: 1°C at night, 6°C by day

For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Wreckhouse forecast. A normal November brings 119 mm of rain and snow. Then December: 2°C by day, −3°C at night. A typical November adds 24 cm of snow.

6°Ca normal November afternoon

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

November6°C

December2°C

January−2°C

February−2°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−1°C	−7°C	345 mm
Spring	4°C	−2°C	266 mm
Summer	17°C	10°C	325 mm
Autumn	11°C	5°C	380 mm

1°C

a normal November night

119 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

Full pageDivision No. 4, Subdivision A’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 (Port Aux Basques); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Carol Anstey (Conservative Party of Canada) represents Division No. 4, Subdivision A in Ottawa as MP for Long Range Mountains

Across Newfoundland and Labrador, 4 of the 7 MPs sit with the Liberal Party of Canada.

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Who runs itSubdivision Of Unorganized

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade C

Division No. 4, Subdivision A has one public library, Codroy Valley Public Library

It stands 5.8 km from the centre of Division No.

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The libraries1 Libraries Places to belong0 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

SafetySafety B⁻

Division No. 4, Subdivision A’s grade for safety: a B−

No police detachment reports under Division No. 4, Subdivision A’s name, so these are the nearest detachment’s figures, not the town’s own · Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 for the Channel-Port aux Basques detachment area

For violence alone, its police area’s index was 63, lower than both Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (82) and Canadian towns (86). The force’s area logs 23.8 thefts, break-ins and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year. Violent crime in the area its police cover: 15 per 1,000 people a year.

67Crime Severity Index

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202360

202474

202566

2023–2025	Division No. 4, Subdivision A	Newfoundland and Labrador	Canada
Property crime per 1,000	23.8	34.8	31.2
Violent Crime Severity Index	63	82	86
Crime Severity Index	67	81	67
Violent crime	15	16.7	12

non-violent Crime Severity Index

28%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

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Safety67 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Division No. 4, Subdivision A’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Division No. 4, Subdivision A safe?”

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average

Outdoors

A national route near Division No. 4, Subdivision A: the International Appalachian Trail (Newfoundland)

CPCAD lists 11 protected areas within 10 km. OpenStreetMap shows 43 unnamed beaches within 5 km. Within 100 km there is no national park.

0.2%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Division No. 4, Subdivision A0.2%

Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns0.4%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Division No. 4, Subdivision A	Newfoundland and Labrador	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	0.2%	0.4%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	3	1	4

At the edge

to Grand Codroy Provincial Park

beaches within 5 km

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Footpaths & routes1 named route · International Appalachian Trail (Newfoundland)Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas11 protected areas within 10 km · J. T. Cheeseman Provincial Park National & provincial parksAt the edge to a provincial park · Grand Codroy Provincial Park

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Division No. 4, Subdivision A

15pages on Division No. 4, Subdivision A

The big questions

SafetyB⁻Crime Severity Index 67 Housing & costA⁻Homes 2.7 × income Property pricesSchoolsHealthDLife expectancy 78.5 in its region Work & commuteD⁻33% of adults in work Natural hazardsB⁺Wildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors0.2% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 18°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 59.2 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Questions about Division No. 4, Subdivision A

Is Division No. 4, Subdivision A growing?

No: the census counted 1,743 in 2016 and 1,530 in 2021, 12.2% fewer, against growth of 4.1% for the median of Canadian towns. The 2025 estimate is 1,625.

What kind of homes are in Division No. 4, Subdivision A?

Single-detached houses make up 96% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 0% are in high-rise apartments. 31% of households are one person, and the average is 2.

Is Division No. 4, Subdivision A a young town or an old one?

59.2 is the median age, 45.2 the median among Canadian towns; 36% of residents are 65 or over and 9% under 15.

About Division No. 4, Subdivision A

Town in Newfoundland and Labrador

For Division No. 4, Subdivision A, 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: 1,625 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Newfoundland and Labrador
Census division: Division No. 4
Census subdivision: 1004001

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).