Division No. 8, Subdivision HNewfoundland and Labrador

With 1,798 residents, it is a town in Newfoundland and Labrador. It is part of Division No. 8, a census division.

Population

1,798

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

years · Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns: 49.4

Postsecondary

24%

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. 8, Subdivision H a good place to live?

Homes are affordable (A+). Jobs & income is its weak spot (D−). Health is a weak point (C−). Hazard risk is lower than in most Canadian towns (A).

Division No. 8, Subdivision H has subject grades but no overall grade: Canadian towns get one from 2,500 residents.

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 living AHazard riskWeakestD⁻Jobs & income C⁻Health

How Division No. 8, Subdivision H grades

Each subject compares Division No. 8, Subdivision H 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

Division No. 8, Subdivision H has subject grades but no overall grade: Canadian towns get one from 2,500 residents.

Jobs & incomeGraded on incomes, poverty and employmentD⁻Open →Cost of livingHomes are very affordable for local incomesA⁺Open →Hazard riskIn the top fifth of the towns comparedAOpen →HealthGraded on how healthy residents areC⁻Open →SafetyMore crime than in most townsC⁺Open →WalkabilityClose to the middle of 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 →

What makes Division No. 8, Subdivision H stand out

The 3 things Division No. 8, Subdivision H does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Unemployment rate, Census 2021

Work

39% unemployment

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

26% of residents 15 and over were in work, May 2021.

Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree

Education

24% have a postsecondary qualification

Canadian towns centre on 56%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

2 times household income

Against 4.7 for the median of Canadian towns

Median owner’s estimate $100,000, Census 2021; income for 2020.

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Division No. 8, Subdivision H.

Work & commuteJobs & income D⁻

Trips to work from Division No. 8, Subdivision H take longer than from Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns or Canadian towns: 30 min on average

5%walk, cycle or take transit

The car carried 91% of commuters at the census.

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van91%

Public transit3%

Walk3%

Census 2021	Division No. 8, Subdivision H	Newfoundland and Labrador	Canada
Average trip	30 min	19 min	26 min
Car or van	91%	92%	89%

$49,200

median household income, 2020

worked from home, May 2021

22%

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pageDivision No. 8, Subdivision H’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

Unemployment39% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work5% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to60 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Twillingate

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.

HousingCost of living A⁺

More households own their home in Division No. 8, Subdivision H than in Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns or across Canadian towns: 91%

$100,000median home value, 2021A⁺Cost of living Grade

Shelter took 30% or more of income for 5% of households, lower than both Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (18%). Rent took 14% of household income, lower than both Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (20%).

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

Division No. 8, Subdivision H$100,000

Newfoundland and Labrador$215,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Division No. 8, Subdivision H	Newfoundland and Labrador	Canada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	5%	15%	18%
Households owning their home	91%	78%	74%
Rent as a share of income	14%	17%	20%

$500

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$292

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

Full pageDivision No. 8, Subdivision H’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Owners and renters91% own their home Cost of living2 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $100,000, against the median household income Renting$500 a month · The median rent at the 2021 census

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Home values are owners’ own estimates at the May 2021 census, and incomes are for 2020.

Natural hazardsHazard risk A

Hazard risk in Division No. 8, Subdivision H is lower than in 91% of Canadian towns

Lowwildfire bandAHazard risk Grade

Area-wide: radon tests, counted over the Central Regional Integrated Health Authority

Radon is about average around Division No. 8, Subdivision H: 5% of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town. Seismic risk runs low: $0.010 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030.

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

Division No. 8, Subdivision H5%

Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns4%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Division No. 8, Subdivision H	Newfoundland and Labrador	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	5%	4%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.010	$0.011	$0.030

Low

wildfire band

Full pageDivision No. 8, Subdivision H’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 FloodNo flood study on record Earthquakes$0.010 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon5% 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

Division No. 8, Subdivision H has cooler summers than Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns or Canadian towns: July highs of 19.9°C

19.9°CJuly afternoons

Expect January lows of around −7.7°C in Division No. 8, Subdivision H. Some 443 cm of snow falls in a typical year, above Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (363 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm) alike. January is the snowiest month, with 97 cm on average. December is the wettest month, with 121 mm of rain and snow on average.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−1.6°C

Spring4.0°C

Summer17.9°C

Autumn9.8°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Division No. 8, Subdivision H	Newfoundland and Labrador	Canada
Snowfall a year	443 cm	363 cm	141 cm
July afternoon high	19.9°C	21.2°C	25.5°C
January night low	−7.7°C	−8.7°C	−13.5°C
Precipitation a year	1,247 mm	1,305 mm	883 mm

443 cm

of snow a year

162

days with precipitation a year

Full pageDivision No. 8, Subdivision H’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 19.9°C, January lows −7.7°C Rain and snow1,247 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow443 cm of snow a year Weather station14 km to the station · Twillingate

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

HealthHealth C⁻

Division No. 8, Subdivision H’s grade for health: a C−

54%very good or excellent healthC⁻Health Grade

Arthritis, diabetes and high blood pressure affect 22% of the region’s adults on average, about level with Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (22%) and above Canadian towns (17%). Closer to home, a hospital is 12 km from the average resident of Division No. 8, Subdivision H, further than the usual 3.7 km. Adults here are more upbeat about their health than the province: 54% very good or excellent, against 52% in Newfoundland and Labrador. The region’s 2022/2024 life expectancy is 79.0, with women at 80.5 and men at 77.4. Figures for health survey and life expectancy are published for the Central Zone as a whole, not for Division No. 8, Subdivision H alone.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Division No. 8, Subdivision H54%

Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns50%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Division No. 8, Subdivision H	Newfoundland and Labrador	Canada
Chronic conditions (average share)	22%	22%	17%
Very good or excellent health	54%	50%	52%
Life expectancy at birth	79.0	78.6	81.5
Smokers	15%	15%	12%

79.0

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

12 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

15%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

8.0 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageDivision No. 8, Subdivision H’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey54% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care12 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 8.0 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 80.5, men 77.4 Conditions and habits22% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

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

SafetySafety C⁺

Division No. 8, Subdivision H’s grade for safety: a C+

78Crime Severity Index

These figures come from the closest detachment: none reports for Division No. 8, Subdivision H itself

Violent incidents in its police area came to 11.4 per 1,000 residents a year, below Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (16.7) and Canadian towns (12) alike. For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 25.1 property crimes are reported each year.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202359

202480

202596

2023–2025	Division No. 8, Subdivision H	Newfoundland and Labrador	Canada
Property crime per 1,000	25.1	34.8	31.2
Violent Crime Severity Index	64	82	86
Violent crime	11.4	16.7	12

non-violent Crime Severity Index

23%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageDivision No. 8, Subdivision H’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety78 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Division No. 8, Subdivision H’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Division No. 8, Subdivision H safe?”

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000: one figure for all of the Twillingate detachment area

Who lives here

An older town: 32% of people in Division No. 8, Subdivision H are 65 or over, more than in Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns or Canadian towns

56median age

10% of residents are children under 15. First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 1.1% of residents, below both Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (3.7%) and Canadian towns (2.8%).

Division No. 8, Subdivision HNewfoundland and LabradorCanada

Newfoundland and LabradorCanada

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

32%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree45%

Postsecondary qualification24%

Women and men · all residents

49.9% of Division No. 8, Subdivision H’s residents are women

890 women and 895 men at the 2021 census; across Canada, women are 50.9%.

Who lives in Division No. 8, Subdivision H
	Division No. 8, Subdivision H	Newfoundland and Labrador	Canada
Under 15	10%	13%	16%
15 to 64	58%	61%	64%
65+	32%	26%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	45%	21%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	24%	53%	56%

Full pageDivision No. 8, Subdivision H’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Ages56 median age · 32% are 65 or over Households825 households · 2.2 people per household Immigrants0% belong to a visible minority English and French1% speak both · 0% speak French but not English

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

Schools

Division No. 8, Subdivision H’s one school is New World Island Academy

1school within 3 km

Secondary school means a trip of 9.4 km at the nearest, lower than Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (25 km) yet higher than Canadian towns (1.2 km).

School	Level	Students	System
New World Island AcademyIn Division No. 8, Subdivision HAll grades	All grades	–	English public

Schools within 3 km	Division No. 8, Subdivision H	Newfoundland and Labrador	Canada
Nearest secondary school	9.4 km	25 km	1.2 km
Nearest elementary school	9.4 km	3.5 km	0.5 km

9.4 km

to the nearest secondary school

9.4 km

to the nearest elementary school

Full pageDivision No. 8, Subdivision H’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

Every school1 school for every grade Language0 of 1 teach in French · 2% of schools in Newfoundland and Labrador Questions“What schools are there in Division No. 8, Subdivision H?”

Statistics Canada’s Open Database of Educational Facilities · Schools grade in Newfoundland and Labrador: none (the province publishes no results school by school).

Weather

A normal November in Division No. 8, Subdivision H runs from freezing to 5°C

5°Ca normal November afternoon

Rain and snow over a typical November come to 110 mm. Then December: freezing by day, −4°C at night. A typical November adds 30 cm of snow. Across the year, normals run from −9°C nights in February to 20°C afternoons in July.

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

November5°C

December0°C

January−2°C

February−3°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−2°C	−7°C	316 mm
Spring	4°C	−2°C	291 mm
Summer	18°C	10°C	296 mm
Autumn	10°C	4°C	345 mm

0°C

a normal November night

110 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

Full pageDivision No. 8, Subdivision H’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 July, coldest February

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

Town hall

Division No. 8, Subdivision H sends Clifford Small (Conservative Party of Canada) to the Commons from Central Newfoundland

Of the 7 Commons seats from Newfoundland and Labrador, the Liberal Party of Canada holds 4.

Full pageDivision No. 8, Subdivision H’s town hall & politics pageOpen the full Town hall & politics page

Who runs itSubdivision Of Unorganized

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade B⁺

Summerford Public Library is Division No. 8, Subdivision H’s public library

It stands 10 km from the centre of Division No.

Full pageDivision No. 8, Subdivision H’s library & civic life pageOpen the full Library & civic life page

Places to belong0 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Outdoors

Dildo Run Provincial Park reaches the edge of Division No. 8, Subdivision H

0.2%of the land within 10 km protected

There is a beach within 5 km, unnamed on the map. The nearest national park is more than 100 km away. Out to 10 km from the town’s edge, 0.2% of the land is protected; 2.3% is typical for a Canadian town.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Division No. 8, Subdivision H0.2%

Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns0.4%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Division No. 8, Subdivision H	Newfoundland and Labrador	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	0.2%	0.4%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	1	1	4

At the edge

to Dildo Run Provincial Park

beach within 5 km

Full pageDivision No. 8, Subdivision H’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas1 protected area within 10 km · Dildo Run Provincial Park National & provincial parksAt the edge to a provincial park · Dildo Run Provincial Park

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

History

Division No. 8, Subdivision H: 1 historic place on Canada’s heritage registers

1historic place

23% of its homes were built before 1961, above Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike.

Historic places by designation · inside the town

Highest designations0

Other federal designations1

Provincial and local listings0

Among them

Lighttower 1894

1894

oldest construction date on the record

23%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Division No. 8, Subdivision H	Newfoundland and Labrador	Canada
Homes built before 1961	23%	17%	18%

Full pageDivision No. 8, Subdivision H’s history pageOpen the full History page

On the registersOne historic place inside the town Older homes23% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Division No. 8, Subdivision H have?”

Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Division No. 8, Subdivision H

15pages on Division No. 8, Subdivision H

The big questions

SafetyC⁺Crime Severity Index 78 Housing & costA⁺Homes 2 × income Property pricesSchoolsOne school within 3 km HealthC⁻Life expectancy 79 in its region Work & commuteD⁻26% of adults in work Natural hazardsAWildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors0.2% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 20°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 56 HistoryOne place on the heritage registers Town hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

Moreton's Harbour Museum and 3 more in and around Division No. 8, Subdivision H

Sights in Division No. 8, Subdivision H and close by, ordered by how widely each is known.

All attractions →

MuseumMuseumMoreton's Harbour Museumin town MuseumMuseumTwillingate Museum4.7 km outside town, to the northwest MuseumMuseumIsles Wooden Boat Museum4.8 km outside town, to the northwest

MuseumMuseumPrime Berth Fishing Museum600 m outside town, to the northwest

Famous people from around Division No. 8, Subdivision H

No notable person born in Division No. 8, Subdivision H is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.

How we find them →

Irene BridgerCanadian singer · born in Twillingate · born 1961

Derrick DalleyCanadian politician · born in Twillingate · born 1965

Ernest M. HowseCanadian minister · born in Twillingate · 1902–1993

Georgina StirlingCanadian opera singer · born in Twillingate · 1866–1935

Peter TroakeCanadian mariner · born in Twillingate · 1908–1997

About Division No. 8, Subdivision H

Town in Newfoundland and Labrador

Statistics Canada treats Division No. 8, Subdivision H as a single census subdivision in Newfoundland and Labrador, and TownRatings keeps to that line.

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

Population: 1,798 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Newfoundland and Labrador
Census division: Division No. 8
Census subdivision: 1008031

Division No. 8, Subdivision H’s neighbours

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

TwillingateDivision No. 8, Subdivision H

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Division No. 8, Subdivision H	1,798	—	—	A⁺	C⁺	C⁻
Twillingate	2,044	9.7	—	B	C⁺	C

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

Questions about Division No. 8, Subdivision H

What kind of homes are in Division No. 8, Subdivision H?

96% of homes are single-detached houses, against 64% for the median of Canadian towns, and 0% are in apartment buildings of five storeys or more. A household averages 2.2 people; 24% are one person living alone.

Who are the people of Division No. 8, Subdivision H?

At the 2021 census, 0% were immigrants and 0% belonged to a visible minority (Canadian towns’ median: 15%). 1% identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit.

Has Division No. 8, Subdivision H grown?

No: the census counted 1,900 in 2016 and 1,788 in 2021, 5.9% fewer, against growth of 4.1% for the median of Canadian towns. The 2025 estimate is 1,798.

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).