FlatrockNewfoundland and Labrador

For hazard risk, Flatrock gets an A+

Radon is lower than usual: 4% of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town. Earthquakes matter little: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.009 a year per $1,000 of value, against $0.030 for the typical town. The national flood inventory has no study for Flatrock.

Renting in Flatrock costs 14% of household income, less than in Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns and across Canadian towns

Measured across the St. John's metro area: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom

6% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, lower than both Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (18%). Home ownership covers 92% of households.

For the force that serves Flatrock, the Crime Severity Index is 108, above Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns and Canadian towns

These figures come from the closest detachment: none reports for Flatrock itself · Area-wide: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, counted over the Harbour Grace detachment area

Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 53.1 per 1,000 residents a year where it is policed. Violent incidents in its police area came to 20.3 per 1,000 residents a year, higher than both Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (16.7) and Canadian towns (12).

Winters are mild in Flatrock: January nights hold at −7.8°C, above Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns and Canadian towns

A normal July day peaks at 20.9°C, near Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (21.2°C) and lower than Canadian towns (25.5°C). Gardeners get 142 frost-free days, from 28 May to 18 October. Also worth knowing: most of the snow comes in January, about 95 cm. The most precipitation falls in December: 174 mm in a normal year.

Trips to work from Flatrock take longer than from Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns or Canadian towns: 28 min on average

54% of adults around Flatrock rate their health very good or excellent

Life expectancy in the region is 80.2 years (82.1 for women, 78.2 for men, 2022/2024). At 13%, the share of adults who smoke sits under the 15% for Newfoundland and Labrador. On average 19% of adults live with arthritis, diabetes or high blood pressure, below Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (22%) but above Canadian towns (17%). Closer to home, a hospital is 15 km from the average resident of Flatrock, further than the usual 3.7 km. Flatrock doesn’t get its own health survey and life expectancy figures; the ones here come from the Eastern Urban Zone.

Flatrock has fewer older residents than Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns or Canadian towns: 13% are 65 or over

0.8% of residents came to Canada as immigrants, lower than both Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (1.6%) and Canadian towns (6.4%). Under-15s account for 20% of the population.

Flatrock’s teenagers travel 13 km to the nearest high school

An elementary school stands 6.4 km from the centre, higher than both Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (3.5 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km).

What November brings in Flatrock: freezing at night, 7°C by day

Expect around 22 cm of snow in November. The month after, December, normally sees 2°C afternoons and −4°C nights. November normally sees 157 mm of precipitation. ECCC’s forecast for St. John's is on the Weather page, hour by hour.

Only 57% of electors voted in St. John's East in 2021, fewer than in 78% of Canada’s ridings

Statistics Canada lists Flatrock as a town.

No public library stands in Flatrock: the closest, Torbay Public Library, is 6.4 km away

After it comes Pouch Cove Public Library (Pouch Cove), 6.6 km away.

Flatrock has 18 beaches within 5 km

Count 3 protected areas within 10 km of town. Marine Drive Provincial Park is the closest provincial park, at 3.9 km. For walks, the East Coast Trail runs within 2 km. The protected share within 10 km is 1.3%, where a typical Canadian town has 2.3%.