Spaniard's BayNewfoundland and Labrador

Commuters in Spaniard's Bay travel further than in Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns or Canadian towns, 28 min on average

91% of commuters drove, in line with Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (92%) and Canadian towns (89%).

Spaniard's Bay scores below 95% of Canadian towns for health

Health survey and life expectancy for the Eastern Rural Zone

Homes here are 12 km from a hospital on average, higher than both Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (8.5 km) and Canadian towns (3.7 km). Across the region, 44% of adults say their health is very good or excellent; Newfoundland and Labrador as a whole reaches 52%. The region has more smokers than Newfoundland and Labrador, 17% of adults to 15%. A baby born in the region can expect 78.6 years, 80.8 for a girl and 76.4 for a boy (2022/2024).

Hazard risk in Spaniard's Bay is lower than in 93% of Canadian towns

Measured across the Eastern Regional Integrated Health Authority: radon tests

Department of Environment and Climate Change has mapped the flood hazard here: one study on the national inventory. Wildfire is a moderate presence around Spaniard's Bay: 2.6% of the land within 25 km has burned since 1986, 0.07% a year, short of the band that counts against Risk. Fewer homes than usual carry radon here, 4% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%. Shaking is less of a worry than in most places, at $0.011 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical).

Few Canadian towns get more rain and snow than Spaniard's Bay: 1,748 mm a year

The coldest nights, in January, bottom out at −8.7°C, near Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (−8.7°C) and higher than Canadian towns (−13.5°C). A normal January brings 192 mm of precipitation, more than any other month. Snow peaks in January: 91 cm in a normal year. July afternoons in Spaniard's Bay average 21.1°C.

Spaniard's Bay is graded a C+ for safety

A best guess: the nearest detachment’s figures, since none is filed under Spaniard's Bay

For violence alone, its police area’s index was 64, below both Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (82) and Canadian towns (86). Violent crime in the area its police cover: 13.6 per 1,000 people a year. Figures for Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 are published for the Bay Roberts detachment area as a whole, not for Spaniard's Bay alone.

Expect November days around 7°C in Spaniard's Bay, nights around −1°C

About 13 cm of snow falls in a normal November. In November, the normal is 171 mm of rain and snow. Then December: 3°C by day, −5°C at night. For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Bay Roberts forecast.

Paul Connors (Liberal Party of Canada) holds Avalon, the riding that includes Spaniard's Bay

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

Spaniard's Bay has no public library of its own; the nearest is Bay Roberts Public Library, 3.1 km away

The next is Harbour Grace Public Library (Harbour Grace), 9.5 km away.

Who lives in Spaniard's Bay: a median age of 48, 1,110 households

People 65 and over make up 23% of the town, lower than Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (26%) yet higher than Canadian towns (19%). Children are 14% of the town.

Spaniard's Bay’s teenagers travel 39 km to the nearest high school

An elementary school stands 3.6 km from the centre, near Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (3.5 km) and higher than Canadian towns (0.5 km).

Beaches near Spaniard's Bay: 18 within 5 km

A drive of 98 km reaches Terra Nova National Park, the nearest national park. The nearest provincial park, Butter Pot Provincial Park, is 25 km away.

Buying in Spaniard's Bay takes 3.2 years of household income for the median home, fewer than the 4.7 typical across Canada

87% of households own their home, above both Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (78%) and Canadian towns (74%). A year’s rent came to 18% of the median household income, between Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (20%).