TwillingateNewfoundland and Labrador

Hazard risk in Twillingate is lower than in 90% of Canadian towns

In Health Canada’s survey, 5% of homes tested in Twillingate’s area exceeded 200 Bq/m³, close to the typical 6.6%. Seismic risk runs low: $0.011 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. Flood mapping: none on the national inventory of the town. Twillingate shares its radon tests numbers with the rest of the Central Regional Integrated Health Authority.

Twillingate has cooler summers than Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns or Canadian towns: July highs of 19.9°C

Rain and melted snow add up to 1,247 mm a year, near Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (1,305 mm) and higher than Canadian towns (883 mm). In January, overnight lows in Twillingate settle at −7.7°C. Snow peaks in January: 97 cm in a normal year. A normal December brings 121 mm of precipitation, more than any other month.

Trips to work from Twillingate are shorter than from Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns or Canadian towns: 17 min on average

A median age of 58.4: Twillingate is older than 98% of Canadian towns

Visible minorities make up 0.7% of the population, below both Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (1.2%) and Canadian towns (15%). 1.5% of residents have an Indigenous identity, below Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (3.7%) and Canadian towns (2.8%) alike.

More long-term illness in Twillingate’s health region: 22% on the three conditions, the typical Canadian town 17%

Statistics Canada puts the region’s life expectancy at 79.0, women 80.5 and men 77.4 (2022/2024). Age-standardised, 54% of the region’s adults put their health at very good or excellent, higher than both Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (50%) and Canadian towns (52%). What sets Twillingate apart within its region is a short trip to hospital, 1.9 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical). Behind health survey and life expectancy sits data gathered across the Central Zone, with Twillingate one part of it.

Twillingate is graded a C+ for safety

Its police area records 11.4 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Property crime in the area its police cover: 25.1 per 1,000 people a year. On top of that, for violence alone, its police area’s index was 64, below both Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (82) and Canadian towns (86). Twillingate doesn’t get its own Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 figures; the ones here come from the Twillingate detachment area.

Around Twillingate, 1 elementary school and 1 secondary school: 2 schools in all

Teenagers have 17 km to go to the closest secondary school, lower than Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (25 km) yet higher than Canadian towns (1.2 km).

Most households in Twillingate own their home: 85%, more than in Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns and across Canadian towns

14% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, lower than both Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (18%).

In Twillingate, November normally means 5°C afternoons and freezing nights

About 30 cm of snow falls in a normal November. By December, a normal day reaches freezing and a night falls to −4°C. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 110 mm. Also worth knowing: for today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Twillingate forecast.

Twillingate sends Clifford Small (Conservative Party of Canada) to the Commons from Central Newfoundland

In the census’s list of municipalities, Twillingate is a town.

Twillingate Public Library is Twillingate’s public library

From the centre of Twillingate, it is 1.5 km away.

Dildo Run Provincial Park is 6.1 km from Twillingate

The protected share within 10 km is 0.5%, where a typical Canadian town has 2.3%. The nearest national park is more than 100 km away. One protected area is close by. For a swim, Back Harbour Beach is the nearest of 5 beaches within 5 km.