WabanaNewfoundland and Labrador

Trips to work from Wabana take longer than from Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns or Canadian towns: 33 min on average

Driving is how 73% of commuters got to work at the census.

Wabana faces fewer hazards than nine in ten Canadian towns

Radon is lower than usual: 4% of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town. Fire seldom reaches Wabana: since 1986, 1.5% of the land within 25 km has burned (0.04% a year). Flood mapping: none on the national inventory of the town. Figures for radon tests are published for the Eastern Regional Integrated Health Authority as a whole, not for Wabana alone.

The region around Wabana carries more chronic illness than the typical Canadian town: 24% to 17%

Measured across the Eastern Rural Zone: health survey and life expectancy

Expected years of life at birth: 78.6, close to Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (78.6) and below Canadian towns (81.5). Across the region, 44% of adults say their health is very good or excellent; Newfoundland and Labrador as a whole reaches 52%. Smoking is commoner than in the province: 17% of adults, against 15% for Newfoundland and Labrador. What sets Wabana apart within its region is a short trip to hospital, 0.9 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical).

Crime runs heavier where Wabana is policed than in Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns or Canadian towns, at an index of 108

These figures come from the closest detachment: none reports for Wabana 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

For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 20.3 violent incidents are reported each year. Where it is policed, thefts, break-ins and damage came to 53.1 per 1,000 a year, above both Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (34.8) and Canadian towns (31.2).

Wabana has milder winters than Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns or Canadian towns: January lows of −7.8°C

Frost usually lifts by 28 May and returns around 18 October: 142 days without it. 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). Most of the snow comes in January, about 95 cm. For the wettest month, look to December: 174 mm on average.

Older residents shape Wabana: 31% are 65 or over, above Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns and Canadian towns

Children under 15 make up 12% of residents. 0.8% of residents came to Canada as immigrants, lower than both Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (1.6%) and Canadian towns (6.4%).

A normal November in Wabana runs from freezing to 7°C

A normal November brings 157 mm of rain and snow. Snow is normal by November, about 22 cm over the month. Looking ahead to December, expect highs near 2°C and lows near −4°C. Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s St. John's forecast, on the Weather page.

At 57%, 2021 turnout in St. John's East trailed 78% of the country’s ridings

The House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador’s riding map is published without a licence, so this page doesn’t place Wabana in a riding.

Wabana has one public library, Bell Island Public Library

It sits 0.5 km from the centre of Wabana.

Wabana has no protected land within 10 km

33 beaches are mapped within 5 km, the nearest Lance Cove Beach. The nearest national park is more than 100 km away.

Rent takes more of local pay in Wabana than in Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns or Canadian towns: 22% of household income

Shelter took 30% or more of income for 20% of households, above both Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (18%). Owners make up 72% of households.

Wabana keeps its older homes: 57% from before 1961