WabushNewfoundland and Labrador

Trips to work from Wabush are shorter than from Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns or Canadian towns: 12 min on average

98% of commuters drove, higher than both Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (92%) and Canadian towns (89%).

Renting in Wabush costs 10% of household income, less than in both Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns and Canadian towns

3% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, below Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike. Owners make up 84% of households.

On hazards, Wabush comes out behind 97% of Canadian towns

Wildfire is a real hazard for Wabush: nearly a fifth of the land within 25 km has burned since 1986, 0.47% a year, in the high band. In Health Canada’s survey, just 3% of homes tested in the area exceeded 200 Bq/m³ (6.6% typical). Seismic risk runs low: $0.004 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030.

For the force that serves Wabush, the Crime Severity Index is 30, below Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns and Canadian towns

The Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 numbers here cover the Labrador service area

Its police area recorded 6.9 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, below both Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (16.7) and Canadian towns (12). The force’s area logs 9.6 thefts, break-ins and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year.

Winter nights bite in Wabush: January lows of −27.1°C, colder than Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns or Canadian towns

The warmest stretch brings July afternoons of 19.6°C, lower than both Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (21.2°C) and Canadian towns (25.5°C). Gardeners get 97 frost-free days, from 7 June to 13 September. Most of the snow comes in November, about 80 cm. A normal August brings 120 mm of precipitation, more than any other month.

Lives run shorter around Wabush: 77.1 years, 4.4 below the typical Canadian town’s region

Nearly a fifth of adults smoke, daily or now and then, higher than both Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (12%). In the health survey, three in five adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, more than Newfoundland and Labrador’s 52%. What sets Wabush apart within its region is a longer trip to hospital, 6.2 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical). Nobody publishes health survey and life expectancy for Wabush alone, so this card uses the figure for the Labrador-Grenfell Zone.

Few people in Wabush are 65 or over: 11%, below Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns and Canadian towns

One measure of family life: 20% of residents are under 15. 13% of residents have an Indigenous identity, higher than both Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (3.7%) and Canadian towns (2.8%).

In and around Wabush, 2 schools: 1 elementary school and 1 school for every grade

The nearest secondary school is 5.6 km away, below Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (25 km) but above Canadian towns (1.2 km).

In Wabush, November normally means −4°C afternoons and −11°C nights

ECCC’s forecast for Labrador City is on the Weather page, hour by hour. The month after, December, normally sees −11°C afternoons and −21°C nights. In November, the normal is 72 mm of rain and snow.

Philip Earle (Liberal Party of Canada) holds Labrador, the riding that includes Wabush

4 of the 7 MPs from Newfoundland and Labrador belong to the Liberal Party of Canada.

Wabush has one public library, Wabush Public Library

It sits 1.1 km from the centre of Wabush.

3.2 km from Wabush to Duley Lake Provincial Park

Close by: one protected area. No national park lies within 100 km. 1% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%). Within 5 km lie 2 beaches, unnamed on the map.