Witless BayNewfoundland and Labrador

Witless Bay is graded an A for hazard risk

Radon tests for the Eastern Regional Integrated Health Authority

Earthquakes matter little: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.011 a year per $1,000 of value, against $0.030 for the typical town. In Health Canada’s survey, just 4% of homes tested in the area exceeded 200 Bq/m³ (6.6% typical). Little of the land around Witless Bay has burned: 0.8% within 25 km since 1986, or 0.02% a year.

Witless Bay is graded a C for safety

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

Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 90 over 2023–25, above both Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (81) and Canadian towns (67). Violence across its police area runs at 13.4 per 1,000 residents a year.

Most households in Witless Bay own their home: 97%, more than in Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns or across Canadian towns

A year’s rent came to 15% of the median household income, lower than both Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (20%). 7% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, below Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike.

Witless Bay has milder winters than Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns or Canadian towns: January lows of −7.2°C

July afternoons in Witless Bay average 21.3°C. The thermometer drops below freezing on 154 days a year, about level with Canadian towns (159) and below Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (171). Snow peaks in January: 95 cm in a normal year. December is the wettest month, with 161 mm of rain and snow on average.

Witless Bay sits a long way from hospital care: 28 km for the average resident

Shared with the rest of the Eastern Urban Zone: health survey and life expectancy

The three chronic conditions the survey tracks average 19% of adults, below Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (22%) but above Canadian towns (17%). Smoking is rarer than in the province: 13% of adults, against 15% for Newfoundland and Labrador. Adults here are more upbeat about their health than the province: 54% very good or excellent, against 52% in Newfoundland and Labrador. Statistics Canada puts the region’s life expectancy at 80.2, women 82.1 and men 78.2 (2022/2024).

No high school in or near Witless Bay: the closest is 20 km off

Commuters in Witless Bay travel further than in Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns or Canadian towns, 33 min on average

What November brings in Witless Bay: 1°C at night, 7°C by day

Expect about 138 mm of rain and snow over November. Then December: 3°C by day, −4°C at night. A typical November adds 22 cm of snow. Normal highs peak at 21°C in July; nights bottom out at −8°C in February.

Witless Bay sends Paul Connors (Liberal Party of Canada) to the Commons from Avalon

Across Newfoundland and Labrador, 4 of the 7 MPs sit with the Liberal Party of Canada.

No public library stands in Witless Bay: the closest, Holyrood Public Library, is 24 km away

After it comes Ross King Memorial Public Library (Mount Pearl), 25 km away.

A town of families: 20% of people in Witless Bay are under 15, more than in Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns or Canadian towns

The 65-and-over age group makes up 18% of residents. First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 3.5% of residents, lower than Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (3.7%) yet higher than Canadian towns (2.8%).

Witless Bay has 8 beaches within 5 km

National parks are all over 100 km off. One mapped walking route passes within 2 km: the East Coast Trail. A provincial park, La Manche Provincial Park, lies 8.1 km away. Of the land within 10 km, 6.6% has protected status, above both Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (0.4%) and Canadian towns (2.3%).