Gaetz BrookHalifax

Trips to work from Gaetz Brook take longer than from Nova Scotia’s towns or Canadian towns: 32 min on average

Renting in Gaetz Brook eats 27% of household income, more than in Nova Scotia’s towns and across Canadian towns

13% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, close to Nova Scotia’s towns (13%) and below Canadian towns (18%). Owners make up 86% of households. Figures for rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom are published for the Halifax metro area as a whole, not for Gaetz Brook alone.

Winters are mild in Gaetz Brook: January nights hold at −8.3°C, above Nova Scotia’s towns and Canadian towns

Rain and melted snow add up to 1,414 mm a year, about level with Nova Scotia’s towns (1,393 mm) and above Canadian towns (883 mm). The frost-free season runs from 30 April to 29 October, 181 days. The warmest afternoons come in July, at around 22.7°C in Gaetz Brook. Most of the snow comes in January, about 54 cm.

51% of adults around Gaetz Brook rate their health very good or excellent

A baby born in the region can expect 81.4 years, 83.4 for a girl and 79.3 for a boy (2022/2024). The region has fewer smokers than Nova Scotia, 11% of adults to 14%. Arthritis, diabetes and high blood pressure affect 18% of the region’s adults on average, below Nova Scotia’s towns (20%) but above Canadian towns (17%). Closer to home, a hospital is 8.0 km from the average resident of Gaetz Brook, further than the usual 3.7 km.

No high school in or near Gaetz Brook: the closest is 16 km off

Schooling here is split between 2 boards, above Nova Scotia’s towns (1) but below Canadian towns (3). A single French-language school is among them; in Nova Scotia the share is 6%.

Gaetz Brook earns a C+ for safety

Measured across the Halifax Metropolitan Area service area: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000

Property crime in its police area ran at 37.3 per 1,000 residents a year, about level with Nova Scotia’s towns (36.2) and above Canadian towns (31.2). Its police area recorded 13.8 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, about level with Nova Scotia’s towns (14.5) and above Canadian towns (12).

More of the land around Gaetz Brook is protected than around 9 in 10 Canadian towns

OpenStreetMap shows 2 walking routes nearby, including the Musquodoboit Trailway and Gibraltar Rock Loop. No national park lies within 100 km. The 10 km around town hold 55 protected areas. Swimmers have 19 beaches within 5 km, Conrods Beach the nearest.

Fewer of Gaetz Brook’s people belong to a visible minority than in Nova Scotia’s towns or Canadian towns: 1.9%

5.4% of residents have an Indigenous identity, above both Nova Scotia’s towns (4%) and Canadian towns (2.8%). People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town. Children under 15 make up 15% of residents.

A normal November in Gaetz Brook runs from 1°C to 9°C

Next comes December, with normal highs of 4°C and lows of −4°C. Snowfall in a normal November: 19 cm. In November, the normal is 135 mm of rain and snow. Also worth knowing: at the extremes, August afternoons reach 23°C and January nights −8°C.

Gaetz Brook sends Sean Fraser (Liberal Party of Canada) to the Commons from Central Nova

Of the 11 Commons seats from Nova Scotia, the Liberal Party of Canada holds 11.

The nearest public library to Gaetz Brook is Musquodoboit Harbour Public Library, 10 km away

The next is Preston Township Library Office (East Preston), 14 km away.

Gaetz Brook is on Canada’s flood inventory: 1 listed, led by Halifax Regional Municipality

Radon tests for the Zone 6 health region

More homes than usual carry radon here, 13% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%. Burn scars are few around Gaetz Brook, with 1.5% of the land within 25 km touched by fire since 1986 (0.04% a year).