Skip to main content

Clarenville - A Statistical Profile of Clarenville (based on the 2016 Census)

As Budget time rolls around, we start thinking about the priorities of the Town for the year to come.   To frame this thinking, I have used the recently published data from the 2016 Census to give a clearer snapshot of Clarenville. Here's what I found...
pt

The Town of Clarenville is odd - in a good way  As most of the Province's town's beyond the isthmus shrink and age at an alarming rate, Clarenville is one of the few towns in Newfoundland and Labrador that continues to grow and whose population median age sits a full four years younger than the provincial median.  

The 2016 Statistics Canada Census sheds a beacon on light on Clarenville.  

What follows are some of the key findings:

Age/Education - The Median age, the age at which half the population is above, and half below, of NL in 2016 was 46.  The major population centres, with the opportunity they provide, tend to attract younger people.  Clarenville is one example of one of those opportunity growth centres, as younger working families have moved in, the median age in Clarenville has been kept to about 42 - a full four years younger than the provincial average.   The data also shows that Clarenville has a strong pool of skilled labour with the majority of residents with post-secondary education.  58% of the population being of working age and over 65% have earned a post-secondary diploma or degree.  People under 20 also outpace people over 65. 24% of the population is less than 20 years old, whereas 18% are over 65. 

Clarenville's Age Profile from the 2016 Census. 



Clarenville's Education Profile 

Income -  There are many families in Clarenville whose income is limited.   However, there are many more with solid incomes.  Median income is $76,000 per household which closely matches the Canadian average but well exceeds the NL average of $67,000 annually.

Clarenville's Income profile - Median income for Clarenville Households of $76,032 in 2015



Clarenville's top occupational areas - Retail and Health Care/Social Services lead the way. The median income for Clarenville Households of $76,032 in 2015 


Clarenville's Housing profile. 3 & 4 bedroom homes are the norm in our community.

Clarenville's Housing profile. The vast majority of homes are single-detached houses. 







Clarenville has been growing - and most people are coming here from other parts of Newfoundland and Labrador. The vast majority of people had been in their current homes for more than a year. The most movement that did happen, was within Clarenville.

 Source: https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=1007013&Geo2=PR&Code2=12&Data=Count&SearchText=Clarenville-Shoal+Harbour&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&wbdisable=true

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

We are in a Very Different Spot - Finance Minister Wiseman on Budget 2015

Finance Minister Wiseman summed up the Province's 2015 Budget reality succinctly: “We are in a very different spot”.  In a period in which oil is less than half the value than it was a year earlier, “different spot” is may be a bit of an understatement.  Things have changed a lot in a year and the minister and the government is facing some serious challenges.  Minister Wiseman talk to the Clarenville Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday evening focused exclusively on how and why the government is planning to deal with the downturn – while trying to have a minimal impact on the economy.   In his address he covered the following topics – each of which spoke to the basic principles government has looked at in its crafting the budget: ·                   A Culture of Cost Management     A Refocus our Health System           A Refocus of the College of the North Atlantic           A Focus on long range planning for infrastructure with 5 year planning           A Readjustment

The Bare Mountain Centennial Star - College Community Involvement

  Bare Mountain is one of the prominent features of the Clarenville's skyline. It towers some 156 meters above Clarenville’s harbour .  You can reach the peak of Bare Mountain relatively easily along the Bare Mountain hiking trail that can be accessed at numerous points in the town.  At the top, you can overlook most of the town, Random Island and Smith Sound as it leads into Trinity Bay.   Beyond Clarenville residents, people are familiar with Bare Mountain because of the prominence of the large star that sits at its top.   Each Christmas season the star is lit - making it visible from the Highway many kilometers beyond Clarenville's boundaries.   The Bare Mountain Star was a 1967 Centennial project of the Town of Clarenville. The original Centennial Star was designed, welded, wired and assembled by students and faculty in drafting, carpentry, electrical, welding and pipefitting programs at Clarenville campus.  They even helped the Town erect the structure.

2013 Business Awards - Clarenville Honouring its Own

> Clarenville Area Chamber of Commerce’s Sixth Annual Business Excellence Awards. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL NOMINEES  2013 Clarenville Area Chamber of Commerce Awards Recipients (L/R) Jason Strickland, Lee Bennett, Chad Fisher, Stephen Chaytor of Meridian Engineering, Large Business of the Year; Wendell Moore, Clarenville Business Hall of Fame inductee for 2013; Dan Moody - SW Energy, Small Business of the Year; Daniel Allan, Salvation Army & Jill Monk - Kraft Celebration Tour, co winners of the Community Cares Award. The Clarenville Chamber of Commerce's Business Excellence Awards are designed to recognize businesses and the people behind these businesses who contribute to making our community and our region one of the best places to live and work in this province.  It is an opportunity to showcase what we do well – something that I believe we need to do more of.  Over 90 people attended the awards ceremony this past Wednesday evening, and in considering th