Population in 2011: 17,695
Population in 2006: 12,584
Population in 2001: 9,598
2006 to 2011 population change| Here: | 40.6% |
| Newfoundland and Labrador: | 1.8% |
2001 to 2006 population change
| Here: |   31.1% |
| Province: |  -1.5% |
Total private dwellings: 6,906
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 6,499
Land area (km2): 29.24
Population density per square kilometre| This town: | 605.2 |
| Nearby towns and cities: | 197.0 |
Other nearby cities
- St. John's (pop. 196,966, 2.1 km)
- Conception Bay South - Town (pop. 24,848, 11.2 km)
- Mount Pearl - City (pop. 24,284, 5.2 km)
- Bay Roberts (pop. 10,871, 32.5 km)
- Torbay - Town (pop. 7,397, 16.1 km)
- Portugal Cove-St. Philip's - Town (pop. 7,366, 9.5 km)
Earning and income in 2005
Median earnings in 2005| This town: | 30,474 CAD |
| Province: | 18,086 CAD |
Median income in 2005| Here: | 29,517 CAD |
| Newfoundland and Labrador: | 19,573 CAD |
Percent of persons in low income before tax
Composition of total income in this town
Occupation and industry
Participation rate| This town: | 74.2% |
| Province: | 58.9% |
Unemployment rate| Here: | 8.2% |
| Newfoundland and Labrador: | 18.6% |
Labour force activity in this town
Mode of transportation to work
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Marital Status
Married or living with a common-law partner
Male: 4,840| This town: | 71.9% |
| Province: | 64.6% |
Female: 4,860| This town: | 67.7% |
| Province: | 60.3% |
Not married and not living with a common-law partner
Male: 1,890| Here: | 28.1% |
| Newfoundland and Labrador: | 35.4% |
Female: 2,320| This town: | 32.3% |
| Newfoundland and Labrador: | 39.7% |
Paradise - Marital Status
Families and households characteristics
Language
Knowledge of official languages in this town
First official language spoken in this town
Language most often used at home
Other languages used at home
Language most often used at work
Mobility status in 2006
Paradise - Place of residence in 2005
Paradise - Place of residence in 2001
Education
Education attainment in this town
Federal Corporations inside this town
- 7617216 Canada Limited
- 7968221 CANADA INC.
- Avalon In Sight In Style Vision Center Incorporated
- CGRUS SOFTWARE INC.
- Commanding Ocean Products Limited
- Gentle Touch Blood Collection INC.
- Intelligent Sciences Limited
- Matthews Directional Services Inc.
- Pennecon Heavy Civil Ltd.
- SPECTROL ENERGY SERVICES INC.
- Ocean Choice International (2005) Inc.
Federal Corporations In Paradise
- Gentle Touch Blood Collection INC. (5 Castletown Pl, Directors: Anthony Elliott)
- 7617216 Canada Limited (1300 Topsail Road, Directors: APRIL PARSONS, KEVIN SHEA)
- Ocean Choice International (2005) Inc. (1315 TOPSAIL ROAD, Directors: BLAINE SULLIVAN, CHAS PENNEY, MARTIN SULLIVAN)
- Davis Industrial Hygiene Consulting, INC. (6 Arcadian Close, Directors: Nicole Davis)
- 7968221 CANADA INC. (10 Hansen Place, Directors: Christopher Robinson)
- 7987005 Canada Inc. (19 DURANGO DRIVE, Directors: TERRANCE WHITTLE)
- Intelligent Sciences Limited (685 St. Thomas Line, Directors: GERARDA SULLIVAN, GERLINDE VAN DRIEL, JACQUES GUIGNE, LEE SHINKLE, NEIL PHILLIPS)
- SPECTROL ENERGY SERVICES INC. (20 Maverick Pl, Directors: ALBERT WILLIAMS, ANTHONY PAUL ALLEN, WILLIAM FANNING)
- Ocean Choice Holdings Inc. (1315 Topsail RD., Directors: BLAINE SULLIVAN, CHES PENNEY, EDWARD MURPHY, MARTIN SULLIVAN)
- Avalon In Sight In Style Vision Center Incorporated (51 Kestrel Drive, Directors: Deanne Mayo)
- Quilty Boyz Consulting Inc. (32 St. Thomas Line, Directors: Sean Quilty)
- Matthews Directional Services Inc. (3 Dungarvan Street, Directors: Edward Matthews)
- Pennecon Heavy Civil Ltd. (1309 TOPSAIL ROAD, Directors: CHES PENNEY, DON NOSEWORTHY, ED MURPHY, HEDLEY BLUNDON, JERRY WHITE, LARRY PUDDISTER, ROBERT NOSEWORTHY)
- Cape Spear Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (27 Carlingford Street, Directors: David Gerald Barnes, Jonathan Barker, Stephen Haggerty)
- Gerry Dooley and Associates Incorporated (21 DESRAY CRESCENT, Directors: GERRY FRANCIS DOOLEY)
- CGRUS SOFTWARE INC. (63 Topsail Pond Road, Directors: TREVOR FRADSHAM)
- Commanding Ocean Products Limited (1315 Topsail Road, Directors: MARTIN SULLIVAN)
Age characteristics
Median age of the population| This town: | 35.2 |
| Province: | 44.0 |
Percent of the population aged 15 and over| This town: | 78.6% |
| Newfoundland and Labrador: | 85.1% |
Citizenship and immigration
Total visible minority populationTotal: 40| Here: | 0.3% |
| Newfoundland and Labrador: | 1.1% |
Male: 30| Here: | 0.5% |
| Newfoundland and Labrador: | 1.2% |
Female: 10| This town: | 0.2% |
| Province: | 1.1% |
Aboriginal identity populationTotal: 145| This town: | 1.2% |
| Province: | 4.7% |
Male: 80| This town: | 1.3% |
| Province: | 4.7% |
Female: 65| This town: | 1.0% |
| Newfoundland and Labrador: | 4.6% |
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Source:
Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 92-591-XWE. Ottawa. Released March 13 2007 and
Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-XWE. Ottawa. Released October 24, 2012.
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