Regional Summary
Within the northeast Avalon boundaries are several large and
growing regional centres, including the provincial capital, as
well as smaller but very accessible communities including:
Avondale, Bauline, Colliers, Conception Bay South,
Conception Harbour, Flatrock, Freshwater, Harbour Main-
Chapel Cove-Lakeview, Holyrood, Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer
Cove, Marysvale, Mount Pearl, Paradise, Petty Harbour-Maddox
Cove, Portugal Cove-St. Phillips, Pouch Cove, St. John's, Torbay
and Bell Island.
A number of years ago, the Province wanted to focus on a regional approach to economic and business development and established 20 regional economic development boards across the Province. The northeast avalon, or economic zone 19, covers the 19 communities listed above and is known as the Northeast Avalon REDB Inc. While individual community information can be found in the Community Overview section, regional information can be accessed below. For more information on regional economic development boards, please click here.
For regional information on:
- Demographics:
- Census population (1996, 2001, 2006), please click here;
- Age and gender characteristics (2001 and 2006), please click here;
- Population projections 2007 - 2021, please click here.
- Labour Market Information:
- Labour Market Profile (2006), please click here;
- Worker type and Occupation, please click here;
- Weeks worked by Industry, please click here.
- Education:
- Highest level of schooling (2006), please click here.
- Production:
- Total number of business, please click here (Note the northeast avalon is
Economic Zone 19);
- Total number of business by Industry, please click here (Note the northeast
avalon is economic zone 19);
- Total number of businesses by employment size, please click here (Note the
northeast avalon is economic zone 19).
- Income
- Income summary 2001 - 2006, please click here.
Click Here to view regional infrastructure
Click Here to view community characteristics
Click here to view comparative community labour and education statistics.
Coming soon, details of business infrastructure and business parks in the region.