Population in 2011: 7,366
Population in 2006: 6,575
Population in 2001: 5,866
Total private dwellings: 2,824
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 2,692
Land area (km2): 57.35
Population in 2006: 6,575
Population in 2001: 5,866
2006 to 2011 population change
| This town: | 12.0% |
| Newfoundland and Labrador: | 1.8% |
2001 to 2006 population change
| Here: |   12.1% |
| Province: |  -1.5% |
Total private dwellings: 2,824
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 2,692
Land area (km2): 57.35
Population density per square kilometre
| This town: | 128.4 |
| Nearby towns and cities: | 204.0 |
Other nearby cities
- St. John's (pop. 196,966, 11.0 km)
- Conception Bay South - Town (pop. 24,848, 19.2 km)
- Mount Pearl - City (pop. 24,284, 12.0 km)
- Paradise - Town (pop. 17,695, 9.5 km)
- Bay Roberts (pop. 10,871, 34.7 km)
- Torbay - Town (pop. 7,397, 7.8 km)
Occupation and industry
Participation rate
| This town: | 66.6% |
| Province: | 58.9% |
Employment rate
| Here: | 59.8% |
| Newfoundland and Labrador: | 47.9% |
Unemployment rate
| Here: | 10.2% |
| Province: | 18.6% |
Earning and income in 2005
Median earnings in 2005
| Here: | 30,059 CAD |
| Province: | 18,086 CAD |
Median income in 2005
| Here: | 27,357 CAD |
| Newfoundland and Labrador: | 19,573 CAD |
Percent of persons in low income before tax
| This town: | 7.3% |
| Newfoundland and Labrador: | 14.7% |
Composition of total income in this town
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Age characteristics
Median age of the population
| Here: | 39.5 |
| Province: | 44.0 |
Percent of the population aged 15 and over
| This town: | 80.3% |
| Province: | 85.1% |
Federal Corporations In Portugal Cove-St. Philip"s
- eConexion Sales Inc. (15 Oliver's Pond Rd., Directors: Elizabeth Karen Vaters, SARAH JANE VATERS)
- Arin Corporation (15 WEST POINT RD., Directors: GREGORY J. COTTEN)
- StatsEcon Consulting, Inc. (9 Jera Street, Directors: TREVOR NEWHOOK)
- PREMIERS SOINS DU NORD LTÉE (14 BOCKER PLACE, Directors: MICHAEL PRETTY)
- SHARON HYNES MANAGEMENT INC. (1224 PORTUGAL COVE ROAD, Directors: SHARON HYNES)
- 3799891 CANADA INC. (165 Bennetts Road, Directors: ELAINE DOBBIN)
- HARBOUR AUTHORITY OF PORTUGAL COVE/ST. PHILLIP'S (1 WHARF RD, Directors: DAN ROBERTS, DERRICK DAY, GRANT YOUNG, MARK FRENCH, MATTHEW FRENCH, PAUL HOWELL, ROY MEADE)
- OceanTouch Instrumentation LTD. (76 Dogberry Hill Road, Directors: MELINDA J. BRAUN, ROGER D HILL, Sherilyn Beaton)
- CANADIAN CHAPTER OF THE UNDERSEA AND HYPERBARIC MEDICAL SOCIETY (10 PLUMTREE PLACE, Directors: BRIAN EGIER, CHRIS WHERRETT, DAVID HARRISON, DAVID HOLT, DEBBIE PESTEL, DOMINIQUE BUTEAU, GEORGE HARPUR, JOCEYLN BOISVERT, KENNETH LEDEZ, MIKE AMIES, NEIL MCLEAN, RICHARD BELLEY, RON LINDEN, RONALD NISHI, SHERRI FERGUSON, TED SOSIAK, WILLIAM BATEMAN)
- Systemfabrics Inc. (10 Pratt Pl., Directors: John William Murphy)
- HARBOUR AUTHORITY OF PORTUGAL COVE SOUTH (PORTUGAL COVE NL A0A 4B0, Canada, Directors: CHARLENE POWER, HOWARD GRACE, LOYOLA HARTERY, NORA COOMBS)
- GoodBurggas Bar & Grill Inc. (858 St. Thomas Line, Directors: Natasha Skinner)
Citizenship and immigration
Total visible minority population
Total: 30
| Here: | 0.5% |
| Province: | 1.1% |
Male: 15
| This town: | 0.5% |
| Newfoundland and Labrador: | 1.2% |
Female: 25
| Here: | 0.8% |
| Newfoundland and Labrador: | 1.1% |
Aboriginal identity population
Total: 60
| This town: | 0.9% |
| Newfoundland and Labrador: | 4.7% |
Male: 10
| This town: | 0.3% |
| Newfoundland and Labrador: | 4.7% |
Female: 55
| Here: | 1.7% |
| Newfoundland and Labrador: | 4.6% |
Portugal Cove-St. Philip"s Minority Population Characteristics
Marital Status
Married or living with a common-law partner
Total: 4,090
| This town: | 69.1% |
| Province: | 62.4% |
Male: 2,040
| Here: | 70.3% |
| Province: | 64.6% |
Female: 2,050
| Here: | 68.0% |
| Newfoundland and Labrador: | 60.3% |
Not married and not living with a common-law partner
Total: 1,825
| This town: | 30.9% |
| Province: | 37.6% |
Male: 860
| This town: | 29.7% |
| Province: | 35.4% |
Female: 965
| Here: | 32.0% |
| Newfoundland and Labrador: | 39.7% |
This town - Marital Status
Families and households characteristics
Families Types in this town
Households types in Portugal Cove-St. Philip"s
Language
Knowledge of official languages in this town
First official language spoken in this town
Mother tongue
Language most often used at home
Other languages used at home
Language most often used at work
Mobility status in 2006
Education
Federal Corporations Located in Portugal Cove-St. Philip"s
- HARBOUR AUTHORITY OF PORTUGAL COVE SOUTH
- Systemfabrics Inc.
- Arin Corporation
- eConexion Sales Inc.
- PREMIERS SOINS DU NORD LTÉE
- StatsEcon Consulting, Inc.
- GoodBurggas Bar & Grill Inc.
- 3799891 CANADA INC.
- CANADIAN CHAPTER OF THE UNDERSEA AND HYPERBARIC MEDICAL SOCIETY
- HARBOUR AUTHORITY OF PORTUGAL COVE/ST. PHILLIP'S
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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