HOMELESSNESS
| Community Progress Indicators (CPI) Data | |
| Total number of emergency shelter users over year: | 633 (2016) |
| Individual shelter users who accessed shelter as part of a family: | 60 (9.5%) (2016) |
| Number of 2016 shelter users who have used shelters for three years or more: | 111 (17.5%) (2016) |
| Shelter bednights used: | 17,414 (2016) |
| Shelters occupancy rate: | 63.4% (2016) |
| Number of chronic shelter users over year: | 10 (2016) |
| Number of episodic shelter users over year: | 13 (2016) |
| % of shelter users staying longer than 30 days in shelter: | 26.5% (2016) |
| Mean number of days spent in shelter by shelter users: | 23.3 (2016) |
HOUSING
|
Bachelor Vacancy Rate: |
5.5% (2018) |
| 1-bedroom Vacancy Rate: |
4.8% (2018) |
| 2-bedroom Vacancy Rate: |
6.7% (2018) |
| Average Cost of Rent (bachelor): |
$712 (2018) |
| Average Cost of Rent (1 bdrm): |
$791 (2018) |
| Average Cost of Rent (2 bdrm): |
$961 (2018) |
|
Average Cost of Rent (3+ bdrm): |
$895 (2018) |
| Number of non-profit housing units (City of St. John's): |
424 (2016) |
| Number of social housing units (Newfoundland and Labrador Housing): |
3,178 (2016) |
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
| Percentage of population receiving income support assistance: |
10.7% (2016) |
| Numbers of individuals receiving income support assistance: |
10,905 (2016) |
| Social assistance (single adult/mo.): |
$323 (2017) |
| Newfoundland and Labrador Housing's St. John's waitlist: |
264 (May 2014) |
|
City of St John's Non-Profit Housing waitlist: |
358 (May 2014) |
INDIGENOUS DATA
|
Percentage of people surveyed in homeless count identifying as indigenous: |
25.90% (2018) |