Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census
Province of New Brunswick
Data qualityPopulation change (in percentage), provinces and territories, 2006 to 2011 and 2011 to 2016
- In 2016, the enumerated population of New Brunswick was 747,101 which represents a change of -0.5% from 2011. This growth was lower than the national rate of 5.0%.
- In 2016, there were 319,773 private dwellings occupied in New Brunswick in 2016 which represent a change of 1.8% from 2011. This growth was lower than the national rate of 5.6%.
- The land area of New Brunswick is 71,388.81 square kilometres and the population density was 10.5 people per square kilometre.
Figure 1.2 Population in the last 165 years, New Brunswick
Figure 1.3 Population change (in percentage) in the last 165 years, New Brunswick
New Brunswick – Census metropolitan areas (CMAs), census agglomerations (CAs) and regions outside CMAs and CAs
In 2016, 62.6% of the population of New Brunswick lived inside a census metropolitan area (CMA) or census agglomeration (CA). That represents 468,043 persons. This was lower than the national rate of 83.2%.
The number of persons living outside a census metropolitan area (CMA) or a census agglomeration (CA) was 279,058, which accounts for 37.4% of the population. This was higher than the national rate of 16.8%.
Population rank and population change, 2011 to 2016 for CMAs or CAs in New Brunswick
CMA or CA name | Type | Population | Rank | |||
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2016 | 2011 | % change | Nat. | Prov. | ||
Moncton Moncton - Census metropolitan area | CMA | 144,810 | 139,287revised r | 4.0 | 29 | 1 |
Saint John Saint John - Census metropolitan area | CMA | 126,202 | 129,057revised r | -2.2 | 31 | 2 |
Fredericton Fredericton - Census agglomeration | CA | 101,760 | 98,320revised r | 3.5 | 39 | 3 |
Bathurst Bathurst - Census agglomeration | CA | 31,110 | 31,936revised r | -2.6 | 88 | 4 |
Miramichi Miramichi - Census agglomeration | CA | 27,523 | 28,115 | -2.1 | 99 | 5 |
Edmundston Edmundston - Census agglomeration | CA | 23,524 | 23,819revised r | -1.2 | 104 | 6 |
Campbellton Campbellton - Census agglomeration | CA | 15,746 | 17,361revised r | -9.3 | 127 | not applicable ··· |
Campbellton (New Brunswick part) | 13,114 | 14,039revised r | -6.6 | not applicable ··· | 7 | |
Campbellton (Quebec part) | 2,632 | 3,322 | -20.8 | not applicable ··· | 29 |
New Brunswick – Census subdivisions with the highest population growth among those with 5,000-plus population
Census subdivision (CSD) name | CSD type | Population | ||
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2016 | 2011 | % change | ||
Lincoln Census subdivision - Lincoln, Parish | P | 7,177 | 6,458 | 11.1 |
Shediac Census subdivision - Shediac, Town | TV | 6,664 | 6,053 | 10.1 |
Dieppe Census subdivision - Dieppe, City | C | 25,384 | 23,310 | 8.9 |
Moncton Census subdivision - Moncton, Parish | P | 9,811 | 9,421 | 4.1 |
Moncton Census subdivision - Moncton, City | C | 71,889 | 69,074 | 4.1 |
New Brunswick – Census subdivisions with the lowest population growth among those with 5,000-plus population
Census subdivision (CSD) name | CSD type | Population | ||
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2016 | 2011 | % change | ||
Campbellton Census subdivision - Campbellton, City | C | 6,883 | 7,385 | -6.8 |
Grand Falls / Grand-Sault Census subdivision - Grand Falls / Grand-Sault, Town | TV | 5,326 | 5,706 | -6.7 |
Burton Census subdivision - Burton, Parish | P | 5,119 | 5,421 | -5.6 |
Sackville Census subdivision - Sackville, Town | TV | 5,331 | 5,558 | -4.1 |
Saint John Census subdivision - Saint John, City | C | 67,575 | 70,063 | -3.6 |
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Source:
Statistics Canada. 2017. Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-404-X2016001. Ottawa, Ontario. Data products, 2016 Census.
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