REGIONAL GROWTH DASHBOARD
POPULATION GROWTH
132,499
541
2020: 131,958
2019: 131,089
Source: Statistics Canada, July 2021
PROPERTY TAX BASE
$11.974B
$0.79B
2021: $11.184B
2020: $10.727B
Source: Government of New Brunswick, Dec. 2021
EMPLOYMENT
64,300
1,300
2021: 63,000
2020: 57,300
Source: Statistics Canada, March 2022
AVERAGE SINGLE FAMILY HOME PRICE
$329,789
$53,692
2021: $270,097
2019: $196,700
Canadian Real Estate Association, March 2022
OFFICE VACANCY RATE
18.38%
1.08%
2020: 17.3%
2019: 18.3%
Source: Turner Drake & Partners, Ltd., Dec 2021
BUILDING PERMIT VALUES
$117 million
$2.4 million
2020: $119.4 million
2019: $85 million
Source: Statistics Canada, June 2022
HOUSING STARTS – SINGLE FAMILY
YEAR TO DATE: JUNE 2022
126
3
2021: 129
2019: 60
Source: CMHC, June 2022
HOUSING STARTS – MULTI-FAMILY
YEAR TO DATE: JUNE 2022
192
144
2021: 48
2020: 128
Source: CMHC, June 2022
PORT CARGO (TONNES)
28.8 million
2.8 million
2020: 26 million
2019: 25.3 million
Source: Port Saint John, Jan. 2021
VISITORS
975,000
323,000
2020: 652,000
2019: 1,700,000
Source: Tourism Economics, 2021
VISITOR SPENDING
$185 million
$55 million
2020: $130 million
2019: $318 million
Source: Tourism Economics, 2021
HOTEL OCCUPANCY RATE
71.3%
160.2%
2021: 27.4%
2020: 14.1%
Source: Smith Travel Research, June 2022
AIR PASSENGERS
55,749
-3,351
2020: 59,100
2019: 281,100
Source: Saint John Airport, Jan. 2022
CRUISE SHIP VISITORS
0
0
2020: 0
2019: 196,032
Source: Saint John Port Authority, Jan. 2022