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
63,100
2,600
2021: 60,500
2020: 62,100
Source: Statistics Canada, March 2022
AVERAGE SINGLE FAMILY HOME PRICE
$333,568
$53,259
2020: $269,857
2019: $141,099
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
$231.9 million
$43.4 million
2020: $188.5 million
2019: $161.9 million
Source: Statistics Canada, Feb. 2022
HOUSING STARTS – SINGLE FAMILY
299
74
2020: 225
2019: 167
Source: CMHC, April 2022
HOUSING STARTS – MULTI-FAMILY
288
59
2020: 229
2019: 283
Source: CMHC, April 2022
PORT CARGO (TONNES)
28.8 million
2.8 million
2020: 26 million
2019: 25.3 million
Source: Port Saint John, Jan. 2021
VISITORS
652,000
-1,048,000
2019: 1,700,000
2018: 1,700,000
Source: Tourism Economics, 2020
VISITOR SPENDING
$116 million
-$162 million
2019: $278 million
2018: $282 million
Source: Tourism Economics, 2020
HOTEL OCCUPANCY RATE
44.6%
21.4%
2021: 23.2%
2020: 25.9%
Source: Smith Travel Research, April 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