Caraquet
Small town · New Brunswick · Population 1,261
People and homes
Who lives here and what homes are like, from the 2021 Census. Shown for context: these figures are never part of a score.
Who lives here
- Median age
- 55.6 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 47.9 years (estimated) · 2016: 51.8 years
- Average household size
- 2.1
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.5 · 2011: 2.3 · 2016: 2.2
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 20.1%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 20.6% · 2016: 16.8%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%8.3%2016: 10.1%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%7.1%2016: 9.7%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%17%2016: 19.5%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%36.8%2016: 39%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%29.6%2016: 22.1%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%16.5%2011: 26.3%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%29.8%2011: 23.7%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%11.6%2011: 11.9%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%33.1%2016: 28.3%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%9.1%2011: 12.7%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%21.8%2016: 32.5%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%29.5%2016: 19.2%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%10.9%2016: 16.6%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%25.6%2016: 19.9%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%12.2%2016: 11.3%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%0.8%2016: 0.4%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%61.1%2016: 60.4%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%38.1%2016: 38.9%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%2.4%2016: 1.9%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%97.2%2016: 97%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 3.3%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 2.6%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%89.2%2016: 91.4%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%10.8%2016: 7.8%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%95%2016: 95.8%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%1.7%2016: 1.7%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%0%2016: 0%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0.8%2016: 0.8%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%2.5%2016: 1.7%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%18.3%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%38.3%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%34.2%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%9.2%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%0%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%99%2016: 89.9%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 0%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%0%2016: 6.1%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%0%2016: 3%
Statistics Canada, 2021