Living in Bathurst

In Bathurst, tenants pay an average rent of €622 a month (2025) and unemployment is 10.9% (2021).

Bathurst numbered 12,370 residents at the end of 2022. Bathurst registered an unemployment rate of 10.87% at the end of 2021. Bathurst had a foreign population of 70 at the end of 2021.

Last checked 2026-10-1021 sources

Population12,370people31 Dec 2022Official source · Statistics Canada

Median gross salary2,941EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · Statistics Canada

Average rent622EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · Average Rent by Bedroom Type by Census Subdivision

Unemployment rate10.87%country median 8.4% — 29% aboveOfficial source · Statistics Canada

Recorded crime6,200incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Incident-based crime statistics, by detailed violations, Canada, provinces, territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Canadian Forces Military Police

PM2.5, annual mean4.27µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), NAPS

Higher unemployment than 74% of Canadian cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 66% of Canadian cities that publish it.

Which Canada-wide rules apply when you move to Bathurst?

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Housing and cost

In Bathurst, 17.2% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing at the end of 2021.

No city-level rent figure is published for Bathurst. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€50

Mobile plan, 10 GB€24

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	49.79 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Bell Fibe 500 home internet³Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	24.27 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Public Mobile 50GB plan⁹Official · national market
Households spending over 30% of income on rent	17.2 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹³Official
Dwellings	6,445 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹¹Official
Main residence dwellings	5,824 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁴Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	622 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Average Rent by Bedroom Type by Census Subdivision²Official

Is Bathurst a good place to live?

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Remote worker47%strong on work, weak on safety · range 37–57%

Skilled employee54%strong on work, weak on education · range 45–63%

Student38%strong on cost, weak on education · range 27–49%

Family48%strong on housing, weak on education · range 37–59%

Retirement56%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 43–69%

Work and income

What is the typical salary in Bathurst?

The median gross salary is about 2,941 EUR/month (2020). The regional series (home-region basis, 2020) is a separate labelled row in the table.

City-scope median, gross, before tax and social contributions.

Median gross salary: 2,941 EUR/month · Statistics Canada¹⁵
Median gross salary (regional): 2,026 EUR/month · 2026-09-17 · www150.statcan.gc.ca¹⁹

What is the unemployment rate in Bathurst?

The unemployment rate is about 10.9 % (2021).

Unemployment rate: 10.87 % · Statistics Canada¹⁶

Unemployment across cities in CanadaUnemployment in Bathurst is 10.9%. Of 515 cities with data, 125 have unemployment of 6 to under 8%.

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Bathurst 10.9%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Employment rate	44.3 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁴Official
Median gross salary	2,941 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	Statistics Canada¹⁵Official
Median gross salary (regional)	2,026 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	www150.statcan.gc.ca¹⁹Official
Unemployment rate	10.87 %country median 8.4%	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁶Official

What does a salary buy in Bathurst?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€1,628of €2,324 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€2,324
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · Average Rent by Bedroom Type by Census Subdivision · 2025-12-31	− €622
Internet€50 · official · Bell Fibe 500 home internet · 2026-09-30	− €50
Mobile plan€24 · official · Public Mobile 50GB plan · 2026-09-30	− €24
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€1,628

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Bathurst. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Job Bank and public employment services — Public employment service

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Safety

How safe is Bathurst?

Police recorded about 6,200 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Incident-based crime statistics, by detailed violations, Canada, provinces, territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Canadian Forces Military Police⁵

Recorded crime across major citiesBathurst highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Winnipeg7,894

Edmonton7,108

Halifax6,020

Vancouver5,438

Calgary4,796

London4,743

Québec4,630

Ottawa4,298

Hamilton4,257

Toronto4,177

Gatineau3,756

Montreal3,674

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	6,200 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Incident-based crime statistics, by detailed violations, Canada, provinces, territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Canadian Forces Military Police⁵Official · county

Mobility and administration

Bathurst's nearest airport was ZBF, 7 km away and offered 1 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	1 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁷Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	7 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	ZBF	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Bathurst. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

IRCC newcomer language-learning services finder — State Language Course

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Bathurst?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 4.3 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline.

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

PM2.5 — annual mean: 4.27 µg/m³ · Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), NAPS⁴

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.54.3WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in CanadaAnnual PM2.5 in Bathurst is 4.3 µg/m³. Of 123 cities with data, 46 have annual PM2.5 of 3 to under 4 µg/m³.

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Bathurst 4.3

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	4.27 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), NAPS⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 12.21 · Feb 8.68 · Mar 21.97 · Apr 25.22 · May 31.91 · Jun 36.12 · Jul 32.86 · Aug 34.36 · Sep 32.56 · Oct 24.78 · Nov 19.75 · Dec 12.75 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁶Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -30.04 · Feb -29.98 · Mar -28.16 · Apr -19.47 · May -5.06 · Jun -1.44 · Jul 5.59 · Aug 5.26 · Sep 0.51 · Oct -6.33 · Nov -15.63 · Dec -28.64 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁶Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan -10.87 · Feb -10.03 · Mar -5.13 · Apr 2.19 · May 9.15 · Jun 14.69 · Jul 18.89 · Aug 18.54 · Sep 14.19 · Oct 7.28 · Nov 0.4 · Dec -6.39 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁶Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

The city covered 91.6 km² at the end of 2021. Households in Bathurst numbered 5,825 at the end of 2021. Bathurst's median age was 53.2 years at the end of 2021.

How many people live in Bathurst?

The published population was 12,370 people in 2022. Source: Statistics Canada¹²

Foreign residents and their share come from different publications that count different groups (for example citizens of another country, or people born abroad, or of foreign origin), so 70 is not 1.5% of the population. Each row names its source.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport99.4%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Area	91.62 km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁴Official
City area	91.62 km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁷Official
Foreign-resident share	1.48 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁰Official
Foreign residents	70 people	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁰Official
Population density	132.7 people/km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁷Official
Population	12,370 people	31 Dec 2022	Statistics Canada¹²Official

Population over time22 published observations, 2001–2022

11,922

12,408

12,895

13,381

12,37020012005200920152022

Population fell 6.9% between 2001 and 2022, from 13,280 to 12,370.

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents born abroad	4.4 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹³Official
Households	5,825 households	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁴Official
Labour force participation rate	50.3 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁴Official
Median age	53.2 years	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁸Official

Alternatives for people set on Bathurst

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Aurora as a Bathurst alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 1142 km, better on 4 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Foreign residents: 36.8% Aurora vs 1.5% Bathurst+2384%
Median gross pay, city: €4,357 Aurora vs €2,941 Bathurst+48%
Median gross pay, region: €3,094 Aurora vs €2,026 Bathurst+53%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,296 Aurora vs 6,200 Bathurst−31%

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Cities near Bathurst

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Alternative cities in Canada

Other cities in Canada to compare with Bathurst, nearest in population first.

All Canada cities

Wetaskiwin12,317 residents Rawdon12,427 residents Rothesay12,260 residents Gander12,191 residents Carleton Place12,565 residents Sidney12,569 residents

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Bathurst?

The published population was 12,370 people in 2022. Source: Statistics Canada.

Is the air quality good in Bathurst?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 4.3 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), NAPS.

How safe is Bathurst?

What is the typical salary in Bathurst?

The median gross salary is about 2,941 EUR/month (2020). The regional series (home-region basis, 2020) is a separate labelled row in the table. Source: Statistics Canada.

What is the unemployment rate in Bathurst?

The unemployment rate is about 10.9 % (2021). Source: Statistics Canada.

What is the typical salary around Bathurst?

The median gross salary is 2,026 EUR/month. Source: www150.statcan.gc.ca.

Is Bathurst a good place to live?

Bathurst may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Bathurst?

Belle-Baie is near Bathurst. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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