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Conception Bay South

Conception Bay South is a city in Canada. The nearest airport was YYT, 17.7 km away, with 13 listed destinations in June 2026. The city covered 59.3 km² in 2021. Population density was 454.9 people per km² in 2021. Annual PM2.5 was 2.64 µg/m³ in 2024. Annual NO₂ was 4.01 µg/m³ in 2024. The unemployment rate was 11% in May 2021. Annual PM10 was 11.5 µg/m³ in 2024. Conception Bay South had a population of 26,899 in 2021.

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Higher unemployment than 65% of Canadian cities that publish it and cleaner air than 83% of Canadian cities that publish it.

Foreign residents180 peoplecity · Verified 2026-07-15Official source · Statistics Canada Census Profile 2021 characteristic 1512: not Canadian citizens, population in private households, 25% sample data, at CSD grain. This is the exact foreign-citizenship interpretation used for foreign_population_total; it is not immigrant status.
Population26,899 peoplecity · Verified 2026-06-12Official source · Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021 (Conception Bay South, CSD 1001244)
Unemployment rate11 %city · Verified 2026-07-26Official source · Statistics Canada — 2021 Census Profile, unemployment rate at CSD grain
NO₂ — annual mean4.0054 µg/m³city · Verified 2026-07-15Official source · Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 station DMean observation retained at source grain; no place value is asserted because the approved 25 km observation condition is not met.
PM10 — annual mean11.5 µg/m³city · Verified 2026-07-15Official source · Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place observation, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate.
PM2.5 — annual mean2.64 µg/m³city · Verified 2026-07-15Official source · Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place observation, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate.
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-07-26

Who Conception Bay South may suit

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Remote worker58%strong on work, weak on safety · range 44–72% from published values
Skilled employee52%strong on work, weak on safety · range 38–66% from published values
Student53%strong on cost, weak on healthcare · range 39–67% from published values
Family50%strong on family, weak on cost · range 36–64% from published values
Retirement62%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 48–76% from published values

Population and city profile

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Conception Bay South residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport99.3%Foreign residents 0.7%

Derived from the published population and foreign-resident counts.

MetricValueVerifiedSource
City area59.3 km22026-06-122021Official sourceStatistics Canada — Census Profile 2021 (Conception Bay South, CSD 1001244) Source-backed value
Foreign residents180 people2026-07-152021Official sourceStatistics Canada Census Profile 2021 characteristic 1512: not Canadian citizens, population in private households, 25% sample data, at CSD grain. This is the exact foreign-citizenship interpretation used for foreign_population_total; it is not immigrant status. Source-backed value
Population density454.9 people/km²2026-07-152021Official sourceStatistics Canada Census Profile 2021 characteristic 6: population density per square kilometre at CSD grain. This is the exact CSD value; it is not a CMA or province observation. Source-backed value
Population26,899 people2026-06-122021Official sourceStatistics Canada — Census Profile 2021 (Conception Bay South, CSD 1001244) Source-backed value
Population over time22 published observations, 2001–2022
Population in Conception Bay South by year, residents19,60422,58825,57128,55520012003200520072009201120132015201720192021202227,938residents

Population rose 38.2% between 2001 and 2022, from 20,221 to 27,938.

Each point keeps the source and period it was published with.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in CanadaWhere Conception Bay South lands among 166 measured cities
unemployment rate, % · measured cities in Canada per band224–6336–8358–103810–12Conception Bay South 11.0%2912–14614–16218–20122–24unemployment rate, % · measured cities in Canada per band

Published unemployment rates for cities in the same country.

MetricValueVerifiedSource
Unemployment rate11 %country median 9.4% — 16% above2026-07-262021Official sourceStatistics Canada — 2021 Census Profile, unemployment rate at CSD grain Source-backed value

Climate and air quality

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Conception Bay South annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5252.6PM2.5154011.5PM1010404.0NO₂µg/m³

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

PM2.5 across cities in CanadaWhere Conception Bay South lands among 137 measured cities
annual PM2.5, µg/m³ · measured cities in Canada per band31–2312–3Conception Bay South 2.6533–4164–5185–617–818–929–10310–11113–14215–16316–17117–18120–21140–41annual PM2.5, µg/m³ · measured cities in Canada per band

Published annual means from the same national measurement network.

MetricValueVerifiedSource
NO₂ — annual mean4.0054 µg/m³country median 6.6 — 40% below2026-07-152024Official sourceOfficial ECCC/NAPS 2024 station DMean observation retained at source grain; no place value is asserted because the approved 25 km observation condition is not met. Source-backed value
PM10 — annual mean11.5 µg/m³country median 10.5 — 10% above2026-07-152024Official sourceOfficial ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place observation, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate. Source-backed value
PM2.5 — annual mean2.64 µg/m³country median 3.6 — 26% below2026-07-152024Official sourceOfficial ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place observation, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate. Source-backed value

Mobility and administration

MetricValueVerifiedSource
Destinations from nearest airport13 count2026-06-13FreshOfficial sourceOpenFlights — routes.dat Source-backed value
Nearest airportYYT code2026-06-13FreshOfficial sourceOurAirports — airports.csv Source-backed value
Distance to nearest airport17.7 km2026-06-13FreshOfficial sourceOurAirports — airports.csv Source-backed value

Worked out from these numbers

Arithmetic on the published values above. Each one names what it assumed.

How international is the population?

0.7% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 180 people of 26,899 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Common questions

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

What is the unemployment rate in Conception Bay South?

The unemployment rate is 11 %. Source: Statistics Canada — 2021 Census Profile, unemployment rate at CSD grain, checked 2026-07-26.

Is the air quality good in Conception Bay South?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 2.64 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is within the WHO guideline. Source: Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place observation, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate., checked 2026-07-15.

How many people live in Conception Bay South?

The published population is 26,899 people. Source: Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021 (Conception Bay South, CSD 1001244), checked 2026-06-12.

How many foreign residents live in Conception Bay South?

180 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Statistics Canada Census Profile 2021 characteristic 1512: not Canadian citizens, population in private households, 25% sample data, at CSD grain. This is the exact foreign-citizenship interpretation used for foreign_population_total; it is not immigrant status., checked 2026-07-15.

Cities of a similar size in Canada

Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.

All Canada cities
Sainte-Thérèse27,052 residentsKing27,414 residentsFort Saskatchewan27,588 residentsBoisbriand27,684 residentsContrecoeur26,114 residentsLincoln25,661 residents

Sources

Statistics Canada Census Profile 2021 characteristic 1512: not Canadian citizens, population in private households, 25% sample data, at CSD grain. This is the exact foreign-citizenship interpretation used for foreign_population_total; it is not immigrant status.Official source · Checked 2021-05-11Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021 (Conception Bay South, CSD 1001244)Official source · Checked 2026-07-14Statistics Canada — 2021 Census Profile, unemployment rate at CSD grainOfficial source · Checked 2026-07-26Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 station DMean observation retained at source grain; no place value is asserted because the approved 25 km observation condition is not met.Official source · Checked 2026-07-15Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place observation, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate.Official source · Checked 2026-07-15Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place observation, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate.Official source · Checked 2026-07-15

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