Living in Miramichi

In Miramichi, unemployment is 11.1% (2021).

Residents of Miramichi numbered 18,283 at the end of 2022. The unemployment rate was 11.05% at the end of 2021. Miramichi had a foreign population of 640 at the end of 2021.

Last checked 2026-09-2621 sources

Population18,283people31 Dec 2022Official source · Statistics Canada

Median gross salary3,137EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · Statistics Canada

Average rent717EUR/month31 Dec 2025Metro-area figureOfficial source · CMHC Rental Market Survey: average rents for areas with population 10,000 and over, table 34-10-0133-01

Unemployment rate11.05%country median 8.4% — 32% 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 mean4.06µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), NAPS

Higher unemployment than 76% 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 Miramichi?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

For Miramichi, 14.3% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing at the end of 2021.

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 internet¹Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	24.27 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Public Mobile 50GB plan⁸Official · national market
Households spending over 30% of income on rent	14.3 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹²Official
Dwellings	8,484 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁰Official
Main residence dwellings	7,990 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹³Official
Average monthly rent (two-bedroom)	652.2 EUR/month	31 Oct 2023	CMHC Urban Rental Market Survey — Average Rents in Urban Centres (CSD table), October 2023³Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	717 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	CMHC Rental Market Survey: average rents for areas with population 10,000 and over, table 34-10-0133-01²Official · metropolitan-area figure

Is Miramichi a good place to live?

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Remote worker50%strong on work, weak on safety · range 40–60%

Skilled employee56%strong on work, weak on education · range 47–65%

Student40%strong on cost, weak on education · range 29–51%

Family49%strong on housing, weak on education · range 38–60%

Retirement57%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 44–70%

Work and income

What is the typical salary in Miramichi?

The median gross salary is about 3,137 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: 3,137 EUR/month · Statistics Canada¹⁴
Median gross salary (regional): 2,157 EUR/month · 2026-09-17 · www150.statcan.gc.ca²¹

What is the unemployment rate in Miramichi?

The unemployment rate is about 11.1 % (2021).

Unemployment rate: 11.05 % · Statistics Canada¹⁵

Unemployment across cities in CanadaUnemployment in Miramichi is 11.1%. Of 515 cities with data, 125 have unemployment of 6 to under 8%.

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Miramichi 11.1%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Employment rate	50.5 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹³Official
Median gross salary	3,137 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	Statistics Canada¹⁴Official
Median gross salary (regional)	2,157 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	www150.statcan.gc.ca²¹Official
Unemployment rate	11.05 %country median 8.4%	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁵Official

What does a salary buy in Miramichi?

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

Left over each month€1,662of €2,453 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.	€2,453
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · CMHC Rental Market Survey: average rents for areas with population 10,000 and over, table 34-10-0133-01 · 2025-12-31	− €717
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	€1,662

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Miramichi Salary needed to live in Miramichi

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Miramichi. 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

Government of Canada

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Miramichi. Sources checked through 12 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Miramichi?

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 citiesMiramichi 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

Miramichi's nearest airport was ZBF, 69 km away and offered 1 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	1 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁶Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	69 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	ZBF	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Miramichi. 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 Miramichi?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 4.1 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: 4.06 µg/m³ · Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), NAPS⁴

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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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

PM2.54.1WHO 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 Miramichi is 4.1 µg/m³. Of 123 cities with data, 46 have annual PM2.5 of 3 to under 4 µg/m³.

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Miramichi 4.1

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	4.06 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), NAPS⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan -4.3 · Feb -3 · Mar 2 · Apr 8.6 · May 16.3 · Jun 22 · Jul 25.4 · Aug 24.8 · Sep 20.2 · Oct 12.7 · Nov 5.5 · Dec -0.7 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -15.4 · Feb -14.8 · Mar -8.8 · Apr -2 · May 3.9 · Jun 9.7 · Jul 13.7 · Aug 12.8 · Sep 8.2 · Oct 2.4 · Nov -3 · Dec -9.6 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -9.9 · Feb -8.9 · Mar -3.4 · Apr 3.3 · May 10.1 · Jun 15.9 · Jul 19.6 · Aug 18.8 · Sep 14.2 · Oct 7.6 · Nov 1.3 · Dec -5.2 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI²⁰Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Canada: Barrie ±1.7 °C. Elsewhere: Lahti (Finland) ±2.1 °C, Rochester (United States) ±2.2 °C, Fargo (United States) ±2.2 °C, Kuopio (Finland) ±2.2 °C, Tampere (Finland) ±2.3 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

The total area of Miramichi was 179 km² at the end of 2021. The number of households reached 7,990 at the end of 2021. Miramichi recorded a median age of 50 years at the end of 2021.

How many people live in Miramichi?

The published population was 18,283 people in 2022. Source: Statistics Canada¹¹

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport96.5%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Area	179 km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹³Official
City area	179 km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁶Official
Foreign-resident share	3.72 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁹Official
Foreign residents	640 people	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁹Official
Population density	98.8 people/km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁶Official
Population	18,283 people	31 Dec 2022	Statistics Canada¹¹Official

Population over time22 published observations, 2001–2022

17,582

18,116

18,649

19,183

18,28320012005200920152022

Population fell 4.1% between 2001 and 2022, from 19,073 to 18,283.

International community in Miramichi

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data	645	100.0%
Asia	265	41.1%
Europe	205	31.8%
Philippines	130	20.2%
Americas	110	17.1%
United Kingdom	100	15.5%
Africa	65	10.1%
United States of America	50	7.8%
Other places of birth in Africa	35	5.4%
India	35	5.4%
Other places of birth in Americas	30	4.7%

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Published group	People	Share
Other places of birth in Europe	30	4.7%
Netherlands	25	3.9%
Nigeria	20	3.1%
Syria	20	3.1%
China	20	3.1%
Jamaica	15	2.3%
Germany	15	2.3%
South Africa, Republic of	15	2.3%
Other places of birth in Asia	15	2.3%
France	10	1.6%
Poland	10	1.6%
Korea, South	10	1.6%
Viet Nam	10	1.6%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹²

Citizenship

Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data	17,195	100.0%
Canadian citizens	16,790	97.6%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over	14,055	81.7%
Canadian citizens aged under 18	2,730	15.9%
Not Canadian citizens	405	2.4%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹²

Language spoken at home

Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data	17,455	100.0%
Single responses	17,205	98.6%
Official languages	16,985	97.3%
English	16,425	94.1%
French	565	3.2%
Multiple responses	245	1.4%
Non-official languages	220	1.3%
Non-Indigenous languages	220	1.3%
English and French	145	0.8%
Indo-European languages	105	0.6%
English and non-official language(s)	90	0.5%

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Published group	People	Share
Austronesian languages	65	0.4%
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	65	0.4%
Indo-Iranian languages	60	0.3%
Indo-Aryan languages	60	0.3%
Punjabi (Panjabi)	35	0.2%
Italic (Romance) languages	35	0.2%
Portuguese	15	0.1%
Spanish	15	0.1%
Afro-Asiatic languages	10	0.1%
Semitic languages	10	0.1%
Arabic	10	0.1%
Austro-Asiatic languages	10	0.1%
Vietnamese	10	0.1%
Germanic languages	10	0.1%
Bengali	10	0.1%
Gujarati	10	0.1%
Sign languages	5	0.0%
American Sign Language	5	0.0%
Sino-Tibetan languages	5	0.0%
Chinese languages	5	0.0%
Mandarin	5	0.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)	5	0.0%
Multiple non-official languages	5	0.0%
Dravidian languages	5	0.0%
Balto-Slavic languages	5	0.0%
Slavic languages	5	0.0%
Polish	5	0.0%
Low Saxon-Low Franconian languages	5	0.0%
Afrikaans	5	0.0%
Korean	5	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹²

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents born abroad	3.8 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹²Official
Households	7,990 households	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹³Official
Labour force participation rate	56.7 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹³Official
Median age	50 years	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁷Official

Alternatives for people set on Miramichi

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Aurora as a Miramichi alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 1137 km, better on 4 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Foreign residents: 36.8% Aurora vs 3.7% Miramichi+888%
Median gross pay, city: €4,357 Aurora vs €3,137 Miramichi+39%
Median gross pay, region: €3,094 Aurora vs €2,157 Miramichi+43%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,296 Aurora vs 6,200 Miramichi−31%

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Alternative cities in Canada

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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 Miramichi?

The published population was 18,283 people in 2022. Source: Statistics Canada.

Is the air quality good in Miramichi?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 4.1 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), NAPS.

How safe is Miramichi?

What is the typical salary in Miramichi?

The median gross salary is about 3,137 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 Miramichi?

The unemployment rate is about 11.1 % (2021). Source: Statistics Canada.

What is the typical salary around Miramichi?

The median gross salary is 2,157 EUR/month. Source: www150.statcan.gc.ca.

Is Miramichi a good place to live?

Miramichi 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.

How many people born in Asia live in Miramichi?

The official country of birth distribution records 265 people (41.1%) in the source-defined population for 2021 Census. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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