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Living in Newmarket

Newmarket is a city in Canada. The unemployment rate was 12.3% in May 2021. Annual PM2.5 was 3.56 µg/m³ in 2024. The city covered 38 km² in 2021. Population density was 2,284.1 people per km² in 2021. Foreign-born residents accounted for 35.8% of the population in 2021. Walking accounted for 3.8% of commutes in 2021.

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

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

Housing and cost

26.5% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing in May 2021.

No city-level rent or cost figure is published for Newmarket yet. We do not infer one from another place.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Households spending over 30% of income on rent26.5 %11 May 2021Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population14Official
Dwellings31,239 dwellings31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada7Official
G05 Main Residential Dwellings30,301 dwellings31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada8Official

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Newmarket?

The unemployment rate is 12.3 % (May 2021). Source: Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population14

Unemployment across cities in CanadaUnemployment in Newmarket is 12.3%. Of 485 cities with data, 119 have unemployment of 6 to under 8%.
unemployment rate, % · measured cities in Canada per band1 city: 0% to under 2%10–210 cities: 2% to under 4%102–497 cities: 4% to under 6%974–6119 cities: 6% to under 8%1196–8103 cities: 8% to under 10%1038–1075 cities: 10% to under 12%7510–1251 cities: 12% to under 14%5112–14Newmarket 12.3%18 cities: 14% to under 16%1814–168 cities: 16% to under 18%816–181 city: 18% to under 20%118–202 cities: 20% to under 22%220–22

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Employment rate58.4 %31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada8Official
Median gross salary (regional)2,407 EUR/month31 Dec 2020www150.statcan.gc.ca16Official
Unemployment rate12.3 %country median 8.3%11 May 2021Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population14Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Newmarket. 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

Job SearchMigrant Support

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

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
G09 Bicycle Commute Share Pct0.4 %11 May 2021Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population14Official
G09 Transit Commute Share Pct3.9 %11 May 2021Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population14Official
G09 Walk Commute Share Pct3.8 %11 May 2021Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population14Official
Destinations from nearest airport147 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat5Official
Nearest airportYYZ13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv6Official
Distance to nearest airport44.7 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv6Official

Language courses and integration

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

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada

For newcomers to Canada.

English, Frenchfree
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Newmarket.

Climate and air quality

Annual NO₂ was 6.09 µg/m³ in 2024.

Is the air quality good in Newmarket?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 3.6 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: 3.56 µg/m³ · 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.3
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Newmarket annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5253.6PM2.5154010.0PM1010406.1NO₂µg/m³

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 Newmarket is 3.6 µg/m³. Of 92 cities with data, 33 have annual PM2.5 of 3 to under 4 µg/m³.
annual PM2.5, µg/m³ · measured cities in Canada per band2 cities: 1 µg/m³ to under 2 µg/m³21–216 cities: 2 µg/m³ to under 3 µg/m³162–333 cities: 3 µg/m³ to under 4 µg/m³333–4Newmarket 3.613 cities: 4 µg/m³ to under 5 µg/m³134–512 cities: 5 µg/m³ to under 6 µg/m³125–61 city: 6 µg/m³ to under 7 µg/m³16–71 city: 7 µg/m³ to under 8 µg/m³17–81 city: 8 µg/m³ to under 9 µg/m³18–92 cities: 9 µg/m³ to under 10 µg/m³29–102 cities: 10 µg/m³ to under 11 µg/m³210–111 city: 13 µg/m³ to under 14 µg/m³113–142 cities: 15 µg/m³ to under 16 µg/m³215–163 cities: 16 µg/m³ to under 17 µg/m³316–171 city: 17 µg/m³ to under 18 µg/m³117–181 city: 20 µg/m³ to under 21 µg/m³120–211 city: 40 µg/m³ to under 41 µg/m³140–41

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean6.09 µg/m³country median 6.92024Official 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.4Official
PM10 — annual mean10 µg/m³country median 10.52024Official 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.2Official
PM2.5 — annual mean3.56 µg/m³country median 3.72024Official 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.3Official
Climate Monthly Extreme High CJan 11.93 · Feb 13.3 · Mar 23.87 · Apr 24.28 · May 31.86 · Jun 34.64 · Jul 35.65 · Aug 35.82 · Sep 33.43 · Oct 28.33 · Nov 21.07 · Dec 13.98 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center1Official
Climate Monthly Extreme Low CJan -26.89 · Feb -29.25 · Mar -28.23 · Apr -14.28 · May -3.25 · Jun 3.45 · Jul 7.82 · Aug 9.61 · Sep 3.37 · Oct -2.86 · Nov -13.3 · Dec -20.95 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center1Official
Average temperature by monthJan -6.36 · Feb -6.18 · Mar -1.13 · Apr 5.18 · May 12.08 · Jun 18.16 · Jul 22.05 · Aug 21.36 · Sep 17.36 · Oct 9.72 · Nov 3.11 · Dec -2.77 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center1Official

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Population and city profile

How many people live in Newmarket?

The published population was 87,942 people in 2021. Source: Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Newmarket (Census subdivision 3519048)12

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Newmarket residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport91.4%Foreign residents 8.6%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Area38.5 km²31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada8Official
City area38 km²2021Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021 (Newmarket, CSD 3519068)11Official
Foreign-resident share33.42 %31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada9Official
Foreign residents7,600 people11 May 2021Statistics 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.13Official
Population density2,284 people/km²11 May 2021Statistics 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.13Official
Population87,942 people1 Jan 2021Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Newmarket (Census subdivision 3519048)12Official
Population over time22 published observations, 2001–2022
Population in Newmarket by year, residents66,84275,66384,48593,3062001200520092015202291,481residents

Population rose 33.2% between 2001 and 2022, from 68,667 to 91,481.

International community in Newmarket

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 groupPeopleShare
Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data28,945100.0%
Asia17,18559.4%
Europe7,61526.3%
China4,25514.7%
Iran4,13514.3%
Americas3,03010.5%
Other places of birth in Asia2,1957.6%
United Kingdom1,8956.5%
Philippines1,5655.4%
Other places of birth in Europe1,0853.7%
Africa1,0353.6%
Show 47 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Russian Federation8502.9%
Italy8402.9%
India8052.8%
Hong Kong7902.7%
Ukraine6702.3%
Other places of birth in Americas6352.2%
Pakistan6152.1%
Korea, South6002.1%
Jamaica5702.0%
Romania5601.9%
Viet Nam5451.9%
United States of America5101.8%
Afghanistan4551.6%
Other places of birth in Africa4451.5%
Poland3501.2%
Sri Lanka3401.2%
Germany3001.0%
Guyana2951.0%
Trinidad and Tobago2951.0%
Greece2700.9%
Egypt2650.9%
Lebanon2450.8%
Taiwan2350.8%
Portugal2300.8%
Colombia2050.7%
South Africa, Republic of1950.7%
Brazil1900.7%
Iraq1850.6%
Hungary1450.5%
Netherlands1300.4%
Turkey1250.4%
El Salvador1200.4%
Croatia1100.4%
Mexico1050.4%
Peru850.3%
France750.3%
Nigeria750.3%
Syria750.3%
Oceania and other places of birth750.3%
Serbia650.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina300.1%
Bangladesh300.1%
Morocco250.1%
Haiti150.1%
Algeria150.1%
Congo, Democratic Republic of the100.0%
Ethiopia100.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source15

Citizenship

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

Published groupPeopleShare
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data86,615100.0%
Canadian citizens79,01591.2%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over61,95571.5%
Canadian citizens aged under 1817,06019.7%
Not Canadian citizens7,6008.8%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source15

Language spoken at home

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

Published groupPeopleShare
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data87,110100.0%
Single responses82,99595.3%
Official languages66,92576.8%
English66,65576.5%
Non-official languages16,06518.4%
Non-Indigenous languages16,06518.4%
Indo-European languages8,3009.5%
Sino-Tibetan languages4,8955.6%
Chinese languages4,8955.6%
Indo-Iranian languages4,5055.2%
Multiple responses4,1154.7%
Show 109 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Iranian languages3,7754.3%
English and non-official language(s)3,7654.3%
Persian languages3,6904.2%
Mandarin3,2703.8%
Iranian Persian3,0903.5%
Balto-Slavic languages2,0602.4%
Slavic languages2,0402.3%
Russian1,6401.9%
Yue (Cantonese)1,5251.8%
Italic (Romance) languages1,4451.7%
Indo-Aryan languages7350.8%
Spanish6750.8%
Austronesian languages6250.7%
Austro-Asiatic languages5500.6%
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)5000.6%
Korean4700.5%
Afro-Asiatic languages3950.5%
Semitic languages3900.4%
Romanian3600.4%
Persian (Farsi), n.o.s.3450.4%
Arabic3250.4%
Urdu3250.4%
Vietnamese2800.3%
French2750.3%
Khmer (Cambodian)2750.3%
Dari2550.3%
Dravidian languages2500.3%
Italian2150.2%
English and French1950.2%
Portuguese1950.2%
Tai-Kadai languages1900.2%
Lao1750.2%
Polish1650.2%
Tamil1600.2%
Greek1400.2%
Turkic languages1350.2%
Ukrainian1100.1%
Hindi1100.1%
Uralic languages950.1%
Multiple non-official languages950.1%
Gujarati950.1%
Punjabi (Panjabi)950.1%
Hungarian800.1%
Malayalam800.1%
Turkish700.1%
Germanic languages700.1%
Armenian650.1%
English, French and non-official language(s)600.1%
Japanese550.1%
Serbo-Croatian500.1%
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese)450.1%
Ilocano450.1%
Azerbaijani400.0%
Hebrew400.0%
Bengali400.0%
Macedonian350.0%
Kurdish350.0%
Niger-Congo languages350.0%
Wu (Shanghainese)300.0%
Bulgarian300.0%
High German languages300.0%
German300.0%
Low Saxon-Low Franconian languages300.0%
Sinhala (Sinhalese)300.0%
Pashto300.0%
Sign languages250.0%
Cebuano250.0%
Georgian250.0%
Serbian250.0%
American Sign Language200.0%
Uzbek200.0%
Aramaic languages200.0%
Croatian200.0%
Afrikaans200.0%
Thai150.0%
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic150.0%
Bisaya, n.o.s.150.0%
Baltic languages150.0%
Lithuanian150.0%
Dutch150.0%
Marathi150.0%
Yoruba100.0%
Hakka100.0%
Finnish100.0%
Indonesian100.0%
Pangasinan100.0%
Creole languages100.0%
Creole, n.o.s.100.0%
Telugu100.0%
Albanian100.0%
Czech100.0%
Nepali100.0%
Baluchi100.0%
Swahili50.0%
Sign languages, n.i.e.50.0%
Min Dong50.0%
Chinese, n.o.s.50.0%
Turkic languages, n.i.e.50.0%
Estonian50.0%
French and non-official language(s)50.0%
Maltese50.0%
Hiligaynon50.0%
Austronesian languages, n.i.e.50.0%
Latvian50.0%
Slovene (Slovenian)50.0%
Konkani50.0%
Indo-Aryan languages, n.i.e.50.0%
Parsi50.0%
Akan (Twi)50.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source15

Is Newmarket a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker45%strong on work, weak on safety · range 36–54%
Skilled employee50%strong on work, weak on safety · range 41–59%
Student49%strong on cost, weak on safety · range 38–60%
Family40%strong on housing, weak on safety · range 29–51%
Retirement56%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 45–67%
Foreign residents7,600 people11 May 2021Official 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.
Population87,942 people1 Jan 2021Official source · Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Newmarket (Census subdivision 3519048)
Households spending over 30% of income on rent26.5 %11 May 2021Official source · Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population
Dwellings31,239 dwellings31 Dec 2021Official source · Statistics Canada
Employment rate58.4 %31 Dec 2021Official source · Statistics Canada
Median gross salary (regional)2,407 EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · www150.statcan.gc.ca
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-09-03

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents born abroad35.8 %11 May 2021Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population14Official
Households30,300 households31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada8Official
Labour force participation rate66.7 %31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada8Official
Median age41.6 years31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada10Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Newmarket when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Common questions

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

How many people live in Newmarket?

The published population was 87,942 people in 2021. Source: Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Newmarket (Census subdivision 3519048).

Is the air quality good in Newmarket?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 3.6 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 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..

What is the unemployment rate in Newmarket?

The unemployment rate is 12.3 % (May 2021). Source: Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population.

What is the typical salary around Newmarket?

The median gross salary is 2,407 EUR/month. Source: www150.statcan.gc.ca.

How many foreign residents live in Newmarket?

7,600 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..

Is Newmarket a good place to live?

Newmarket 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 Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data live in Newmarket?

The official country of birth distribution records 28,945 people (100.0%) 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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