NewcastleNew Brunswick

For health, Newcastle sits behind 93% of Canadian towns

Measured across the Zone 7 (Miramichi area): health survey and life expectancy

Statistics Canada puts life expectancy at 78.9, below New Brunswick’s towns (80.1) and Canadian towns (81.5) alike. At 20%, the share of adults who smoke tops the 14% for New Brunswick. In the health survey, 47% of adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, more than New Brunswick’s 44%. Closer to home, a hospital is 14 km from the average resident of Newcastle, further than the usual 3.7 km.

Radon is Newcastle’s main hazard: 29% of tested homes in its area top Health Canada’s guideline

One flood study covers the town, by Service New Brunswick - GeoNB. Wildfire is a moderate presence around Newcastle: 2.7% of the land within 25 km has burned since 1986, 0.07% a year, short of the band that counts against Risk. NRCan expects $0.044 of shaking damage a year per $1,000 of buildings in the town, near the typical $0.030.

The share of 15-to-64s with a job in Newcastle trails that of 98% of Canadian towns

Commutes averaged 24 min, higher than New Brunswick’s towns (21 min) yet lower than Canadian towns (26 min). The car carried 92% of commuters at the census.

Violent crime weighs more where Newcastle is policed than in New Brunswick’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 142

No police detachment reports under Newcastle’s name, so these are the nearest detachment’s figures, not the town’s own

Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 100 over 2023–25, higher than both New Brunswick’s towns (73) and Canadian towns (67). Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 34.8 per 1,000 residents a year where it is policed. Newcastle doesn’t get its own Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 figures; the ones here come from the Sunny Corner detachment area.

More households own their home in Newcastle than in New Brunswick’s towns or across Canadian towns: 95%

Shared with the rest of the Miramichi metro area: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom

Shelter took 30% or more of income for nearly one in ten households, near New Brunswick’s towns (9%) and lower than Canadian towns (18%). Rent took a fifth of household income, near both New Brunswick’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (20%).

Newcastle has more protected land around it than 9 in 10 Canadian towns

Public parks and reserves within 10 km: 22, higher than both New Brunswick’s towns (7) and Canadian towns (4). 8.1 km out lies the largest, Miramichi Bay Closure, at 146,842 ha. Inside the town itself, 8.7% of the land is protected. The nearest national park is Kouchibouguac National Park, 32 km away.

In and around Newcastle, 5 schools: 3 elementary schools, 1 secondary school and 1 school for every grade

The closest elementary school is 12 km away, above both New Brunswick’s towns (1.6 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km). Boards running schools in the area: 2, between New Brunswick’s towns (1.5) and Canadian towns (3).

Newcastle has colder winters than New Brunswick’s towns or Canadian towns: January lows of −15.3°C

January is the snowiest month, with 71 cm on average. Between the last spring frost, 23 May, and the first in autumn, 5 October, lie 133 days. Frost comes on 177 days a year, close to New Brunswick’s towns (170) and above Canadian towns (159). October is the wettest month, with 113 mm of rain and snow on average.

More of Newcastle’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in New Brunswick’s towns or Canadian towns: 7%

Just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over, near New Brunswick’s towns (23%) and higher than Canadian towns (19%). Children under 15 make up 17% of residents.

In Newcastle, November normally means 6°C afternoons and −3°C nights

For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Miramichi forecast. By December, a normal day reaches −1°C and a night falls to −10°C. Snow is normal by November, about 22 cm over the month. A normal November brings 93 mm of rain and snow.

Newcastle sends Mike Dawson (Conservative Party of Canada) to the Commons from Miramichi—Grand Lake

The Liberal Party of Canada has 6 of the 10 MPs elected in New Brunswick.

No public library stands in Newcastle: the closest, Newcastle Public Library, is 13 km away

The next is Chatham Public Library (Miramichi), 16 km away.

Newcastle: 1 historic place on Canada’s heritage registers

16% of its homes were built before 1961, below New Brunswick’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike.