ShediacNew Brunswick

Renting in Shediac eats 25% of household income, more than in New Brunswick’s towns and across Canadian towns

19% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, about level with Canadian towns (18%) and above New Brunswick’s towns (9%). Owners put the median home at $248,000, higher than New Brunswick’s towns ($187,000) yet lower than Canadian towns ($406,000).

Radon is Shediac’s main hazard: 20% of tested homes in its area top Health Canada’s guideline

The national inventory holds one flood map for it, from Service New Brunswick - GeoNB. For earthquakes Shediac is middling, $0.032 a year per $1,000 against $0.030 for the typical town.

Very good or excellent health for just 43% of adults around Shediac; the typical Canadian town: 52%

Smoking is rarer than in the province: just over one in ten adults, against 14% for New Brunswick. Lives in the region last 81.5 years on average (2022/2024): 83.5 for women, 79.5 for men. The three chronic conditions the survey tracks average 18% of adults, near New Brunswick’s towns (18%) and higher than Canadian towns (17%). Measured from where Shediac’s residents live, the nearest hospital is 24 km away, beyond the typical 3.7 km. Figures for health survey and life expectancy are published for the Zone 1 (Moncton area) as a whole, not for Shediac alone.

Shediac is wetter than 89% of Canadian towns: 1,203 mm of rain and snow a year

For the wettest month, look to October: 124 mm on average. Snow totals 310 cm over the year, near New Brunswick’s towns (310 cm) and higher than Canadian towns (141 cm). Between the last spring frost, 19 May, and the first in autumn, 2 October, lie 135 days. A normal January brings 74 cm of snow, the most of any month.

For safety, Shediac gets a C+

Area-wide: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, counted over the Shediac detachment area

For violence alone, its police area’s index was 75, below both New Brunswick’s towns (82) and Canadian towns (86). Where it is policed, 13.3 violent incidents per 1,000 residents are recorded each year.

8% of Shediac’s residents belong to a visible minority (New Brunswick’s towns: 2.3%; Canadian towns: 15%)

Immigrants make up 5.9% of residents, above New Brunswick’s towns (3.7%) but below Canadian towns (6.4%). 2% of residents have an Indigenous identity, below New Brunswick’s towns (2.8%) and Canadian towns (2.8%) alike.

Commuters in Shediac have a short way to work, 19 min on average, less than in New Brunswick’s towns and across Canadian towns

93% of commuters drove, about level with New Brunswick’s towns (95%) and above Canadian towns (89%).

Shediac in November: highs near 6°C, lows near −2°C

Across the year, normals run from −13°C nights in January to 25°C afternoons in July. In November, the normal is 109 mm of rain and snow. By December, a normal day reaches freezing and a night falls to −9°C. For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Shediac forecast.

A 17,787-vote win for Dominic LeBlanc made Beauséjour safer in 2021 than 85% of ridings

For federal votes, Shediac belongs to Beauséjour, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP); Dominic LeBlanc (Liberal Party of Canada) holds it.

Shediac’s public library is Bibliothèque publique de Shediac

It sits 1.2 km from the centre of Shediac.

More of the land around Shediac is protected than around 9 in 10 Canadian towns

A provincial park, Amherst Shore Provincial Park, lies 49 km away. The nearest national park is Fundy National Park, 53 km away. 20 protected areas lie within 10 km. For a swim, Parlee Beach is the nearest of 4 beaches within 5 km.

Shediac has 3 French-language schools among its 5

Counting a 3 km margin, Shediac has 3 elementary schools and 2 secondary schools.

Shediac’s past, on the record: 1 historic place

14% of its homes were built before 1961, below both New Brunswick’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (18%).