WellingtonNew Brunswick
Its census division is Kent. A town in New Brunswick, home to 3,458 people.
Is Wellington a good place to live?
Mostly strong, with a single weak spot. Where it does best is cost of living (A+). Crime is low (A). Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work (D). Natural hazards weigh more here (C−). The overall grade lands at A−, better than 77% of Canadian towns. Its place in the ranking is #3 of 59 in New Brunswick.
This town's rent is the 2021 census rent scaled to 2025 by its province's ratio of surveyed to census rents: no rental survey covers it, so its Cost Grade is less sure. Safety less sure: no police service names this town, so its crime figure is the nearest police detachment's, shared with a wider area. No School Grade: this province doesn't publish comparable results school by school. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread.
How Wellington grades
Each subject compares Wellington with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
What makes Wellington stand out
The 3 things Wellington does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Wellington.
Renting in Wellington costs 11% of household income, less than in New Brunswick’s towns and across Canadian towns
6% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, below New Brunswick’s towns (9%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike. The owner-occupied share of households is 94%.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Wellington | New Brunswick | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent as a share of income | 11% | 20% | 20% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 6% | 9% | 18% |
| Households owning their home | 94% | 86% | 74% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Home values are owners’ own estimates at the May 2021 census, and incomes are for 2020.
Violent crime weighs less where Wellington is policed than in New Brunswick’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 31
No police detachment reports under Wellington’s name, so these are the nearest detachment’s figures, not the town’s own
Its police area recorded 7.3 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, below New Brunswick’s towns (14.9) and Canadian towns (12) alike. Across its police area, there are 16.6 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year. For Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, the only official count covers all of the Bouctouche detachment area, Wellington included.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Wellington | New Brunswick | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 31 | 82 | 86 |
| Crime Severity Index | 34 | 73 | 67 |
| Property crime per 1,000 | 16.6 | 30.9 | 31.2 |
| Violent crime | 7.3 | 14.9 | 12 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
Radon is Wellington’s main hazard: 20% of tested homes in its area top Health Canada’s guideline
Shaking is about as much of a worry in Wellington as in most places, at $0.038 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). The national inventory holds one flood map for it, from Service New Brunswick - GeoNB. Little of the land around Wellington has burned: 0.1% within 25 km since 1986, or 0.001% a year.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Wellington | New Brunswick | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 20% | 20% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.038 | $0.036 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory · Not measured by town: radon tests (the Region 1 health region)
Wellington has fewer jobs than residents in work: 0.5 for each
Commutes averaged 25 min, above New Brunswick’s towns (21 min) but below Canadian towns (26 min).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Wellington | New Brunswick | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 25 min | 21 min | 26 min |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.
Older residents shape Wellington: 30% are 65 or over, above New Brunswick’s towns and Canadian towns
Visible minorities make up 1.1% of the population, lower than both New Brunswick’s towns (2.3%) and Canadian towns (15%). The under-15s are 10% of the population here.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
50.1% of Wellington’s residents are women
Women numbered 1,650 and men 1,645 in 2021, next to a 50.9% share of women for Canada.
| Wellington | New Brunswick | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 10% | 15% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 60% | 63% | 64% |
| 65+ | 30% | 23% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 30% | 18% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 47% | 50% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; New Brunswick and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Wellington’s health region reports 43% in very good or excellent health, behind the typical Canadian town’s 52%
Statistics Canada puts life expectancy at 81.5, higher than New Brunswick’s towns (80.1) and near Canadian towns (81.5). Smoking is rarer than in the province: just over one in ten adults, against 14% for New Brunswick. Closer to home, a hospital is 11 km from the average resident of Wellington, further than the usual 3.7 km.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Wellington | New Brunswick | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Very good or excellent health | 43% | 43% | 52% |
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 81.5 | 80.1 | 81.5 |
| Smokers | 12% | 13% | 12% |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities · Data for health survey and life expectancy covers the Zone 1 (Moncton area)
The climate in Wellington sits close to the middle of Canadian towns
The most precipitation falls in October: 106 mm in a normal year. Snowfall adds up to 310 cm a year, close to New Brunswick’s towns (310 cm) and above Canadian towns (141 cm). Also worth knowing: between the last spring frost, 14 May, and the first in autumn, 3 October, lie 141 days. A normal January brings 74 cm of snow, the most of any month.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Wellington | New Brunswick | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowfall a year | 310 cm | 310 cm | 141 cm |
| Precipitation a year | 1,002 mm | 1,121 mm | 883 mm |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Bouctouche)
In Wellington, November normally means 6°C afternoons and −2°C nights
A typical November adds 19 cm of snow. Then December: freezing by day, −8°C at night. November normally sees 92 mm of precipitation. Across the year, normals run from −13°C nights in January to 25°C afternoons in July.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −2°C | −11°C | 217 mm |
| Spring | 9°C | −1°C | 242 mm |
| Summer | 24°C | 13°C | 245 mm |
| Autumn | 13°C | 4°C | 298 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Bouctouche); the forecast is on the Weather page
Dominic LeBlanc won Beauséjour by 17,787 votes in 2021, a wider lead than in 85% of Canada’s ridings
Dominic LeBlanc (Liberal Party of Canada) is the MP for Beauséjour, the riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) that takes in Wellington.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Wellington has no public library of its own; the nearest is Gérald Leblanc Public Library, 3.2 km away
After it comes Gérald Leblanc Public Library (Bouctouche), 3.6 km away.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Within 16 km of Wellington: Kouchibouguac National Park
For a swim, Dune de Buctouche is the nearest of 16 beaches within 5 km. The protected share of the 10 km around the town is 32%, higher than both New Brunswick’s towns (6%) and Canadian towns (2.3%). Amherst Shore Provincial Park is the closest provincial park, at 78 km.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Wellington | New Brunswick | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 32% | 6% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 1 | 7 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Wellington has 4 French-language schools among its 5
In or within 3 km of Wellington: 3 elementary schools and 2 secondary schools. Elementary school is 3.3 km away at the nearest, higher than both New Brunswick’s towns (1.6 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km).
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École Calixte-F.-Savoie FrenchIn WellingtonElementary | Elementary | – | French public |
| École Clément-Cormier FrenchNearest secondary school, 1 kmSecondary | Secondary | – | French public |
| École Dr-Marguerite-Michaud FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary | Elementary | – | French public |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Wellington | New Brunswick | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nearest elementary school | 3.3 km | 1.6 km | 0.5 km |
| Nearest secondary school | 3.1 km | 4.5 km | 1.2 km |
Statistics Canada’s Open Database of Educational Facilities · The schools grade is given only where results are open; in New Brunswick, the province publishes no results school by school.
Wellington’s past, on the record: 1 historic place
Older housing, built before 1961, accounts for 18% of homes, near both New Brunswick’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (18%).
Historic places by designation · inside the town
Among them
| Heritage | Wellington | New Brunswick | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 18% | 18% | 18% |
Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period
Everything we know about Wellington
Le Pays de la Sagouine and 3 more in and around Wellington
Sights in Wellington and close by, ordered by how widely each is known.
Famous people from Wellington
3 notable people were born in Wellington.
Photo credits
Donald J. Savoie: Acadia University, CC BY 2.0
About Wellington
Town in New Brunswick
Wellington is a municipality in New Brunswick, read by TownRatings as Statistics Canada draws it: one census subdivision, so its figures cover the whole municipality.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 3,458 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- New Brunswick
- Census division
- Kent
- Census subdivision
- 1308004
Wellington’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington | 3,458 | — | A− | A+ | A | C+ |
| Bouctouche | 2,678 | 3.6 | D | C | C− | C+ |
| Saint Mary | 2,083 | 14 | — | A | A | C |
| Richibucto | 2,457 | 15 | — | A | C− | C+ |
| Saint-Antoine | 1,880 | 15 | — | B+ | A | C |
| Cocagne | 2,982 | 17 | B | B | A | C |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Wellington
Do people in Wellington speak French?
80% of residents can hold a conversation in both English and French, against 8% for the median of Canadian towns; 8.1% speak French but not English.
Who are the people of Wellington?
1% of residents belong to a visible minority, against 15% for the median of Canadian towns; 3% have an Indigenous identity and 5% are immigrants.
What kind of homes are in Wellington?
92% of homes are single-detached houses, against 64% for the median of Canadian towns, and 0% are in apartment buildings of five storeys or more. A household averages 2.2 people; 24% are one person living alone.
Has Wellington grown?
Yes: the census counted 3,079 in 2016 and 3,292 in 2021, a rise of 6.9%, against 4.1% for the median of Canadian towns. The 2025 estimate is 3,458.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155) and 2021 census boundaries · Uniform Crime Reporting Survey 2023–25 (35-10-0026, 35-10-0183 to 35-10-0190) · CMHC rents as published by Statistics Canada (34-10-0133) · grades by TownRatings. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).