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Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Shediac

Industry DescriptionNumber of EstablishmentsAverage Age of Business
Restaurants7422 years
Shopping5521 years
Other accommodation4729 years
Car repair4324 years
Health and medical4124 years
Public administration3326 years
Shopping other3321 years
Beauty salons2720 years
Real estate2623 years
Hairdressers2519 years
Construction of buildings2424 years
Lawyers legal1919 years
Grocery stores and supermarkets1820 years

Shediac Facts

Area12.8 km²
Population6,084
Male Population2,770 (45.5%)
Female Population3,314 (54.5%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)+82.2%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+16.2%
Median Age49.3 years (Male: 47.2, Female: 50.9)
GDP per capita (PPP)$65,905 (2022)
Area Codes506
NeighborhoodsShediac Cape, Boudreau-Ouest, Grand-Barachois, Verdun
Local Time
TimezoneAtlantic Daylight Time
Lat & Lng46.21981, -64.54107
Postal CodesE0AE4NE4PE4RE4S

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Shediac Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data197519902000201520202025*2030*
Population3,3394,4425,2386,6066,0846,2396,461
Population Density260.6 / km²346.7 / km²408.8 / km²515.6 / km²474.8 / km²486.9 / km²504.3 / km²
* Projected
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Shediac Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 16.2% from year 2000 to 2020

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Shediac+82.2%+37%+16.2%
New Brunswick
Canada
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Shediac Median Age

Median Age: 49.3 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Shediac49.3 yrs50.9 yrs47.2 yrs
New Brunswick44 yrs44.9 yrs43 yrs
Canada40.6 yrs41.5 yrs39.6 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Shediac Population Density

Population Density: 475 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Shediac6,08412.8 km²475 / km²
New Brunswick783,30276,912.8 km²10.2 / km²
Canada35.5 million9,875,295.4 km²3.6 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Shediac Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1820 to 2100

Sources:
  1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
  2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
  3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Neighborhoods in Shediac

Percentage of businesses by neighborhood in Shediac

Postal Codes

Percentage of businesses by Postal Codes in Shediac

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Shediac

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Shediac Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data19901995200020052010201520202022
GDP per capita$48,127$50,589$52,832$58,284$61,577$61,987$62,653$65,905
Total GDP$29.1M$31.9M$34.5M$40M$45.4M$47.6M$49.9M$52.9M
Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Shediac CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Shediac87,377 tn14.36 tn6,819.7 tons/km²
New Brunswick10,355,804 tn13.22 tn134.6 tons/km²
Canada521,999,336 tn14.7 tn52.9 tons/km²
Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a
Shediac CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)87,377 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita14.36 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)6,819.7 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
EarthquakeLow (2)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:
  1. Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
  2. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

DateTimeMagnitudeDistanceDepthLocationLink
4/24/881:14 AM3.739 km18,000 mNova Scotia, Canadausgs.gov
9/23/848:56 AM3.931.6 km18,000 mNew Brunswick, Canadausgs.gov
4/13/815:31 PM3.898.6 km18,000 mNew Brunswick, Canadausgs.gov

Shediac

Shediac (2011 population: 6,053) is a Canadian town in Westmorland County, New Brunswick. The town is known as the "Lobster Capital of the World" and hosts an annual festival every July which promotes its ties to lobster fishing. At the western entra..

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