Bathurst

HOMELESSNESS

Individuals staying in emergency shelter:  70% (2018)
Individuals staying in transitional housing:  30% (2018)
Individuals identifying as youth:  Age 16-24: 20% (2018)
Individuals identifying as Indigenous:  20% (2018)
Individuals identifying as female:  50% (2018)
Individuals identifying as male:  50% (2018)

HOUSING

Apartment vacancy rate: 2.5% (2022)
1-bedroom vacancy rate: 5.9% (2022)
2-bedroom vacancy rate: 1.3% (2022)
Average cost of rent (bachelor): $533/month (2022)
Average cost of rent (1 bdrm): $618/month (2022)
Average cost of rent (2 bdrm): $748/month (2022)

SOCIAL ASSISTANCE

Family and Individual visits to food bank (#): 

Province wide: 23,931 (2022)

Income Assistance (single individual): $786/month (As of April 2023)