Web Design in Caraquet, New Brunswick

Who lives and works in Caraquet

Customers aged 65 and over, 31.0% of Caraquet, often arrive at a website through a family member who is checking on their behalf. Plain language and visible contact details help both of them.

Know your Caraquet audience

91.8% of commuters drive to work. Directions and your address where they are easy to find. Most people in Caraquet (87.7%) were born in New Brunswick. Local roots matter here: tell them since when you have been in business.

Short commutes are the norm: 64.9% take less than 15 minutes. Most customers live and work nearby, so the streets and places you name matter.

39.0% of households are people living alone or with non-relatives. Show convenience: opening times, delivery areas and how to reach you.

Industries that stand out in Caraquet

Of the 272 businesses with employees counted in Caraquet (June 2026), these groups stand out against the provincial mix:

• Photographers, designers and creative studios, 7 in Caraquet: the site should show packages and prices and how a project starts.
• Restaurants, cafés and bars, 19 in Caraquet: the site should show how to book a table or a private event by email and photos of the dishes and the room.
• Professional services such as accountants, lawyers and engineers, 24 in Caraquet: the site should show office address and hours and how a first consultation works.
• Insurance brokers and financial advisers, 5 in Caraquet: the site should show how a first meeting works and who the advisers are.
• Car dealers and auto parts stores, 6 in Caraquet: the site should show current stock with photos and finance contact details.
• Clothing, shoe and accessory stores, 8 in Caraquet: the site should show the shop address and hours and sizes and prices.

47.8% had between one and four employees, so this is a market of small firms.

The jobs residents hold are mostly in health care and social assistance (18.2%), educational services (9.9%) and retail trade (9.7%).

The 2021 Census picture of Caraquet

With a median household income of $65,500 (2020), compared with $70,000 across New Brunswick, customers in Caraquet value seeing prices up front. Of the 1,988 households in Caraquet, 74.3% own and 25.7% rent. The municipality covers 68 square kilometres of land, about 62.9 people per square kilometre. The median age is 54.4, compared with 46.8 for New Brunswick.

A few more figures

• Residents aged 85 and over: 4.7%
• Row houses: 1.0% of households
• Households of couples with children: 17.9%
• Total private dwellings (2021): 2,150
• Adults 25 to 64 with a college diploma: 24.6%
• Residents per square kilometre: 62.9

Caraquet against the provincial average

The share of employed residents working at home in May 2021 is 14.5% in Caraquet and 15.9% in New Brunswick. Commuters who drive: 91.8% in Caraquet, against 92.0% across New Brunswick.

Population trend in Caraquet

Caraquet held steady between the censuses, at 4,285 residents in 2021. Over the same five years, New Brunswick grew 3.8%.

The area your Caraquet website can cover

Nearby municipalities include Caraquet (Gloucester) (0 km), Maisonnette (8.2 km), Bas-Caraquet (9.6 km) and Bertrand (9.7 km). Administratively, Caraquet belongs to Gloucester County. A website can name each place you serve, from Maisonnette to Bas-Caraquet.

Next to Caraquet, Caraquet (Gloucester) counted 1,261 people in 2021, with a median household income of $63,600. Median household income was $63,600 in Caraquet (Gloucester) and $42,400 in Maisonnette, compared with $65,500 in Caraquet.

What happens once you sign up

Aria has been building business websites and online shops since 2008, and every project runs online. The plan is the same in Caraquet as in any other town in Canada: one monthly fee, everything arranged by email.

1. Tell us about the business in the sign-up form, which takes about 5 minutes; the rest goes by email.
2. Within 3 business days, your website is ready on a temporary link, built with your brand on a proven professional template.
3. Once you approve it, the first monthly fee is issued and the website goes live on your domain, together with your business email.

Hosting, the SSL certificate, daily backups and security updates stay with us, and content changes you email in are included.

Rules to know before your Caraquet website goes live

Selling or advertising online does not change the rules, but these points are worth checking:

• PIPEDA sets the ground rules for how private-sector organizations collect, use and disclose personal information. Office of the Privacy Commissioner: PIPEDA
• Under Canadian competition law, it is against the law to make materially false or misleading representations to promote a product, service or business interest, and the law also prohibits the unauthorized use or distortion of tests and testimonials. Competition Bureau

This is general information, not legal advice; confirm the details with the agency behind each item or with a professional adviser.