Population, Age characteristics, Dwellings, Houses, Language, Education, Work, Industry, Earnings, Income, Immigration, Citizenship, Labor

Population in 2011: 83,810
Population in 2006: 78,692
Population in 2001: 73,000

2006 to 2011 population change

Here:	6.5%
British Columbia:	7.0%

2001 to 2006 population change

Here:	7.8%
British Columbia:	5.3%

Total private houses: 38,800
Private houses occupied by usual residents: 36,204
Land area (km²): 91.30

Population density per square kilometre

Here:	918.0
Nearby towns and cities:	498.0

This city population and houses statistics

Other nearby cities

Parksville (pop. 27,822, 36.7 km)
Ladysmith (pop. 8,841, 24.1 km)
Gibsons (pop. 8,089, 40.1 km)
Lake Cowichan (pop. 3,159, 39.7 km)
Chemainus (pop. 3,035, 32.5 km)
Welcome Beach (pop. 1,106, 34.0 km)

Earning and income in 2005

Median earnings in 2005

This city:	21,542 CAD
Province:	25,722 CAD

Median income in 2005

Here:	23,463 CAD
Province:	24,867 CAD

Percent of persons in low income before tax

Here:	17.8%
Province:	17.3%

Composition of total income in this city

Earnings and income details for this city

Occupation and industry

Participation rate

This city:	61.6%
British Columbia:	65.6%

Employment rate

This city:	57.1%
British Columbia:	61.6%

Unemployment rate

This city:	7.2%
Province:	6.0%

Labour force activity in Nanaimo

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Occupation

Industry

Labour, occupation and industry details for this city

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Marital Status

Married or living with a common-law partner

Total: 40,200

This city:	56.0%
British Columbia:	57.9%

Male: 20,075

Here:	58.6%
British Columbia:	59.4%

Female: 20,125

Here:	53.6%
Province:	56.4%

Not married and not living with a common-law partner

Total: 31,600

Here:	44.0%
British Columbia:	42.1%

Male: 14,165

This city:	41.4%
British Columbia:	40.6%

Female: 17,430

This city:	46.4%
British Columbia:	43.6%

Nanaimo - Marital Status

Nanaimo marital status details

Families and households characteristics

Families Types in this city

Households types in Nanaimo

Average family income in Nanaimo in 2005

This city families and households characteristics

Language

Knowledge of official languages in this city

First official language spoken in this city

Mother tongue

Language most often used at home

Other languages used at home

Language most often used at work

Language details for Nanaimo

Mobility status in 2006

This city - Place of residence in 2005

This city - Place of residence in 2001

This city mobility details

Education

Education attainment in this city

Location of study

Major field of study

Education in this city

Albums recorded in this city

Gracehill Fair
Still Rovin

Universities located in Nanaimo

Vancouver Island University

This city schools

McGirr Elementary (6199 McGirr Rd, Gradespan: K-7, Enrollment: 366)
Pleasant Valley Elementary (6201 Dunbar Rd, Gradespan: K-7, Enrollment: 289)
Dover Bay Secondary (6135 McGirr Rd, Gradespan: 8-12, Enrollment: 1,327)
Nanaimo Christian School (198 Holland Rd, Gradespan: K-12, Enrollment: 309)
5 Acres Alternate (897 Harbour View St, Gradespan: 8-12, Enrollment: 118)
Forest Park Elementary (2050 Latimer Rd, Gradespan: K-7, Enrollment: 278)
Malaspina International High School (900 Fifth St, Gradespan: 10-12, Enrollment: 54)
Quarterway StrongStart Centre (1632 Bowen Rd, Gradespan: Pre-K)
Quarterway Elementary (1632 Bowen Rd, Gradespan: K-7, Enrollment: 383)
Chase River Elementary (1503 Cranberry Ave, Gradespan: K-7, Enrollment: 153)
North Cedar Intermediate (2215 Gould Rd W, Gradespan: 4-7, Enrollment: 178)
Learn @ Home 8-12 (355 Wakesiah Ave, Gradespan: 8-12, Enrollment: 1,076)
Wellington Secondary (3135 Mexicana Rd, Gradespan: 8-12, Enrollment: 908)
Discover Montessori School (4355 Jingle Pot Rd, Enrollment: 34)
Cilaire Elementary (25 Cilaire Dr, Gradespan: K-7, Enrollment: 196)
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Stadiums in this city

Frank Crane Arena

Secondary schools in this city

Wellington Secondary School

IUCN protected areas located in this city

Wakes Cove Provincial Park

Airports located in Nanaimo

Nanaimo Airport (IATA: YCD, ICAO: CYCD)
Nanaimo/Long Lake Water Airport

Shoping malls located in this city

Port Place Shopping Centre
Woodgrove Centre

Newspapers located in this city

Nanaimo Daily News

Radio stations in this city

CKWV-FM (102.3 MHz)
CHWF-FM (106.9 MHz)
CHLY-FM (101.7 MHz)

Notable people related to Nanaimo

Birthplace of:

Raymond Collishaw
Allison Crowe (Musical Artist)
Gene Carr (Ice Hockey Player)
Scott Ranger (Lacrosse Player)
Zaki Ibrahim (Musical Artist)
Jodelle Ferland
Karen Kelsall (Gymnast)
Diana Krall (Musical Artist)
Gogo (Musical Artist)
John DeSantis
Christopher Hart
Audrey Alexandra Brown (Writer)
Nick Carlson (Lacrosse Player)
Charles Robert Reeves Hickey
Bryan Dumesnil (MLB Player)
Leonard Krog (Politician)
Doug McKinty (Football)
Jordan Bianchin (Ice Hockey Player)
Fiona O'Donnell MP (Politician)
Allie Hann-McCurdy (Figure Skater)

Home town of:

Death place of:

Sheila Watson (Writer)
Rand Holmes (Comics Creator)
Edmond Rollo Mainguy
David William Gordon (Politician)
Walter Franklyn Matthews (Politician)
John Archibald "Jack" Armstrong

Burial place of:

Buildings located in this city

Bastion
Christian Science Society

Age characteristics

Median age of the population

Here:	44.8
Province:	41.9

Percent of the population aged 15 and over

This city:	85.7%
Province:	84.6%

Age characteristics of this city

Citizenship and immigration

Total visible minority population

Total: 6,295

Here:	8.1%
Province:	24.8%

Male: 3,105

Here:	8.3%
Province:	24.2%

Female: 3,190

This city:	8.0%
Province:	25.3%

Aboriginal identity population

Total: 4,060

This city:	5.2%
Province:	4.8%

Male: 1,890

Here:	5.0%
Province:	4.7%

Female: 2,165

Here:	5.4%
British Columbia:	4.9%

Nanaimo Minority Population Characteristics

Nanaimo citizenship and immigration Details

Sports teams located in this city

Nanaimo Clippers (Hockey)
Calgary Buffaloes (Hockey)

Federal Corporations In Nanaimo

GREATER NANAIMO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (2133 BOWEN ROAD, Directors: AJ HUSTING, ALISON HOWARD, ANDREA ROSATO-TAYLOR, DONNA HAIS, GEORGE LESHCHUK, JAMES MACINTYRE, JP JOE DE NAPOLI, LISA TRIMMER, MIKE DELVES, MIKE THOMPSON, RALPH NILSON, SUBHADRA SUE GHOSE, VOLKER GRADY, WALLY WELLS, WALTER ANDERSON)
THE DAVID TOEWS MEMORIAL FESTIVAL OF SACRED MUSIC (954 CHELSEA STREET, Directors: ANNE T. RICHARDSON, CAROLYN BOURSSE, DAVID TOEWS, DR. BARTINE, HEATHER COOLING, JAMES COOLING, JANICE STALEUP, MARY TOEWS, S. ALEX STALCUP, THEODORE TOEWS, THOMAS PETROWITZ, VICTOR H. LEC)
4460308 CANADA INC. (30 FRONT ST, Directors: ALISON GEORGE ABBOTT)
The School Partners Foundation Inc. - (6214 OLYMPIA WAY, Directors: MICHAEL G. DICKHOUT, STEPHANIE HRUSCHAK, TIM DAVIE)
Shoreline Group Inc. (6465 WEDGEWOOD PLC, Directors: COREY MERRILL RAFUSE, EDWARD SJ GEORGICA, MARCUS STEFANUS BEUK)
TOBALA HOLDINGS LTD. (30 FRONT ST., Directors: ALISON GEORGE ABBOTT, JUDY VOINOROSKY)
Frobisher Explorations Inc. (1704 CENTENNARY DRIVE, Directors: EFREM SPECOGNA)
7980833 CANADA INC. (3534 Uplands Drive, Directors: Christine Badiuk Kelly, Sean Kelly)
Habitants Minerals LTD. (1704 CENTENNARY DRIVE, Directors: EFREM SPECOGNA)
GWENAL HOLDINGS LTD. (30 FRONT STREET, BOX 190, Directors: A. GEORGE ABBOTT)
Blue Mud Services Inc. (201 Selby Street, Directors: RALPH RICHIER)
Canadian Aquaculture Portal Society - (900 FIFTH STREET, ROOM 446 BUILDING 305, Directors: CYR COUTURIER, CÉLINE AUDET, GAVIN LAST, JACK TAYLOR, RUTH SALMON, SAM NAKAI, TIM DEJAGER, YVES BASTIEN)
LEONARDO ENVIRONMENT FOUNDATION, INC. (111 WALLACE STREET, P.O. Box: 667, Directors: JOHN SIVACEK, JOSEPH BEYLER, JOSEPH HARA, MICHAEL ARNY)
WETLANDSPACIFIC CORP. (4 - 4180 ISLAND HIGHWAY NORTH, Directors: CURTIS LYNN KERNS, SHEILA COLBERT-KERNS)
Milestone Project Construction Management Limited (163 Linley Rd, Directors: David William Whyte, Susan Gail Gillis)

Source: Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 92-591-XWE. Ottawa. Released March 13 2007 and Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-XWE. Ottawa. Released October 24, 2012. This data is an unofficial version of the materials, made without affiliation or endorsement of Statistics Canada.
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