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Census Profile

Data table

The table shows total, male and female data grouped by geography (appearing as column headers) for selected characteristics (appearing as row headers).
Characteristic	British Columbia (Province)			Nanaimo, RD British Columbia (Census division)
	Change geography 1			Change geography 2
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011^{Census data footnote 1}	4,400,057^†	...Data not available	...Data not available	146,574	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	4,113,487^†	...Data not available	...Data not available	138,631	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	7.0	...Data not available	...Data not available	5.7	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	1,945,365	...Data not available	...Data not available	70,687	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	1,764,637	...Data not available	...Data not available	64,463	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	4.8	...Data not available	...Data not available	71.9	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	922,509.29	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,038.01	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	4,400,055	2,156,600	2,243,455	146,575	70,960	75,615
0 to 4 years	219,665	112,885	106,775	6,010	3,055	2,960
5 to 9 years	218,915	112,200	106,715	6,060	3,135	2,930
10 to 14 years	238,780	122,465	116,315	7,000	3,615	3,385
15 to 19 years	275,165	141,670	133,500	8,210	4,275	3,935
15 years	53,725	27,620	26,110	1,555	790	770
16 years	54,885	28,475	26,410	1,565	830	740
17 years	55,400	28,510	26,885	1,670	865	810
18 years	55,380	28,425	26,955	1,695	895	795
19 years	55,785	28,640	27,140	1,725	900	825
20 to 24 years	279,825	142,290	137,535	7,675	3,885	3,790
25 to 29 years	288,780	143,475	145,305	7,185	3,555	3,625
30 to 34 years	275,985	135,220	140,755	6,735	3,285	3,445
35 to 39 years	280,870	135,455	145,415	7,110	3,460	3,655
40 to 44 years	313,765	151,430	162,335	8,550	4,060	4,490
45 to 49 years	350,600	170,580	180,020	10,400	4,885	5,510
50 to 54 years	354,610	172,060	182,550	12,005	5,690	6,315
55 to 59 years	323,335	157,455	165,880	12,515	5,805	6,710
60 to 64 years	291,040	142,645	148,395	12,835	6,110	6,725
65 to 69 years	210,900	103,785	107,115	10,440	5,120	5,320
70 to 74 years	160,715	77,350	83,360	8,045	4,010	4,035
75 to 79 years	127,480	60,720	66,760	6,355	3,120	3,230
80 to 84 years	96,945	42,745	54,200	4,915	2,275	2,640
85 years and over	92,675	32,150	60,520	4,535	1,625	2,915
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	41.9	41.1	42.7	49.3	48.3	50.1
% of the population aged 15 and over	84.6	83.9	85.3	87.0	86.2	87.7
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	3,722,695	1,809,045	1,913,650	127,500	61,155	66,345
Married or living with a common-law partner	2,154,575	1,074,965	1,079,610	76,800	38,330	38,470
Married (and not separated)	1,832,605	913,430	919,175	63,780	31,830	31,945
Living common law	321,965	161,530	160,435	13,015	6,490	6,525
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	1,568,120	734,075	834,040	50,700	22,830	27,875
Single (never legally married)	1,014,270	550,830	463,435	27,670	15,225	12,445
Separated	102,040	43,570	58,470	3,705	1,595	2,110
Divorced	246,515	98,130	148,385	10,310	4,110	6,190
Widowed	205,300	41,550	163,750	9,020	1,900	7,115
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	1,238,155	...Data not available	...Data not available	44,035	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	645,245	...Data not available	...Data not available	28,235	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	263,910	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,755	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	238,525	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,970	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	90,470	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,075	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	1,238,155	...Data not available	...Data not available	44,035	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	1,048,350	...Data not available	...Data not available	37,535	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	887,990	...Data not available	...Data not available	31,070	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	422,310	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,915	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	465,680	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,155	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	181,895	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,780	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	205,505	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,760	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	78,280	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,615	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	160,360	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,465	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	105,425	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,230	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	54,935	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,230	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	27,565	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,115	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	19,145	...Data not available	...Data not available	770	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	8,225	...Data not available	...Data not available	345	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	189,805	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,505	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	149,010	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,085	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	90,235	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,115	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	43,935	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,505	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	14,835	...Data not available	...Data not available	470	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	40,795	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,420	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	27,275	...Data not available	...Data not available	980	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	10,510	...Data not available	...Data not available	355	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	3,005	...Data not available	...Data not available	85	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	1,230,340	...Data not available	...Data not available	33,040	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	260,215	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,195	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	409,250	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,670	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	156,650	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,555	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	255,855	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,430	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	148,375	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,190	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	1.0	...Data not available	...Data not available	0.8	...Data not available	...Data not available
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total number of persons in private households	4,324,505	2,122,320	2,202,185	142,950	69,465	73,485
Number of persons not in census families	807,660	383,540	424,120	28,345	13,020	15,325
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	105,450	42,525	62,925	2,520	1,045	1,475
Living with non-relatives only	203,285	111,935	91,345	7,350	4,135	3,215
Living alone	498,920	229,075	269,850	18,475	7,845	10,630
Number of census family persons	3,516,850	1,738,780	1,778,070	114,605	56,440	58,165
Average number of persons per census family	2.8	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.6	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households	643,410	302,320	341,095	31,710	15,295	16,420
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	211,820	65,460	146,365	9,325	2,905	6,415
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	32,900	7,490	25,410	755	165	595
Living with non-relatives only	13,560	6,770	6,790	690	340	350
Living alone	165,365	51,195	114,165	7,875	2,405	5,470
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	431,590	236,860	194,730	22,390	12,390	10,005
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	1,764,635	...Data not available	...Data not available	64,465	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	1,183,075	...Data not available	...Data not available	43,155	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	1,041,470	...Data not available	...Data not available	39,525	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	898,030	...Data not available	...Data not available	34,500	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	458,880	...Data not available	...Data not available	22,430	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	439,150	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,070	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	143,445	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,025	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	141,600	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,625	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	91,190	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,770	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	66,105	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,750	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	23,805	...Data not available	...Data not available	910	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	42,300	...Data not available	...Data not available	845	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	25,085	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,020	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	50,415	...Data not available	...Data not available	855	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	581,565	...Data not available	...Data not available	21,310	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	498,925	...Data not available	...Data not available	18,480	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	82,640	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,830	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	1,764,635	...Data not available	...Data not available	64,465	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	842,120	...Data not available	...Data not available	43,820	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	143,970	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,165	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	46,960	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,780	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	731,585	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,695	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	52,825	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,670	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	130,365	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,635	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	184,355	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,275	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	361,150	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,965	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	2,885	...Data not available	...Data not available	150	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	1,764,640	...Data not available	...Data not available	64,465	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	498,925	...Data not available	...Data not available	18,475	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	613,270	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,835	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	264,135	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,440	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	237,725	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,565	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	91,600	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,185	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	58,985	...Data not available	...Data not available	960	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	4,324,505	...Data not available	...Data not available	142,955	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.5	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.2	...Data not available	...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	4,356,205	2,137,240	2,218,965	144,920	70,350	74,570
Single responses	4,273,930	2,098,055	2,175,870	143,685	69,775	73,910
English	3,062,435	1,526,350	1,536,085	129,225	62,975	66,255
French	57,275	28,315	28,965	2,100	1,015	1,090
Non-official languages	1,154,215	543,395	610,825	12,350	5,790	6,560
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	1,210	540	675	25	10	15
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	955	435	525	20	10	10
Dene	70	35	35	5	5	0
Innu/Montagnais	5	5	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	25	10	10	0	5	0
Mi'kmaq	15	10	5	0	0	0
Ojibway	140	50	90	0	5	0
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	5	5	5	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	1,137,420	535,395	602,025	12,090	5,680	6,415
African languages, n.i.e.	620	330	295	10	5	5
Afrikaans	2,735	1,330	1,405	105	50	60
Akan (Twi)	455	235	220	10	5	10
Albanian	1,335	695	635	10	5	0
Amharic	1,255	615	640	5	5	0
Arabic	13,050	7,505	5,550	115	80	35
Armenian	1,105	560	545	5	0	5
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	530	235	295	15	10	5
Bengali	2,410	1,265	1,145	10	5	0
Berber languages (Kabyle)	15	10	5	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	3,870	1,445	2,430	20	5	15
Bosnian	1,275	635	640	10	5	5
Bulgarian	1,945	960	985	15	10	5
Burmese	945	485	465	5	5	0
Cantonese	133,245	61,790	71,455	225	105	120
Chinese, n.o.s.	120,040	55,735	64,305	610	285	330
Creoles	640	315	320	15	10	0
Croatian	7,820	3,860	3,955	205	105	100
Czech	5,610	2,800	2,810	170	85	90
Danish	5,250	2,575	2,675	405	200	205
Dutch	23,080	11,190	11,890	1,135	555	580
Estonian	820	345	475	25	10	15
Finnish	4,090	1,705	2,390	160	60	105
Flemish	445	215	235	20	15	5
Fukien	1,920	835	1,085	0	0	0
German	73,625	35,140	38,485	2,400	1,170	1,230
Greek	6,250	3,360	2,885	90	60	30
Gujarati	6,595	3,060	3,540	50	25	20
Hakka	1,110	475	630	10	5	5
Hebrew	1,755	970	785	15	15	0
Hindi	24,640	11,840	12,800	95	45	45
Hungarian	9,855	4,915	4,940	290	145	150
Ilocano	3,755	1,465	2,290	20	10	15
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	475	265	205	10	5	5
Italian	24,060	12,180	11,880	375	200	175
Japanese	19,665	6,840	12,825	295	105	185
Khmer (Cambodian)	1,465	700	770	90	45	45
Korean	48,975	22,350	26,625	355	160	195
Kurdish	1,415	775	645	0	0	0
Lao	1,155	550	600	5	0	0
Latvian	615	305	310	20	10	10
Lingala	35	20	20	0	0	0
Lithuanian	435	190	245	15	5	15
Macedonian	275	130	140	15	10	5
Malay	3,535	1,590	1,950	20	10	15
Malayalam	1,460	735	725	25	10	15
Maltese	220	115	115	10	5	5
Mandarin	94,055	43,630	50,425	340	145	190
Marathi	430	220	210	0	5	0
Nepali	805	430	375	10	5	5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	470	250	220	15	5	5
Norwegian	2,370	1,155	1,215	150	65	85
Oromo	325	185	140	5	0	0
Panjabi (Punjabi)	182,915	90,900	92,020	970	475	485
Pashto	900	485	415	0	0	0
Persian (Farsi)	36,045	18,265	17,775	115	55	60
Polish	17,460	8,185	9,270	320	145	170
Portuguese	14,605	6,990	7,615	125	50	75
Romanian	8,330	4,110	4,220	55	30	25
Rundi (Kirundi)	135	60	80	0	0	0
Russian	22,650	10,300	12,350	235	95	135
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	80	40	45	5	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	690	345	340	5	5	0
Serbian	6,655	3,425	3,225	55	30	25
Serbo-Croatian	1,425	675	755	5	5	5
Shanghainese	1,250	530	715	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	645	335	310	15	10	5
Sindhi	1,770	790	975	5	5	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	1,405	715	685	10	5	5
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	775	400	375	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	495	275	225	20	15	10
Slovak	3,220	1,440	1,780	70	35	35
Slovenian	1,225	590	640	40	20	25
Somali	975	495	480	10	5	5
Spanish	40,795	19,325	21,470	520	210	310
Swahili	755	390	365	5	5	0
Swedish	2,740	1,195	1,545	160	75	85
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	66,120	25,835	40,285	455	140	315
Taiwanese	5,675	2,640	3,035	35	15	15
Tamil	3,135	1,635	1,500	5	0	5
Telugu	570	295	270	0	5	0
Thai	2,410	730	1,680	80	15	65
Tibetan languages	200	115	85	5	5	0
Tigrigna	590	285	300	0	0	0
Turkish	2,890	1,650	1,235	25	20	5
Ukrainian	9,680	4,215	5,460	340	160	175
Urdu	8,450	4,315	4,140	30	10	15
Vietnamese	25,100	11,745	13,360	350	160	190
Yiddish	350	185	170	10	5	5
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	15,585	7,455	8,130	235	105	130
Multiple responses	82,280	39,185	43,095	1,240	580	660
English and French	8,600	4,065	4,535	340	165	175
English and non-official language	68,800	32,875	35,925	805	365	440
French and non-official language	3,345	1,520	1,830	55	20	35
English, French and non-official language	1,530	725	805	35	25	15
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	4,356,210	2,137,240	2,218,965	144,920	70,355	74,570
English only	3,912,950	1,943,760	1,969,190	135,215	65,995	69,225
French only	2,045	950	1,095	50	25	25
English and French	296,645	132,940	163,705	9,235	4,165	5,065
Neither English nor French	144,555	59,590	84,965	420	170	250
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	4,356,205	2,137,245	2,218,965	144,920	70,355	74,565
English	4,143,245	2,044,365	2,098,885	142,485	69,225	73,260
French	53,725	26,660	27,065	1,875	890	980
English and French	16,935	7,710	9,220	165	80	85
Neither English nor French	142,300	58,510	83,790	400	155	245
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	62,190	30,515	31,680	1,950	930	1,020
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.3	1.3	1.4
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	4,356,205	2,137,245	2,218,965	144,920	70,350	74,570
Single responses	4,193,385	2,059,465	2,133,915	143,380	69,645	73,735
English	3,506,595	1,733,775	1,772,820	139,465	67,805	71,660
French	16,685	8,015	8,665	435	180	255
Non-official languages	670,100	317,670	352,430	3,480	1,660	1,820
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	175	85	85	5	5	0
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	135	70	65	0	0	0
Dene	15	5	5	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	5	5	5	0	0	0
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	15	10	5	0	0	0
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	665,750	315,485	350,265	3,435	1,640	1,795
African languages, n.i.e.	190	80	105	0	0	0
Afrikaans	1,385	685	690	45	25	25
Akan (Twi)	120	60	60	5	0	0
Albanian	700	345	350	0	0	0
Amharic	555	245	310	0	0	0
Arabic	7,640	4,065	3,575	45	25	15
Armenian	490	250	240	0	0	0
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	115	50	65	0	0	0
Bengali	1,465	715	750	0	0	5
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	1,265	540	720	0	0	0
Bosnian	705	370	340	0	5	0
Bulgarian	1,085	530	555	5	5	0
Burmese	585	315	270	0	0	0
Cantonese	103,550	47,585	55,970	95	45	50
Chinese, n.o.s.	81,270	37,740	43,525	310	155	155
Creoles	315	145	165	5	0	0
Croatian	2,540	1,200	1,340	55	30	25
Czech	1,570	795	775	70	30	40
Danish	325	160	170	20	10	10
Dutch	2,230	1,055	1,175	110	50	55
Estonian	110	40	70	5	5	0
Finnish	795	350	445	20	10	10
Flemish	50	25	20	0	0	0
Fukien	690	310	380	0	0	0
German	11,555	5,430	6,120	240	110	125
Greek	2,105	1,015	1,095	35	15	15
Gujarati	3,045	1,335	1,710	15	5	5
Hakka	320	145	175	0	0	0
Hebrew	780	395	390	0	0	0
Hindi	12,390	5,900	6,490	40	25	20
Hungarian	2,560	1,235	1,325	55	20	35
Ilocano	1,190	530	660	10	5	0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	180	85	85	0	0	5
Italian	6,250	2,730	3,520	45	20	25
Japanese	9,540	3,985	5,555	85	40	45
Khmer (Cambodian)	750	370	385	65	30	35
Korean	38,810	17,985	20,830	230	110	115
Kurdish	945	490	460	0	0	0
Lao	545	270	275	0	0	0
Latvian	105	50	50	0	0	0
Lingala	10	5	5	0	0	0
Lithuanian	65	30	35	0	0	0
Macedonian	140	70	70	10	5	5
Malay	1,320	655	660	0	0	0
Malayalam	690	350	340	15	5	5
Maltese	15	10	5	0	0	0
Mandarin	78,070	36,945	41,130	230	115	120
Marathi	230	120	105	0	0	0
Nepali	525	275	250	5	0	5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	140	65	75	0	5	5
Norwegian	160	80	80	5	5	5
Oromo	175	80	95	0	0	0
Panjabi (Punjabi)	137,390	67,955	69,430	595	285	305
Pashto	565	295	270	0	0	0
Persian (Farsi)	24,750	12,095	12,655	50	25	25
Polish	6,395	3,065	3,330	85	40	45
Portuguese	5,195	2,405	2,785	30	10	20
Romanian	4,155	2,050	2,105	10	5	5
Rundi (Kirundi)	75	30	45	0	0	0
Russian	12,205	5,880	6,320	90	45	50
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	25	10	15	0	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	465	230	235	0	0	0
Serbian	4,020	2,020	2,000	20	10	10
Serbo-Croatian	615	300	315	0	0	0
Shanghainese	555	260	295	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	980	535	450	30	20	15
Sindhi	675	295	385	0	0	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	595	295	300	5	0	0
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	620	315	300	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	80	35	45	5	5	0
Slovak	1,080	515	570	10	5	5
Slovenian	165	70	100	5	5	5
Somali	625	310	315	0	5	0
Spanish	20,585	10,025	10,555	165	75	95
Swahili	250	130	125	0	0	0
Swedish	430	195	235	20	10	10
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	29,380	12,780	16,600	110	50	70
Taiwanese	2,910	1,390	1,515	20	10	10
Tamil	1,965	1,010	960	5	0	0
Telugu	290	145	140	0	0	0
Thai	845	375	475	15	5	15
Tibetan languages	100	55	45	0	0	0
Tigrigna	295	135	160	0	0	0
Turkish	1,365	725	645	5	5	0
Ukrainian	1,070	475	595	10	0	5
Urdu	5,430	2,700	2,730	15	10	10
Vietnamese	17,270	8,085	9,180	235	115	125
Yiddish	10	5	5	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	4,180	2,100	2,075	45	20	25
Multiple responses	162,820	77,775	85,050	1,540	705	835
English and French	4,700	2,240	2,460	135	70	70
English and non-official language	155,065	74,155	80,905	1,365	620	740
French and non-official language	930	435	495	0	0	0
English, French and non-official language	2,130	940	1,185	40	15	25
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	4,356,205	2,137,240	2,218,965	144,920	70,355	74,565
None	3,740,260	1,844,645	1,895,615	137,115	66,785	70,330
Single responses	604,495	287,270	317,220	7,630	3,480	4,145
English	249,765	122,305	127,455	1,720	805	920
French	38,175	17,315	20,865	1,255	540	715
Non-official languages	316,550	147,655	168,900	4,650	2,135	2,515
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	845	400	445	15	5	5
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	705	335	365	5	5	5
Dene	30	15	20	0	0	5
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	20	10	5	0	5	0
Mi'kmaq	10	5	5	0	0	0
Ojibway	80	35	45	5	5	0
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	5	0	5	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	305,355	142,340	163,020	4,340	1,975	2,360
African languages, n.i.e.	310	165	140	5	0	0
Afrikaans	1,340	650	690	60	25	35
Akan (Twi)	260	130	125	15	5	10
Albanian	405	200	205	5	5	0
Amharic	460	220	245	5	5	0
Arabic	3,845	2,280	1,570	50	30	20
Armenian	320	160	165	0	0	0
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	215	95	125	5	5	5
Bengali	570	285	285	5	0	5
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	5	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	920	345	575	5	5	5
Bosnian	395	190	205	0	5	0
Bulgarian	495	215	275	5	5	0
Burmese	235	110	130	0	0	0
Cantonese	29,240	13,945	15,290	65	30	30
Chinese, n.o.s.	20,595	9,830	10,760	150	75	80
Creoles	490	250	235	5	5	0
Croatian	3,195	1,585	1,615	80	35	50
Czech	1,940	900	1,045	60	30	30
Danish	1,705	765	940	125	60	65
Dutch	6,930	3,130	3,805	325	145	175
Estonian	235	100	135	10	5	5
Finnish	1,290	550	740	45	15	25
Flemish	125	50	70	5	5	0
Fukien	670	295	380	0	0	0
German	23,905	10,935	12,970	740	345	395
Greek	3,310	1,730	1,580	45	30	10
Gujarati	3,185	1,485	1,705	25	15	15
Hakka	315	135	175	5	0	5
Hebrew	1,090	575	515	15	10	5
Hindi	12,695	6,190	6,505	85	35	50
Hungarian	2,950	1,405	1,545	90	40	55
Ilocano	945	360	590	10	5	10
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	175	90	85	0	0	0
Italian	9,605	4,715	4,890	130	65	70
Japanese	9,050	3,635	5,415	180	75	100
Khmer (Cambodian)	365	170	195	20	10	10
Korean	6,890	3,125	3,765	75	35	35
Kurdish	270	160	110	0	0	0
Lao	410	200	210	0	0	0
Latvian	120	45	75	0	0	0
Lingala	65	25	40	0	0	0
Lithuanian	115	55	60	5	0	5
Macedonian	60	25	35	5	5	5
Malay	1,450	645	805	20	5	10
Malayalam	520	260	260	0	5	0
Maltese	80	30	50	0	0	0
Mandarin	17,925	8,150	9,775	115	50	65
Marathi	125	65	65	0	0	0
Nepali	155	80	75	5	0	0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	295	155	135	10	0	5
Norwegian	715	330	380	50	15	30
Oromo	65	45	25	5	0	5
Panjabi (Punjabi)	34,010	17,040	16,970	285	145	145
Pashto	235	120	120	0	0	0
Persian (Farsi)	7,025	3,725	3,300	30	15	15
Polish	5,450	2,475	2,975	105	50	50
Portuguese	5,640	2,625	3,010	55	20	30
Romanian	2,410	1,135	1,270	20	10	10
Rundi (Kirundi)	40	25	25	0	0	0
Russian	6,140	2,715	3,425	75	35	40
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	30	15	15	0	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	160	85	70	0	0	0
Serbian	1,855	955	905	25	15	10
Serbo-Croatian	435	190	245	0	0	5
Shanghainese	485	215	265	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	865	345	520	25	5	15
Sindhi	930	400	530	5	0	5
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	570	285	290	5	5	5
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	65	35	30	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	150	75	75	5	5	5
Slovak	1,035	400	635	30	15	15
Slovenian	345	155	190	10	5	10
Somali	365	190	175	0	0	0
Spanish	20,930	10,065	10,865	470	215	255
Swahili	580	280	300	5	0	0
Swedish	1,220	535	680	65	30	40
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	24,810	9,040	15,775	240	70	170
Taiwanese	2,675	1,275	1,395	10	0	5
Tamil	910	480	430	5	0	0
Telugu	195	100	95	0	0	0
Thai	1,110	370	740	40	10	25
Tibetan languages	45	30	25	0	0	0
Tigrigna	175	85	90	0	0	0
Turkish	1,020	575	445	20	10	10
Ukrainian	1,930	830	1,100	60	35	30
Urdu	2,425	1,260	1,170	10	5	10
Vietnamese	5,945	2,880	3,060	90	40	45
Yiddish	90	35	50	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	10,345	4,910	5,435	300	155	145
Multiple responses	11,455	5,320	6,130	170	85	90
English and French	1,090	495	595	15	5	10
English and non-official language	4,540	2,185	2,350	30	10	15
French and non-official language	5,760	2,610	3,145	130	65	65
English, French and non-official language	70	30	40	0	0	0

Symbols

^A adjusted figure due to boundary change

Users wishing to compare 2011 Census data with those of other censuses should then take into account that the boundaries of geographic areas may change from one census to another. In order to facilitate comparison, the 2006 Census counts are adjusted as needed to take into account boundary changes between the 2006 and 2011 censuses. The 2006 counts that were adjusted are identified by the letter 'A.' The letter 'A' may also refer to corrections to the 2006 counts; however, most of these are the result of boundary changes. This symbol is also used to identify areas that have been created since 2006, such as newly incorporated municipalities (census subdivisions) and new designated places (DPLs).

^E use with caution

After the release of the 2006 or 2011 Census population and dwelling counts, errors are occasionally uncovered in the data. It is not possible to make changes to the 2006 or 2011 Census data presented in these tables.

Refer to the 2006 population and dwelling count amendments or the 2011 population and dwelling count amendments for further information.

X area and data suppression

In addition to random rounding, area and data suppression has been adopted to further protect the confidentiality of individual respondents' personal information.

Area and data suppression results in the deletion of all information for geographic areas with populations below a specified size. For example, areas with a population of less than 40 persons are suppressed. If the community searched has a population of less than 40 persons, only the total population counts will be available.

Geographic area suppression lists show areas where data are suppressed.

^† excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements

Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements (For further information, see the 'Notes.')

¶ incompletely enumerated Indian reserve and Indian settlement (For further information, see the 'Notes.')

Refer to a complete list of these geographic areas.

.. not available for a specific reference period

Data quality index: Data quality index showing a global non response rate higher than or equal to 25% (suppressed). Geographic area suppression lists show areas where data are suppressed.

Incompletely enumerated Indian reserve and Indian settlement: There were 13 Indian reserves and Indian settlements where enumeration was not possible as a result of forest fires in Northern Ontario at the time of census collection. Collection for these communities was done at a later time. While the data are not included in the 2011 Census tabulations, it is expected that separate special tables showing data for these communities will be made available at a later date, subject to data quality evaluation. Refer to a complete list of these geographic areas.

... not applicable

A possible reason for the use of the three dots (...) symbol is:

A value that cannot be calculated such as a percentage change where the denominator is zero.

Footnotes

Footnote 1

2011 and 2006 population

Statistics Canada is committed to protect the privacy of all Canadians and the confidentiality of the data they provide to us. As part of this commitment, some population counts of geographic areas are adjusted in order to ensure confidentiality.

Counts of the total population are rounded to a base of 5 for any dissemination block having a population of less than 15. Population counts for all standard geographic areas above the dissemination block level are derived by summing the adjusted dissemination block counts. The adjustment of dissemination block counts is controlled to ensure that the population counts for dissemination areas will always be within 5 of the actual values. The adjustment has no impact on the population counts of census divisions and large census subdivisions.

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Footnote 2

Total private dwellings

A separate set of living quarters designed for or converted for human habitation in which a person or group of persons reside or could reside. In addition, a private dwelling must have a source of heat or power and must be an enclosed space that provides shelter from the elements, as evidenced by complete and enclosed walls and roof, and by doors and windows that provide protection from wind, rain and snow.

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Footnote 3

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents

A separate set of living quarters which has a private entrance either directly from outside or from a common hall, lobby, vestibule or stairway leading to the outside, and in which a person or a group of persons live permanently.

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Footnote 4

Age

Refers to the age at last birthday before the reference date, that is, before May 10, 2011.

Refer to the Census Dictionary for more information.

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Footnote 5

Median age

The median age is an age 'x', such that exactly one half of the population is older than 'x' and the other half is younger than 'x'.

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Footnote 6

Total population 15 years and over by marital status

Refers to the marital status of the person, taking into account his/her common-law status. For more information, refer to the Census Dictionary: Marital status.

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Footnote 7

Total number of census families in private households

Census family - Refers to a married couple (with or without children), a common-law couple (with or without children) or a lone parent family. For more information, refer to the Census Dictionary: Census family.

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Footnote 8

Total number of census families in private households

Census family structure - Refers to the classification of census families into married couples (with or without children of either and/or both spouses), common-law couples (with or without children of either and/or both partners), and lone-parent families by sex of parent. A couple may be of opposite or same sex. A couple with children may be further classified as either an intact family or stepfamily, and stepfamilies may, in turn, be classified as simple or complex. Children in a census family include grandchildren living with their grandparent(s) but with no parents present.

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Footnote 9

Living with relatives

Non-relatives may be present.

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Footnote 10

Total number of private households by household type

Refers to the basic division of private households into family and non-family households. Family household refers to a household that contains at least one census family, that is, a married couple with or without children, or a couple living common-law with or without children, or a lone parent living with one or more children (lone-parent family). One-family household refers to a single census family (with or without other persons) that occupies a private dwelling. Multiple-family household refers to a household in which two or more census families (with or without additional persons) occupy the same private dwelling. Family households may also be divided based on the presence of persons not in a census family.

Non-family household refers to either one person living alone in a private dwelling or to a group of two or more people who share a private dwelling, but who do not constitute a census family.

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Footnote 11

One-family-only households

Refers to households that consist solely of one census family without additional persons.

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Footnote 12

Couple-family households

Refers to households with opposite-sex or same-sex couples.

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Footnote 13

Other family households

Refers to one-census family households with additional persons and to multiple-census family households, with or without additional persons.

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Footnote 14

Couple-family households

Refers to households with opposite-sex or same-sex couples.

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Footnote 15

Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

Structural type of dwelling - Characteristics that define a dwelling's structure, for example, the characteristics of a single-detached house, a semi-detached house, a row house, or an apartment or flat in a duplex. Refers to the structural characteristics and/or dwelling configuration, that is, whether the dwelling is a single-detached house, an apartment in a high-rise building, a row house, a mobile home, etc.

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Footnote 16

Movable dwelling

Includes mobile homes and other movable dwellings such as houseboats and railroad cars.

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Footnote 17

Other dwelling

The category 'Other dwelling' is a subtotal of the following categories: semi-detached house, row house, apartment or flat in a duplex, apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys and other single-attached house.

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Footnote 18

Total number of private households by household size

Household, private - Person or group of persons occupying the same dwelling. Refers to a person or a group of persons (other than foreign residents) who occupy a private dwelling and do not have a usual place of residence elsewhere in Canada.

Household size - Number of persons occupying a private dwelling. Refers to the number of usual residents in a private household.

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Footnote 19

Total population excluding institutional residents

The population excluding institutional residents includes Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants (permanent residents) excluding those who live in institutions (institutional collective dwellings). Canadian citizens and landed immigrants either: (1) have a usual place of residence in Canada; (2) are abroad either on a military base or attached to a diplomatic mission; or (3) are at sea or in port aboard merchant vessels under Canadian registry or Canadian government vessels. Since 1991, the target population also includes persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who are claiming refugee status, who hold study permits, or who hold work permits, as well as family members living with them; for census purposes, this group is referred to as non-permanent residents. The population universe does not include foreign residents.

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Footnote 20

Selected Aboriginal languages

The languages shown were selected based on the Aboriginal mother tongues most often reported as single responses in Canada in the 2011 Census of Population.

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Footnote 21

Selected non-Aboriginal languages

The languages shown were selected based on the non-Aboriginal mother tongues (other than English or French) most often reported as single responses in Canada in the 2011 Census of Population.

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Footnote 22

Other languages

This is a subtotal of all languages collected by the census that are not displayed separately here. For a full list of languages collected in the census, please refer to Appendix D in the 2011 Census Dictionary.

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Footnote 23

Official language minority

English is the first official language spoken by Quebec's official language minority, which consists of all individuals with English as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French. French is the first official language spoken by the official language minority in the country overall and in every province and territory outside Quebec, which consists of all individuals with French as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French.

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population.

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2012. British Columbia (Code 59) and Nanaimo, British Columbia (Code 5921) (table). Census Profile. 2011 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-XWE. Ottawa. Released October 24, 2012.
http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed July 3, 2024).

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Geographic level	CSV (comma-separated values)	TAB (tab-separated values)
Canada, provinces and territories	CSV (86 KB)	TAB (86 KB)
Census divisions	CSV (1,444 KB)	TAB (1,412 KB)
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Census tracts	CSV (21,499 KB)	TAB (21,281 KB)
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Federal electoral districts (2013 representation order)	CSV (1,628 KB)	TAB (1,600 KB)
Economic regions	CSV (404 KB)	TAB (397 KB)
Designated places	CSV (5,190 KB)	TAB (5,105 KB)
Population centres	CSV (3,599 KB)	TAB (3,565 KB)
Dissemination areas	CSV (193,822 KB)	TAB (191,191 KB)
Dissolved census subdivisions	CSV (732 KB)	TAB (720 KB)
Forward sortation areas^©	CSV (6,328 KB)	TAB (6,257 KB)
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Geographic levels	IVT (Beyond 20/20)	XML (SDMX-ML) (compressed)
Canada, provinces, territories, census divisions and census subdivisions	IVT (20,752 KB)	XML (35,311 KB)
Census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations	IVT (1,183 KB)	XML (1,221 KB)
Census metropolitan areas, tracted census agglomerations and census tracts	IVT (30,060 KB)	XML (38,000 KB)
Census metropolitan areas, census agglomerations and census subdivisions	IVT (5,485 KB)	XML (7,333 KB)
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Designated places	IVT (4,492 KB)	XML (8,996 KB)
Population centres	IVT (4,511 KB)	XML (6,566 KB)
Canada, provinces, territories and economic regions	IVT (887 KB)	XML (776 KB)
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Dissolved census subdivisions	IVT (536 KB)	XML (1,140 KB)
Forward sortation areas^©	IVT (9,962 KB)	XML (11,873 KB)
Canada, provinces, territories and health regions (December 2013)	IVT (1,330 KB)	..
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Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: British Columbia (Province)

Canada
- British Columbia (Province)

Geographic hierarchy: Nanaimo (Regional district)

Canada
- British Columbia (Province)
  - Nanaimo (Regional district)

Note

Note: For more information regarding geographic hierarchies, refer to the Illustrated Glossary: Hierarchy of standard geographic units tutorial.

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