Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Nanaimo G, Regional district electoral area
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Other Christians, with about 980 persons representing 12.4% of the total population. The second group was Catholic, with about 835 persons representing 10.5% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 4,480 persons, representing 56.5% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was South Asian, with about 100 persons representing 1.3% of the total population. The second group was Chinese, with about 65 persons representing 0.8% of the total population. The third group was Filipino, with about 45 persons representing 0.6% of the total population.
Ethnic or cultural origins
Ethnic or cultural origins: In 2021, the most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origin was English, with about 3,070 persons representing 38.7% of the total population. The second origin was Scottish, with about 1,765 persons representing 22.3% of the total population. The third origin was Irish, with about 1,425 persons representing 18.0% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Nanaimo G (Regional district electoral area), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Nanaimo G (Regional district electoral area), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | 3,070 | 38.7 | 1 | 61.6 |
| Scottish | 1,765 | 22.3 | 2 | 61.2 |
| Irish | 1,425 | 18.0 | 3 | 60.0 |
| German | 1,105 | 13.9 | 4 | 57.2 |
| Canadian | 840 | 10.6 | 5 | 34.8 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Nanaimo G (Regional district electoral area), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Nanaimo G (Regional district electoral area), 2016 and 2021
| 2016 | 2021 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % of total population | % of visible minority population | Median age | Number | % of total population | % of visible minority population | Median age | |
| Total - Visible minority | 7,515 | 100.0 | ... | 52.9 | 7,930 | 100.0 | ... | 60.8 |
| Total visible minority population | 275 | 3.7 | 100.0 | 40.0 | 315 | 4.0 | 100.0 | 42.0 |
| South Asian | 80 | 1.1 | 27.3 | 35.0 | 100 | 1.3 | 30.6 | 44.8 |
| Chinese | 45 | 0.6 | 18.2 | 49.0 | 65 | 0.8 | 19.4 | 37.2 |
| Black | 35 | 0.5 | 14.5 | 39.0 | 15 | 0.2 | 3.2 | ... |
| Filipino | 30 | 0.4 | 10.9 | 37.0 | 45 | 0.6 | 12.9 | 38.0 |
| Arab | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Latin American | 10 | 0.1 | 0.0 | ... | 20 | 0.3 | 4.8 | ... |
| Southeast Asian | 20 | 0.3 | 9.1 | 46.0 | 15 | 0.2 | 4.8 | ... |
| West Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Korean | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 15 | 0.2 | 4.8 | ... |
| Japanese | 45 | 0.6 | 16.4 | 34.5 | 25 | 0.3 | 9.7 | ... |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 15 | 0.2 | 6.5 | ... |
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