Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Figure 1.1 Distribution (in percentage) of the immigrant population, Nanaimo, 2001 to 2016

Figure 1.1 description Figure 1.1 Distribution (in percentage) of the immigrant population, Nanaimo, 2001 to 2016

Population by immigrant status and period of immigration, Nanaimo and British Columbia, 2016

Immigrant status and period of immigration	Nanaimo			British Columbia
	number	% of the total population	% of the immigrant population	number	% of the total population	% of the immigrant population
Total population in private households	101,985	100.0	...	4,560,235	100.0	...
Non-immigrants	85,600	83.9	...	3,167,160	69.5	...
Immigrants	14,915	14.6	100.0	1,292,675	28.3	100.0
Period of immigration: Before 2001	11,000	10.8	73.8	795,880	17.5	61.6
Period of immigration: 2001 to 2005	1,140	1.1	7.6	147,730	3.2	11.4
Period of immigration: 2006 to 2010	1,420	1.4	9.5	173,505	3.8	13.4
Period of immigration: 2011 to 2016	1,355	1.3	9.1	175,555	3.8	13.6
Non-permanent residents	1,470	1.4	...	100,405	2.2	...

Number and distribution (in percentage) of the immigrant population and recent immigrants in census subdivisions, Nanaimo, 2016

Geography	Total population	Immigrant population		Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016)
	Number	Number	%	Number	%
Nanaimo	101,990	14,915	14.6	1,355	1.3
Nanaimo	87,650	13,125	15.0	1,280	1.5
Nanaimo A	7,025	800	11.4	10	0.1
Lantzville	3,605	605	16.8	30	0.8
Nanaimo C	2,750	365	13.3	35	1.3
Nanaimo River	0	0		0
Nanaimo Town 1	0	0		0
Nanoose	0	0		0

Immigrant population by selected demographic, migration and ethnocultural characteristics, Nanaimo, 2011 and 2016

	2011				2016
	All immigrants		Recent immigrants (2006 to 2011)		All immigrants		Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016)
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Population in private households	13,460	..	1,370	..	14,915	..	1,355	..
Age groups	13,455	100.0	1,370	100.0	14,915	100.0	1,355	100.0
Less than 15 years	400	3.0	270	19.7	420	2.8	180	13.3
15 to 24 years	665	4.9	230	16.8	690	4.6	195	14.4
25 to 64 years	7,495	55.7	810	59.1	7,555	50.7	900	66.4
65 years and older	4,900	36.4	60	4.4	6,250	41.9	80	5.9
Median age	59.1	..	33.5	..	60.5	..	33.6	..
Admission categories for immigrants admitted since 1980	...	...	...	...	7,420	100.0	1,355	100.0
Economic immigrants	...	...	...	...	3,705	49.9	780	57.6
Principal applicants	...	...	...	...	1,535	20.7	365	26.9
Secondary applicants	...	...	...	...	2,170	29.2	420	31.0
Immigrants sponsored by family	...	...	...	...	2,865	38.6	480	35.4
Refugees	...	...	...	...	790	10.6	90	6.6
Region of birth1	13,460	100.0	1,370	100.0	14,915	100.0	1,355	100.0
Americas	1,660	12.3	230	16.8	1,845	12.4	145	10.7
Europe	7,810	58.0	410	29.9	7,865	52.7	245	18.1
Africa	550	4.1	95	6.9	645	4.3	60	4.4
Asia	3,065	22.8	625	45.6	4,305	28.9	900	66.4
Oceania	355	2.6	0	0.0	245	1.6	10	0.7

Top places of birth of immigrants and recent immigrants,² Nanaimo, 2016

Place of birth	2016
	Number	Percent	Rank
Immigrant population	14,915	100.0	...
United Kingdom	4,195	28.1	1
United States	1,265	8.5	2
Germany	925	6.2	3
India	880	5.9	4
China	840	5.6	5
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016)	1,355	100.0	...
Philippines	280	20.7	1
China	265	19.6	2
United Kingdom	110	8.1	3
India	105	7.7	4
United States	95	7.0	5

Immigrant population and recent immigrants by non-official language spoken most often at home,³ Nanaimo, 2016

Languages	2016
	Number	Percent	Rank
Immigrant population	14,915	100.0	...
Punjabi (Panjabi)	560	3.8	1
Mandarin	500	3.4	2
Cantonese	280	1.9	3
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016)	1,355	100.0	...
Mandarin	195	14.4	1
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	115	8.5	2
Arabic	80	5.9	3

Population by generation status and median age, Nanaimo, 2011 and 2016

Generation status	2011			2016
	Number	Percent	Median age	Number	Percent	Median age
Total population in private households	95,685	100.0	44.6	101,985	100.0	45.1
First generation (born abroad)	14,480	15.1	57.3	17,210	16.9	56.9
Second generation (born in Canada with at least one parent born abroad)	20,875	21.8	50.1	20,185	19.8	49.7
Born in Canada with both parents born abroad	7,695	8.0	53.2	6,855	6.7	52.8
Born in Canada with one parent born in Canada and the other born abroad	13,180	13.8	46.2	13,335	13.1	47.2
Third generation or more (born in Canada with both parents born in Canada)	60,325	63.0	38.7	64,595	63.3	39.6

Figure 1.2 Population (in percentage) belonging to a visible minority group, Nanaimo, British Columbia and Canada 2001 to 2016

Figure 1.2 description Figure 1.2 Population (in percentage) belonging to a visible minority group, Nanaimo, British Columbia and Canada 2001 to 2016

Population by visible minority group and median age, Nanaimo, 2011 and 2016

	2011				2016
	Number	% of the total population	% of the visible minority population	Median age	Number	% of the total population	% of the visible minority population	Median age
Total population in private households	95,685	100.0	..	44.6	101,985	100.0	..	45.1
Visible minority population	6,675	7.0	100.0	35.5	9,280	9.1	100.0	33.7
South Asian	1,835	1.9	27.5	36.8	2,015	2.0	21.7	37.7
Chinese	1,620	1.7	24.3	29.5	2,410	2.4	26.0	33.1
Black	485	0.5	7.3	22.4	720	0.7	7.8	24.4
Filipino	500	0.5	7.5	35.4	995	1.0	10.7	36.5
Latin American	285	0.3	4.3	34.4	495	0.5	5.3	37.7
Arab	75	0.1	1.1	34.4	275	0.3	3.0	23.8
Southeast Asian	625	0.7	9.4	35.3	840	0.8	9.1	35.9
West Asian	175	0.2	2.6	53.4	180	0.2	1.9	50.7
Korean	300	0.3	4.5	29.2	415	0.4	4.5	41.3
Japanese	450	0.5	6.7	39.7	565	0.6	6.1	30.7
Visible minority, n.i.e.	160	0.2	2.4	50.6	75	0.1	0.8	32.6
Multiple visible minorities	165	0.2	2.5	43.5	305	0.3	3.3	27.3
Not a visible minority	89,010	93.0	..	45.3	92,705	90.9	..	46.4

Census subdivisions with a population of 5,000 or more and with the highest proportion of visible minorities, Nanaimo, 2016

Geography	Visible minority population
Name of the census subdivision	Number	% of the total population of the CSD
Nanaimo	8,685	9.9
Nanaimo A	200	2.8

The three most commonly reported ethnic origins,⁴ Nanaimo, British Columbia and Canada, 2016

Ethnic origin	Nanaimo			British Columbia			Canada
	Number of responses	%	Rank	Number of responses	%	Rank	Number of responses	%	Rank
English	38,960	38.2	1	1,203,545	26.4	1	6,320,085	18.3	2
Canadian	26,415	25.9	2	866,525	19.0	2	11,135,970	32.3	1
Scottish	26,225	25.7	3	860,775	18.9	3	4,799,010	13.9	3

Figure 1.3 Percentage of the population by region of ethnic origin,⁵ Nanaimo, British Columbia and Canada, 2016

Figure 1.3 description Figure 1.3 Percentage of the population by region of ethnic origin,⁵ Nanaimo, British Columbia and Canada, 2016