Census Profile, 2016 Census
Nanaimo [Population centre], British Columbia and British Columbia [Province]

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Characteristic Nanaimo
British Columbia
[Population centre] 		British Columbia

[Province]
Data quality , Nanaimo [Population centre], British Columbia  Map : Nanaimo [Population centre], British Columbia
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Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Visible minority population
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 95 89,445 43,320 46,125 4,560,240 2,237,490 2,322,750
Total visible minority populationCensus data footnote 96 8,875 4,295 4,585 1,381,235 658,260 722,975
South AsianCensus data footnote 97 1,970 1,020 945 365,705 183,650 182,055
Chinese 2,320 1,115 1,205 508,480 237,805 270,670
Black 645 340 305 43,500 22,455 21,045
Filipino 935 410 520 145,025 62,505 82,520
Latin American 480 205 275 44,115 20,600 23,515
Arab 275 195 80 19,840 10,865 8,980
Southeast AsianCensus data footnote 98 790 340 445 54,920 25,975 28,950
West AsianCensus data footnote 99 175 95 80 48,695 24,880 23,810
Korean 400 180 220 60,495 27,915 32,580
Japanese 535 215 325 41,230 17,435 23,800
Visible minority, n.i.e.Census data footnote 100 65 40 30 8,760 4,280 4,485
Multiple visible minoritiesCensus data footnote 101 280 130 145 40,465 19,900 20,565
Not a visible minorityCensus data footnote 102 80,565 39,020 41,550 3,179,005 1,579,230 1,599,775

Data quality: Nanaimo [Population centre], British Columbia

  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 4.7%
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 4.7%

Data quality: British Columbia [Province]

  • Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 4.9%
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 6.1%
  • Data quality index showing a long-form income non-response rate higher than or equal to 10%, but lower than 20%.

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Nanaimo [Population centre], British Columbia and British Columbia [Province] (table). Census Profile. 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2016001. Ottawa. Released November 29, 2017.
https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed May 29, 2024).

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