Census Profile, 2016 Census
Nanaimo [Census agglomeration], British Columbia and British Columbia [Province]

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Characteristic Nanaimo
British Columbia
[Census agglomeration] 		British Columbia

[Province]
Data quality , Nanaimo [Census agglomeration], British Columbia  Map : Nanaimo [Census agglomeration], British Columbia
Change geography 1 		Data quality : British Columbia [Province]  Map : geography 2
Change geography 2
Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Population and dwellings
Population, 2016Census data footnote 1 104,936 ... ... 4,648,055 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 98,021 ... ... 4,400,057 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 7.1 ... ... 5.6 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 46,928 ... ... 2,063,417 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 44,963 ... ... 1,881,969 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 81.9 ... ... 5.0 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 1,280.84 ... ... 922,503.01 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 104,940 50,960 53,980 4,648,055 2,278,245 2,369,815
0 to 14 years 15,150 7,720 7,430 691,390 355,400 335,985
0 to 4 years 4,830 2,445 2,390 220,625 113,355 107,275
5 to 9 years 5,360 2,765 2,595 236,900 122,070 114,830
10 to 14 years 4,955 2,510 2,445 233,860 119,975 113,885
15 to 64 years 66,795 32,525 34,265 3,107,680 1,527,280 1,580,400
15 to 19 years 5,485 2,830 2,655 258,980 133,000 125,985
20 to 24 years 6,190 3,105 3,085 287,560 147,615 139,945
25 to 29 years 6,215 3,135 3,080 303,000 151,585 151,415
30 to 34 years 6,405 3,125 3,285 313,750 155,035 158,715
35 to 39 years 5,845 2,880 2,965 293,590 143,070 150,520
40 to 44 years 5,955 2,885 3,070 295,045 141,930 153,115
45 to 49 years 6,620 3,125 3,495 322,365 155,325 167,040
50 to 54 years 7,525 3,615 3,915 354,375 172,065 182,310
55 to 59 years 8,320 3,960 4,360 354,925 171,210 183,715
60 to 64 years 8,235 3,870 4,365 324,095 156,450 167,645
65 years and over 22,995 10,710 12,280 848,985 395,560 453,425
65 to 69 years 7,525 3,570 3,950 287,520 139,490 148,035
70 to 74 years 5,525 2,720 2,800 201,785 97,675 104,110
75 to 79 years 3,910 1,875 2,030 145,225 68,715 76,510
80 to 84 years 2,820 1,320 1,500 105,255 48,645 56,610
85 years and over 3,220 1,220 1,995 109,190 41,035 68,155
85 to 89 years 1,985 845 1,145 67,510 27,930 39,575
90 to 94 years 940 305 635 31,815 10,615 21,205
95 to 99 years 255 65 190 8,545 2,215 6,330
100 years and over 40 10 35 1,325 275 1,050
Total - Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups - 100% data 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
0 to 14 years 14.4 15.1 13.8 14.9 15.6 14.2
15 to 64 years 63.7 63.8 63.5 66.9 67.0 66.7
65 years and over 21.9 21.0 22.7 18.3 17.4 19.1
85 years and over 3.1 2.4 3.7 2.3 1.8 2.9
Average age of the population 44.2 43.3 45.0 42.3 41.5 43.1
Median age of the population 45.9 44.7 47.1 43.0 41.9 44.0

Data quality: Nanaimo [Census agglomeration], British Columbia

  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 4.9%
  • 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 [Census agglomeration], 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 April 16, 2024).

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