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

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Characteristic Nanaimo
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Total Male Female Total Male Female
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Knowledge of official languagesThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 15 90,215 43,735 46,485 4,598,415 2,255,395 2,343,015
English only 83,615 40,835 42,780 4,127,770 2,050,130 2,077,645
French only 10 5 10 1,810 820 985
English and French 6,045 2,675 3,375 314,925 140,650 174,275
Neither English nor French 545 220 315 153,910 63,795 90,115
First official language spokenThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 16 90,215 43,735 46,480 4,598,415 2,255,395 2,343,020
English 88,455 42,925 45,530 4,373,330 2,156,680 2,216,655
French 1,075 520 555 55,325 27,680 27,640
English and French 160 80 85 18,000 8,315 9,685
Neither English nor French 525 210 315 151,760 62,720 89,040
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 1,155 560 595 64,325 31,840 32,480
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.4
Mother tongueThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 18 90,215 43,730 46,480 4,598,415 2,255,400 2,343,015
Single responses 89,165 43,235 45,925 4,494,995 2,205,775 2,289,220
Official languages 79,510 38,705 40,800 3,227,535 1,614,375 1,613,160
English 78,310 38,130 40,180 3,170,110 1,585,760 1,584,355
French 1,195 575 620 57,425 28,615 28,810
Non-official languages 9,660 4,530 5,130 1,267,460 591,400 676,060
Aboriginal languages 110 40 70 8,435 3,940 4,490
Algonquian languages 10 5 10 1,050 445 605
Blackfoot 0 0 0 40 5 35
Cree-Montagnais languages 15 5 10 840 375 465
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 5 5 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 10 0 10
Plains Cree 0 0 0 150 60 85
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 25 15 10
Woods Cree 0 0 0 60 25 35
Cree, n.o.s. 5 5 5 585 270 320
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 10 5 10
Malecite 0 0 0 5 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 10 5 5
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 5 5 0 155 55 105
Algonquin 0 0 0 5 5 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 135 50 90
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 10 0 10
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 5 0 5
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 5 0 5 2,310 1,045 1,260
Northern Athabaskan languages 5 0 0 2,295 1,045 1,250
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 110 55 55
Beaver 0 0 0 160 75 85
Carrier 0 0 0 1,005 460 550
Chilcotin 0 0 0 650 295 355
Dene 0 0 0 90 35 50
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 5 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 15 5 10
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 5
Sekani 0 0 0 85 40 45
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 5 75 30 45
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 5 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 20 5 15
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 50 25 30
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 105 45 50
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 15 10 5
Tahltan 0 0 0 90 40 50
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 5 0 5
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 5 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 5 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 5 10
Haida 0 0 0 70 30 40
Inuit languages 5 5 0 80 30 55
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 10 0 10
Inuktitut 0 0 0 50 20 30
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 20 10 10
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 15 10 5
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 10 5 5
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 100 55 50
Michif 0 0 5 35 20 10
Salish languages 30 10 20 2,270 1,115 1,155
Comox 0 0 0 80 45 40
Halkomelem 20 10 10 475 230 245
Lillooet 0 0 0 315 155 160
Okanagan 0 0 0 270 135 135
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 435 220 215
Squamish 0 0 0 35 20 20
Straits 0 0 0 80 40 40
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 330 150 185
Salish languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 250 130 120
Siouan languages 0 0 0 45 25 20
Dakota 0 0 0 30 15 20
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 5
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 5 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 30 15 15
Tsimshian languages 5 0 5 1,460 715 740
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 875 435 445
Nisga'a 0 0 5 385 195 190
Tsimshian 5 0 5 195 90 110
Wakashan languages 35 10 25 795 365 435
Haisla 0 0 0 90 40 55
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 100 45 55
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 15 10 5 320 140 180
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 20 5 15 275 135 140
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 10 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 15 5 10 190 80 110
Non-Aboriginal languages 9,550 4,490 5,055 1,259,025 587,455 671,570
Afro-Asiatic languages 335 230 105 24,870 13,405 11,465
Berber languages 0 0 0 115 75 45
Kabyle 0 0 0 40 30 15
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 80 45 30
Cushitic languages 5 5 5 1,505 765 740
Bilen 0 0 0 5 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0 205 115 95
Somali 5 0 0 1,270 640 640
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 20 10 15
Semitic languages 325 225 100 23,195 12,540 10,655
Amharic 10 5 0 1,370 670 700
Arabic 290 200 85 17,480 9,595 7,890
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 650 315 330
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 440 245 200
Harari 0 0 0 20 5 15
Hebrew 20 15 10 2,065 1,125 940
Maltese 5 5 5 215 100 115
Tigrigna 0 0 0 805 395 405
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 150 80 65
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 55 30 25
Austro-Asiatic languages 465 225 240 28,740 13,170 15,575
Khmer (Cambodian) 90 45 45 1,560 710 850
Vietnamese 375 175 200 27,150 12,440 14,710
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 30 15 15
Austronesian languages 610 230 380 96,535 38,765 57,770
Bikol 0 0 0 375 165 215
Cebuano 20 5 15 4,065 1,565 2,505
Fijian 5 5 0 470 240 230
Hiligaynon 15 0 10 1,470 550 920
Ilocano 30 10 20 5,240 2,055 3,190
Malagasy 0 0 0 20 10 15
Malay 20 5 20 3,895 1,675 2,220
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 700 320 380
Pangasinan 0 0 0 295 130 170
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 480 185 295 78,770 31,550 47,220
Waray-Waray 5 0 5 215 85 135
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 30 15 10 1,015 435 580
Creole languages 10 10 5 840 440 400
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 35 20 15
Creole, n.o.s. 15 5 5 500 255 245
Creole languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 305 155 145
Dravidian languages 25 20 10 7,500 3,995 3,510
Kannada 0 0 0 280 150 135
Malayalam 15 10 5 2,385 1,260 1,130
Tamil 10 5 5 3,615 1,875 1,740
Telugu 5 0 5 1,175 695 480
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 45 20 25
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 140 75 70
Indo-European languages 5,225 2,500 2,725 588,175 286,135 302,035
Albanian 5 5 0 1,465 765 705
Armenian 5 5 5 1,195 600 600
Balto-Slavic languages 955 440 515 83,110 38,595 44,515
Baltic languages 20 10 10 1,070 485 585
Latvian 15 10 5 565 255 300
Lithuanian 10 0 5 505 225 280
Slavic languages 930 430 505 82,040 38,110 43,930
Belarusan 0 0 0 95 45 50
Bosnian 5 5 0 1,360 675 685
Bulgarian 15 10 5 2,025 955 1,070
Croatian 135 70 60 7,475 3,655 3,820
Czech 95 40 50 5,920 2,850 3,070
Macedonian 15 5 5 325 160 165
Polish 215 100 115 16,910 7,875 9,035
Russian 190 85 105 25,955 11,640 14,310
Serbian 30 15 15 7,045 3,600 3,450
Serbo-Croatian 10 5 5 1,395 670 725
Slovak 50 25 30 3,400 1,525 1,870
Slovene (Slovenian) 10 5 10 1,160 545 615
Ukrainian 140 55 85 8,630 3,730 4,900
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 15 10 10 345 175 170
Celtic languages 15 5 10 615 325 290
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 240 130 110
Welsh 15 5 5 280 145 135
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 95 50 45
Germanic languages 2,050 955 1,090 101,725 48,350 53,380
Afrikaans 80 40 35 3,260 1,655 1,610
Danish 190 95 95 4,665 2,280 2,385
Dutch 495 235 260 21,020 10,130 10,895
Frisian 5 0 0 295 145 145
German 1,100 490 610 66,885 31,525 35,360
Icelandic 15 10 5 275 135 145
Norwegian 70 30 40 2,005 970 1,035
Swedish 75 45 40 2,520 1,100 1,420
Vlaams (Flemish) 20 10 5 445 220 225
Yiddish 5 5 0 290 150 140
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 65 45 25
Greek 70 45 25 6,115 3,245 2,870
Indo-Iranian languages 1,270 645 625 297,800 147,830 149,970
Indo-Aryan languages 1,130 575 555 251,000 124,260 126,740
Bengali 25 15 10 3,180 1,665 1,510
Gujarati 40 25 20 6,895 3,290 3,605
Hindi 125 65 60 26,720 12,910 13,810
Kashmiri 0 0 0 65 35 25
Konkani 0 0 0 255 130 125
Marathi 5 0 0 620 325 295
Nepali 5 5 0 1,155 620 540
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 70 35 35
Punjabi (Panjabi) 880 445 435 198,805 98,525 100,285
Sindhi 5 5 5 1,675 780 895
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 10 5 0 1,675 845 830
Urdu 40 20 20 9,885 5,090 4,795
Iranian languages 140 70 70 46,390 23,355 23,035
Kurdish 0 0 0 1,765 945 825
Pashto 0 0 0 1,155 615 535
Persian (Farsi) 140 65 70 43,470 21,795 21,675
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 5 0 410 220 195
Italic (Romance) languages 840 400 445 96,135 46,430 49,710
Catalan 0 0 0 160 85 75
Italian 210 110 95 22,680 11,445 11,230
Portuguese 120 60 65 17,450 8,240 9,210
Romanian 50 20 25 8,730 4,250 4,480
Spanish 465 210 260 47,010 22,335 24,675
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 105 65 40
Japanese 280 100 185 21,350 7,195 14,150
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 85 50 35
Georgian 0 0 0 85 50 40
Korean 395 160 235 52,160 23,495 28,670
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 360 150 205
Mongolian 0 0 0 360 155 210
Niger-Congo languages 75 40 40 3,725 1,875 1,850
Akan (Twi) 10 5 5 495 275 220
Bamanankan 5 0 0 10 5 5
Edo 5 5 0 85 50 35
Ewe 0 5 5 85 45 35
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 5 5 0 45 25 20
Ga 0 0 5 45 20 25
Ganda 0 0 0 90 45 45
Igbo 0 0 0 245 145 105
Lingala 0 0 0 80 30 45
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 115 50 60
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 5 0 5 155 70 80
Shona 5 5 0 215 100 115
Swahili 5 5 0 805 400 405
Wolof 0 0 0 50 25 25
Yoruba 10 0 5 330 185 150
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 25 10 15 885 410 480
Nilo-Saharan languages 0 0 0 340 175 165
Dinka 0 0 0 105 60 45
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 240 115 125
Sign languages 15 5 5 1,155 610 545
American Sign Language 5 5 0 470 230 240
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 5 0 5
Sign languages, n.i.e 10 5 5 690 380 305
Sino-Tibetan languages 1,750 815 940 410,920 187,725 223,190
Chinese languages 1,750 815 940 408,415 186,455 221,960
Cantonese 430 200 230 193,530 89,325 104,210
Hakka 5 0 5 2,325 1,010 1,315
Mandarin 1,165 540 625 186,325 84,370 101,955
Min Dong 0 0 0 230 105 120
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 35 10 20 11,210 4,995 6,215
Wu (Shanghainese) 15 5 10 4,540 1,995 2,545
Chinese, n.o.s. 100 60 40 10,050 4,570 5,480
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 205 85 120
Tibeto-Burman languages 0 0 0 2,500 1,265 1,230
Burmese 0 0 0 1,125 580 545
Karenic languages 0 0 0 815 395 425
Tibetan 0 0 0 330 175 160
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 230 120 110
Tai-Kadai languages 65 10 55 3,985 1,335 2,650
Lao 0 0 0 1,100 550 550
Thai 65 15 55 2,865 775 2,090
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 20 10 15
Turkic languages 30 15 10 4,140 2,295 1,845
Azerbaijani 5 5 0 530 290 235
Turkish 25 10 10 3,145 1,790 1,360
Uyghur 0 0 0 170 85 85
Uzbek 5 0 0 105 50 55
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 190 80 110
Uralic languages 260 125 135 13,490 6,285 7,205
Estonian 15 5 5 705 295 410
Finnish 75 30 45 3,760 1,555 2,200
Hungarian 165 85 80 9,025 4,435 4,590
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 10 10 5 500 280 225
Multiple responses 1,050 495 555 103,415 49,625 53,795
English and French 255 120 130 10,065 4,815 5,250
English and non-official language 760 360 400 89,135 42,820 46,315
French and non-official language 20 10 15 2,100 1,040 1,065
English, French and non-official language 20 5 10 2,115 950 1,165
Language spoken most often at homeThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 19 90,215 43,735 46,485 4,598,415 2,255,395 2,343,015
Single responses 88,465 42,925 45,545 4,365,875 2,145,020 2,220,855
Official languages 84,680 41,080 43,600 3,648,500 1,807,825 1,840,675
English 84,430 40,970 43,465 3,631,700 1,799,625 1,832,075
French 250 115 135 16,795 8,195 8,605
Non-official languages 3,785 1,840 1,945 717,375 337,200 380,180
Aboriginal languages 5 0 5 1,565 765 795
Algonquian languages 0 0 0 105 50 55
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 5 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 0 0 85 40 45
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 15 10 10
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 5
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 60 30 30
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 5 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 5 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 10 5 5
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 15 5 5
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 5 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 610 290 320
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 605 290 315
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 20 10 10
Beaver 0 0 0 40 20 20
Carrier 0 0 0 245 110 130
Chilcotin 0 0 0 260 125 130
Dene 0 0 0 15 5 10
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 15 10 5
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 10 5 5
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 10 5 5
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 5 0 5
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 5 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 5 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 5 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 10 5 5
Inuit languages 0 0 0 10 5 5
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 10 0 5
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 5
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 15 10 5
Michif 0 0 0 0 5 0
Salish languages 0 0 0 275 130 150
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 50 20 30
Lillooet 0 0 0 25 15 15
Okanagan 0 0 0 85 35 45
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 50 30 20
Squamish 0 0 0 5 5 0
Straits 0 0 0 25 10 15
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 20 10 10
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 20 10 10
Siouan languages 0 0 0 15 10 5
Dakota 0 0 0 10 10 5
Stoney 0 0 0 5 5 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 405 215 195
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 310 155 155
Nisga'a 0 0 0 70 45 25
Tsimshian 0 0 0 25 15 10
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 75 40 35
Haisla 0 0 0 20 10 15
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 5 5 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 25 10 10
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 5 0 0 30 15 10
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 5 45 15 25
Non-Aboriginal languages 3,780 1,840 1,945 715,815 336,435 379,380
Afro-Asiatic languages 185 115 75 13,990 7,065 6,920
Berber languages 0 0 0 45 25 20
Kabyle 0 0 0 20 10 15
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 25 15 10
Cushitic languages 5 0 5 770 355 415
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0 90 50 45
Somali 5 0 0 665 300 360
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 15 5 10
Semitic languages 185 110 70 13,155 6,680 6,475
Amharic 5 0 0 600 275 320
Arabic 165 105 65 10,415 5,335 5,080
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 405 195 210
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 310 165 145
Harari 0 0 0 10 5 5
Hebrew 10 5 5 900 465 440
Maltese 0 0 0 15 5 10
Tigrigna 0 0 0 410 190 225
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 95 45 50
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 20 10 10
Austro-Asiatic languages 305 150 155 17,870 8,305 9,560
Khmer (Cambodian) 65 35 30 800 375 420
Vietnamese 240 115 125 17,055 7,920 9,130
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 15 10 5
Austronesian languages 165 80 85 40,605 17,945 22,660
Bikol 0 0 0 75 30 35
Cebuano 5 5 5 1,305 585 715
Fijian 0 0 0 110 65 55
Hiligaynon 0 0 0 415 175 240
Ilocano 5 0 0 1,615 695 930
Malagasy 0 0 0 10 5 10
Malay 5 5 0 1,120 510 605
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 150 70 80
Pangasinan 0 0 0 55 25 30
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 140 65 75 35,375 15,600 19,770
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 55 25 35
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 15 5 5 310 150 160
Creole languages 0 0 0 335 150 180
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 0 0 5
Creole, n.o.s. 0 0 0 235 105 130
Creole languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 95 50 45
Dravidian languages 5 5 5 3,940 1,995 1,940
Kannada 0 0 0 110 55 60
Malayalam 5 5 0 1,225 615 605
Tamil 0 0 0 2,055 1,025 1,030
Telugu 5 0 5 535 295 240
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 5 10
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 55 25 30
Indo-European languages 1,460 705 755 282,090 137,135 144,955
Albanian 0 0 0 695 335 360
Armenian 0 5 0 545 240 305
Balto-Slavic languages 280 135 150 31,640 15,150 16,490
Baltic languages 0 0 0 210 90 115
Latvian 0 0 0 80 30 50
Lithuanian 0 0 0 125 60 65
Slavic languages 280 135 155 31,430 15,060 16,370
Belarusan 0 0 0 15 5 5
Bosnian 0 0 5 595 300 300
Bulgarian 10 5 5 1,035 485 550
Croatian 40 15 25 2,235 1,055 1,180
Czech 35 20 20 1,595 800 795
Macedonian 5 5 0 150 75 75
Polish 50 25 25 5,690 2,720 2,970
Russian 115 55 60 13,310 6,290 7,020
Serbian 5 0 0 3,695 1,870 1,825
Serbo-Croatian 5 0 5 500 235 265
Slovak 5 0 5 1,000 480 520
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 145 65 85
Ukrainian 5 0 5 1,430 665 765
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 40 20 20
Celtic languages 0 0 0 70 40 30
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 35 20 10
Welsh 0 0 0 25 10 10
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 5 5
Germanic languages 200 95 110 14,430 6,870 7,555
Afrikaans 35 20 20 1,475 715 760
Danish 5 0 5 305 145 160
Dutch 55 25 25 1,895 890 1,005
Frisian 0 0 0 10 5 5
German 95 40 55 10,085 4,795 5,295
Icelandic 10 5 0 75 35 35
Norwegian 0 0 0 140 60 80
Swedish 5 0 0 360 170 195
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 50 30 20
Yiddish 0 0 0 10 10 5
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 5 5
Greek 20 10 10 2,010 975 1,035
Indo-Iranian languages 720 355 365 194,590 95,380 99,215
Indo-Aryan languages 640 320 315 164,185 80,610 83,575
Bengali 15 10 5 1,815 895 920
Gujarati 15 5 5 2,970 1,320 1,645
Hindi 45 25 20 12,310 5,890 6,425
Kashmiri 0 0 0 10 5 5
Konkani 0 0 0 40 25 25
Marathi 0 0 0 270 140 130
Nepali 0 5 0 665 345 320
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 35 20 15
Punjabi (Panjabi) 540 270 270 139,080 68,565 70,515
Sindhi 0 0 0 615 270 345
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 675 330 340
Urdu 20 10 15 5,705 2,825 2,880
Iranian languages 80 35 50 30,205 14,665 15,540
Kurdish 0 0 0 1,080 540 535
Pashto 0 0 0 700 350 350
Persian (Farsi) 80 30 45 28,420 13,765 14,660
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 200 100 100
Italic (Romance) languages 235 115 120 38,110 18,145 19,970
Catalan 0 0 0 65 35 35
Italian 30 15 15 5,200 2,245 2,955
Portuguese 35 20 20 6,725 3,140 3,580
Romanian 10 10 5 3,800 1,830 1,970
Spanish 150 80 70 22,310 10,900 11,410
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 20 5 10
Japanese 125 55 65 9,860 4,070 5,790
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 30 15 10
Georgian 0 0 5 30 15 15
Korean 265 120 140 38,605 17,785 20,820
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 170 80 90
Mongolian 0 0 0 165 80 85
Niger-Congo languages 10 10 10 960 430 530
Akan (Twi) 5 5 0 150 80 65
Bamanankan 0 0 0 5 5 5
Edo 0 0 0 15 10 10
Ewe 0 0 0 20 5 10
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 5 0 5 20 5 10
Ga 5 0 0 5 5 0
Ganda 0 0 0 10 5 5
Igbo 0 0 0 40 20 15
Lingala 0 0 0 35 15 20
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 55 20 40
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 0 0 60 25 35
Shona 0 0 0 65 25 40
Swahili 0 0 0 200 90 115
Wolof 0 0 0 20 10 10
Yoruba 0 0 0 60 30 35
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 200 85 120
Nilo-Saharan languages 0 0 0 140 60 75
Dinka 0 0 0 55 30 20
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 85 30 55
Sign languages 20 10 10 1,535 850 685
American Sign Language 5 5 5 455 230 225
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 15 10 10 1,080 615 460
Sino-Tibetan languages 1,165 555 605 299,420 137,555 161,865
Chinese languages 1,165 560 610 297,675 136,670 161,000
Cantonese 210 105 110 137,075 62,545 74,525
Hakka 0 0 0 700 295 410
Mandarin 860 405 460 146,435 67,695 78,740
Min Dong 0 0 0 65 25 35
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 15 10 10 4,820 2,185 2,630
Wu (Shanghainese) 5 5 0 2,595 1,195 1,400
Chinese, n.o.s. 65 40 30 5,885 2,680 3,205
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 105 45 55
Tibeto-Burman languages 0 0 0 1,745 885 865
Burmese 0 0 0 720 375 350
Karenic languages 0 0 0 725 355 370
Tibetan 0 0 0 205 110 90
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 90 45 45
Tai-Kadai languages 10 5 10 1,380 595 785
Lao 0 0 0 460 225 235
Thai 10 0 5 920 370 545
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 10 5 5
Turkic languages 10 5 5 1,695 880 815
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 195 105 95
Turkish 10 5 5 1,310 685 630
Uyghur 0 0 0 95 50 50
Uzbek 0 0 0 45 25 20
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 40 20 25
Uralic languages 45 20 25 3,005 1,415 1,590
Estonian 5 0 5 95 40 55
Finnish 15 5 10 725 325 400
Hungarian 25 10 15 2,185 1,050 1,130
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 0 0 5 145 70 75
Multiple responses 1,750 815 935 232,540 110,375 122,165
English and French 115 55 60 6,155 2,970 3,185
English and non-official language 1,600 745 855 222,670 105,750 116,920
French and non-official language 10 0 5 650 290 360
English, French and non-official language 30 10 15 3,065 1,365 1,700
Other language spoken regularly at homeThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Other language(s) spoken regularly at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 20 90,215 43,730 46,480 4,598,415 2,255,400 2,343,015
None 84,165 40,960 43,210 3,931,210 1,940,390 1,990,820
English 1,675 810 865 274,535 132,990 141,545
French 995 425 570 41,020 18,435 22,590
Non-official language 3,275 1,490 1,785 340,930 158,590 182,345
Aboriginal 125 50 75 7,985 3,765 4,215
Non-Aboriginal 3,150 1,440 1,710 332,945 154,820 178,125
English and French 10 5 5 1,195 545 650
English and non-official language 55 25 25 5,660 2,655 3,005
French and non-official language 40 10 25 3,765 1,745 2,020
English, French and non-official language 0 0 0 100 45 50
Knowledge of languagesThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Knowledge of languages for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 44 89,445 43,315 46,130 4,560,235 2,237,490 2,322,745
Official languages 88,905 43,085 45,820 4,407,125 2,173,840 2,233,285
English 88,895 43,080 45,820 4,405,380 2,173,040 2,232,340
French 6,035 2,700 3,330 314,225 140,085 174,140
Non-official languages 12,740 5,965 6,770 1,546,550 727,200 819,355
Aboriginal languages 250 120 125 17,190 8,115 9,075
Algonquian languages 45 30 15 1,950 905 1,045
Blackfoot 0 0 0 35 0 35
Cree-Montagnais languages 20 10 10 1,600 795 805
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 15 0 10
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 10 0 10
Plains Cree 0 0 0 345 160 180
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 55 25 30
Woods Cree 0 0 0 80 45 40
Cree, n.o.s. 15 10 10 1,090 560 525
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 30 20 10
Malecite 0 0 0 10 10 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 25 15 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 20 15 0 310 100 205
Algonquin 0 0 0 20 0 15
Ojibway 20 20 10 275 95 180
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 15 0 15
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 10 0 10 4,375 2,050 2,330
Northern Athabaskan languages 10 0 10 4,345 2,035 2,315
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 200 100 95
Beaver 0 0 0 255 130 130
Carrier 0 0 0 2,045 940 1,110
Chilcotin 0 0 0 1,130 525 605
Dene 10 0 10 130 55 80
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 185 85 100
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 125 60 75
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 10 0 10
South Slavey 0 0 0 25 15 10
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 105 45 60
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 290 155 130
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 35 20 15
Tahltan 0 0 0 250 135 120
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 10 0 10
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 10
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 10 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 30 15 10
Haida 15 10 10 455 195 255
Inuit languages 10 0 0 170 70 95
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 20 10 10
Inuktitut 0 0 0 120 50 70
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 35 15 25
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 30 10 15
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 25 10 15
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 10 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 170 95 80
Michif 10 0 10 110 50 60
Salish languages 80 40 45 5,660 2,690 2,970
Comox 0 0 0 185 75 105
Halkomelem 60 25 35 1,045 470 570
Lillooet 10 10 0 790 405 385
Okanagan 0 0 0 805 360 445
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 1,280 630 650
Squamish 10 0 0 280 125 155
Straits 0 0 0 360 160 200
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 440 220 220
Salish languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 540 280 260
Siouan languages 0 0 0 55 20 35
Dakota 0 0 0 30 15 15
Stoney 0 0 0 10 10 10
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 10 10
Tlingit 0 0 0 60 40 20
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 2,685 1,330 1,350
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 1,275 635 645
Nisga'a 0 0 0 1,035 535 500
Tsimshian 0 0 0 405 180 230
Wakashan languages 85 40 50 1,460 670 795
Haisla 0 0 0 175 65 105
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 120 50 70
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 35 25 15 590 275 315
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 50 20 35 560 265 295
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 20 15 10
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 10 0 0 240 105 135
Non-Aboriginal languages 12,500 5,850 6,650 1,529,635 719,190 810,440
Afro-Asiatic languages 390 255 135 35,115 18,585 16,530
Berber languages 0 0 0 145 95 45
Kabyle 0 0 0 65 40 25
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 80 60 20
Cushitic languages 10 0 10 2,070 955 1,120
Bilen 0 0 0 20 10 15
Oromo 0 0 0 245 140 110
Somali 0 0 0 1,800 815 985
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 10 0 10
Semitic languages 375 260 125 33,110 17,660 15,460
Amharic 0 0 0 2,095 1,050 1,045
Arabic 330 240 85 24,230 13,180 11,050
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 760 370 390
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 570 285 285
Harari 0 0 0 55 35 20
Hebrew 35 15 25 5,450 2,805 2,645
Maltese 0 10 0 315 155 155
Tigrigna 10 0 0 1,055 560 495
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 300 160 140
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 170 85 85
Austro-Asiatic languages 500 265 230 35,915 17,130 18,785
Khmer (Cambodian) 105 65 35 1,875 850 1,020
Vietnamese 405 200 205 34,140 16,295 17,840
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 55 30 25
Austronesian languages 810 280 530 125,425 51,215 74,210
Bikol 0 0 0 530 215 310
Cebuano 105 45 60 5,365 2,000 3,370
Fijian 10 0 10 1,095 655 440
Hiligaynon 15 0 15 1,685 710 975
Ilocano 45 25 20 6,450 2,480 3,970
Malagasy 0 0 0 25 15 10
Malay 50 10 40 7,495 3,480 4,010
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 855 365 495
Pangasinan 0 0 0 480 205 275
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 715 245 475 113,265 45,455 67,805
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 320 130 195
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 1,515 740 775
Creole languages 25 10 10 2,485 1,320 1,165
Haitian Creole 10 10 0 135 55 75
Creole, n.o.s. 0 0 10 1,310 730 585
Creole languages, n.i.e. 15 0 10 1,055 540 515
Dravidian languages 45 20 25 10,390 5,485 4,905
Kannada 10 0 10 510 250 265
Malayalam 20 15 10 3,350 1,795 1,550
Tamil 20 0 15 5,445 2,830 2,610
Telugu 0 0 0 1,720 970 750
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 85 30 55
Hmong-Mien languages 10 10 0 165 85 80
Indo-European languages 7,530 3,555 3,975 764,815 371,760 393,060
Albanian 0 10 0 1,640 840 795
Armenian 10 0 10 1,680 845 835
Balto-Slavic languages 1,005 455 555 94,050 44,710 49,340
Baltic languages 10 10 10 1,030 515 520
Latvian 10 10 0 555 290 265
Lithuanian 0 0 0 475 220 250
Slavic languages 995 450 545 93,235 44,305 48,940
Belarusan 0 0 0 245 115 125
Bosnian 10 10 0 2,075 1,020 1,050
Bulgarian 15 10 10 2,430 1,105 1,325
Croatian 175 95 90 10,685 5,255 5,430
Czech 115 55 60 7,480 3,665 3,815
Macedonian 15 10 10 400 220 185
Polish 200 85 115 19,175 8,980 10,190
Russian 225 80 140 33,990 15,850 18,135
Serbian 75 20 50 9,110 4,625 4,485
Serbo-Croatian 35 25 0 1,525 770 750
Slovak 40 10 25 4,270 2,045 2,225
Slovene (Slovenian) 15 10 0 1,375 610 760
Ukrainian 190 75 115 10,740 4,835 5,905
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 15 10 10 420 215 205
Celtic languages 50 25 20 1,855 990 865
Scottish Gaelic 15 10 10 660 395 265
Welsh 15 0 10 345 145 195
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 20 10 10 860 450 410
Germanic languages 2,715 1,245 1,470 136,685 65,350 71,335
Afrikaans 205 120 85 7,670 3,875 3,800
Danish 200 85 110 5,510 2,490 3,020
Dutch 615 275 345 24,060 11,520 12,550
Frisian 25 10 10 465 230 240
German 1,545 720 820 95,005 45,840 49,165
Icelandic 0 10 10 405 210 195
Norwegian 105 50 50 2,845 1,425 1,415
Swedish 125 45 75 4,825 2,125 2,695
Vlaams (Flemish) 25 15 10 545 270 275
Yiddish 30 15 10 505 225 280
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 155 95 60
Greek 115 60 55 9,095 4,725 4,370
Indo-Iranian languages 1,610 815 795 363,205 181,340 181,865
Indo-Aryan languages 1,405 700 700 311,955 155,465 156,490
Bengali 35 15 15 3,670 1,885 1,785
Gujarati 75 30 45 11,500 5,455 6,050
Hindi 385 175 210 81,330 39,950 41,380
Kashmiri 0 0 0 60 30 25
Konkani 10 0 0 415 215 200
Marathi 0 0 0 1,475 780 695
Nepali 15 0 15 1,485 725 760
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 70 40 30
Punjabi (Panjabi) 1,100 575 520 244,485 122,450 122,035
Sindhi 10 10 0 3,300 1,415 1,885
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 10 0 0 2,430 1,265 1,170
Urdu 100 60 35 16,750 8,840 7,915
Iranian languages 205 110 95 52,300 26,435 25,870
Kurdish 0 0 0 2,225 1,185 1,040
Pashto 0 0 0 1,660 940 725
Persian (Farsi) 205 110 95 49,835 25,135 24,690
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 935 490 450
Italic (Romance) languages 2,240 1,050 1,190 177,685 83,505 94,185
Catalan 0 0 0 395 210 180
Italian 370 160 205 37,475 18,075 19,400
Portuguese 225 100 130 23,260 11,060 12,200
Romanian 75 45 30 10,045 4,945 5,105
Spanish 1,675 785 885 115,115 53,215 61,900
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 380 245 140
Japanese 490 210 280 36,990 15,955 21,040
Kartvelian languages 10 0 10 115 55 60
Georgian 10 0 10 115 55 55
Korean 360 175 185 57,490 26,310 31,180
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 370 170 200
Mongolian 0 0 0 370 165 195
Niger-Congo languages 175 105 70 8,025 4,130 3,895
Akan (Twi) 15 15 0 630 350 280
Bamanankan 0 0 0 30 20 15
Edo 0 0 0 145 80 60
Ewe 0 10 0 135 90 45
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 10 0 10 105 30 70
Ga 10 10 0 150 95 50
Ganda 25 10 15 165 80 85
Igbo 35 25 10 425 240 185
Lingala 0 0 0 280 125 150
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 125 45 75
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 10 0 10 290 125 165
Shona 10 10 0 415 220 195
Swahili 30 15 15 3,365 1,785 1,575
Wolof 0 0 0 50 25 30
Yoruba 35 30 10 885 455 435
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 20 15 0 1,835 840 1,000
Nilo-Saharan languages 0 0 0 405 210 200
Dinka 0 0 0 85 50 35
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 325 155 165
Sign languages 135 40 95 7,545 2,865 4,680
American Sign Language 70 25 45 3,860 1,280 2,575
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 10 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 65 15 50 3,780 1,615 2,160
Sino-Tibetan languages 2,035 955 1,075 457,595 211,220 246,375
Chinese languages 2,025 950 1,070 454,885 209,850 245,030
Cantonese 540 245 295 234,445 108,485 125,960
Hakka 0 0 0 2,715 1,290 1,430
Mandarin 1,455 685 775 265,635 119,995 145,640
Min Dong 0 0 0 130 55 75
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 60 10 40 16,410 7,230 9,185
Wu (Shanghainese) 25 10 10 5,600 2,445 3,155
Chinese, n.o.s. 110 55 55 10,380 4,725 5,650
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 200 75 120
Tibeto-Burman languages 10 10 0 3,000 1,500 1,505
Burmese 0 10 0 1,490 730 755
Karenic languages 0 0 0 955 485 465
Tibetan 0 0 0 375 205 165
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 330 150 180
Tai-Kadai languages 65 10 55 5,635 2,190 3,450
Lao 10 0 0 1,630 735 890
Thai 65 10 50 4,275 1,535 2,740
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 10 0
Turkic languages 60 30 35 6,785 3,685 3,095
Azerbaijani 30 15 20 945 510 435
Turkish 30 15 15 5,585 3,025 2,555
Uyghur 0 0 0 115 60 55
Uzbek 0 0 0 170 95 75
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 275 140 130
Uralic languages 270 105 165 15,280 7,095 8,185
Estonian 15 10 10 780 350 425
Finnish 75 30 40 4,030 1,640 2,385
Hungarian 190 70 120 10,495 5,100 5,395
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 10 10
Other languages, n.i.e. 20 10 10 1,045 575 470

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 July 6, 2024).

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