Nanaimo H
Small town · British Columbia · Population 4,291
People and homes
Who lives here and what homes are like, from the 2021 Census. Shown for context: these figures are never part of a score.
Who lives here
- Median age
- 60 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 56.3 years (estimated) · 2016: 58.8 years
- Average household size
- 2.1
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.1 · 2011: 2.1 · 2016: 2.1
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 44%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 50.2% · 2016: 36.2%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%9.7%2016: 9.5%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%5.4%2016: 5.4%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%14.9%2016: 13.6%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%33.6%2016: 39.6%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%36.7%2016: 31.8%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%13.7%2011: 13.1%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%44.1%2011: 48%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%4.5%2011: 4.6%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%27.9%2016: 27.6%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%9.7%2011: 8%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%9.8%2016: 13.1%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%32.4%2016: 30.9%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%13.1%2016: 13.6%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%26.2%2016: 25.9%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%18.3%2016: 16.3%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%95%2016: 95.2%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%4.4%2016: 4.6%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.2%2016: 0%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%90.8%2016: 90.3%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1.2%2016: 1.7%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%8%2016: 8%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 3.5%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 3.3%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%85.8%2016: 81.1%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%14%2016: 18.9%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%85.2%2016: 84.4%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%2.8%2016: 2.7%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%0%2016: 0%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%2%2016: 2.2%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%1%2016: 1.6%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%9%2016: 9%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%5.5%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%22.9%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%35.4%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%29.2%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%7%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%90.1%2016: 92.5%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 0%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%3.7%2016: 4.3%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%2.1%2016: 0.8%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%4.1%2016: 2.8%
Statistics Canada, 2021