| Statistic | Nanaimo C | British Columbia | National | 
| Population | 2,868 | 5,149,422 | 38,134,230 | 
| Population density (sq km) | 2 | 5 | 4 | 
| Median age | 49.0 | 42.3 | 40.9 | 
| Male/Female ratio | 0.9:1 | 1.0:1 | 1.0:1 | 
| Married couples | 73% | 71% | 66% | 
| Families w/ kids at home | 40% | 41% | 43% | 
| Speak English only | 93.5% | 89.7% | 68.8% | 
| Speak French only | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.5% | 
| Data | Percent | 
| Black | 2.2% | 
| Chinese | 1.2% | 
| Multiple Visible Minorities | 0.7% | 
| South Asian | 0.4% | 
| Filipino | 0.4% | 
| Data | Percent | 
| United Kingdom | 3.6% | 
| United States | 1.5% | 
| Other Northern Europe | 1.0% | 
| Germany | 0.7% | 
| China | 0.6% |