| Statistic | Buttertubs | Nanaimo | British Columbia |
| Population | 488 | 101,513 | 5,149,422 |
| Population density (sq km) | 938 | 1,066 | 5 |
| Median age | 35.3 | 45.0 | 42.3 |
| Male/Female ratio | 1.2:1 | 1.0:1 | 1.0:1 |
| Married couples | 56% | 65% | 71% |
| Families w/ kids at home | 31% | 33% | 41% |
| Speak English only | 90.6% | 92.7% | 89.7% |
| Speak French only | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Data | Percent |
| South Asian | 7.5% |
| Chinese | 4.7% |
| Southeast Asian | 1.4% |
| Filipino | 0.9% |
| Korean | 0.7% |
| Data | Percent |
| United Kingdom | 4.0% |
| India | 2.1% |
| Philippines | 1.2% |
| Australia | 0.7% |
| South Korea | 0.7% |
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