| Statistic | Hawthrone | Nanaimo | British Columbia |
| Population | 577 | 101,513 | 5,149,422 |
| Population density (sq km) | 2,466 | 1,066 | 5 |
| Median age | 34.9 | 45.0 | 42.3 |
| Male/Female ratio | 1.3:1 | 1.0:1 | 1.0:1 |
| Married couples | 62% | 65% | 71% |
| Families w/ kids at home | 42% | 33% | 41% |
| Speak English only | 90.1% | 92.7% | 89.7% |
| Speak French only | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Data | Percent |
| South Asian | 8.2% |
| Chinese | 3.1% |
| Southeast Asian | 2.7% |
| Filipino | 0.4% |
| Multiple Visible Minorities | 0.4% |
| Data | Percent |
| United Kingdom | 3.2% |
| India | 2.1% |
| China | 1.0% |
| Poland | 1.0% |
| Germany | 1.0% |
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