Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada - Citizenship, immigrant status, minority and aboriginal population



Citizenship

Canadian citizens
Total: 131,985
This division:

96.2%
British Columbia:

92.3%
Male: 64,380
Here:

96.6%
Province:

92.7%
Female: 67,605
This division:

95.9%
British Columbia:

91.9%
Canadian citizens under age 18
Total: 24,600
Here:

17.9%
Province:

19.7%
Male: 12,825
This division:

19.2%
Province:

20.6%
Female: 11,775
This division:

16.7%
British Columbia:

18.7%
Canadian citizens age 18 and over
Total: 107,385
This division:

78.3%
Province:

72.7%
Male: 51,560
Here:

77.3%
British Columbia:

72.1%
Female: 55,830
This division:

79.2%
British Columbia:

73.2%
Not Canadian citizens
Total: 5,165
Here:

3.8%
Province:

7.7%
Male: 2,285
This division:

3.4%
British Columbia:

7.3%
Female: 2,880
This division:

4.1%
British Columbia:

8.1%

Generation status

Nanaimo Generation Status

1st generation
Total: 23,330
Here:

19.9%
Province:

33.0%
Male: 10,955
Here:

19.4%
British Columbia:

32.2%
Female: 12,375
Here:

20.3%
British Columbia:

33.9%
2nd generation
Total: 27,700
Here:

23.6%
Province:

22.2%
Male: 13,175
Here:

23.4%
British Columbia:

22.2%
Female: 14,525
This division:

23.8%
British Columbia:

22.3%
3rd generation or more
Total: 66,335
Here:

56.5%
British Columbia:

44.7%
Male: 32,285
Here:

57.2%
Province:

45.6%
Female: 34,050
This division:

55.9%
British Columbia:

43.9%

Immigration details

Total visible minority population
Total: 7,930
This division:

5.8%
Province:

24.8%
Male: 3,850
This division:

5.8%
Province:

24.2%
Female: 4,080
Here:

5.8%
British Columbia:

25.3%
Aboriginal identity population
Total: 6,815
Here:

5.0%
British Columbia:

4.8%
Male: 3,195
This division:

4.8%
Province:

4.7%
Female: 3,620
Here:

5.1%
Province:

4.9%

This division Minority Population

Chinese
Total: 1,625
Here:

20.5%
Province:

40.4%
Male: 780
Here:

20.3%
British Columbia:

40.3%
Female: 840
This division:

20.6%
Province:

40.4%
South Asian
Total: 2,090
This division:

26.4%
Province:

26.0%
Male: 1,095
This division:

28.4%
British Columbia:

26.9%
Female: 995
This division:

24.4%
British Columbia:

25.2%
Black
Total: 480
Here:

6.1%
Province:

2.8%
Male: 280
This division:

7.3%
British Columbia:

3.1%
Female: 200
This division:

4.9%
British Columbia:

2.6%
Filipino
Total: 615
This division:

7.8%
British Columbia:

8.7%
Male: 215
This division:

5.6%
British Columbia:

7.7%
Female: 405
Here:

9.9%
British Columbia:

9.7%
Latin American
Total: 260
This division:

3.3%
Province:

2.9%
Male: 130
Here:

3.4%
British Columbia:

2.8%
Female: 125
This division:

3.1%
Province:

3.0%
Southeast Asian
Total: 800
This division:

10.1%
British Columbia:

4.0%
Male: 420
Here:

10.9%
British Columbia:

4.1%
Female: 375
Here:

9.2%
Province:

4.0%
Arab
Total: 80
This division:

1.0%
British Columbia:

0.9%
Male: 30
This division:

0.8%
British Columbia:

1.0%
Female: 50
Here:

1.2%
Province:

0.8%
West Asian
Total: 70
This division:

0.9%
Province:

3.0%
Male: 40
This division:

1.0%
British Columbia:

3.2%
Female: 30
This division:

0.7%
British Columbia:

2.7%
Korean
Total: 715
Here:

9.0%
British Columbia:

5.0%
Male: 320
This division:

8.3%
Province:

5.0%
Female: 395
Here:

9.7%
British Columbia:

5.0%
Japanese
Total: 800
This division:

10.1%
British Columbia:

3.5%
Male: 370
Here:

9.6%
British Columbia:

3.1%
Female: 430
Here:

10.5%
British Columbia:

3.8%
Multiple visible minority
Total: 330
Here:

4.2%
British Columbia:

2.5%
Male: 140
Here:

3.6%
British Columbia:

2.6%
Female: 190
Here:

4.7%
British Columbia:

2.5%
Non-immigrants
Total: 113,380
Here:

82.7%
Province:

71.3%
Male: 55,485
Here:

83.2%
Province:

72.2%
Female: 57,895
Here:

82.1%
British Columbia:

70.4%
Immigrants
Total: 22,915
Here:

16.7%
Province:

27.5%
Male: 10,740
Here:

16.1%
Province:

26.6%
Female: 12,175
Here:

17.3%
British Columbia:

28.3%
Non-permanent residents
Total: 850
Here:

0.6%
Province:

1.2%
Male: 440
This division:

0.7%
British Columbia:

1.2%
Female: 415
Here:

0.6%
British Columbia:

1.3%

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