Living in Nanaimo

In Nanaimo, unemployment is 8.4% (2021).

24.4% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing in May 2021. Annual NO₂ was 4.7 µg/m³ in 2024. The city covered 90.5 km² in 2021. Population density was 1,104.1 people per km² in 2021. Foreign-born residents accounted for 19.2% of the population in 2021. Walking accounted for 5.2% of commutes in 2021. The unemployment rate was 8.4% in May 2021.

Last checked 2026-10-0426 sources

Population99,863people1 Jan 2021Official source · Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Nanaimo (Census subdivision 5921007)

Median gross salary3,246EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · Statistics Canada

Average rent1,301EUR/month30 Jun 2026Metro-area figureOfficial source · Asking rent and paid rent prices, by rental unit type and number of bedrooms, experimental estimates

Unemployment rate8.4%country median 8.4% — about the sameOfficial source · Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population

Recorded crime9,365offences per 100,000country median 4,873 — 92% aboveIndependent source · Statistics Canada — Police-reported Crime Severity Index and crime rate, by census metropolitan area, 2024

PM2.5, annual mean2.78µg/m³country median 3.6 — 24% belowOfficial source · Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place observation, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate.

More recorded crime than 89% of Canadian cities that publish it and cleaner air than 85% of Canadian cities that publish it.

Which Canada-wide rules apply when you move to Nanaimo?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

What recurs every month3 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€50

Transport pass€40

Mobile plan, 10 GB€24

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	49.79 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Bell Fibe 500 home internet³Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	24.27 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Public Mobile 50GB plan¹⁰Official · national market
Monthly transport pass	40.48 EUR/month	13 Sept 2026	BC Transit / Regional District of Nanaimo Transit System²Official
Households spending over 30% of income on rent	24.4 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹⁹Official
Dwellings	45,138 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹¹Official
Main residence dwellings	43,164 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹²Official
Average monthly rent (two-bedroom)	1,200 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, average rents for areas with a population of 10,000 and over⁴Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	1,301 EUR/month	30 Jun 2026	Asking rent and paid rent prices, by rental unit type and number of bedrooms, experimental estimates¹Official · metropolitan-area figure
Recorded property crimes	6,416 violations/year	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Canada 35-10-0177-01 (incident-based crime, by CMA)¹⁷Official

Is Nanaimo a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker43%strong on work, weak on safety · range 35–51%

Skilled employee49%strong on work, weak on education · range 40–58%

Student27%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 17–37%

Family41%strong on family, weak on education · range 32–50%

Retirement35%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 25–45%

Work and income

What is the typical salary in Nanaimo?

The median gross salary is about 3,246 EUR/month (2020). The regional series (home-region basis, 2020) is a separate labelled row in the table.

City-scope median, gross, before tax and social contributions.

Median gross salary: 3,246 EUR/month · Statistics Canada¹³
Median gross salary (regional): 2,309 EUR/month · 2026-09-17 · www150.statcan.gc.ca²²

What is the unemployment rate in Nanaimo?

The unemployment rate is 8.4 % (May 2021). Source: Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹⁹

Unemployment across cities in CanadaUnemployment in Nanaimo is 8.4%. Of 515 cities with data, 125 have unemployment of 6 to under 8%.

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Nanaimo 8.4%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Employment rate	55.2 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹²Official
Median gross salary	3,246 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	Statistics Canada¹³Official
Median gross salary (regional)	2,309 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	www150.statcan.gc.ca²²Official
Unemployment rate	8.4 %country median 8.4% — about the same	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹⁹Official

What does a salary buy in Nanaimo?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€1,108of €2,524 take-home

Rent
Transport
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€2,524
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · Asking rent and paid rent prices, by rental unit type and number of bedrooms, experimental estimates · 2026-06-30	− €1,301
Public transport pass€40 · official · BC Transit / Regional District of Nanaimo Transit System · 2026-09-13	− €40
Utilities, 85 m²not published for this city	—
Internet€50 · official · Bell Fibe 500 home internet · 2026-09-30	− €50
Mobile plan€24 · official · Public Mobile 50GB plan · 2026-09-30	− €24
Left overbefore the bill this city does not publish	€1,108

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Nanaimo. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Job Bank and public employment services — Public employment service

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Safety

How safe is Nanaimo?

Police recorded 9,365 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source.

Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents: 9,365 offences per 100,000 · Statistics Canada — Police-reported Crime Severity Index and crime rate, by census metropolitan area, 2024²⁵

Recorded crime across major citiesNanaimo highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Nanaimo9,365

Winnipeg7,894

Edmonton7,108

Halifax6,020

Vancouver5,438

Calgary4,796

London4,743

Québec4,630

Ottawa4,298

Hamilton4,257

Toronto4,177

Montreal3,674

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	9,365 offences per 100,000country median 4,873	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Canada — Police-reported Crime Severity Index and crime rate, by census metropolitan area, 2024²⁵Independent
Recorded violent crimes	2,759 violations/year	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Canada 35-10-0177-01 (incident-based crime, by CMA)¹⁷Official

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Workers commuting by bicycle	1.4 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹⁹Official
Workers commuting by public transport	4 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹⁹Official
Workers walking to work	5.2 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹⁹Official
Destinations from nearest airport	2 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat⁸Official
Nearest airport	YCD	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁹Official
Distance to nearest airport	13.4 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁹Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Nanaimo. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

IRCC newcomer language-learning services finder — State Language Course

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada

For newcomers to Canada.

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Nanaimo.

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Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 2.78 µg/m³ in 2024.

Is the air quality good in Nanaimo?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 2.8 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline.

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

PM2.5 — annual mean: 2.78 µg/m³ · Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place observation, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate.⁶

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.52.8WHO 5 · EU 25

NO₂4.7WHO 10 · EU 40

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in CanadaAnnual PM2.5 in Nanaimo is 2.8 µg/m³. Of 123 cities with data, 46 have annual PM2.5 of 3 to under 4 µg/m³.

1–22–33–44–55–66–77–88–99–1010–1113–1415–1616–1717–1820–2140–41

Nanaimo 2.8

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	4.7 µg/m³country median 7.0	2024	Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 station DMean observation retained at source grain; no place value is asserted because the approved 25 km observation condition is not met.⁷Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	2.78 µg/m³country median 3.6	2024	Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place observation, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate.⁶Official
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 11.58 · Feb 12.59 · Mar 19.29 · Apr 24.75 · May 29.32 · Jun 31.12 · Jul 34.42 · Aug 35.38 · Sep 29.66 · Oct 22.23 · Nov 18.41 · Dec 13.08 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -9.96 · Feb -7.64 · Mar -5.27 · Apr 0.42 · May 2.66 · Jun 6.31 · Jul 8.49 · Aug 9.41 · Sep 5.86 · Oct -0.53 · Nov -9.03 · Dec -9.99 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 3.79 · Feb 4.07 · Mar 5.86 · Apr 8.46 · May 12.55 · Jun 15.25 · Jul 18.47 · Aug 18.66 · Sep 15.29 · Oct 10.34 · Nov 6.14 · Dec 3.56 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official

Population and city profile

How many people live in Nanaimo?

The published population was 99,863 people in 2021. Source: Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Nanaimo (Census subdivision 5921007)¹⁶

Foreign residents and their share come from different publications that count different groups (for example citizens of another country, or people born abroad, or of foreign origin), so 165 is not 16.1% of the population. Each row names its source.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport99.8%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Area	90.45 km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹²Official
City area	90.45 km²	31 Dec 2021	Table 98-10-0002-01 Population and dwelling counts: Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2021 Census of Population²¹Official
Foreign-resident share	16.1 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁴Official
Foreign residents	165 people	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile 2021 characteristic 1512: not Canadian citizens, population in private households, 25% sample data, at CSD grain. This is the exact foreign-citizenship interpretation used for foreign population total; it is not immigrant status.¹⁸Official
Population density	1,104 people/km²	31 Dec 2021	Table 98-10-0002-01 Population and dwelling counts: Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2021 Census of Population²¹Official
Population	99,863 people	1 Jan 2021	Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Nanaimo (Census subdivision 5921007)¹⁶Official
Population covered by crime statistics	127,443 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Canada 35-10-0177-01 (incident-based crime, by CMA)¹⁷Official

Population over time22 published observations, 2001–2022

74,143

84,855

95,568

106,280

104,06420012005200920152022

Population rose 36.3% between 2001 and 2022, from 76,359 to 104,064.

International community in Nanaimo

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data	15,620	100.0%
Europe	6,675	42.7%
Asia	5,940	38.0%
United Kingdom	3,495	22.4%
Americas	1,910	12.2%
China	1,285	8.2%
United States of America	1,155	7.4%
India	1,075	6.9%
Philippines	1,040	6.7%
Other places of birth in Europe	955	6.1%
Africa	780	5.0%

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Published group	People	Share
Other places of birth in Asia	680	4.4%
Germany	635	4.1%
Korea, South	470	3.0%
Viet Nam	455	2.9%
Netherlands	445	2.8%
South Africa, Republic of	310	2.0%
Oceania and other places of birth	310	2.0%
Other places of birth in Americas	285	1.8%
Poland	245	1.6%
Other places of birth in Africa	235	1.5%
Iran	230	1.5%
Syria	230	1.5%
Hong Kong	175	1.1%
Mexico	165	1.1%
Nigeria	155	1.0%
Hungary	150	1.0%
Italy	145	0.9%
Taiwan	130	0.8%
Croatia	125	0.8%
Russian Federation	115	0.7%
France	95	0.6%
Colombia	80	0.5%
Ukraine	80	0.5%
Portugal	65	0.4%
Brazil	50	0.3%
El Salvador	50	0.3%
Sri Lanka	50	0.3%
Greece	45	0.3%
Romania	45	0.3%
Peru	40	0.3%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	40	0.3%
Pakistan	40	0.3%
Jamaica	35	0.2%
Trinidad and Tobago	30	0.2%
Bangladesh	30	0.2%
Egypt	25	0.2%
Guyana	20	0.1%
Serbia	20	0.1%
Turkey	20	0.1%
Ethiopia	15	0.1%
Iraq	15	0.1%
Congo, Democratic Republic of the	10	0.1%
Morocco	10	0.1%
Lebanon	10	0.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²⁰

Citizenship

Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data	97,020	100.0%
Canadian citizens	90,990	93.8%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over	74,655	76.9%
Canadian citizens aged under 18	16,340	16.8%
Not Canadian citizens	6,030	6.2%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²⁰

Language spoken at home

Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data	98,415	100.0%
Single responses	96,935	98.5%
Official languages	91,850	93.3%
English	91,555	93.0%
Non-official languages	5,085	5.2%
Non-Indigenous languages	5,080	5.2%
Indo-European languages	1,880	1.9%
Multiple responses	1,480	1.5%
Sino-Tibetan languages	1,410	1.4%
Chinese languages	1,410	1.4%
English and non-official language(s)	1,290	1.3%

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Published group	People	Share
Mandarin	1,145	1.2%
Indo-Iranian languages	1,075	1.1%
Indo-Aryan languages	975	1.0%
Punjabi (Panjabi)	735	0.7%
Korean	415	0.4%
Austronesian languages	410	0.4%
Austro-Asiatic languages	370	0.4%
Vietnamese	330	0.3%
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	320	0.3%
Balto-Slavic languages	315	0.3%
Slavic languages	315	0.3%
Afro-Asiatic languages	310	0.3%
Semitic languages	300	0.3%
French	295	0.3%
Italic (Romance) languages	295	0.3%
Arabic	285	0.3%
Yue (Cantonese)	225	0.2%
Spanish	205	0.2%
Germanic languages	170	0.2%
Russian	140	0.1%
English and French	130	0.1%
Hindi	120	0.1%
Iranian languages	95	0.1%
Persian languages	95	0.1%
Dravidian languages	90	0.1%
High German languages	85	0.1%
German	80	0.1%
Low Saxon-Low Franconian languages	75	0.1%
Iranian Persian	75	0.1%
Japanese	75	0.1%
Malayalam	60	0.1%
Uralic languages	50	0.1%
Polish	50	0.1%
Serbo-Croatian	50	0.1%
Portuguese	50	0.1%
Gujarati	45	0.0%
Khmer (Cambodian)	40	0.0%
Afrikaans	40	0.0%
Sign languages	35	0.0%
Multiple non-official languages	35	0.0%
Croatian	35	0.0%
Dutch	35	0.0%
Hungarian	30	0.0%
Czech	30	0.0%
Bengali	30	0.0%
American Sign Language	25	0.0%
Ilocano	25	0.0%
Italian	25	0.0%
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese)	20	0.0%
Chinese, n.o.s.	20	0.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)	20	0.0%
Cebuano	20	0.0%
Telugu	20	0.0%
Ukrainian	20	0.0%
Greek	20	0.0%
Niger-Congo languages	20	0.0%
Finnish	15	0.0%
Cushitic languages	15	0.0%
Cushitic languages, n.i.e.	15	0.0%
Amharic	15	0.0%
Bisaya, n.o.s.	15	0.0%
Fijian	15	0.0%
Austronesian languages, n.i.e.	15	0.0%
Serbian	15	0.0%
Scandinavian languages	15	0.0%
Urdu	15	0.0%
Persian (Farsi), n.o.s.	15	0.0%
Tai-Kadai languages	10	0.0%
Thai	10	0.0%
Tamil	10	0.0%
Slovak	10	0.0%
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	10	0.0%
Romanian	10	0.0%
Sign languages, n.i.e.	5	0.0%
Turkic languages	5	0.0%
Turkish	5	0.0%
French and non-official language(s)	5	0.0%
Indigenous languages	5	0.0%
Algonquian languages	5	0.0%
Cree-Innu languages	5	0.0%
Cree languages	5	0.0%
Nehinawewin (Swampy Cree)	5	0.0%
Salish languages	5	0.0%
Halkomelem	5	0.0%
Hebrew	5	0.0%
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango)	5	0.0%
Bulgarian	5	0.0%
Bosnian	5	0.0%
Swiss German	5	0.0%
Danish	5	0.0%
Norwegian	5	0.0%
Swedish	5	0.0%
Nepali	5	0.0%
Indo-Aryan languages, n.i.e.	5	0.0%
Dari	5	0.0%
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde)	5	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²⁰

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents born abroad	19.2 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹⁹Official
Households	43,165 households	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹²Official
Labour force participation rate	60.3 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹²Official
Median age	45.2 years	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁵Official

Alternatives for people set on Nanaimo

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Ladysmith as a Nanaimo alternative in the same region

20 km away, better on 2 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Recorded crime, per 100k: 6,943 (2025) Ladysmith vs 9,365 (2024) Nanaimono percentage
Median gross pay, region: €2,549 Ladysmith vs €2,309 Nanaimo+10%
Foreign residents: 12.7% Ladysmith vs 16.1% Nanaimo−21%
Median gross pay, city: €3,377 Ladysmith vs €3,246 Nanaimo+4%

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Delta as a Nanaimo alternative in the same country

69 km away, better on 5 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Foreign residents: 33.2% Delta vs 16.1% Nanaimo+106%
Median gross pay, city: €3,704 Delta vs €3,246 Nanaimo+14%
Median gross pay, region: €2,614 Delta vs €2,309 Nanaimo+13%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,181 Delta vs 9,365 Nanaimono percentage
Unemployment: 7.3% Delta vs 8.4% Nanaimo−13%
Annual PM2.5: 2.5 µg/m³ Delta vs 2.8 µg/m³ Nanaimo−10%
Residents: 108,455 Delta vs 99,863 Nanaimo+9%

Full comparison More about Delta

Cities near Nanaimo

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Ladysmith 20.4 km away

Salary: 3,377 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in Canada

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Sherwood Park99,225 residents Pickering99,186 residents Red Deer100,844 residents Lethbridge98,406 residents Clarington101,427 residents Kamloops97,902 residents

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#19 of 30 in Cities with cleanest air in Canada

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Nanaimo?

The published population was 99,863 people in 2021. Source: Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Nanaimo (Census subdivision 5921007).

Is the air quality good in Nanaimo?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 2.8 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place observation, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate..

How safe is Nanaimo?

Police recorded 9,365 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Statistics Canada — Police-reported Crime Severity Index and crime rate, by census metropolitan area, 2024.

What is the typical salary in Nanaimo?

The median gross salary is about 3,246 EUR/month (2020). The regional series (home-region basis, 2020) is a separate labelled row in the table. Source: Statistics Canada.

What is the unemployment rate in Nanaimo?

The unemployment rate is 8.4 % (May 2021). Source: Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population.

What is the typical salary around Nanaimo?

The median gross salary is 2,309 EUR/month. Source: www150.statcan.gc.ca.

Is Nanaimo a good place to live?

Nanaimo may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Nanaimo?

Nanoose Bay, Ladysmith are near Nanaimo. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Europe live in Nanaimo?

The official country of birth distribution records 6,675 people (42.7%) in the source-defined population for 2021 Census. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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Asking rent and paid rent prices, by rental unit type and number of bedrooms, experimental estimates www150.statcan.gc.ca · checked 2026-10-03
BC Transit / Regional District of Nanaimo Transit System bctransit.com · checked 2026-09-15
Bell Fibe 500 home internet bell.ca · checked 2026-09-15
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, average rents for areas with a population of 10,000 and over www150.statcan.gc.ca · checked 2026-09-12
NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place observation, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate. data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca · checked 2026-07-15
Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 station DMean observation retained at source grain; no place value is asserted because the approved 25 km observation condition is not met. data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca · checked 2026-07-15
OpenFlights — routes.dat OpenFlights · raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-07-14
OurAirports — airports.csv OurAirports · davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-07-14
Public Mobile 50GB plan publicmobile.ca · checked 2026-09-15

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Statistics Canada www150.statcan.gc.ca · checked 2026-08-07
Statistics Canada api.statcan.gc.ca · checked 2026-08-07
Statistics Canada www12.statcan.gc.ca · checked 2026-09-13
Statistics Canada www150.statcan.gc.ca · checked 2026-08-03
Statistics Canada www150.statcan.gc.ca · checked 2026-08-07
Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Nanaimo (Census subdivision 5921007) Statistics Canada · api.statcan.gc.ca · checked 2026-08-13
Statistics Canada 35-10-0177-01 (incident-based crime, by CMA) www150.statcan.gc.ca · checked 2026-09-05
Statistics Canada Census Profile 2021 characteristic 1512: not Canadian citizens, population in private households, 25% sample data, at CSD grain. This is the exact foreign-citizenship interpretation used for foreign population total; it is not immigrant status. api.statcan.gc.ca · checked 2021-05-11
Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population www12.statcan.gc.ca · checked 2026-07-16
Statistics Canada language spoken at home www12.statcan.gc.ca · checked 2026-08-29
Table 98-10-0002-01 Population and dwelling counts: Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2021 Census of Population www150.statcan.gc.ca · checked 2026-09-19
www150.statcan.gc.ca www150.statcan.gc.ca · checked 2026-08-27
Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
Statistics Canada — Police-reported Crime Severity Index and crime rate, by census metropolitan area, 2024 Statistics Canada · www150.statcan.gc.ca · checked 2026-07-26
Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q16461 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05

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