Thanks for the graphs and info Aastra.
IF you look at Naniamo's population as a city it's around 80,000 people. However the Regional District of Naniamo is over 138,000 people.
This is like The City of Victoria is only about 85,000 people yet the CRD is 365,000 people.
"The population of the region is projected to increase to 207,087 by 2031 (BC Statistics, www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca)."
This is a quote from the Naniamo City website.....
"The Regional District of Nanaimo, The Regional District of Nanaimo is one of the fastest growing regions in British Columbia, Canada with a population of more than 131,000 people and some of Vancouver Island's most livable communities."
http://www.rdn.bc.ca/cms.asp?wpID=440
Population
The Regional District of Nanaimo had a population of 138,631 in 2006. In 2006, twenty-six percent (35,948) of the residents in the region lived in electoral areas and seventy-three percent (101,848) of the residents in the region lived in municipalities, allocated as follows:
Area Population
Electoral Area 2001 2006
A 6,423 6,751
B 3,522 4,050
C 1,167 2,508
D (* See Note below) 4,656 0
E 4,820 5,462
F 5,546 6,680
G 7,041 7,023
H 3,108 3,474
Sub-Total 36,283 35,948
Area Population
Municipality 2001 2006
City of Nanaimo 73,000 78,692
City of Parksville 10,323 10,993
District of Lantzville (* See Note below) 3,661
Town of Qualicum Beach 6,921 8,502
Sub-Total 90,244 101,848
*The population of Area D was incorporated into Area C and Lantzville
Area Population
Indian Reserves 2001 2006
Nanaimo 1 238 279
Nanaimo 2 20 21
Nanaimo 3 33 50
Nanaimo 4 158 208
Nanoose 207 191
Qualicum 71 86
Sub-Total 727 835
Total Population (RDN) 127,016 138,631
Source: Statistics Canada,
www.statscan.ca (2001 Census)
Past Population Growth
The population of the region increased from 77,624 residents in 1981 to 138,631 residents in 2006. This means the population in the region increased 79% during that time, at a rate of approximately 3% per year, on average.
Year Population
1981 77,624
1986 82,714
1991 102,411
1996 121,783
2001 127,016
2006 138,631
Source: Statistics Canada
Growth rates have varied over the last 25 years. The economic 'bust' of the early 1980s had a dramatic effect on the region, with the growth rate dropping from 25% to 7%. Economic recovery coincided with a more than doubling of the growth rate in the region in the late 1980s. Another economic downturn in the late 1990s saw growth rates fall significantly to 4%. From 2001 to 2006, the rate of population growth more than doubled to 9%.
Census Period Census Period Growth Rate (%)
1976-1981 25
1981-1986 7
1986-1991 24
1991-1996 19
1996-2001 4
2001-2006 9
Source: Statistics Canada
Future Population Growth
The population of the region is projected to increase to 207,087 by 2031 (BC Statistics,
www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca). This represents a 49% increase in population in the region between 2006 and 2031, at a rate of approximately 2% per year, on average.
Additional Information About the Population of the Regional District of Nanaimo
* View BC Statistics' profile for the RDN (2001)
* Demographic and Socioeconomic Trends in the Regional District of Nanaimo (2001)
Phone: 250-390-6510 | Toll Free: 1-877-607-4111
Fax: 250-390-7511 | E-mail:
growthmanagement@rdn.bc.ca