Electoral Area C, NanaimoBritish Columbia

More households own their home in Electoral Area C, Nanaimo than in British Columbia’s towns or across Canadian towns: 84%

Area-wide: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom, counted over the Nanaimo metro area

Shelter took 30% or more of income for 17% of households, lower than both British Columbia’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%). Rent took 22% of household income, lower than British Columbia’s towns (24%) yet higher than Canadian towns (20%).

Winters are mild in Electoral Area C, Nanaimo: January nights hold at 1.4°C, above British Columbia’s towns and Canadian towns

A normal November brings 175 mm of precipitation, more than any other month. Frosty days number 40 in a normal year, below both British Columbia’s towns (60) and Canadian towns (159). The frost-free season runs from 19 March to 10 November, 235 days. Summer highs in Electoral Area C, Nanaimo reach 22.4°C in July.

Most schools around Electoral Area C, Nanaimo score below the middle in British Columbia: 21 of 32

Its 3 km reach takes in 28 elementary schools, 4 secondary schools, 1 school for every grade and 3 alternative or adult schools, all of Electoral Area C, Nanaimo’s schooling. Schooling in French is on offer at 2 of 36; in British Columbia, 2% of schools teach in it. Teenagers have 3.2 km to go to the closest secondary school, above both British Columbia’s towns (1.8 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km).

The The Great Trail - Nanaimo River Interim Bypass Connector runs by Electoral Area C, Nanaimo

Public parks and reserves within 10 km: 25, above both British Columbia’s towns (14) and Canadian towns (4). Swimmers have 47 beaches within 5 km, A-Frame Beach the nearest. The closest of Canada’s national parks is Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, at 31 km. The protected share within 10 km is 1.5%, where a typical Canadian town has 2.3%.

With 0.5 jobs for each resident in work, most of Electoral Area C, Nanaimo commutes out

The car took 92% of commuters, higher than British Columbia’s towns (87%) and near Canadian towns (89%). Getting to work takes 25 min on average.

In Electoral Area C, Nanaimo, November normally means 9°C afternoons and 4°C nights

Rain and snow over a typical November come to 175 mm. Next comes December, with normal highs of 7°C and lows of 1°C. Expect around 3 cm of snow in November. July brings the warmest days, 22°C; December the coldest nights, 1°C.

Electoral Area C, Nanaimo sends Tamara Kronis (Conservative Party of Canada) to the Commons from Nanaimo—Ladysmith

From British Columbia come 43 MPs, 20 of them with the Liberal Party of Canada.

Electoral Area C, Nanaimo’s public library is Gabriola Island Branch

The library is 19 km from the centre of Electoral Area C, Nanaimo.

Electoral Area C, Nanaimo’s grade for safety: a B−

These figures come from the closest detachment: none reports for Electoral Area C, Nanaimo itself

Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 59 over 2023–25, below British Columbia’s towns (83) and Canadian towns (67) alike. The force’s area logs 23 thefts, break-ins and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year.

More of Electoral Area C, Nanaimo’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 6.5%

Immigrants make up 11% of residents, lower than British Columbia’s towns (12%) yet higher than Canadian towns (6.4%). Children under 15 make up 15% of residents. The 65-and-over age group makes up a fifth of residents.

Expect 79.8 years of life in the region around Electoral Area C, Nanaimo, 1.7 under the typical Canadian town

Shared with the rest of the Central Vancouver Island Health Service Delivery Area: health survey and life expectancy

The region has more smokers than British Columbia, just over one in ten adults to 8.9%. By their own account, 47% of adults here are in very good or excellent health, below both British Columbia’s towns (50%) and Canadian towns (52%). What sets Electoral Area C, Nanaimo apart within its region is a longer trip to hospital, 8.2 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical).

Earthquakes are Electoral Area C, Nanaimo’s biggest hazard: $0.44 of damage a year per $1,000 of buildings, 15 times the norm

Radon tests for the Central Vancouver Island health region

In Health Canada’s survey, just 0.9% of homes tested in the area exceeded 200 Bq/m³ (6.6% typical). One flood study covers the town, by Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy. Burn scars are few around Electoral Area C, Nanaimo, with 0.2% of the land within 25 km touched by fire since 1986 (0.005% a year).