This is my neighbourhood. It’s also Census Tract No. 9380015.00. Here’s some things I’ve learned about it.

This is my neighbourhood, or at least a sizable part of it. It’s also Census Tract No. 9380015.00. Here’s some things I’ve learned about it.

● There are 713 business licences in this approximately 1.5 sq km neighbourhood.  Click image to enlarge.

● 4,969 people live in these approximately 1.5 square kilometres.  2016 Census data lists population density at 1,890 per sq km, but the tract includes Protection Island so I calculate this downtown neighbourhood to have a density of about 3,000 people per sq km. This is, the highest population density per sq km of any Nanaimo neighbourhood, and is, in fact, not very dense at all. City of Victoria : 4,400 people / sq km, White Rock : 3,900 people / sq km according to the 2016 Census.

● From my front door, it’s about a 10 at most 15 minute walk to the outer edges of my neighbourhood.  

2016 Census tract 9380015 data : http://tiny.cc/hfh1mz

● Of 2,820 responses to the question, 1,185 own their home and 1,640 rent.

●Of 4,325 responses, 2,945 reported postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree or apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma.

● 65% of the population are between 15 and 64 years old. 27.3% are 65 and over and 4.7% are 85 and over. The average is age 49.1, the median age 52.3.

●  Many languages are spoken here, among them Tsimshian, Kwakiutl (Kwak’wala), Arabic, Hebrew, Vietnamese, Malay, Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino), Croatian, Russian, Ukrainian, Japanese, Korean, Cantonese, Mandarin and many others.

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