Friday, August 14, 2020

City Centre geospatial analysis.
1. The study area


Five Nanaimo Census Tracts and five Census Dissemination Areas within the larger Census Tract 9380017.02 make up this City Centre geospatial analysis. Data sources are the City of Nanaimo’s Open Data Catalogue and Statistics Canada 2016 Census data, variables searched and downloaded via #CensusMapper.
Brechin Hill, Townsite−Nanaimo Regional General Hospital, Bowen Park−Vancouver Island University, Harewood−South End, and the downtown urban core.
Population of the study area : 29,910. Land area (adjusted for Saysutshun and Protection Islands) : 17.3 km². 33% of Nanaimo population, 17% of Nanaimo land area. Population density per km² approximately 1.9x greater than city-wide (1,949 / 997). Households : 14,182, 33% of city total. 7,455 own and 6,725 rent. Demographic data : Census Profile, 2016 Census Nanaimo, City [Census subdivision], British Columbia and Nanaimo, Regional district [Census division], British Columbia

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