The 15 to 64 age group declined from 65 percent to 59 percent. The biggest increase is in the 65+ group. Cities large and small are finding with young families priced out downtowns are becoming retirement villages. Not a good trend.
— NanaimoCommons (@NanaimoCommons) April 28, 2022
Thursday, April 28, 2022
Cities large and small are finding with young families priced out downtowns are becoming retirement villages. Not a good trend.
Monday, February 14, 2022
Population growth in our downtown was a mere 495 people in the 5 yrs between the 2016 and 2021 census, about 290 households or 58 homes per year. This is shocking.
Population growth in our downtown was a mere 495 people in the 5 yrs between the 2016 and 2021 census, only 100 people a year; using 2021 Census data the number of household this represents was about 290 or 58 homes per year. This is shocking. #ycdDowntown
— NanaimoCommons (@NanaimoCommons) February 14, 2022
Friday, February 11, 2022
2021 Census of Population. Nanaimo (CY)
The pace of growth increased somewhat between 2016 and 2021, totalling 9,359, or about 1,800 people a year: about 4,000 households, as defined by Statistics Canada, an average of 800 households a year. This works out to a household size average of 1.17.
2016 − 2021 growth in all Census Tracts. 2021 Census. Expressed here as percentage... pic.twitter.com/tDtksfCpBm
— NanaimoCommons (@NanaimoCommons) February 11, 2022
We are 100k people on a very large footprint, 90 km², 1100 people / km². Low population density is the elephant in the room on just about every major challenge we face.
— NanaimoCommons (@NanaimoCommons) February 11, 2022
Where growth has gone last 10yrs: 2k+ increase CT 9380005 in the NW suburban corner. 13.9% increase 2016−2021 pic.twitter.com/U98zgH5ULb
Saturday, February 5, 2022
Urban Design : How city-building elements work together in mutual support. Public space, infrastructure, mobility, community activities...
— NanaimoCommons (@NanaimoCommons) February 8, 2022
● Urban design isn’t just about how it looks, it’s about how city-building elements work together in mutual support. #OrganizedComplexity https://t.co/YFLMGlZl5r
Saturday, January 22, 2022
As with all the interrelated working systems of the city “network” here the operative word. #ycdDowntown https://t.co/5eHmW4MnYU
— NanaimoCommons (@NanaimoCommons) January 19, 2022